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What day is it?
So, it’s 12:15 AM on November 2, 2008. Daylight savings time is ending at 2:00 AM. This has been a crazy semester with school, work, everyday chores, and making future plans. Right now I’m working on a response to an RFP (Request for Proposal). The minimum is 15 pages, that sounds like a lot, but now that I’m halfway into it, it’s going to become a burden. Keeping on top of all of my school work has made October just fly by; I can’t believe it is already November. In two day is the 2008 Presidential election: Obama versus McCain. I am planning a small party for the evening with a few friends, hopefully the election will be entertaining, not depressing.
I know that my blog is mine and I can do with it as I wish. But, I cannot help but feel guilty that my “recent” posts have all been fluffy. I have not written much substance in a long time. I can blame my busy days, but then I’d be lying. I will try to do better. I want to find something important to write about and do an intelligent job. So, I guess today is Sunday. I hope to see you soon!
Two by Two should have been One by One
So, this is the second week of English and Speech at Blinn. I only have until August 4th, then the semester is over! These two classes are probably the hardest one’s I’ve ever taken. Not just because they are writing intensive, but also because they are condensed into one month, I am working 20 hours/week, and Blinn has challenging classes to keep their standards up. I have a total of 5 major speeches to give and 4 major essays to write within the month. But along with those assignments I have also had a lot of reading, smaller writing assignments, weekly quizzes in English, and other speaking activities in Speech. Each class has a midterm and a final. I’m not really sure why they are trying to fit every single assignment from the full semesters into the one month summer semesters, but it hasn’t been much fun so far.
Tomorrow, I will present my first major speech. It is about how my jobs have influenced my dream to become big in the corporate world. Working where I have, I now want to own a small company, not work in a large corporation. Well, I had better practice the speech again. Each one has to be 7-10 minutes in length, yikes!
Hopefully, you will hear from me again, if you don’t you know what killed me: summer school at Blinn.
