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I'm just chilling until I have to leave for Midland. I'm supposed to be there until lunch (11:45) and then come back here for history, but thankfully Dr. Girdham finally cancelled class because she's sick... so now I'll get out at 11:45 and I can come back here and nap/clean/do other important things and actually -be- in my room for a while. I definitely need to clean, and I definitely need to sleep. I've been getting 6 or 7 hours of sleep each night, but it just doesn't seem to be enough (not that it is, in theory, enough anyway) to keep me going with all the stuff that I do.
I'm really frustrated with Saginaw Area Community Band. I'm aware that most mallet percussion parts for band aren't that difficult, but Dave prooooooomised me that I would have a part that would require practice. The only thing that'll require practice for the "super hard" piece is the glissandos, and those probably don't even have to be exact, so it doesn't really matter all that much.
I think that I might kill my Psych of Learning class. Apparently these are the people who didn't understand anything in psych 100, and don't understand it now yet. Pavlovian conditioning isn't terribly difficult (this thing creates a reflex. we pair it with something that DOESN'T make the reflex, and eventually it does, except now we say it's a conditioned response). That's really all that it is. I think the problem is that no one else reads the text (if you actually take the time to read it -well- it's not that complicated), and her lectures don't really help. I'm aware that she was having some problems last night and that's fine, but she doesn't even have much of an outline. She went into UCR/UCS/CR/CS and explained each of them... and then went back and did an introduction to Pavlov. And seemed confused as to why other people were confused. Seriously, I could go for the beginning, hand in homework/take the quiz, and then leave during the break. Unfortunately, I think she'd notice and I'd probably get in trouble, even though I'm going to get in trouble soon for stabbing someone with my pencil.
*sighs* One of my friends makes me sad right now. There's nothing that I can do to help him, because he doesn't want help, and any and all attempts are pretty much just rejected. But he needs it right now...
They're making a Cinderella III. I don't really know what I think about it. I realize that Cinderella was a big hit, and I'm pretty sure that they made some money off the second one, but they really need to start coming up with new ideas and new characters so that people don't get bored with seeing the same old all the time.
Anyway, time to finish getting ready for Midland. Then back here... as much as I love Music History, I'm so glad we don't have class today. :)
I'm really frustrated with Saginaw Area Community Band. I'm aware that most mallet percussion parts for band aren't that difficult, but Dave prooooooomised me that I would have a part that would require practice. The only thing that'll require practice for the "super hard" piece is the glissandos, and those probably don't even have to be exact, so it doesn't really matter all that much.
I think that I might kill my Psych of Learning class. Apparently these are the people who didn't understand anything in psych 100, and don't understand it now yet. Pavlovian conditioning isn't terribly difficult (this thing creates a reflex. we pair it with something that DOESN'T make the reflex, and eventually it does, except now we say it's a conditioned response). That's really all that it is. I think the problem is that no one else reads the text (if you actually take the time to read it -well- it's not that complicated), and her lectures don't really help. I'm aware that she was having some problems last night and that's fine, but she doesn't even have much of an outline. She went into UCR/UCS/CR/CS and explained each of them... and then went back and did an introduction to Pavlov. And seemed confused as to why other people were confused. Seriously, I could go for the beginning, hand in homework/take the quiz, and then leave during the break. Unfortunately, I think she'd notice and I'd probably get in trouble, even though I'm going to get in trouble soon for stabbing someone with my pencil.
*sighs* One of my friends makes me sad right now. There's nothing that I can do to help him, because he doesn't want help, and any and all attempts are pretty much just rejected. But he needs it right now...
They're making a Cinderella III. I don't really know what I think about it. I realize that Cinderella was a big hit, and I'm pretty sure that they made some money off the second one, but they really need to start coming up with new ideas and new characters so that people don't get bored with seeing the same old all the time.
Anyway, time to finish getting ready for Midland. Then back here... as much as I love Music History, I'm so glad we don't have class today. :)