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I had a lovely lie-in this morning - a much needed lie-in, considering how fast the first two weeks of school have been!
It'll come as no shock to all of you that I have taken on too much again. I seem to thrive (*snerk*) under pressure.
1) School - a delight, minus the boring, post-colonial theory class that is being taught by a cool Caribbean fellow who seems to think he's addressing an over-crowded classroom of high-schoolers. Fortunately, that means I'll be able to ace the theory class without putting in too much effort, which is about as much time as I have to devote to it. But really, another round of The Tempest and Heart of Darkness? Sonofa!
2) Internship - is going to be a bitch. My fault I'm shafting my supervisor with less face-time, but then why did you say it would work out with telecommuting? I'm trying to make the best of the situation. She gives me work with little direction or instruction, and no deadline. Then she hounds me with "are you done yet?" "I need it now" "this is great, but I made some edits" which reveals just how off-target I was because when I ask her for help, she says x and when I submit the work she expects y. Yay lord help me through the next 3 months!
3) Work - have I mentioned I got hired on because they absolutely loved me at the internship? Well, I did. They were mighty impressed and my new supervisor proved it by dumping a project in my lap within my first 5 minutes in the office. It's exciting and eeks and yay and all sorts of mixed emotions. I'm working severely out of title and getting ridiculously underpaid, but between this economy, the difficulty of getting a state job, and my completely unusable educational and work experience background, I'm not complaining much. This experience is a stepping stone in the right direction for my new career path. Gotta say, business analysis and project management is proving to be quite interesting.
Life is a blur outside of all of that. I somehow manage to eat, sleep, finish homework, and get little chores done here and there. Sadly, with everything else going on, I think the Writer's Workshop will have to take a backseat. Same for NaNo this year and all the fan-fiction stuff that everyone else is participating in and getting excited over. Maybe come mid-December I can pursue the Writer's Workshop again - would any of you go to such a thing if your local library offered it? (beta/brainstorming/SPaG/etc.)
I haven't commented on most posts, but I am reading and am so glad that life is heading in more positive directions for most of you. Good luck with everything! For those struggling with issues, my thoughts and prayers are with you!
Tasks for the weekend include cleaning up my room a bit more, finishing off a short story and 2-3 papers, and enjoying some time with the family (I believe this will involve shoe shopping and a movie, yay!).
Ciao and love to all!
It'll come as no shock to all of you that I have taken on too much again. I seem to thrive (*snerk*) under pressure.
1) School - a delight, minus the boring, post-colonial theory class that is being taught by a cool Caribbean fellow who seems to think he's addressing an over-crowded classroom of high-schoolers. Fortunately, that means I'll be able to ace the theory class without putting in too much effort, which is about as much time as I have to devote to it. But really, another round of The Tempest and Heart of Darkness? Sonofa!
2) Internship - is going to be a bitch. My fault I'm shafting my supervisor with less face-time, but then why did you say it would work out with telecommuting? I'm trying to make the best of the situation. She gives me work with little direction or instruction, and no deadline. Then she hounds me with "are you done yet?" "I need it now" "this is great, but I made some edits" which reveals just how off-target I was because when I ask her for help, she says x and when I submit the work she expects y. Yay lord help me through the next 3 months!
3) Work - have I mentioned I got hired on because they absolutely loved me at the internship? Well, I did. They were mighty impressed and my new supervisor proved it by dumping a project in my lap within my first 5 minutes in the office. It's exciting and eeks and yay and all sorts of mixed emotions. I'm working severely out of title and getting ridiculously underpaid, but between this economy, the difficulty of getting a state job, and my completely unusable educational and work experience background, I'm not complaining much. This experience is a stepping stone in the right direction for my new career path. Gotta say, business analysis and project management is proving to be quite interesting.
Life is a blur outside of all of that. I somehow manage to eat, sleep, finish homework, and get little chores done here and there. Sadly, with everything else going on, I think the Writer's Workshop will have to take a backseat. Same for NaNo this year and all the fan-fiction stuff that everyone else is participating in and getting excited over. Maybe come mid-December I can pursue the Writer's Workshop again - would any of you go to such a thing if your local library offered it? (beta/brainstorming/SPaG/etc.)
I haven't commented on most posts, but I am reading and am so glad that life is heading in more positive directions for most of you. Good luck with everything! For those struggling with issues, my thoughts and prayers are with you!
Tasks for the weekend include cleaning up my room a bit more, finishing off a short story and 2-3 papers, and enjoying some time with the family (I believe this will involve shoe shopping and a movie, yay!).
Ciao and love to all!