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Care for Some Randomnocity?
Phew! Classes are FINALLY over!!! Finals until Thursday.. Then 6 weeks for Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm less stressed now, with finals right around the corner, than I have been all semester. Funny. Please tell me I'm not the only one this happens to..
Well, maybe I'm lying. This week alone, I've completely forgotten about and had to reschedule to VERY important meetings.
It looks like another post where I have little to say but have time to post.
Oh! Next semster, I'm taking a canoe building class. I'll be posting some about that (with pictures!) over the next few months. Yay!
By the way, "randomnocity" is NOT a real word. If you say that in the presence of mildly intelligent people, they WILL look at you like you're an idiot.
Looking Forward to the End and Preparing for a Beginning
Well, 2 weeks left of the semester. I'm making final presentations, writing final paper, and studying for final exams. Lots of stress, but no more work for the semester, so that's good. I'm ready for the semster to end and for the 6 week Christmas vacation. At the same time, I'm already stressed about my 10 classes and my job for next semester.
Oh! Speaking of my job.. I was offered a different job last night. It's still on campus, but it's a completely different job. I'd care about the work and get to work with students instead of having staff and faculty yelling at me on a daily basis. Maybe next year. I have already committed to next semster in my current job. (Last week, mind you. If only I'd waited..)
Alright, I need to read the rest of a book and acknowledge that my friend and roommate are sitting in my room. See ya!
-SC
What's Next?
Wow, guys. I'm sorry it's been so long since I've written. I haven't had a moment to myself since I wrote that last post - in August!
Since then, so much has happened. I've dropped one of my majors. I've helped my roommate through a rough break-up. and I've started seeing the school psychologist on a regular basis. I don't know what I was thinking, taking 20 hours, having a job, and attempting to have a life. It's impossible; take it from me.
I don't really have too much to say, but BigD has been giving me a hard time about posting.
As the semester comes to a close, I'm getting a little excited about next semester but also a little disappointed about the end of this semester. I've really enjoyed my classes. So many of my friends are graduating next semester that I almost don't want it to come.
The Freshmen Arrive
Oh my gosh, guys. I've been at school for the past week to help with the orientation of the new students. That includes freshmen and transfer students. It's been a crazy week of planning,, meetings, running around, and pretending to like some certain person who happened to be my awful roommate from last year.
So..with 5 days of no sleep under my belt, I got up bright and early yesterday to help the newbies check in. I, with the other staff members, spent the next 5 hours sitting at a check-in desk. After that, we performed a skit to introduce ourselves to the new students. Finally, we played games and had ice cream.
Today has been just as crazy. We started as early as yesterday and got right to it. I had to drive 30 minutes to pick up one of the rental 13-passanger vans. When I got back, I had to devour lunch in order to drive people to our "Save the River" service project. Later we had another meeting. Then I had to drive students to where we were having dinner.
Soccer Chica returns to school
Stay tuned.
A Little Morning Update
So I finally got my award letter from school. It's a huge relief to know what I can and ... can't afford. After all that stress, though, I've still decided to hold off on getting a car. I'd be in a better financial position next summer. Seems like the way to go.
Gotta run a kid to summer school.
-SC
Summer at Last!
Now that I'm home, I've jumped right back into all that I do here. I spent the weekend staffing a camp for Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts. Today, I start back at my job from last summer. I have CPR training this week Next week, I fly to Texas to visit family. I'll attend camp in June. Then back to school in August.
Sitting in front of my TV in my PJs is probably the most amazing thing I've done since last August. I appreciate it so much more this summer than last summer. Wow.
Don't forget to enjoy your summer!!!
-SC
Can Summer Really Be Here?
With only 4 weeks until the collegiate summer begins, I struggle to believe that summer is an existing season this year. It's now April and I still have to pull out the winter coat 4 days a week. I mean, instead of April showers, I'm seeing April sleet. That's just not right. What's up?
I'm sick of freezing temperatures, wooly socks, and frost. Bring on the sweat, tank tops, and pollen! (When an asthmatic begs for pollen, you know she's desperate.)
I feel better now, so I think I'm going to go do another paper. Oh, joy...
By the way! I got AIM!!! My screenname is SoccerChicaFan. If you ever get bored or curious as to what I'm like outside outside of my blog, just shoot me a message. I'd be glad to get to know some of my readers!
What Can Happen When You Follow the 5 Alternatives
Alright, so I gave you a list of 5 Great Alternatives to Writing a College Paper. Well, I used a few of them. Here's what happens when you take the Alternatives too seriously...
I had to leave for a trip at 2 on Friday. The English paper I had been putting off had to be e-mailed by midnight. Unfortunately, traveling meant no internet connection, which meant that I had to send in my paper before 2. Because I had been making use of the 5 Alternatives, I had not finished the paper when I went to my 1:00 class - English... I actually had the nerve to finish it in her class. Except that I still couldn't get it finished before 2. The final result was a great paper with a half-completed works cited page. (Not finishing a works cited page means that some sources were not given credit for thier ideas. That is defined as plagiarism, which is illegal.)
The verdict?
Don't Make Big D Angry
Ok...
I have to add a disclaimer to that last entry. In "5 Great Alternatives to Writing a Paper," I may have encouraged you to push aside homework that should be a priority. So I have a few points to add:
- A student-athlete has to be a student first. That's why the word student comes first.
- Doing your homework, papers, and projects now will better prepare you for life beyond school, when deadlines are deadlines no matter what.
- The 5 alternatives should never be applied to the workplace or the home.
- Practicing the 5 alternatives too regularly may result in lower grades.
- SoccerChica is not responsible for low grades due to tardiness of the paper/project or poor quality. Neither is Big D. Nor are we responsible for groundings or other punishment due to lower grades or calls from teachers or anything else.
This includes fine print that you can't see without a telescope. That fine print covers anything else that may go wrong while practicing the 5 alternatives.
Thanks.
-SC
