Friday, November 21, 2008

Where has the time gone?

After such a good month of posting, this month has turned out to be tougher. The semester is coming to a close. When I was sick last week it really took me out of action. That was the week I was supposed to begin all of my end-term projects, so I fell behind in work a little. Now I'm a bit caught up but my postings had to suffer. So a quick recap of the past week and a half.

I was sick. A cold that set in for about a week. I'm finally finished with it, but it looks like the virus has been spreading around school, work and home. I'm hoping that I'm completely immunized from any further illness this season. I'm back to eating salads daily now, so that should help.

Work sucks. Mainly because I can't seem to get any shifts. My last pay check was just a shadow of what I'm used to. Needless to say, it's not enough to live on. Luckily I have rent for next month already, but unless something else comes along I'll be struggling when the new year comes. Truth be told, I really just want to make sure that I have money for school.

The assignments were piling up, but they're also getting done. Yesterday I handed in my ACC1145 assignment, which I did dedicate more than a reasonable amount of time to. I got a perfect score on the last assignment. I'm shooting for perfect on this one too. The last semester exam before the final exam is on Tuesday. Of the three exams and three assignments my lowest score so far is an A-. The lowest score of the six gets dropped. I think I'm in a good position. All my work is up to date in ENG1111, but I think I missed some errors on my last essay. The essay that follows is the same with research elements. It's not due until December 1st. Plenty of time to focus on other assignments. Besides, it's all but ready to be evaluated by the professor. ECM1110's assignment is due next Thursday, but that's done as well. I just have to check it over, but the website appears to look just like the instructor's sample. ECM1101 and ECM1120 have my full attention right now. ECM1120's assignment is due on Wednesday and that's what I'm working on today. ECM1101's assignment is due on Thursday. I've been putting together a business plan for an ecommerce site. It's coming along, but I have to detail it a bit more. When these deadlines come I should be fine. I know that I won't look at any ENG until next Thursday and ACC will get minimal studying time the day of the exam (maybe some on Sunday). The way I see it, I could get four A's and an A- this semester, in addition to a Pass for the RSO. I just have to get this work done, then it's final exam review and study time.

I've been playing chess in my spare time (what little I have) and I'm getting better. I've read three Robert Jordan books and my taste for literature has developed. Other than that, my main goal is to focus on the tasks at hand and finished on top. Nobody said it would be easy, and I knew it would take effort and hardwork. But it looks like it's going to get done. (9)

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