i know, i said i would have pictures with this post... sorry. i know i'm being lazy. i have pictures from christmas still on my camera. honestly, i just so tired at the end of my day that i don't feel like posting anything - hence the lack of posts this semester. but, one day i'll keep my promise of posting pictures. i do have pictures on shutterfly... which is out of date too. DAH!
so a sum-up of the last few weeks:
the 5-9 was my spring break... not much of one since it didn't coordinate with my kid's spring break. i was planning to spend some time each day to get some research done for a paper due at the end of the semester... didn't happen. i spent my time reading and watching movies and playing with my kids.
my first week back to school was hard, not so much a big work load, just tired from all those late nights the week before. my bio class continues to be fun, mostly because the professor and his stories. he's an odd duck, but i like him. we had our second exam the friday before our break and turns out i didn't do too bad. i got the same score (pre-bonus points) as the last exam, a 21/30. i know, not great... but when you add in the bonus points he gave to everyone for some of the problems... i got a 28. i figure i'm doing solid B work in his class. i had a quiz this past friday on human reproduction, i got a 50!!!! my mom couldn't believe it, since it was multiple choice. i read her the questions i got wrong, the look on her face confirmed that she wouldn't have done any better. so HA!
math class is a challenge, but a good one. the professor has a chart that lists our class rank. with one being the lowest, i'm in the 20th spot out of 27 listed. i'll take it. we had two 'papers' to do and i got a whole 8 points on the first (out of 20) and 17 on the second... i think i'm gettin it. my web work assignments are solid Bs. so i have earned that rank of 20. though there are 33 people in the class, so 6 didn't even register on the chart. as long as i did i'm ok with that.
my writing class has just gotten interesting. we've been talking about ethics in writing and now copyrights. some of the topics get my blood boiling, but i keep it in check when i respond to her questions. the same people still irk me with 'like' and 'i was gonna say' and messing with their hair. i'm sure i was just like them when i was their age, doesn't soften the response though. well, like i said earlier, i am in the process of research for my paper. it's dealing with art, why we call it art, why we feel the need for.... crap, i can't think of the word!.... justification (not what i wanted but it works) in purchasing said art, why we spend thousands of dollars on art that a five year old can produce... stuff like that. still not sure if i'm gonna do an actual paper or not, i do have options. if i do the paper then i can be done sooner, but i don't know if i can get 6-8 solid pages out of my topic. we'll see.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012
the countdown...
... until spring break. i told my mom i had only four more days of classes then i'm off for a week, which means she's off for a week. yea!!!
i actually skipped school this past monday. for some reason, rockingham county closed the schools (there was NO SNOW despite the 3-8 inches predicted) so i decided to stay home too. my brother brought his family up for the weekend, which means loud-yet-fun times at grandmas, and i decided to give my mom a day off. good thing i did. my brother was to take his family home sunday afternoon-ish, but the snow that missed broadway completely prevented them from going far, so they turned around and came back to grandma's. i figured she needed to have some quiet time to recover.
so when i was back in my bio class i found out how crappy, yes... i said crappy, i did on my last quiz. out of 6 questions i got 3 right. i told my neighbor ' i guess this will be one of the 6 that gets dropped'. i have been doing B average work, so i don't think i'll suffer too much. my professor is still nutty and full of stories that make no sense. he always says "well, i don't know", "i'm making this up", "maybe it was like this", and "now, where was i" with all his stories. some are funny and most are just WRONG (but still funny).
what can i say about my writing class.... this last one wasn't boring. wasn't really all that great, but not boring. since i only have one writing project for the entire semester, there isn't a whole lot of work to do. a lot of reading, but nothing too bad. which reminds me, i still need to post a response on this weeks readings... maybe i should finish them.
math is a bit easier this week. which means i actually understand what's going on without much outside help. i got all but two problems done on my webwork assignment on my own. but i'm soliciting the help of my math teaching uncle for one of the problems. i have a few more days to complete the assignment, so no worries on my part.
