Thursday, February 18, 2010
2 late nights=
Things getting done. Last night I had to write a whole essay analysing Edgar Allan Poes "The Cask of Amontillado" that I had not had time to do/procrastinated on. That was due this morning. Then the night before I had to do something else for classes the next day though what it was I cant remember. And I also got addicted to White Collar so that was on that night so I was watching that till 2 in the morning. I love Adult/College Freedom.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Well
My Dad just emailed me to ask me what my Summer plans are... I realised that I don't have any summer plans other than I am not going back to Riyadh (too hot during the summer and I cant work there) so I am probably going to stay here and try to find a summer job and take a few classes.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
I miss living back east
The grass, the trees, the flowers and other plants.
A warm lazy summer day with a shower of rain in the afternoon.
Trips to the beach in North Carolina during the summer.
The leaves changing colours during the fall.
Actual woods with big trees and not sticks.
Associating bridges with water.
Puddles after a rain shower.
Water
Snow in the winter.
Plants being alive.
Spring poking up through the snow.
My Moms tulip garden in front of our house.
Squirrels and nuts
Wild blackberries growing on the sides of the roads where we would stop and pick buckets of them and then my Mom would make blackberry jam when we got home. Humidity. Yes I know that seems strange to miss but after living in an oven for half my life.
Public transportation that I could take into D.C.
The flavor of the East Coast.
The closeness of other states
Excellent Higher education
A warm lazy summer day with a shower of rain in the afternoon.
Trips to the beach in North Carolina during the summer.
The leaves changing colours during the fall.
Actual woods with big trees and not sticks.
Associating bridges with water.
Puddles after a rain shower.
Water
Snow in the winter.
Plants being alive.
Spring poking up through the snow.
My Moms tulip garden in front of our house.
Squirrels and nuts
Wild blackberries growing on the sides of the roads where we would stop and pick buckets of them and then my Mom would make blackberry jam when we got home. Humidity. Yes I know that seems strange to miss but after living in an oven for half my life.
Public transportation that I could take into D.C.
The flavor of the East Coast.
The closeness of other states
Excellent Higher education
Sorry I was daydreaming about how I missed living in Maryland. In this economy I don't know if I could make that daydream a reality. However I am getting more and more frustrated living in the Southwest so I need to do something soon before I go completely beserk.
College Sports Teams
I think this system is messed up. In fact I know this system is messed up. Why? Because Jocks who play sports but break school rules are rewarded instead of punished.
For example Steroid use is against my schools rules and I am pretty sure it is against the law. Yet most members of the Sports teams at my school use steroids often. Now there are the medical steroids for certain uses such as asthma. For example one of my sisters and brothers have been on a steroid before that keeps their lungs open. They are both asthmatics so this was necessary when they were having asthma attacks. However the Steroids the Sports Teams at my college are using are not for purposes such as Asthma.
Then there's drug use. I walk down the hall and you can smell the smell of Pot being smoked. Then there are the days when you walk up the stairs and there is a very strong smell of Axe Spray Deodorant. You know that someones been smoking a lot up there. At the beginning of the year the football team was talking about the fact that most of them had failed their drug tests and they had been out partying. Why havent they been kicked out for drug use? I am fairly sure the coaches of the teams know about the drug use yet they do nothing about it?
Then theres the academic side. I walk down the halls of the dorm I live in and you hear people bragging on how they cheated on a test or how they stole the answers to a test. Then theres the ones who simply party all the time and dont go to class or do their work. Why havent they been dropped from their classes and kicked out of the dorms? Most teachers policies are that if you miss six or more classes unless you have a valid excuse you get dropped from their class. I have no problem with the people who play sports to get a scholarship so they can go to college and make something out of themselves but the people who come here and simply just party and dont do anything and expect everything handed to them on a silver platter? Thats not right.
For example Steroid use is against my schools rules and I am pretty sure it is against the law. Yet most members of the Sports teams at my school use steroids often. Now there are the medical steroids for certain uses such as asthma. For example one of my sisters and brothers have been on a steroid before that keeps their lungs open. They are both asthmatics so this was necessary when they were having asthma attacks. However the Steroids the Sports Teams at my college are using are not for purposes such as Asthma.
Then there's drug use. I walk down the hall and you can smell the smell of Pot being smoked. Then there are the days when you walk up the stairs and there is a very strong smell of Axe Spray Deodorant. You know that someones been smoking a lot up there. At the beginning of the year the football team was talking about the fact that most of them had failed their drug tests and they had been out partying. Why havent they been kicked out for drug use? I am fairly sure the coaches of the teams know about the drug use yet they do nothing about it?
Then theres the academic side. I walk down the halls of the dorm I live in and you hear people bragging on how they cheated on a test or how they stole the answers to a test. Then theres the ones who simply party all the time and dont go to class or do their work. Why havent they been dropped from their classes and kicked out of the dorms? Most teachers policies are that if you miss six or more classes unless you have a valid excuse you get dropped from their class. I have no problem with the people who play sports to get a scholarship so they can go to college and make something out of themselves but the people who come here and simply just party and dont do anything and expect everything handed to them on a silver platter? Thats not right.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Floating
Thinking back on when I entered college this year I realised that I've been floating this year because I'm not sure what I want out of life. I've just been taking general classes not really sure what I want to do. However History has sparked an interest in me this year. Theres that quote "Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it" I think I would enjoy educating people about History. Yes I am a bit of History nerd but so what.
