the next two weeks will be killer.

ahhh! i'm going into stress mode starting....NOW.

i just finished putting my assignments, meetings, work schedules, etc. into my day planner and got increasingly more overwhelmed. i'm not usually one to get too stressed out about things, but these next two weeks are a slight exception.

i have my first exam of the semester on thursday. i'm worried about it because it's for my western civilizations class....and i have absolutely no interest in ancient Greece or Rome. i really don't have any prior knowledge on the subject...which is definitely not normal for me in a history class. the professor emailed a study guide over the weekend, but there's so much material on it i almost think it would have been more helpful if she didn't give us anything at all. oh well...i'll get it done and i'll take the exam and it'll be over with by 12:15 on thursday.

dance marathon, the largest contributor of my stress will not be over until around 9:00pm next saturday. for those that don't know dance marathon is a 24 hour stand for the children of the NC children's hospital. [yes, that means that i will be standing up for 24 hours straight] i know i can stand and stay awake for 24 hours because i was a dancer last year, but this year is different. the committee that i'm on requires us to handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff that actually makes the marathon function. i'm worried that i'm not going to be rested enough and i won't contribute to the committee like i should. i'm trying to get as much sleep as i can now since i know i won't have any time when it's marathon time. next thursday i have to help set up for the marathon from 6pm until 2am...and then be back at the site by 2:00 or 3:00 on friday. the marathon actually starts at 7:30, so all the dancers will start arriving and that's when the stress will really set in. at 7:30 pm on saturday all the dancers will be able to sit down [and i will too!!], but we'll still have to clean up...which i have a feeling will be a lengthy process. i'm nervous and excited all at the same time!!

on a better, more positive note, kotr will be here this thursday!!!!

however...a large chunk of my weekend will still be dedicated to DM. we have a meeting on thursday at 6:30, a date auction at 11:00, and i have to assemble decorations for the marathon on sunday. oh well though...it's FOR THE KIDS!

new semester.

i've been mia for quite a while, but in my own defense i've been a little busy.
the spring semester started almost three weeks ago and i'm finally getting into the swing of things. [took me long enough...i know]

my tuesday/thursdays are killer. i have class from 8 until 1:20 and again at 3:30 until 4:45. on tuesdays i work until 10. i make up for it though because i only have one class on monday/wednesday (at 2:00) and no class on friday! the one thing that i HATE about my schedule is the fact that i work from 9:00 until midnight on wednesday nights and then i have to wake up at 7:00 on thursday mornings. needless to say i am tuckered out by the time is thursday night rolls around.

i would consider myself very lucky because i really enjoy the majority of my classes. even though we're only three weeks in i've really been challenged to think outside the box. i'll give y'all a brief insight on some enlightening things i've learned so far:

PWAD 350--National and International Security

• who doesn't want to learn about what kind of threat the christmas day underwear bomber was??
  

COMM 450--Media and Popular Culture

• so fun! every class we talk about different artifacts presented to Americans on a daily basis [like facebook, blogs, mtv, etc.]
• i've learned that i like Tim Tebow even less than i thought [which i will go in detail about in a later post]
  
• we are forced to think about certain things in a certain manner by 'the big bad media'

COMM 224--Gender Communication

• there is a difference between sex and gender
• it isn't fair to judge someone that may view their sexuality differently than you do, they are people too. [yes i realize that may be a little controversial, but shouldn't we keep in mind that the Bible says to 'love thy neighbor'??

HIST 151--Western Civilization

• when i come up with something that i have learned and actually enjoyed learning about i'll let y'all know

HIST 457--French Revolution

• same goes for this one.
• [i would enjoy the class a lot more if a socially awkward girl that interrupts EVERYTHING the prof says wasn't in there]

promise i'll be better about updating.