i'm thinkin my next post will actually have pictures... and only pictures. well, maybe a small bit of writing at the beginning. i may even stick in some christmas pictures too... i need to upload my camera pictures before the memory gets too full.
i actually skipped school this past monday. for some reason, rockingham county closed the schools (there was NO SNOW despite the 3-8 inches predicted) so i decided to stay home too. my brother brought his family up for the weekend, which means loud-yet-fun times at grandmas, and i decided to give my mom a day off. good thing i did. my brother was to take his family home sunday afternoon-ish, but the snow that missed broadway completely prevented them from going far, so they turned around and came back to grandma's. i figured she needed to have some quiet time to recover.
so when i was back in my bio class i found out how crappy, yes... i said crappy, i did on my last quiz. out of 6 questions i got 3 right. i told my neighbor ' i guess this will be one of the 6 that gets dropped'. i have been doing B average work, so i don't think i'll suffer too much. my professor is still nutty and full of stories that make no sense. he always says "well, i don't know", "i'm making this up", "maybe it was like this", and "now, where was i" with all his stories. some are funny and most are just WRONG (but still funny).
what can i say about my writing class.... this last one wasn't boring. wasn't really all that great, but not boring. since i only have one writing project for the entire semester, there isn't a whole lot of work to do. a lot of reading, but nothing too bad. which reminds me, i still need to post a response on this weeks readings... maybe i should finish them.
math is a bit easier this week. which means i actually understand what's going on without much outside help. i got all but two problems done on my webwork assignment on my own. but i'm soliciting the help of my math teaching uncle for one of the problems. i have a few more days to complete the assignment, so no worries on my part.
i'm thinkin my next post will actually have pictures... and only pictures. well, maybe a small bit of writing at the beginning. i may even stick in some christmas pictures too... i need to upload my camera pictures before the memory gets too full.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
i'm still here
ok, i know i have seriously slacked in my posts this semester. i haven't been overly busy, just not in the mood to try and think of what to type to make my semester so far sound as good as last semester. maybe you should ask my parents, mostly my mom, about how i've been doing. i'm constantly goin off about my classes and the students all over campus. so let me fill ya in...
my bio class is hilarious! i mean it. my professor reminds me of the absent minded professor. he is constantly telling stories to stop half way through to think about what he said, tell us it doesn't really happen that way, then say he made that up, then lose his place entirely, and finally end the story and get back on track to whatever the lesson was on. i've had 3 quizzes (all b's) and one exam so far. we have a quiz every friday during the last five minutes and i have consistently gotten one wrong out of five. the first exam wasn't as bad as i thought it would be. my wonderful professor said his quizzes and exams are all multiple choice, NICE! he also said that the exam looks like the quizzes, so i was sure to study those as well. i got a 21 out of 30... i know, not a great score. BUT, he gave everyone 6 bonus points... the 6 questions that the majority of the class got wrong (i got four of them wrong). i guess this is his curve... so i went from a 70 to a 90! tomorrow i will have my fourth quiz, i think i should study a bit.
my writing class is driving me crazy!!! i hate it and love it at the same time. i hate it because we can NEVER stay on task in the discussions and it seems like a contest for people to make their comments. and can i just tell you how much i am starting to hate the word 'like' and the phrase 'i was gonna say'! i swear every other word out the kids' mouth is like. and 'i was gonna say'.... what did you suddenly change your mind even though you're gonna say it anyways? i don't get it! and let's not get started on the fact that half the girls in the class can't seem to leave their hair alone as they give their two cents. i vented this to my parents on wednesday when i went to get the kids... dad just said "welcome to my world sweetie" as they both laughed. well, i don't have any tests in this class and only one writing project that i got to make up. i let you know about the progress on it later.