Another thing I am interested in as you may have noticed from my past posts is Massage Therapy. The art of healing people without surgery is something I've been curious about now for a while and now I think I'd like to become a Massage Therapist. I've been looking at Massage Therapy Programs in the Southwest and I've found a couple of Massage Therapy Schools but they are all out of my budget and my goal is to stay debt free. So I looked at Community Colleges in Arizona and Utah for Massage Therapy Programs and so far the only CC I've found is Chandler Gilbert Community College. So I will probably be transferring there next year. Unfortunately Mesa CC which is the school I was planning on going to if I moved back to Maricopa County doesn't offer a Massage Therapy Program according to their website. Now that might change soon but who knows. However Chandler Gilbert's Program requires some prerequisite courses which will take another year to earn so it looks like I'll be at a Community College for at least three years. In that case I plan on getting three Associates Degrees. One in General Studies, another in History, and one in Massage Therapy. However before I move anywhere I need a job so if at all possible I hope to be able to at least get a work study job at Chandler Gilbert.
Today I've been rather tired and I'm not exactly sure why. I'll be going to bed a bit earlier than I did last night as a result of this methinks. I have a couple of assignments due in English tomorrow that I've been procrastinating doing and I'm going to procrastinate some more meaning this weekend I am going to be busy. Bleh. I need to put together an organiser and then put all my assignments in that and get them done early so I dont procrastinate till the very last minute like I've been doing. Now my issue is putting together an organiser. ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
I keep forgetting how peaceful the library is as compared to my dorm. However my dorm this semester is still paradise compared to the one I was in last semester. However I'm using one of the study rooms in the library right now and its quiet and peaceful. Bliss :) ! I need to come here more often. I could get my assignments done more quickly here as well. But I also like the back pillow I bought at Bed Bath and Beyond over Christmas Break with some of the money my parents gave me for Christmas. I put it on top of my bed and I sit on my bed with my laptop. :)
I'm also realising that I have too much stuff in my dorm room but I literally live there so I'm not sure what to do. Its also a kind of compulsion of mine that whenever I have money I buy movies that I want. I always try to get them for under five dollars though because I am a bit of a cheapskate. Half.com is a wonderful place to find good used dvds for a fraction of the price it would cost to buy brand new in stores. I'm also constantly checking out Wal Marts five dollar movie bin to see what they have. For a while nothings interested me there though. I really need a job but its next to impossible to get one here in this town. Work studies get taken by people on the sports teams as they snag them when they move in a few weeks before school starts for practices. So by the time school starts and everyone else moves in all jobs are taken. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. I hate this town and this state but I'm stuck at the moment till I can get a job and save up money to move. My current plan at the moment is to get my three Associates Degrees as I stated above then find a job out of state (preferably back east) somewhere else with flexible residency laws, move there and take a gap year and work for a year to save up money and then enroll at a University in that state.
However if I do get accepted into the Disney After High School Program I am going to be moving out of state soon! Keep your fingers crossed for me to get accepted into this program.
Another thing I am interested in as you may have noticed from my past posts is Massage Therapy. The art of healing people without surgery is something I've been curious about now for a while and now I think I'd like to become a Massage Therapist. I've been looking at Massage Therapy Programs in the Southwest and I've found a couple of Massage Therapy Schools but they are all out of my budget and my goal is to stay debt free. So I looked at Community Colleges in Arizona and Utah for Massage Therapy Programs and so far the only CC I've found is Chandler Gilbert Community College. So I will probably be transferring there next year. Unfortunately Mesa CC which is the school I was planning on going to if I moved back to Maricopa County doesn't offer a Massage Therapy Program according to their website. Now that might change soon but who knows. However Chandler Gilbert's Program requires some prerequisite courses which will take another year to earn so it looks like I'll be at a Community College for at least three years. In that case I plan on getting three Associates Degrees. One in General Studies, another in History, and one in Massage Therapy. However before I move anywhere I need a job so if at all possible I hope to be able to at least get a work study job at Chandler Gilbert.
