Bye Bye 2013, Welcome 2014.

Merry Christmas

Well people all that build up and here it is all  over for another year.  I hope everyone had a very merry Christmas.

Finales

I wrote my first final of the  term, it was for my web class, so it was take home.  It was one question and I had to write a whole term paper in 24 hours.  I wrote 12 pages for my POLS 204 class , thank goodness that spelling and grammar are not  being marked.  Next final is another take home and I have three days and next Friday at 7:00 pm is my last final for Astronomy.  My brain is fried and now I have to go to work all day. Yippee for this mature student.

Last Class of this Term

Today is the last day of term.  I have to say that term goes by so fast.

November in Point Form

Here it is the middle of November and the term is almost over.  A lot has happen in the last couple of weeks.

• Second midterm is Astronomy  was written and my grade is back. I got 80%.  My average is now 70% in the class
• I will be taking over as support group leader for an infertility group.
• I am working less now.
• Most of my Christmas presents  are bought and wrapped
• I am cat sitting for a friend of a friend
• The Hun and I are heading to Winnipeg at the end of this month, for him to receive a safety award. This will be a nice little holiday before exams and Christmas season at work
• 14 years ago today The Hun and I went on our first date.
• I am waiting for my POLS 204 term paper to come back.
• I need to write my Christmas cards
• Our Christmas tree is up and trimmed already.

November

• Been sick most of this term with a head cold, thanks to two our nieces.
• Went to Calgary  on  Thanksgiving break to see my BFF and my other niece.
• Handed in a 12 page term paper on why Canada should  keep a constitutional monarchy
• Last night I wrote my last midterm for this term.
• After the midterm, to help de-stress the Hun took me on a date night, dinner ( Montanan's cookhouse), movie and air hockey. 
• and university is not filling the need that I hope it would. 
• I really hate my life right now, I am seriously thinking about dropping out of school and running away  to join the circus. 
• For once  I want life to be easy for me. I want my heart to stop hurting and life to be like a movie for once. I want good things to come easy and happen to us. 
• I need same  a friend in the boat as me right now. instead I am a freak without any friends that understand me.
• I really hate my life right now.

Walking Pneumonia's First Day of Class

Yesterday was the start of term for me, I should be excited but I am not. See  I just didn't start class yesterday but my walking pneumonia started, too and it sucked!!!!  I have to say that  the prescription the walk-in doctor wrote me is helping a lot, I don't feel like I am going to die. I am  hoping  to be better by Wednesday.   

That was a waste of $300.

 Math camp was a  failure,  an Epic $300.00 failure. The only good thing about going to math camp is that  I get to use it as a tax write off.  Have  to look for the positives when you blow $300 of your husband's hard earned money (sorry Hun).

Now knowing that I suck at any more then basic math, I need to change my major and minor.  It is not really a change, it is more of a slight adjustment. From a  Public Administration degree with a minor in Economics to a Political Science  degree with a minor in Economic both (both program uses many of the same course with one exception the economics part doesn't require math). Public Administration and Political science degrees often can do get you the same jobs.   I still plan on taking all the same political science course as before, and all the courses I am taking this term and next will work for either degree.

Drowning in Numbers & Symbols

Today was my first day of Math Camp and I have to say that I feel like it should be my last day.   It was day 1 and I am already in  over my head. I'm drowning in numbers and symbols, that I am pretty sure I have never seen before. I actually cried tonight when I got home, I feel like am wasting my Hun's money on this. Hopefully tomorrow will better. Fingers cross that I make it through the next 9 days of Math.

Summer of Math

Can you guess what I've been doing this summer?

  I've been re-learning all the math that I forgot the day after my Grade 12 math exam. Oh Joy!!!!  And to top off this summer of math, I will be spending my last two weeks of  summer vacation at the  Math Readiness Camp that the university puts on. Oh Joy!  This will be remember as the summer of Math.

Happy 12 Anniversary

Most university students are dating  or maybe starting to thinking that they have found Mr or Miss right and about maybe getting married, but not this university student.  Today, my Hun and I celebrated our 12th (a dozen years of marriage) wedding anniversary.

It is funny to think that I will spend our next 4 wedding anniversaries in university.  When I receive my degree I will have been married 16 years (wow).

So Hun,  Happy Anniversary to you.  I love you even when you drive me crazy, or are many miles away.  No matter how crazy, or bad life is I am glad we have made it to this point and we can say that we love each other with all our hearts. Here is to many more years Hun!

I am happy to say that I have never bought the Hun a tie for an anniversary gift or any other gift.

Fall and Winter Terms2013-2014

This past  Thursday I signed up for classes. I didn't get everything I wanted, when I wanted it, but I did get the courses I wanted in the end.  I still need to add one more course to my fall term and one more in my winter term.
As of right now I' in Ling 111, Astr 102 and Econ 111 in the fall term,  and in the winter term I will be in Econ 114, and Math 104.  Right now I have no term papers this year. :).  This next year is looking good.

Planning

I am starting to plan  for the the Fall and Winter terms.  I am kind of scared of taking a full course load. My Fall term is packed full of History, Econ, Math and some Science   I am scared.

I have to keep reminding myself  that I can do this and that I always wanted this.

I should have taken a summer course or two.  I miss university and it has only been a couple of weeks since the end of exams.

70%

My final grade for Polly Sci is in and it is a big

I am happy with the grade.

Polly Sci 111

Leaving to write my Polly Sci 111 exam.

My results are in

I emailed my Polly Sci 112 Professor and he let know my exam grade 80%.  My class grade is 76%.  Yeah Baby!!!

First Exam done!

Polly Sci 112  is in the bag. Polly Sci111 is on April 28.

Last Class

Today is the last day of classes for this term. I am sad that this term is over and can’t wait for September to be here.