my math class is gonna turn me batty. it's online and it is all logic crap. i can safely say that because it stumped my dad. i needed help on one problem and had him look at my paper. the look of confusion was priceless. i was able to explain most of it, but that didn't help him. he said "give me algebra and i can help you, i can't do this logic stuff". so i guess i'm to rely on emailing my professor or calling my math teaching uncle. i understand what i'm reading, and if i don't get it right away i do some of the practice tutorials and soon pick up on the concepts. i didn't do too hot on my first 'paper', got an 8 out of 20. i just turned in my second one and i'm hoping that i did much better. i still need to finish up the web class work... this was a loooooong 'lecture'.
soon my ge classes will be done and i can really focus on the classes i want to take for my 'major'. you remember what it is right.....? archival photography and historical processes, basically learning the history of photography and learning how to restore. fun times ahead!
my bio class is hilarious! i mean it. my professor reminds me of the absent minded professor. he is constantly telling stories to stop half way through to think about what he said, tell us it doesn't really happen that way, then say he made that up, then lose his place entirely, and finally end the story and get back on track to whatever the lesson was on. i've had 3 quizzes (all b's) and one exam so far. we have a quiz every friday during the last five minutes and i have consistently gotten one wrong out of five. the first exam wasn't as bad as i thought it would be. my wonderful professor said his quizzes and exams are all multiple choice, NICE! he also said that the exam looks like the quizzes, so i was sure to study those as well. i got a 21 out of 30... i know, not a great score. BUT, he gave everyone 6 bonus points... the 6 questions that the majority of the class got wrong (i got four of them wrong). i guess this is his curve... so i went from a 70 to a 90! tomorrow i will have my fourth quiz, i think i should study a bit.
my writing class is driving me crazy!!! i hate it and love it at the same time. i hate it because we can NEVER stay on task in the discussions and it seems like a contest for people to make their comments. and can i just tell you how much i am starting to hate the word 'like' and the phrase 'i was gonna say'! i swear every other word out the kids' mouth is like. and 'i was gonna say'.... what did you suddenly change your mind even though you're gonna say it anyways? i don't get it! and let's not get started on the fact that half the girls in the class can't seem to leave their hair alone as they give their two cents. i vented this to my parents on wednesday when i went to get the kids... dad just said "welcome to my world sweetie" as they both laughed. well, i don't have any tests in this class and only one writing project that i got to make up. i let you know about the progress on it later.
my math class is gonna turn me batty. it's online and it is all logic crap. i can safely say that because it stumped my dad. i needed help on one problem and had him look at my paper. the look of confusion was priceless. i was able to explain most of it, but that didn't help him. he said "give me algebra and i can help you, i can't do this logic stuff". so i guess i'm to rely on emailing my professor or calling my math teaching uncle. i understand what i'm reading, and if i don't get it right away i do some of the practice tutorials and soon pick up on the concepts. i didn't do too hot on my first 'paper', got an 8 out of 20. i just turned in my second one and i'm hoping that i did much better. i still need to finish up the web class work... this was a loooooong 'lecture'.
soon my ge classes will be done and i can really focus on the classes i want to take for my 'major'. you remember what it is right.....? archival photography and historical processes, basically learning the history of photography and learning how to restore. fun times ahead!
Friday, January 13, 2012
first week back
so i have gotten through my first week back at school very well. i thought i would have issues getting a parking space in my favorite garage due to the lateness of the hour of my first class. my class doesn't start until 11:15, but i left my mom's (i agreed to drop off my youngest instead of my mom coming to get her) a bit before 10, pulled into the garage by 10:30ish and managed to get a space. i prayed to be able to get a space and even said "i don't care what level it's on, just to be in the garage is great!" i'm a creature of habit and the champion garage is a habit i didn't want to quit.
monday i got to campus early enough to try and pay my tuition bill, i had grant money!!!! they said my bill wasn't updated since i was no longer full time (3 measly credits) and should wait until friday. ok, i mean, who really wants to part with money.... not me. so off to my class i went....
