Long Days of Schooling...pt.3

Yes, I am back in the UVU library today. This time though, I have a new found excitement as noted in the last post! I am able to finally view almost all of the classes avaliable for Spring Semester (as of this morning) and although most are not up to date yet, I can get a general idea of what time certain classes start. It has been confirmed that a class I need will be a night class Monday through Thursday from 5:30pm-7:05pm. However, I was informed at the meeting yesterday that every class would have three sections...one in the morning, one in the evening and one in the afternoon so that people who need to rearrange there work schedules or take other classes at other times have that option of doing so! I have already started generating a spreadsheet of class times to have a visual look for when I need to find a job!

Everything seems to be falling into place in terms of school. I hope this continues on for even just a small time so that I know I am doing the right thing! I am already getting a great feeling about a lot of things!

I must go get some food and possibly sleep before my night class!

Many Long Days of Schooling...pt.2

I went to the meeting for my major and was surprised! I will still have a long road a head of me for school (at least two more years, but potenitally more) but my advisor is VERY confident that I can do it! She noticed my hard work and we talked of my education and life goals. She agrees my enthusiasium and work ethic will be the key to my success. Also, she told me summer is a great way to get a head or catch up if I ever need. Essentially, I just have to request a class and the department will try to put it on the list for the following term or make sure it is offered when needed. They were so helpful and very encouraging! I feel so much better about school. I am going to have to have to carry some heavy loads and difficult classes, everyone is confident and excited for me! I am too quite honestly happy even though I know I will probably spend the next little while of my life in the library or at school working long hours on top of working at any place of employment. I was even lucky enough to get some times and days for next semester classes! I am going to have to take a night class here and there (I think on of my classes that I will need is four days a week starting at 5pm and ending at 6:30pm) but I guess that is the sacrifice I must make for education! I am was given some good advice that I may take in consideration. Even though I have taken math all the way up to Trigonometry, I should take it again as a refresher since I will have to go to at least Calculus 1 (possibly higher for my major. I was advsed to take the following in terms of my mathematics...take Trig again in the Spring and then take Introduction to Calculus in the Summer that way I will be ready for Calc 1 by Fall of 2011 and that much closer to finishing math (they may have to add more math to my major due to new state requirements) and that way if for some reason I don't do well in Calc 1 I can take it again in the Spring of 2012 or, if there needs to be more math, I can take more math that Spring! Honestly, I have no idea I am suddenly so excited about school but I am. I have a renewed encouragement. I had been getting to the point in my schooling where I was very tired and drained. I may get there again soon but this could possibly last me the semester!

I am almost done with my goal of 7.5 pages for my portfolio today! I may do one more for good measure and to stay caught up. Even though the first draft is due is three weeks I want to have it done now so that I can get it the people that need to look at it and have editting and revision happening for the next two weeks. I want to make sure my draft is near perfect so that I have very few revisions to make when I am in midterm week because it is due in the middle of midterms. I completed four pages in three hours before the meeting. Although that may not seem like a lot, most of those pages consisted of graphs, tables and spreadsheets that I needed to generate before giving written explaination of the graphs, tables and charts. Now, I will just need to get my three to four other pages for the evening and I will be satisfied. I think I will just work on the easier pages for now so that I am not at the library too late (I would like to go to bed at a decent hour tonight). I was able to finish the 5 pages of reading I needed to do for ballet while waiting for the meeting to start (they were running a little late) so I don't have too much more homework to do after this part of the portfolio is completed! Yeah!

Now...back to work!

Many Long Days of Schooling...

I decided since I will be in the library until 4:40pm and after 6pm (major's meeting at 5pm-6pm) I would take a bit of a break and update everyone. Much of my time is spent at school attending classes or studying. I think I know this school and the library so well, I could tell everyone where everything is and who to talk too (note the sarcasm). I have been working hard and know I still have quite a ways to go this for my to-do list. I had planned to get everything done by tomorrow that will most likely not happen. I think I could get my to do list completed by Saturday and start mt new week long to do list on Sunday. Today's list includes finishing 25% (seven and a half pages if I do the minimum requirement of 30 pages) of my portfolio (rough draft #1) which is due in three weeks, reading five pages from my ballet textbook, finish lesson 3, and schedule my field experience for my education class. If I can get all this done tonight, then tomorrow I will have time to go home between my last class and my evening class to get some food and possibly a nap or some down time. After my night class, I will then turn my focus to my room. If all goes well, I can try to relax on friday and have enough time for a little "me" time!

