Written on May 15, 2006 by claire.
well, being your own advocate certainly has its rewards. we had to do two things today and they were both very scary, but i am soo glad i did them.
item 1: psychology of language. i had a chance to register for classes last friday, and i went to sign up for the class i was most excited about. it told me i didn’t have the prerequisite (the most basic introductory linguistics class), and i did. i emailed and called and went to the linguistics advisor’s office, but she wasn’t there. so i wrote myself down an appointment to see her (she has a signup sheet on her door), but by saturday the class was full. i went to the appointment anyway and it let her add me to the course! so, hopefully the professor won’t get angry that his class has 21/20 students in it. i asked if i should email him but she told me not to. there were five spots when i went to register, so i really don’t feel guilty. and what an awesome class that will be to take!
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Written on May 10, 2006 by Uncategorized.
so, i am starting to breathe. terrified of what that means, of the obligations waiting in the shadows to pounce on my supposed wholeness of mind. not breathe easy, but breathe. i want to write, despite lengthening lists of things to do.
we’re still okay. made it through the oral exams in japanese. scary, that, but it’s over now. now we have a “writing assignment” – essay. shit, i’m scared of that. especially ambushed with it like this. and especially when i have to write about my elementary school days. i don’t remember anything about those days.
aeron is signing up for classes, and i get to do that friday. looks like it will be latin, spanish, and psychology of language. i’m sooo excited about that last one. i also wish i could take second-language learning and anthropology of language, but i don’t have room, unless i don’t take latin with aeron. or if i don’t take spanish… but i am so attracted to the idea of getting through 310 while i’m here. anything after that it’s only about writing and reading. which would be all right but i don’t like essays. still, i think it would be a good goal. plus, i need that credit for my gen eds.
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Written on May 3, 2006 by claire.
i can’t believe it, but i actually seem to be caught up. i’ve practiced my japanese presentation till i’m blue in the face. i decided other students can pause while they think of their line, so there’s no reason i shouldn’t be able to pause the video for a second. i finished my spanish essay rewrite, and i have no tests tomorrow, or the day after, or the day after. i totally screwed up both my tests from yesterday, but hey, i’ve been under a lot of stress. mayday was hell…
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