When did that happen??

Dude... I think I'm kinda caught up.

I think. I'm not sure. It all happened so fast...

The only assignment I really have left to do is Multiculturalism. I have the oral part of my interviewing exam on Thursday, but there's not a lot of studying I can do for that...
Substance Abuse Assignment is Done.
Interviewing Assignment (a written one): Done.
History and Philosophy test: Done.
Sociology Assignment: Done.
Group Final: Done.
Group Journal: Done.
Group CLASS: Done!

But... What? I didn't even realize it! Then today, sitting here in the TLM lab waiting for class to start, I realized it...

I don't have to go to rehersal tonight, because it's a workshop. In fact, I've already told Carl that I'm not going. My Laundry is pretty much done. My dishes are done...

Could it be? Do I seriously have the night off??

I was almost giddy until I realize that tomorrow I have nothing to do between 12:30pm and 8pm. That damned near put me over the top. I giggled more than a little!

What ever will I do with this time? I've been begging for it for weeks, so I'd be a fool to waste it. I know I need to continue cleaning up my room, and that can be done in an hour... what else though?
Downloading missed episodes of Criminal Minds, House and Jericho!
Reading my script!
WRITING MY NANO!!! Good lord... If I have a 10K day on wednesday, I might even stand a chance... Well, a chance of getting half done, but still...

It's kinda strange... to think that for those two nights, I really have no obligation to anyone. Well, I might end up doing some meet-for-class type stuff, but nothing extra-curricular.

YAYS!!

By the end of today, I will have my exam schedual, too. Oh, and emails are going out tonight about Cocktails & Clevage, which is going to rock.

Infact, I think I'll do that now.

WHEEEEEEEEEE!

Smarty Pants...

Education Centre Library - Home

THIS is where I spent the majority of my day. Usually, at this time, I'd be whining about how much I didn't get done, but today, my friends? SUCCESS!

I have a stack of books that makes me look like Hermione in training. I have topics picked, and, though nothing really got written down, I have direction. BTW: please refer to the post below, because I KNOW that the Blood Relations thesis statement needs work.

After watching the first batch of presentations in Learning today, I've also learned a few things about presentations that I'l like to list here. Next time you're up for a speach or presentation, keep these things in mind:

1) SLOW THE F*%^@K DOWN!!! Holy Jeeze! I couldn't keep up, mentally or pen-to-paper wise. It was INSANE! So, speak in a Slow, LOUD, clear voice, and remember that not everyone can write or type 600 wds/sec.

2)Big Words sound cool, but if you don't explain them, you're going to lose people fast. This is especially important in Psych, when you're explaining a complicated biological system or function. Either spell-out what it is, or give the name, followed by the basic function.

3)Lists. They're great. They make things easier to remember and to study, and with things like personality, you can't turn a page without tripping over 4 of 'em. So, when using a list in a powerpoint Presentation, Have the WHOLE list on the screen while you're talking, not just the first point. And don't worry about examples: that's why you talk. For example:

Big 5 Personality Traits
-Introversion/Extroversion
-Openmindedness
-Agreeability
-Neuroticism
-Concientiousness.

There. That's ALL you should have on the screen. Give examples while they're writing, because examples are easier to remember/make up than the list itself.

4)Keep it simple, stupid. Like, really, if you over-complicate it to impress your prof, you're just going to lose everyone else, which will kill your grade. Give the bare basics, so that way, you can expand if you have exra time.

5)For the love of god, and all that is holy: DO NOT STAND BEHIND THE PODIUM AND STARE AT THE PAPER THE WHOLE TIME!!! Snore. I know that you're nervous, but if you stand infront of everyone, back straight, and use your hands, you'll engage the crowd.

Lastly, 6) Be prepared for that twerp in the front row who asks everyone the lamest questions for the sake of participation marks. ...Yeah, I'M that twerp. And if I didn't get something, I'm gonna ask, and that could either help or harm you, depending on how you play it.

So, for the next hour, I'm going to whip up the historical introduction to Operant Behaviour for my presentation, and then start scanning through this massive amount of books for things I can actually use. And now that I have a photocopier at home, I can copy them tonight, and take the books back tomorrow for another stack.

