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Howdy, fearless readers!
This is a short week, being a holiday week -- so, I thought I would tell you about my life as a student at this time of year. Due to Thanksgiving, we only have half a week because our annual turkey day falls on a Thursday every year so we get a four day weekend. Normally I would go visit my parents (they live just over an hour away from Ann Arbor) but they are currently living and traveling overseas. I've had no less than five invitations to join people for Thanksgiving turkey dinners. However, this year I've chosen a different route.
As you've probably read in previous entries, it is officially 'crunch time' here -- 'tis the season and the point in the semester when all major class projects come due! Given the fact that my family is all far away (my sister also happens to live many states away), and even my boyfriend lives a few hours away, I decided to use the long weekend as a great excuse to get a ton of work done. Now, before your dubious panic ensues, dear grasshoppers, know that this is an atypical year for me. If you're not from the States and are not familiar with the American tradition of Thanksgiving, it's basically an eating holiday. Not that I'm complaining though... I have my own kitchen roaring to go with a roast chicken and baked apples wrapped in pastry. :o)
So, what do I plan to work on this weekend? Well, here's my list:
-Library cataloguing final project
-Library reference research project
-Intellectual property law class final paper (research it)
-Prepare for my intellectual property law class presentation/mini-lecture (I have to give this on Tuesday next week)
-Continue plugging away at my complex websites course final project
-Catch up on a whole ton of reading
and, for personal work:
-finish getting my portfolio up online
-design and create the template for my sister's new business website
-oh, yeah, and the rest of my life :o)
Yes, I have enough on my plate, for sure! And I'm not just talking turkey... There's only 4 weeks left, though, which means that I'll be able to enjoy some downtime soon.
In other news, I enrolled for Winter 2007 semester classes yesterday afternoon. I'll be taking my outside cognate in the film department which I'm really looking forward to taking. For now, I'm officially enrolled for 4 courses (12 credits) but might cut that down to 3 courses (9 credits) for a couple of reasons. One of the courses is quite technical, but I think I might not need that. I also am still working on figuring out how much time I will need to set aside for things like job hunting. However, I just interviewed in the first round with a really awesome career opportunity at the end of last week. I'll be finding out if I made the second round after turkey day.
Ok, fearless grasshoppers, time to jet! I'll keep you updated on all the projects I do as they come to completion and maybe I can share some with you too. If you're of the turkey type, I hope you have a great holiday weekend!
Posted by maryaw at November 21, 2006 10:41 AM
