I am almost finished applying to college-well, one at least, and I discovered that if I actually sit down, pound furiously at the keyboard like my life depended on it (which it does…kinda…at least I’d like to think so), and JUST GET IT DONE AND OVER WITH, then I can accomplish a lot.
And my stress [...]
Entries from September 2008
September 30, 2008
Success: Part I
September 27, 2008
Banned Books Week
I work at the library and discovered that today starts Banned Books Week (BBW-Sept. 27-Oct. 4, 2008)! Now, why get excited about banned or challenged books?
Because I can.
Because it’s my right.
My right to read them, talk about them, and encourage others to read them.
I looked at some of the preliminary lists from the ALA site [...]
September 21, 2008
Situations
Two weeks of college down. Thirteen weeks to go. And with that, a dozen papers, projects, quizzes, tests, and oh, yeah, some college applications. Fun. Fun. Fun.
I am severely enjoying my American Sign Language class. For a few years now, I have been teaching myself via instructional book and other people. It has been mostly [...]
September 9, 2008
This and That
I met with a good friend from high school last night to go see Vicky Cristina Barcelona in a small movie theater in an eclectic town about 25 minutes from where I live. The movie was excellent and I highly recommend it to those who like an interesting love story, enjoy seeing images of Spain, [...]
September 2, 2008
An Endless Summer
As the end of summer quickly approaches (school officially starts tomorrow for most of the elementary schools around here), I find myself pondering why four months of my time have flown by. I ended my semester in early May with a whirlwind of final exams, 16 page papers, and, with no time to catch my breath, [...]