Today I've been rather tired and I'm not exactly sure why. I'll be going to bed a bit earlier than I did last night as a result of this methinks. I have a couple of assignments due in English tomorrow that I've been procrastinating doing and I'm going to procrastinate some more meaning this weekend I am going to be busy. Bleh. I need to put together an organiser and then put all my assignments in that and get them done early so I dont procrastinate till the very last minute like I've been doing. Now my issue is putting together an organiser. ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
I keep forgetting how peaceful the library is as compared to my dorm. However my dorm this semester is still paradise compared to the one I was in last semester. However I'm using one of the study rooms in the library right now and its quiet and peaceful. Bliss :) ! I need to come here more often. I could get my assignments done more quickly here as well. But I also like the back pillow I bought at Bed Bath and Beyond over Christmas Break with some of the money my parents gave me for Christmas. I put it on top of my bed and I sit on my bed with my laptop. :)
I'm also realising that I have too much stuff in my dorm room but I literally live there so I'm not sure what to do. Its also a kind of compulsion of mine that whenever I have money I buy movies that I want. I always try to get them for under five dollars though because I am a bit of a cheapskate. Half.com is a wonderful place to find good used dvds for a fraction of the price it would cost to buy brand new in stores. I'm also constantly checking out Wal Marts five dollar movie bin to see what they have. For a while nothings interested me there though. I really need a job but its next to impossible to get one here in this town. Work studies get taken by people on the sports teams as they snag them when they move in a few weeks before school starts for practices. So by the time school starts and everyone else moves in all jobs are taken. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. I hate this town and this state but I'm stuck at the moment till I can get a job and save up money to move. My current plan at the moment is to get my three Associates Degrees as I stated above then find a job out of state (preferably back east) somewhere else with flexible residency laws, move there and take a gap year and work for a year to save up money and then enroll at a University in that state.
However if I do get accepted into the Disney After High School Program I am going to be moving out of state soon! Keep your fingers crossed for me to get accepted into this program.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Well I haven't faxed in my paperwork for the Disney Program I want to apply to but I should hopefully do that tomorrow. It turns out that there was one more paper I needed so I'll have to print that out tomorrow and then I'll have everything I need.
Today was rather boring. I only had English 102 today and that was this morning so after that I went to the gym this afternoon and then I had nothing else to do. I wish I could find a part time job but I've had no luck with that and I've gone to the Counselling Office and they are no help. I don't like living in a town where I cant get a job. Theres really nothing here for me so its time for me to move methinks. Where to I don't know yet.
I've also decided that I want to become a Massage Therapist for starters. Now how I am not sure yet. It will probably be the community college route unless I get offered a scholarship to a Massage Therapy School because they are expensive. My current college does not offer a Massage Therapy Program so I'm looking around to see what other schools do.
Today was rather boring. I only had English 102 today and that was this morning so after that I went to the gym this afternoon and then I had nothing else to do. I wish I could find a part time job but I've had no luck with that and I've gone to the Counselling Office and they are no help. I don't like living in a town where I cant get a job. Theres really nothing here for me so its time for me to move methinks. Where to I don't know yet.
I've also decided that I want to become a Massage Therapist for starters. Now how I am not sure yet. It will probably be the community college route unless I get offered a scholarship to a Massage Therapy School because they are expensive. My current college does not offer a Massage Therapy Program so I'm looking around to see what other schools do.
Monday, February 1, 2010
My schedule
Well since my friend decided to post her schedule on her blog I am going to do the same.
I am taking
English 102
I love the Professor for this class. He is really nice and he has a way of making you understand what he is trying to explain. An awesome Professor.
English 111
This is a lab that goes with English 102. Basically when I'm doing my Essays I can get help from writing tutors with this class.
History 102
I took this because I liked History 101 with the same Professor and it looked and sounded interesting. However I'm a bit nervous about having 4 papers due in two weeks on the same day in this class so we will see how that goes. The Professor posts all the assignments and their due dates on his website so I'm debating spending a weekend and doing all the papers at once and turning them in all at once so I don't have to worry about them.
Film As Literature
This class I signed up for because a friend of mine recommended it to me. Basically we watch all sorts of different movies and we discuss the meanings of this and that. Although I had this same professor for English 101 and I didnt enjoy her 101 class I am enjoying her Film as Lit class.
PE
Basically its a self paced class where as long as you clock 30 hours and 30 visits per semester then you get an A. I am in the process of starting to go 3 times a week for an hour per session so this wont be difficult to pass.
Gourmet Cooking
This is a fun class where we meet once a week and the teacher passes out recipes and we split up into groups and make one of the recipes he passes out and then once we're all done we all sit down as a class with the dishes we've prepared and have a full blown meal. Its fun!
I am taking
English 102
I love the Professor for this class. He is really nice and he has a way of making you understand what he is trying to explain. An awesome Professor.
English 111
This is a lab that goes with English 102. Basically when I'm doing my Essays I can get help from writing tutors with this class.
History 102
I took this because I liked History 101 with the same Professor and it looked and sounded interesting. However I'm a bit nervous about having 4 papers due in two weeks on the same day in this class so we will see how that goes. The Professor posts all the assignments and their due dates on his website so I'm debating spending a weekend and doing all the papers at once and turning them in all at once so I don't have to worry about them.
Film As Literature
This class I signed up for because a friend of mine recommended it to me. Basically we watch all sorts of different movies and we discuss the meanings of this and that. Although I had this same professor for English 101 and I didnt enjoy her 101 class I am enjoying her Film as Lit class.
PE
Basically its a self paced class where as long as you clock 30 hours and 30 visits per semester then you get an A. I am in the process of starting to go 3 times a week for an hour per session so this wont be difficult to pass.
Gourmet Cooking
This is a fun class where we meet once a week and the teacher passes out recipes and we split up into groups and make one of the recipes he passes out and then once we're all done we all sit down as a class with the dishes we've prepared and have a full blown meal. Its fun!
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