Class review today and than a exam on the 17 and 27. 

3

3 Classes left in the term. Where did this term go?  

My first term paper, that I handed in back in Feb.  was finally handed back on Monday.  70%!!! I am happy with the grade. . My average in Polly sci  Pols 111 is 73.5%.

Hoping

On my Monday I will get back my first term paper. I hope I get a good mark.

5

the number of class left this term.

One month from tomorrow I will be done with writing my exams as well.

Where did this term go? 

Why Am I Doing This????

This is a question I keep asking myself.

Why am I doing this?  Am I smart enough for this?

I so want this but am I smart enough.

Hopefully after a good night sleep I will feel like I can do this.

Locke, Hobbes and Burke are Taking Over my Life

Way to much political science in my life right now. I’m counting down till  the end of this semester.  I am looking forward to the fall and having more subjects to study.

Locks, Hobbes,Burke, Democracy, Communism, Liberals, Parliament and congress have been my life for the 12 weeks and will be in my life for another 3 weeks.

Reading Week Begins in...

Today is the start of spring break for me.  Most of my young classmates are heading some place warm and fun.  

I on the other hands will be spending this week, working, pulling research for my last term paper of the semester, and will be spending family day with my Hun in this Semi (family day tradition) and pampering my self on Tuesday.  I should also mention that I will shopping for 2 of my nieces birthday’s ( Chubby Cheeks will be turning one and Gem will be 3).   

I am counting the moments to till my last end of my last class today. 25 minutes to go.

Midterm Results are In

Our mid term exams were handed  back today and I passed. I really wasn't sure how I did. I was hoping for the best but prepared for the worst, failure; instead I received 77%, yeah baby!!! I am so happy.  Not bad for a 30-something year old who has been out of school for  17 years.   As soon as I got my paper back I took photo of the mark and email my dear husband. Happy dance!!!!

Facebook Status

My Facebook Status as of this  moment:

Dear Term paper#2,

Why must you keep me up this late? Do you not know that you are not due to April 1st. Please let me sleep.  

thanks

just another first year university student
debbs

  

Midterms

I was looking for a photo to describe my thought on midterm. I am not sure what I was looking for  but it was not the photo I have attached below.

  

Two weeks ago, I handed in my one to two page critical question for my Polly sci 112 and  it was on John Stuart Mill’s Harm principle. Today we received  our papers back, and I got a 68%. I was so upset and for some reason I thought I had failed that I cried all the way home. I told my Hubby and BFF that I was dropping out.  

Then I talked to my professor and he was like your grade is high then the class average.  He was also like that failing is a 50% and that the highest mark was just in the 80s.  Freak out over . Happy with my mark (after all), would have like higher but I will take it.  I also found out that  70% is all that is need to be on the honor roll.

Good bye Reading Week

Today is the last day of Reading Week I spent the morning with my books and this afternoon cleaning our place; Fun, fun, fun!!! One week from today I will be  writing  my first midterm.   So next week will be filled with studying, studying and more studying.

Typewritter vs. Laptop

I just finished my first term paper and I’ll be handing it in this Friday.  I have to say writing school paper in 2013 feel very different then writing any essay back in 1996.  First almost every thing is online vs in a file folder of articles and books. Also I didn't have a computer back in 1996, just a typewriter and white out.

 If you have never used a typewriter, let me tell you it is a pain in the

 a$$; the moment you pull that page out you know  will  find an error and the paper will never line up again.  So it will never line up just right to fix it. Where a laptop is fun and easy and every thing always looks good with just a click of the mouse. My laptop will even work will my voice.  

I ♥ my laptops. 

Papers

I am up to my eyeballs in term papers.  My first term paper is due this Friday ; it is a  7-9 pager, I am just about done.  I also have a one to two page critical question due this Wednesday and that just needs to be polished up and it is ready to handed.  Friday is my last day before reading week and I’m looking forward to catching up on reading, working, spending time with my Hun and sleeping. Talking about sleep I should head to bed.  

Feb Update

I am just about half way through my first term, and it is going well.  I have to say it is going so fast

Next Wednesday my mid-term critical question is due, and so the most part it is done, I just need to play with it a little and edit. It is worth 30% of my Polly Sci 112.  Then on the Feb. 15 in my other class (Polly Sci 111) my mid-term paper is due, and that I just need to write a thesis statement, a conclusion and to edit it.

The 15^th marks the start of start of my first reading week and I will be doing anything that could get me on a girls gone wild tape.

Times Have Changed

I've started to write my first term paper today! A lot has changed about finding sources.  When I was in high school  there was (paper) books and file folders with articles in them and you could only do your research during library hours. 

Now you can do research anytime( I did mine at 2:00 am last week)  I was able to all of my information offline, either websites or through the digital library at my university.   I only went to the library to have a quiet place to write.  How times have changed!

I am print type of gal, and I end up printing off articles to use and to keep the information for citing. I may have killed a tree or two. 

First Week of Classes

I am just about to end the first week of classes and I have to say I love university. I love the textbooks, the notes, the class and learning. I love it all!!!!

Day 2 of Classese

I’m loving one class and unsure of the other class.:} I am currently taking Polly sci 111 ( love it) and Polly Sci 112 ( ???). I am a little scared I have one mid term exam, midterm assignment and and 2 term papers and finals. Am I allowed to freak out in the second day of class about this?

T Minus 2 Hours

In less than 2 hours I’ll be at part 1 of my university orientation. I am a little nervous.  I woke up this morning and was like what the hell am I doing; I could work in retail till my retirement.

My classes will start on Friday. I feel like I’m already behind the 8 ball and I haven’t even started yet!!!!  Is this normal? Is it an old person feeling? Anyone with some words of wisdom?