Week...3? 4? Shoot.

Wow, I almost went two full days without posting my blog. That's pretty bad.

Actually, this past week hasn't been working so well in my favor. My schedule for both class time and work time have basically collided like a train wreck. Once I'm done with classes I jump straight into work and get very little sleep during this process.
And I feel like I'm doing worse in my classes, for some reason. Whether it's waking up for my 8 am history class or not getting my readings done for Art history or Chinese, everything just kinda seemed to slip out of my fingers lately.

And to top it off, social life has kind been on a roller coaster again. Friends were disputing with each other, problems occurred with the roommate (but we talked about it, so we're good), and the majority of the people at Wendy's still don't think I can do a good job with what I do there. I've had about enough of it...but it's a paying job. I can't quit now.

...SHOOT, I'm doing that complaining thing again. Sorry, guys. I don't mean to, it was just a really bad week for me last week.

Anyway, I'm off to work again tonight so I thought I'd type this before my leave. Hopefully my Friday won't be bombarded with so much schedule conflicts that I forget about posting my blogs!
Later~

I'm all for civil rights, but...

If it affects the school week by having a day off to commemorate its importance, then it's no bueno (bù hǎo (不好), for you Chinese speakers).

I learned that because SOU had Monday off because of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, classes that were missed on that day will have to be made up by having Monday classes on the week Finals are supposed to be given out. This does not bode well for us academic nuts.

So having Monday off was both a blessing and a curse (much like FDR's New Deal, I'm crudely relating to); it was beneficial for me 'cause I got what homework I needed to get done that day, yet this week I've been crammed with more reading from my History classes because the week had shortened. And the readings have increased for this weekend as my Midterms approach in the next week or so.

BUT.

I'm smart enough to finish the majority of my homework today before going to work. And I will finish what I can on Saturday so I can do absolutely nothing but relax on Sunday. Yay!

Speaking of work, the managers have decided to move me to the cashier to *gasp* interact with the customers! It's such a wonderful thing to know that some Ashlanders have mercy for those who have never worked a cash register in their life.
(So of course they try to put me on backbox to take Drive-Thru orders last night, but that was like committing suicide for perfect attendance)

So it's been a rather packed week and I'll be glad when my readings are done and out of the way.

On a side note, I went to go see some sort of cake exhibition at the Rogue Art Gallery in Medford. Basically, there was cake to eat and cake portraits to bid for. It was rather fascinating and I enjoyed a few selected pieces of the cakes. One of my favorite portraits was one called Chocolate Raspberry done in Acrylics and it was painted in such a way where I had to look at it for two minutes before noticing it was a type of cake.

Well I'm off to do more reading before I am off to work, so I will see you all on Friday (I promise I'll keep remembering)! Later~

Week 2: Aaaah...

...I did it again, didn't I?
Sorry folks, yesterday was a day full of readings and seeing a movie (spontaneously) later in the evening. I was rather surprised at the price of the ticket ($4.50!!), but the theatre is in White City (about two minutes away from Medford). Still, unbelievable.

Anyway, another week survived! I've learned a lot of new things this week (for example: I never knew Oregon was an intolerable state in the 1920's and even had their own Ku Klux Klan. Huh.) Saw too many things this week (Annunciations for Art History: Please stop appearing before I make a movie out of you), and still scattered about an upcoming scene for Tuesday (my partner seems inclined to NOT respond to my calls/emails. Hmm...)

And so I also started my theatre practice this week with a new goal: make 40+some hats before February 12th. Or even before that. And our crew only has about 7-8 people working on this project. WELL, at least I'll get to learn how to make hats, even though I have a strong distaste for papercraft now!

So today commences the 3-day weekend, which I will spend on homework, most likely. And reading. And working. But I will keep in mind why we all have this wonderful short vacation in the first place: to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr.'s leadership and influence on the people that really needed to hear what King, Jr. had to say.

I will sign off by saying have a great Martin Luther King Day, everyone! Later~

Commence the reading! ...moreso!

Hello all, and welcome back to another exciting term of college life! Winterbreak was more or less interesting as I became a literal "traveling circus" (Shift sleeping places from Phoenix, OR to Portland to The Dalles and back to Ashland in the course of three weeks). But my Christmas Break was good nonetheless and I am prepared for my upcoming classes.

...or so I believe.

As we all know, Winter Term is the time where professors assign numerous amounts of readings to the students, assuming that because of the cold and wet weather students will be cooped up in their rooms.
While it may be easier than last year for reading, my History 251 books contain many documents due every week or so and my Art History 205 book is over 1,500+ pages.
SO.
Reading will be interesting this term.

Other classes include Chinese 102 and Acting Aesthetics with David Kelly (which I have a feeling I will only squeeze by with just a passing grade, for some reason...)
And this term I am determined to balance out great grades with work, so we'll see how it goes!

BUT tonight will mostly consist of Cosplay meetings, seeing a play (The Secret Garden) and relaxing. Perhaps reading homework. Hope y'all enjoy the rest of your Friday! Later~