I hope the major's meeting gives hope of a quicker graduation than what I am coming up with. It would be nice to know that I will be on my way to graduating sooner than I think. I am not going to tell anyone yet how long it will take until after the meeting in case my calculations and scheduling lists are wrong (please let them be wrong...for the better). In fact, I am hoping to get a set of registration times and dates so that I know when I can snag the classes I need. I have already seen a list of potential dates and times for some class for Spring 2011 term, but I get to see when I get to register for them and when viewing for all sections will be open! I am also going to check and see if some of my academic goals correspond with my possible Spring 2011 schedule as well (I will post my academic goals soon)!

I hope to post some of my project ideas and the ones that are being put into motion up here soon! I have gotten further in the plot development of my book but I have only written 3,126 words to it. Maybe I will write pieces of the major events soon. I am even planning on posting some of it here (but nothing to give away the story)! I know of a few people who will know the book in its entitety since I will need a copious amount of editting done on it! Another project I plan on reviving is the college research project I helped jumpstart senior year of high school. I will get that list and progress on these and other projects up here later!

I must get back to work. I have 90 minutes until the meeting and coul get numerous amounts of homework done in that time!

I love all of you!

30 Days To Bran [Day 1 - 30DTB]

I know I have posted a video of his before, but he has asked me to help. For those who did not see the last video I posted here, I will give you a run down...he is an author to a series and book 2 is coming out soon. He is trying very hard to be a New York Times bestseller, so he is doing a vlog for 30 days until the release of Bran Hambric 2 on 10/10/10. I think I let him do the explaining!...

Life is unfair sometimes...

Sara's mom, Susan has been having a rough time of it lately (for obvious reasons). I decided to go look at Heather's facebook page and this is what her mom wrote the day of the viewing for Sara...

Hi Heather, I am sure that you and Sara have been together now. How I too have longed for your joy and laugh. When I went to see Susan Raymond, I knew exactly how she felt. She asked how I did it. As Aunt Laura said "You have no choice" I am going to have Aunt Laura call her later in the week. I keep telling myself it is just a moment in time and then we will be together. But somedays are very very long. I went through all the pictures of all the family and I am so thankful for all the of them. That is what you have to rely on is the family you are with.

Yeah. When my friend's and I saw Heather's mom come to the viewing and funeral, Cory said something..."life is unfair sometimes. To lose two important people in less than 10 months in our lives is difficult, and we still have other trials to face. Somedays I wonder if it is all worth it." After he said that, the group of us that have lost both Heather and Sara just had a group hug and could not let go of each other for the longest time while we all just cried.

 

Now fast forward to present day. Cory got a hold of me a few days ago asking about a girl interested in joining his winterguard team. We got to talking and understood that even though "time heals all wounds" no one ever specified how much time. He started school around the same time as me after not being in college for about 4 years. We had a very nice conversation and realized that this year, any teaching positions we get are for the ones we loved and lost, the people who gave us their undying support (and still do) and never ceased to love us and if we get any chance to perform, we will not take it for granted.

Life is unfair and we have to live with it... 

September what?

I can't believe September is here. I am actually kind of excited about it though. August was such a difficult month and I just want to put all the troubles, heartbreaks and worries I had behind me. Fresh new start of a new month!!

I finally have peace in the apartment, for now at least. I guess it was the fact that my landlady finally got a hold of someone in the apartment to solve it. I know some people are still angry with me but when the youngest person in the apartment is the only one taking action to solve this matter in a respectful way that is concerning.

I almost have all the classes I need this term. Once I get off the waiting list I can post my schedule (it's a busy one).

Alright, time for bed.