biology! oh how i do not like you already!!! well, first of all i went to the wrong classroom. i wrote down the room number, but left it in my car. luckily the class hadn't started yet when i discovered my mistake and i was not the only one who said "oops". so in the right room.... the professor said the dreaded word 'chemistry' and i about panicked. i signed up for the most basic science jmu offered.... which isn't chemistry! i was assured that this was more like playing with tinker-toys and there was no math involved. i'm already a bit confused with half the lecture notes, but i can tell you that glucose is C6H12O6 and can draw it out for you. AND i have already had a quiz, 5 questions that were multiple choice.... i was only confident on two of them. sad, i know!
so with three and a half hours to kill before my next class.... that's right, to the library i went. i'm taking an online math course so i spent some time emailing the professor for the information, for some reason it just wasn't ready monday morning. the rest of the time was spent reading for math, emailing, a little facebook, more emailing and then to my last class of the day. during the rest of the week i was diligently doing my math assignments once they were received and turned them in by wednesday afternoon. so far i haven't done a single math problem. that will change by next week i'm sure.
so my third class is a writing course like the one i had last semester. the professor likes to go off on tangents and i'm constantly saying to myself "the point edith!". but she is also a trip and very nice. i have a feeling this class is gonna be easy, not 'easy A', but not so hard that i feel overwhelmed. we did manage to have a pretty good discussion on some key words that will be used a lot during the last class. hooray for me, the class is only two days a week! but there will be a lot of readings.
so the first week is done and i survived. it helps that i only have classes three days a week....
monday i got to campus early enough to try and pay my tuition bill, i had grant money!!!! they said my bill wasn't updated since i was no longer full time (3 measly credits) and should wait until friday. ok, i mean, who really wants to part with money.... not me. so off to my class i went....
biology! oh how i do not like you already!!! well, first of all i went to the wrong classroom. i wrote down the room number, but left it in my car. luckily the class hadn't started yet when i discovered my mistake and i was not the only one who said "oops". so in the right room.... the professor said the dreaded word 'chemistry' and i about panicked. i signed up for the most basic science jmu offered.... which isn't chemistry! i was assured that this was more like playing with tinker-toys and there was no math involved. i'm already a bit confused with half the lecture notes, but i can tell you that glucose is C6H12O6 and can draw it out for you. AND i have already had a quiz, 5 questions that were multiple choice.... i was only confident on two of them. sad, i know!
so with three and a half hours to kill before my next class.... that's right, to the library i went. i'm taking an online math course so i spent some time emailing the professor for the information, for some reason it just wasn't ready monday morning. the rest of the time was spent reading for math, emailing, a little facebook, more emailing and then to my last class of the day. during the rest of the week i was diligently doing my math assignments once they were received and turned them in by wednesday afternoon. so far i haven't done a single math problem. that will change by next week i'm sure.
so my third class is a writing course like the one i had last semester. the professor likes to go off on tangents and i'm constantly saying to myself "the point edith!". but she is also a trip and very nice. i have a feeling this class is gonna be easy, not 'easy A', but not so hard that i feel overwhelmed. we did manage to have a pretty good discussion on some key words that will be used a lot during the last class. hooray for me, the class is only two days a week! but there will be a lot of readings.
so the first week is done and i survived. it helps that i only have classes three days a week....
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
survey says.....
the verdict is in..... i have passed this semester with flying colors. i was so worried about my history class, i even told my professor early in the term that i would be ecstatic if i passed with a c. well, my ecstatic-ness is on high right now. i was able to view my grades this morning.... (drumroll please)
GCom B+
GHist A-
GWRTC A-
Psych C
which gives me a 3.215 for the term and a 3.362 cumulative. i told my brother about my grades and he said "this is what happens when you're older and goin back". i have NEVER EVER gotten better than a C in any history class, so i was jumpin up and down when my mom just happened to stop by. i really want to see my final exam though, curiosity is kickin in. i had already figured out what i was getting in my other classes, it was just confirmed. my GCom and GWRTC professors used the 'blackboard' feature so it was easy for me to figure out my grade without waiting.
so here's to next semester! i have math, biology, and another writing course. i am so gonna rock the semester!
