...Being Sick Sucks.
Yeah, Tim was sick earlier this week, and now I am. But our symptoms are exactly opposite. How strange.
Anyway, It has been a pretty difficult 48 hours. Lots of stuff going on, most of which I do not want to/cannot talk about.
Apart from that, it hasn't been too bad. My courses this quarter are nearly all a joke. I find a couple of them enjoyable, but the others are a waste of time. Hopefully it will be a nice GPA boost. Next quarter is gonna be rough. I'll need it.
I have 2 midterms next week. Funny. I haven't heard anything about either. Hmmm...
In other news, Reddit controls my life. Werd.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
Hello There, Winter Quarter!
Yes yes yes. It is now Winter Quarter.
Technically it is now week 2 for me, but I didn't update last week.
Who would have thought that week 1 would have so much homework!
I didn't do it all....since I am still waiting on one of the textbooks, hahaha.
Here is the rundown of my classes:
Arabic 621 - Etymology of Arabic Islamic Terms: This is a workshop, which I have only once a week. Since it is so infrequent, it is 3 hours long. But it's not so bad. It is not nearly as much reading as I'd expected. It consists entirely of lexicons, and even my professor said it will be quite boring, but I don't find it too horrible. Lots of reading and translating, but it is also very interesting, seeing as many of these words were polytheistic in origin.
Psych 462 - Psychology of Creativity: This is a pretty interesting and fun class. The only downside is that the professor is like Mel (from Flight of the Conchords) except with an annoying level of agreeableness. There are a lot of guest speakers, though, so it's not so bad. Last week, a music therapist came in. AND WE PLAYED TONE CHIMES OMG.
Psych 550H - Honors Psychology of Childhood: So. Fun. I don't like children, but the professor is this Russian guy with a hilarious sense of humor. And the readings are interesting. We're still in the beginning portion of the class, where we review ethics and the scientific method, but I can tell by the reading I've done already that it will be interesting, despite my despise for children.
Psych 540 - Intro to Counseling: This is the most pointless class I have ever taken in my life. The reading is ridiculously common sense. Unless you're planning on going to grad school (which I am not), there is no point to taking this class. It is essentially, "What to look for when continuing your education in psychology 101". So far I have learned: I read a book during class (I go because of extra credit points) and that I chose the wrong major (I should've done social work).
Work this quarter isn't horrible. I work at the office Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, then I work at the Marketplace Thursday, Friday, and Sunday. I get Saturday off! Though I don't love working 6 days a week, I love that I get a whole day off and never have to go to both jobs in the same day.
ANYWAY. Things are going pretty well (especially since the Marketplace is closed Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and school(/the office) is closed Monday!). It is now time for me to head off to my Arabic class. Cheers!
Technically it is now week 2 for me, but I didn't update last week.
Who would have thought that week 1 would have so much homework!
I didn't do it all....since I am still waiting on one of the textbooks, hahaha.
Here is the rundown of my classes:
Arabic 621 - Etymology of Arabic Islamic Terms: This is a workshop, which I have only once a week. Since it is so infrequent, it is 3 hours long. But it's not so bad. It is not nearly as much reading as I'd expected. It consists entirely of lexicons, and even my professor said it will be quite boring, but I don't find it too horrible. Lots of reading and translating, but it is also very interesting, seeing as many of these words were polytheistic in origin.
Psych 462 - Psychology of Creativity: This is a pretty interesting and fun class. The only downside is that the professor is like Mel (from Flight of the Conchords) except with an annoying level of agreeableness. There are a lot of guest speakers, though, so it's not so bad. Last week, a music therapist came in. AND WE PLAYED TONE CHIMES OMG.
Psych 550H - Honors Psychology of Childhood: So. Fun. I don't like children, but the professor is this Russian guy with a hilarious sense of humor. And the readings are interesting. We're still in the beginning portion of the class, where we review ethics and the scientific method, but I can tell by the reading I've done already that it will be interesting, despite my despise for children.
Psych 540 - Intro to Counseling: This is the most pointless class I have ever taken in my life. The reading is ridiculously common sense. Unless you're planning on going to grad school (which I am not), there is no point to taking this class. It is essentially, "What to look for when continuing your education in psychology 101". So far I have learned: I read a book during class (I go because of extra credit points) and that I chose the wrong major (I should've done social work).
Work this quarter isn't horrible. I work at the office Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, then I work at the Marketplace Thursday, Friday, and Sunday. I get Saturday off! Though I don't love working 6 days a week, I love that I get a whole day off and never have to go to both jobs in the same day.
ANYWAY. Things are going pretty well (especially since the Marketplace is closed Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and school(/the office) is closed Monday!). It is now time for me to head off to my Arabic class. Cheers!
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