patting myself on the back blog: warning, will enduce vomitting.
expected graduation date: december 2009.
i have to start looking for grad schools, and ones that have the 3 year ph.D program i need. my literary studies professor gave me the best christmas gift ever this year - he bundled together all the essays and notes i took in his class, photocopied them, and mailed them to me in a portfolio. he added notes of +/-, and what areas i need to work on for different literary thesis study and my strengths in new criticism theological/sociological breakdowns. he even had a little note of encouragement, telling me i'd go far. i had no idea he was going to do that, and i knew i was one of his favorite students, but it really made my confidence soar. because of that little pick me up, i'm going to start applying for the schools that i was a little hesitant to apply for before. columbia class of 2012 ?
i'm thinking about taking summer classes at flagler. if i want to graduate in 2009, i HAVE to take summer classes, because it's still earlier than my normal graduation date. and why not take it at the most beautiful college in the USA ? i've already been accepted, and since my parents nipped the idea of me transferring to finish out senior year (wouldhavebeenincredibleandgivenmeabigboostforgraduateschoolbahhumbug), i think that it would be incredible just to hang out there for a few months. but don't worry, my parents will think of some other reason for me not to go.
spring break- hawaii with derek. staying with my aunt cathy for a week on maui, with a one day excursion to ohau so derek can go to honolulu - he's been to all 48 continental state capitals, and he wants to add hawaii, haha. still not a hundred percent as we're still shopping around plane tickets, but stupid egypt is definitely out of the picture. it's a good thing we had decided to wait another two days before we booked, because now we'd be stuck with a trip to a place that's kind of volatile at the moment. i WILL go to egypt eventually though! stupid israel. if hawaii for some reason falls through, my mom and i traded the timeshare for a week in the keys, just like we did last year so that me, kara, rita, michael, ryan, and elizabeth all got to stay in st. augustine for free. kara+ryan+me+derek in the florida keys for spring break would be granddd, but this timeshare has a $800 transferral fee (it's a houseboat, haha) and with all the other costs of getting down there, i don't know how it's going to work out.
after that, i'll be going on a cruise with the fam in june, and then back to disney world with derek in september, per usual. i'm sure a few trips to chicago and maybe one more to st. augustine will be thrown in there, AND I CAN'T WAIT. i've gotta get out of west virginia for an extended time. and i've still gotta figure out a study abroad/go abroad and hang out program. if all my cousins did it, by god i'm going to do it. haha.
2008 was a great year for me. but i think 2009 is going to be my real year to shine.
/excitement
i have to start looking for grad schools, and ones that have the 3 year ph.D program i need. my literary studies professor gave me the best christmas gift ever this year - he bundled together all the essays and notes i took in his class, photocopied them, and mailed them to me in a portfolio. he added notes of +/-, and what areas i need to work on for different literary thesis study and my strengths in new criticism theological/sociological breakdowns. he even had a little note of encouragement, telling me i'd go far. i had no idea he was going to do that, and i knew i was one of his favorite students, but it really made my confidence soar. because of that little pick me up, i'm going to start applying for the schools that i was a little hesitant to apply for before. columbia class of 2012 ?
i'm thinking about taking summer classes at flagler. if i want to graduate in 2009, i HAVE to take summer classes, because it's still earlier than my normal graduation date. and why not take it at the most beautiful college in the USA ? i've already been accepted, and since my parents nipped the idea of me transferring to finish out senior year (wouldhavebeenincredibleandgivenmeabigboostforgraduateschoolbahhumbug), i think that it would be incredible just to hang out there for a few months. but don't worry, my parents will think of some other reason for me not to go.
spring break- hawaii with derek. staying with my aunt cathy for a week on maui, with a one day excursion to ohau so derek can go to honolulu - he's been to all 48 continental state capitals, and he wants to add hawaii, haha. still not a hundred percent as we're still shopping around plane tickets, but stupid egypt is definitely out of the picture. it's a good thing we had decided to wait another two days before we booked, because now we'd be stuck with a trip to a place that's kind of volatile at the moment. i WILL go to egypt eventually though! stupid israel. if hawaii for some reason falls through, my mom and i traded the timeshare for a week in the keys, just like we did last year so that me, kara, rita, michael, ryan, and elizabeth all got to stay in st. augustine for free. kara+ryan+me+derek in the florida keys for spring break would be granddd, but this timeshare has a $800 transferral fee (it's a houseboat, haha) and with all the other costs of getting down there, i don't know how it's going to work out.
after that, i'll be going on a cruise with the fam in june, and then back to disney world with derek in september, per usual. i'm sure a few trips to chicago and maybe one more to st. augustine will be thrown in there, AND I CAN'T WAIT. i've gotta get out of west virginia for an extended time. and i've still gotta figure out a study abroad/go abroad and hang out program. if all my cousins did it, by god i'm going to do it. haha.
2008 was a great year for me. but i think 2009 is going to be my real year to shine.
/excitement