The plague returns. Does that mean the creepy bird-beak masks will as well?
I’m currently sitting at the Chamber of Commerce (where I work) trying not to die of the plague or whatever strange and miserably strong disease I’ve managed to pick up at college. I was meant to come home on Thursday night and go to the doctor for it Friday morning, but an impromptu search for my apparently-missing car keys that led to an EXTREMELY early adventure to the nearest Chevy dealership to have a new key cut Friday morning meant I missed my appointment. (I know, I know, that last sentence got away from me slightly.) I normally wouldn’t be too worried about it since I live in the dorm building with the Campus Clinic on the ground floor, but I missed a few classes and had to get an extension on two different essays this week, so the fact that I am apparently going to have to bust my ass for a doctor’s excuse is even more depressing than the illness itself. Still, my essay comparing Victor Frankenstein to Milton’s Eve is going to be so damn epic once it’s finished.
I’m a few days away from Thanksgiving break, which is very exciting. I’ve been up to my ears in essays and reading assignments for the past few weeks, which is why I haven’t been around LJ as much as I’d like. I haven’t even had a chance to watch last Saturday’s episode of Merlin! Oh, sadness! And don’t even get me started on season 7 of Supernatural! I’ve missed all except two episodes. I’ve seen a few from the second half of the episode because I was working at the radio station until about 9:30 every Friday night up until about two weeks ago.
College is definitely making me a terrible fangirl, but for as much as I complain about it, I truly do love it. I’m not as excited about being a straight-up English major as I thought I’d be, if only because I love the subject itself so much and it tends to be a bit less fun when you’re so busy that you have absolutely no time to appreciate what you’re studying. I think I mentioned that I took most of my general education classes at a community college last year before transferring to a four-year university, so ALL of my classes this semester pertain to my major. A full schedule of just English classes after a whole year of having only one at a time is enough reading and writing to try the patience of even the most devoted English nerd. I decided to add Computer Science as a second major this week, so I’ll at least have classes in other areas next year.
On the subject of my Computer Science major, can I just say that I am so, so nervous about that? I love technology and I always have, and I’ve shown a natural proficiency for computer-related subjects. I just haven’t explored it in quite some time (what with being busy in other areas), so I’m a bit behind on the developments right now. I’m worried I won’t be smart enough to make it through the program, or I’ll decide that I don’t like it, and that will be such a disappointment! Still, I suppose I won’t know until I try.
Wish me luck!
I’ll try to respond to everyone’s comments and keep my LJ regularly updated as soon as I make it through my major research assignments. Love you all, f-list (and non-f-list lurkers)!