Love it.

Looking Up!

Hey all!

So far, everything is going *much* better than expected. The shows are doing smashingly well, and 2 of Steve's friends from the Theatre Tech program at Ryerson told us that we would likely get into Ryerson's acting program if we wanted. That was a huge ego-boost... Almost as big as the kid who told us we were good dancers! :)

So, this is Reading Week. And I've actually done some reading, which is astonishing... Usually I just flake out on the couch for a week and watch TV. But here, watching those big puffy flakes of snow fall, I feel productive... Like I can accomplish alot, if only to avoid shoveling the back walk...

But yes... Today, I will be writing my journals for Children's Lit, because I realized today that because I won't be able to hand them in in class, I'll have to hand them in in seminar... On tuesday. Eep. Oh, well... they should be dead easy.

I also want to get a start on at least one of my other projects today, whether it's my Drama essay, my PSL Essay, or the Learning project. Tomorrow I will need to focus on reading for my Psych of Ed midterm on Monday... I can't decide if I'm prepared or not, because I can't destinguish the relivant material from his bizarre ranting... Blarg.

Also, for you MtG players out there... I've built myself my first deck, and it kicks major ass! It's a green deck, based on getting out as much Mana as possible, then throwing out 2 Wildcats whose attack and defence are equal to the number of Mana you have... It's CRAZY. 5 forests to pull out a creature that can get over 20/20?? *droolz*

Anyways, enough of that... For some reason, my brain-light switched on today, and I've come up with more material for one of my stories on DeviantArt. Also, I've figured out where most of my old stuff is, and I'm going to post a few of my favorites at DA. I'd like to have everything in one place, eventually... it makes searching for old stories a LOT easier.

Off to work with me!

Feats of Splendifferousness!

Whoa. Now *that* was a long, unbelieveably interesting day.

The last few days have been nothing but maddness, so I've decided to create this post with one specific intent: To highlight all the wicked-cool stuff that's happened to me in the last week.

1. Got my PSL Midterm back: 76%
2. Got my Kid Lit Journal back: 82%, AFTER the late penalty!
3. Was called "the only sensible voice" within the xForums hacker catastrophy, though I think that's questionable...
4. Auditioned for the Vagina Monologues, and I'm pretty sure I got a part!
5. Got upgraded from "The Principle" in The Wierd Kid to Trish, the part I had last year (an actor dropped this morning...)
6. Got my OSAP processed, and I should be getting about $160 back.
7. Did some much needed scrubbing done at the Lucky
8. Got some positive reinforcement from Dr. Gooderham (more about that later)
9. Got out of bed every day this week before 10am!!
10. Started the whole schedual thing, and, though adjustments are sorely needed, made an attempt to stick to as much as I could.

So, yeah, I feel pretty awsome right now. Re-taking-on the role of Trish doesn't change my schedual, because I was expected to go to every rehersal anyways, and I have blocked off time already for rehersing lines. The part with the Vagina Monologues (I'll know tomorrow if I've got something) will be awsome, and because rehersals are aparently going to be Fridays at 3pm, I can still do 6am-2pm shifts at the Lucky and not have to alter my schedual much.

Dr. Gooderham and I had a quick chat today, and she's decided to leave my meds as is until they've been given time to take full effect. She said that, because my appetite hasn't changed, nor has my "intrest" level, I'm sleeping ok (when I sleep), and I'm seeing a counciler (Angela) she thinks I'm on the right track. She said that if it was really a problem, I wouldn't be seeking help in the first place, and would probably have dropped out by now. She says that I need to cut back on my coffee intake, and start sleeping better (no kidding), but other than that, she thinks that my coping skills are ok, with the exception of the Anxiety. For that, she has asked me to start exercising: specifically running. And I agree. I think I need to be more physical, and walking to and from the bus stop just isn't enough. So, I'm going to try and schedual in a half hour at the gym, on the treadmill, 3x per week. Probably between/before/after classes will work best, in those hour gaps when I usually just sit in the caf.

But now, I must eat something, then crawl into bed. I have to be up at 5am tomorrow to be at work on time.

Yay progress!