GCom B+
GHist A-
GWRTC A-
Psych C
which gives me a 3.215 for the term and a 3.362 cumulative. i told my brother about my grades and he said "this is what happens when you're older and goin back". i have NEVER EVER gotten better than a C in any history class, so i was jumpin up and down when my mom just happened to stop by. i really want to see my final exam though, curiosity is kickin in. i had already figured out what i was getting in my other classes, it was just confirmed. my GCom and GWRTC professors used the 'blackboard' feature so it was easy for me to figure out my grade without waiting.
so here's to next semester! i have math, biology, and another writing course. i am so gonna rock the semester!
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
i be done!
at least for the semester. with end of the term projects and studying for finals i have seriously neglected cleaning my home until today. well, i just cleaned a bathroom that was going to be used by guests. so now that i have time....
anyways, my communications class was just so much fun. i got a B on my last speech, totally earned it. i forgot a few key elements and that cost me some serious points. but overall, i did great. the final was practically a no brainer, had i gotten an A it would have been a complete no brainer. i didn't stress over it and just went over the study guide. i had two hours to complete it and i was done in 45 minutes.... gotta love computer lab tests. i got an 83, which gives me a B, and that pretty much secures me in the B department for my final grade. i'll know for sure in a couple of days or so.
my writing class had no final!!! we did have a grammar test which i got a C on, out of ten problems i got seven right. better than i thought i would do! i'm still waiting about my revision paper, i tweaked my 'david' paper because i had no desire to delve further into christopher columbus' past. i got an A- on my digital story, the one about my grandparents, only because a few spots the pictures didn't match the narration. it was hard to find enough pictures that worked perfectly with the story.
as for my history.... i will miss that class and the awesome professor. have to admit, little crush on the guy, but that already went away. the class was tough, the tests insane, but overall i had a blast in the class. the final was on a saturday morning and i was very prepped. the only problem was having two hours to write a ton of information. i spent an hour and a half on the first question (the 50 pointer). all during the test the professor and his teaching assistant would make comments and get us all laughing. made the test itself a bit less intense. also, the punk that he can be, the prof decided to announce to the whole class that i was having bathroom issues the day before since i was carrying around a roll of toilet paper.... i had allergies and i ran out of my regular tissue. ten minutes after the announcement, he place an immodium cap on my desk. i gave it back to him and wished i had said the great line i came up with after the fact. oh well, i hope to know my grade before new years... he's slow with the grading.
next semester i have decided, by force, to take it easy. i have three classes, one is an online math class. i was aiming for 4 classes, but that fourth was proving to be difficult to get in. figured i would wait until next semester to take it. but i will have a biology, math, and a higher level writing class. mom is happy that my classes are only three days a week and starting later in the day. i'll still be spending hours in the library in between class time, but two days off is gonna be great. maybe now i'll get some more pictures of my kids up.
anyways, my communications class was just so much fun. i got a B on my last speech, totally earned it. i forgot a few key elements and that cost me some serious points. but overall, i did great. the final was practically a no brainer, had i gotten an A it would have been a complete no brainer. i didn't stress over it and just went over the study guide. i had two hours to complete it and i was done in 45 minutes.... gotta love computer lab tests. i got an 83, which gives me a B, and that pretty much secures me in the B department for my final grade. i'll know for sure in a couple of days or so.
my writing class had no final!!! we did have a grammar test which i got a C on, out of ten problems i got seven right. better than i thought i would do! i'm still waiting about my revision paper, i tweaked my 'david' paper because i had no desire to delve further into christopher columbus' past. i got an A- on my digital story, the one about my grandparents, only because a few spots the pictures didn't match the narration. it was hard to find enough pictures that worked perfectly with the story.
