This week is Simpson's homecoming. I am not terribly excited, but there's always the chance to watch people be dumb at Float Sink or Swim and Yell Like Hell (the pep rally), and the football game. Honestly, homecoming seems to be a waste. It's just taking my precious energy resources and putting them to a silly use. On the plus side, it's a stress-reliever.
http://www.simpson.edu/slideshows/150kickoff/ This is what was going on last Friday (the 24th).
I am very tired today as I woke up at least four times last night. I haven't been sleeping completely through the night lately, but that was just once a night, usually around 4 am, and I could deal with it. Last night was just a wash. My body aches, as well. I am guessing I may be getting sick. At least I got most of my homework done yesterday, so I was able to take a nap today. I had a dream involving a giant koi fish and me in a pond during this nap...
I finally started working on homework that I've been procrastinating on. I haven't gotten any part of it done, but I have started several parts of it. This makes me feel a little better.
I've been playing my clarinet a lot lately. I have been practicing for Chapel Winds. We will be playing for a special Sunday service at 10 on the 3rd. I will also be singing with Revelation Singers at that service.
On Saturday pep band was in the Log Cabin Days parade and we rode on a tour-trailer with a roof. The roof was a blessing because we were able to play despite the rain! It poured at the end of the parade and we didn't get soaked.
This song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI01P4hCaGM&feature=related has been caught in my head a lot. The video is sort of related but not really.
I have more to talk about but I have to go to class now so I will write another post when I get back.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Labor Day Week
This has been another short week but still jam-packed with stuff to do.
Monday was Labor Day, durr, so no classes AGAIN. I would like to start a week normally! I'll get my wish this week.
This week I learned that everyone's got the wrong textbook for our Anthro class. On the plus side this means no more awkward speech thing. Possibly a speech thing, but not the awkward one.
I've learned some more Greek vocabulary. But what really is difficult for me right now is parsing, where you have to figure out all kinds of stuff about the word. I just haven't practiced with it enough, I suppose. I have a few friends I study with, so that helps.
None of my fishies have died yet. Good!
I don't know what else to talk about, so I'll just hush and go do my homework.
Monday was Labor Day, durr, so no classes AGAIN. I would like to start a week normally! I'll get my wish this week.
This week I learned that everyone's got the wrong textbook for our Anthro class. On the plus side this means no more awkward speech thing. Possibly a speech thing, but not the awkward one.
I've learned some more Greek vocabulary. But what really is difficult for me right now is parsing, where you have to figure out all kinds of stuff about the word. I just haven't practiced with it enough, I suppose. I have a few friends I study with, so that helps.
None of my fishies have died yet. Good!
I don't know what else to talk about, so I'll just hush and go do my homework.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
first week is over.
Well, my first week of classes was better than expected. Haha. Actually I enjoyed it quite a bit.
Monday I didn't have class, that's just the way Simpson started.
Tuesday I had anthropology at 8 am and Spanish at 2 pm. The class periods on Tuesdays and Thursdays are longer than the other days of the week. It's supposed to equalize the amount of time in class.
Anyway, anthropology was quite interesting. It almost felt like a philosophy class. The professor looks a lot like this guy: http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2537721344/nm0000125. Really. Especially in this photo. Here's the prof's photo on the Simpson site. http://www.simpson.edu/socialsciences/faculty/jones.html I don't think he really looks much like this photo.
Spanish was a class I was worried about, but when I got to class I felt a LOT better about it. We have to speak Spanish all the time but I have more vocabulary now, so I feel better about it. And the topic (history of central America) is rather interesting, so I think I will do okay in this class.
Wednesday was a very full day for me. I had Biblical Greek at 8, Ancient and Medieval Philosophy at 9, Biology at 11, Bio Lab at 2, and campus worship at 9 pm. Wednesdays will always be busy.
Biblical Greek was intimidating at first. I thought, "ack! Greek letters!" but I got them learned, and now I am reading words and able to translate some words! Yay! :) I've got a flash-card program called Anki that I am using to practice. It has helped a lot.
Philosophy was what I expected it would be. It's the same prof I had for philosophy last fall, and he's also my advisor, so I am not worried at all about this class. We discussed "Does God exist?" and "What is happiness?" "How is morality connected to happiness?"
Bio is not making me happy for two reasons. First, I have over 100 people in my class (a prof resigned last year and they haven't replaced him so they had to cram everyone in to the same class), and second, the lecturing prof and the lab prof are not the same person. The lab prof doesn't sit in on classes either. Yikes. However I feel like I am understanding the class thus far, and I will be going to SI on Tuesday nights.
Bio lab was fun, because we played a game. No point in explaining it but we competed and it was about evolution.
Thursday was basically a repeat of Tuesday and Friday was about the same as Wednesday except no lab.
Thus far this weekend I have been to Walmart, studied with a couple other people for Greek, and attempted to get even more organized.
Tomorrow I don't have class because it will be Labor Day. I would rather have a break in a few weeks, but whatever, a long weekend is kinda nice.
Well, back to working on getting organized.
Monday I didn't have class, that's just the way Simpson started.
Tuesday I had anthropology at 8 am and Spanish at 2 pm. The class periods on Tuesdays and Thursdays are longer than the other days of the week. It's supposed to equalize the amount of time in class.
Anyway, anthropology was quite interesting. It almost felt like a philosophy class. The professor looks a lot like this guy: http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2537721344/nm0000125. Really. Especially in this photo. Here's the prof's photo on the Simpson site. http://www.simpson.edu/socialsciences/faculty/jones.html I don't think he really looks much like this photo.
Spanish was a class I was worried about, but when I got to class I felt a LOT better about it. We have to speak Spanish all the time but I have more vocabulary now, so I feel better about it. And the topic (history of central America) is rather interesting, so I think I will do okay in this class.
Wednesday was a very full day for me. I had Biblical Greek at 8, Ancient and Medieval Philosophy at 9, Biology at 11, Bio Lab at 2, and campus worship at 9 pm. Wednesdays will always be busy.
Biblical Greek was intimidating at first. I thought, "ack! Greek letters!" but I got them learned, and now I am reading words and able to translate some words! Yay! :) I've got a flash-card program called Anki that I am using to practice. It has helped a lot.
Philosophy was what I expected it would be. It's the same prof I had for philosophy last fall, and he's also my advisor, so I am not worried at all about this class. We discussed "Does God exist?" and "What is happiness?" "How is morality connected to happiness?"
Bio is not making me happy for two reasons. First, I have over 100 people in my class (a prof resigned last year and they haven't replaced him so they had to cram everyone in to the same class), and second, the lecturing prof and the lab prof are not the same person. The lab prof doesn't sit in on classes either. Yikes. However I feel like I am understanding the class thus far, and I will be going to SI on Tuesday nights.
Bio lab was fun, because we played a game. No point in explaining it but we competed and it was about evolution.
Thursday was basically a repeat of Tuesday and Friday was about the same as Wednesday except no lab.
Thus far this weekend I have been to Walmart, studied with a couple other people for Greek, and attempted to get even more organized.
Tomorrow I don't have class because it will be Labor Day. I would rather have a break in a few weeks, but whatever, a long weekend is kinda nice.
Well, back to working on getting organized.
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