This is the beginning of the last week of school until summer. I am ready for a change of pace (read: to go home). I have a 3-5 page paper to complete, and I already have 1 1/2 pages done, so I'll be just fine. I wrote that 1 1/2 pages in the space of about an hour and a half, so I think I will be done soon.
People are starting to wear on my nerves who haven't been doing so previously. I think this means it's almost time go go. One person in particular keeps asking me how I'm doing on my paper when it's clear I'm doing something else, and it has been frustrating. I actually wrote the 1 1/2 pages because she annoyed me to the point of actually working on it beyond the two paragraphs I've had written for forever.
Tuesday my May Term class is going to Des Moines for a field trip to immigration stuff. It will be very interesting, I'm sure. If nothing else, I won't have to sit at a desk for the time span between 11:45 and 2:30...
I have been listening to my new favorite band, She & Him, comprised of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward. Zooey sings and M. plays. It feels like 60's music, kind of like a cross between Simon and Garfunkel and The Carpenters.
I had milk in a glass bottle today. It was a new experience. The milk was chocolate and tasted good. :)
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Rain rain rain
It's been rainy and cloudy here the past few days, and I'm starting to get tired of it. At least it actually stormed this morning- something a little different. The sun will come again soon enough.
Last night I went to Wal-mart and ended up spending about $30 for hearing aid batteries, juice, crayons, coloring books, and a thing of bubbles. The batteries were the expensive part- the "kid stuff" cost less than $7. The crayons smell great... Brings back memories of being a kid. A 24 pack of Crayolas cost me $1.14, only 2 cents more than the 16 pack. Nice. Plus the coloring books were $1 each, and I got 3, and the bubbles cost me $2. I know that this isn't exactly "responsible" use of my money, but I need something to do besides sit around on the internet, and coloring is fun, stress-relieving, and in all a positive thing. I could have bought much more expensive stuff.
I'm also participating in a contest, so that's another project to work on. I am supposed to make a video to explain my experience with my FM. Right now I'm working on a script.
I've also been packing up (sort of) to go home. I have some packing still to do, but I don't go anywhere til next Friday the 21st anyway, so it's okay.
You're probably wondering if I am doing my homework, and the answer is yes. But I don't have very much homework; the last thing I had to do was read a website and take notes. For the final grade I have to write a 3-5 page paper about immigration. I've been learning a lot about immigration, and I must say, my views are starting to change. It's conflicting, though. Perhaps it is cognitive dissonance. I am all for keeping to the letter of the law. But I think the law is not the way it should be. Today is the two year anniversary of the Postville raid. The human aspect is just so difficult to reconcile with the law. I am also upset because the people at the plant in Postville were treated SO poorly and the law has not gone after the supervisors/owners very much. Rubashkin, the former owner, is on trial for child labor abuses, and I'm glad he is. It's hard to believe this goes on in IOWA. This is not justice.
My weekend at Grinnell was fun, thanks to my dear friend there. <3 Even if we did mess up the cake... haha :D
Last night was fun at dance class too. Next Tuesday is my last lesson and I will miss the party because I'll be at home. Oh well. Even though I had a headache last night, I had fun.
I got my pottery back from the pottery thing on campus. It turned out the way I wanted it to, so yay! :)
Last night I went to Wal-mart and ended up spending about $30 for hearing aid batteries, juice, crayons, coloring books, and a thing of bubbles. The batteries were the expensive part- the "kid stuff" cost less than $7. The crayons smell great... Brings back memories of being a kid. A 24 pack of Crayolas cost me $1.14, only 2 cents more than the 16 pack. Nice. Plus the coloring books were $1 each, and I got 3, and the bubbles cost me $2. I know that this isn't exactly "responsible" use of my money, but I need something to do besides sit around on the internet, and coloring is fun, stress-relieving, and in all a positive thing. I could have bought much more expensive stuff.
I'm also participating in a contest, so that's another project to work on. I am supposed to make a video to explain my experience with my FM. Right now I'm working on a script.