as for my history.... i will miss that class and the awesome professor. have to admit, little crush on the guy, but that already went away. the class was tough, the tests insane, but overall i had a blast in the class. the final was on a saturday morning and i was very prepped. the only problem was having two hours to write a ton of information. i spent an hour and a half on the first question (the 50 pointer). all during the test the professor and his teaching assistant would make comments and get us all laughing. made the test itself a bit less intense. also, the punk that he can be, the prof decided to announce to the whole class that i was having bathroom issues the day before since i was carrying around a roll of toilet paper.... i had allergies and i ran out of my regular tissue. ten minutes after the announcement, he place an immodium cap on my desk. i gave it back to him and wished i had said the great line i came up with after the fact. oh well, i hope to know my grade before new years... he's slow with the grading.
next semester i have decided, by force, to take it easy. i have three classes, one is an online math class. i was aiming for 4 classes, but that fourth was proving to be difficult to get in. figured i would wait until next semester to take it. but i will have a biology, math, and a higher level writing class. mom is happy that my classes are only three days a week and starting later in the day. i'll still be spending hours in the library in between class time, but two days off is gonna be great. maybe now i'll get some more pictures of my kids up.
Saturday, December 3, 2011
one week to go!
i got my history exam back on tuesday.... totally passed!!! a 92.5 to be exact. when i saw my test the professor actually said "terri, you're not gonna pass out on me are you". i have never gotten a B in any history class. i was thrilled! anyways, two more lectures then my final exam. not thrilled about it being the first one on saturday morning. well, i'll just do what i did for the last one, read my notes every day and pray to remember it all.
my communications class is still fantastic. i was the first speech on the first day back from thanksgiving break. i think it went over well. mom was a bit miffed that only 12 of the mini pies we made were gone. those that had them said "oh, they're so cute" and one guy looked at me with his mouth full of one and gave me a thumbs up. now all i have left for that project is the critique and then a grade. we had our third test yesterday and i got a (sniff sniff) C. i should have known the test was gonna be right after thanksgiving, but i was still surprised when the teacher announced it on wednesday. that only gave me two days to study. at least i passed. a week worth of speeches left and the next week to study for the final on friday the 16.
my writing class has finally eased! i properly stressed over my digital story and got it uploaded to youtube. you can watch it, but please keep in mind that i had a lack of pictures. i know, shocking considering how many pictures my grandparents actually have. but usable ones for my project.... slim indeed. well, it's done and i should expect a grade by monday. all that's left for this class is a grammer gram test (yes, a test on grammer) and a revision of one of my papers. the revision won't take long... just adding a little bit more to my 'masterpiece to master joke' paper on the david sculptures. no final for this class!!!
so, only two finals, a week apart, then three weeks off before the chaos starts again. love it!
my communications class is still fantastic. i was the first speech on the first day back from thanksgiving break. i think it went over well. mom was a bit miffed that only 12 of the mini pies we made were gone. those that had them said "oh, they're so cute" and one guy looked at me with his mouth full of one and gave me a thumbs up. now all i have left for that project is the critique and then a grade. we had our third test yesterday and i got a (sniff sniff) C. i should have known the test was gonna be right after thanksgiving, but i was still surprised when the teacher announced it on wednesday. that only gave me two days to study. at least i passed. a week worth of speeches left and the next week to study for the final on friday the 16.
my writing class has finally eased! i properly stressed over my digital story and got it uploaded to youtube. you can watch it, but please keep in mind that i had a lack of pictures. i know, shocking considering how many pictures my grandparents actually have. but usable ones for my project.... slim indeed. well, it's done and i should expect a grade by monday. all that's left for this class is a grammer gram test (yes, a test on grammer) and a revision of one of my papers. the revision won't take long... just adding a little bit more to my 'masterpiece to master joke' paper on the david sculptures. no final for this class!!!
so, only two finals, a week apart, then three weeks off before the chaos starts again. love it!
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