I've also been packing up (sort of) to go home. I have some packing still to do, but I don't go anywhere til next Friday the 21st anyway, so it's okay.
You're probably wondering if I am doing my homework, and the answer is yes. But I don't have very much homework; the last thing I had to do was read a website and take notes. For the final grade I have to write a 3-5 page paper about immigration. I've been learning a lot about immigration, and I must say, my views are starting to change. It's conflicting, though. Perhaps it is cognitive dissonance. I am all for keeping to the letter of the law. But I think the law is not the way it should be. Today is the two year anniversary of the Postville raid. The human aspect is just so difficult to reconcile with the law. I am also upset because the people at the plant in Postville were treated SO poorly and the law has not gone after the supervisors/owners very much. Rubashkin, the former owner, is on trial for child labor abuses, and I'm glad he is. It's hard to believe this goes on in IOWA. This is not justice.
My weekend at Grinnell was fun, thanks to my dear friend there. <3 Even if we did mess up the cake... haha :D
Last night was fun at dance class too. Next Tuesday is my last lesson and I will miss the party because I'll be at home. Oh well. Even though I had a headache last night, I had fun.
I got my pottery back from the pottery thing on campus. It turned out the way I wanted it to, so yay! :)
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Oh May Term...
So, I've only had two days of class this week. And that's all for this week. Today got canceled, Thursday is a track meet instead, and Friday was canceled at the beginning of the class (on the syllabus even!).
It's like summer, without the "staying at home and sleeping late and eating whenever I want" part... I feel so lazy!
On the plus side, tomorrow is swing dancing on campus!! yay! :D And I get to go up to Grinnell this weekend! :D
It's like summer, without the "staying at home and sleeping late and eating whenever I want" part... I feel so lazy!
On the plus side, tomorrow is swing dancing on campus!! yay! :D And I get to go up to Grinnell this weekend! :D
Monday, May 3, 2010
May Term starts today
It should be interesting. This is a set-up similar to Cornell College. I think I would not like it. The first day and I'm sitting around doing nothing because I have no homework and we haven't gotten into our bucket list yet.
Most of the bucket list is food related. One of my friends wants to go for free pie at Village Inn and Indian food and Pizza Ranch and Maid Rite... there's more, but I can't remember off the top of my head.
We're also going to have a "Bones" marathon. And going to parks and museums and who knows what else. I don't know if we can cram everything into the 3 weeks! haha.
I spent the weekend at my friend K's house. That was an experience. Apparently her family is kind of famous... Her dad is editor in chief of a travel magazine, and so she's been featured in his editorial column, as well as having her picture in articles for the magazine. I asked her if having the photographers following them on vacation was annoying, and she said that it wasn't that bad, and by the end of the week they didn't want the photographers to leave. Me, I'd rather have an anonymous kind of vacation. But that's just me.
Finals were fine, I didn't fail anything, but my GPA for the year has kind of been shot. Oh well. It's still a perfectly decent GPA. Just not one I'm used to getting. ;)
I'm looking forward to spending this weekend in Grinnell. :)
Most of the bucket list is food related. One of my friends wants to go for free pie at Village Inn and Indian food and Pizza Ranch and Maid Rite... there's more, but I can't remember off the top of my head.
We're also going to have a "Bones" marathon. And going to parks and museums and who knows what else. I don't know if we can cram everything into the 3 weeks! haha.
I spent the weekend at my friend K's house. That was an experience. Apparently her family is kind of famous... Her dad is editor in chief of a travel magazine, and so she's been featured in his editorial column, as well as having her picture in articles for the magazine. I asked her if having the photographers following them on vacation was annoying, and she said that it wasn't that bad, and by the end of the week they didn't want the photographers to leave. Me, I'd rather have an anonymous kind of vacation. But that's just me.
Finals were fine, I didn't fail anything, but my GPA for the year has kind of been shot. Oh well. It's still a perfectly decent GPA. Just not one I'm used to getting. ;)
I'm looking forward to spending this weekend in Grinnell. :)
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