Still a Gypsy

The weather has been crappy lately, some days have been warmer, but for the most part, it has been quite chilly for MAY!!! I finally got to see what I did for grades this past semester. I did end up with a semester GPA of 3.0, the best I've ever done in school, all my life!!! I got two A's two B's and the one D from sucking completely on my final Shakespeare paper. I'm glad I did so well otherwise though. I'm sitting here in a local coffeeshop, enjoying the light music and laughter of the patrons. I'm looking forward to coming home for good though. I'm tired of college life, tired of always being so unsettled. I'm ready to take my little trip to Texas to visit with my Mom. Looking forward to seeing her and spending time with her.

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I just read where AB is possibly going to be bought out by a company in Belgium, holder of the Beck's brandname. If that happens, there will be some mighty happy beer drinkers in this country, as it will no longer have to be imported, but we could then make it ourselves. Pilsner export coming next? I don't even lke beerall that much, but I do know som good ones, and I know ourstuff ismostly water!

I was cleaning out old food, and looked in my freezer and noticed a lot of frost on the bottom of the thing, so I started feeling around, and noticed most of my food was thawed! GRRRRRR!!!!!!!

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I managed to pull an A out of my cultural Anthropology course, the one you had to work hard at to get anything lower, since there were so many opportunities to get extra credit. I'm glad for that...might get either a B or an A in my Creative Writing course. I'm not sure what I will be getting for my professionaldevelopment course, maybe a B. I can't see getting anything lower. The only part of my portfolio that really sucked was my reflective essay. I just wasn't able toreally brag on myself and what I have learned. That format always makes me uncomfortable. I think I might be getting a B, if not possible an A in my Native Lit course. The only course I'm wondering wht sort of damage is done is the Shakespeare course. I've got all day tomorrow to clean house, and I'm going to get it done. Might be skipping out on coffee to do it. Sat. there is graduation, and I think I'm going as one of the kids in our Bible study is graduating. Wearevery proud of him, he is a hard worker. His family is from Nigeria, came with a few suitcases and a dream. He gets his citizenship real soon, so they are excited for that as well. This country is still the land of immense opportunity, and I'm grateful.

 

I had a great day today, I turned in the blasted paper, the one that didn't get completed, told the professor that if I got ten points out of a hundred, I'd be satisfied. That is the worst paper I have ever done. Had a rough time with it too, but it's not in my hands, so that's ok. I'm done with the papers. My Native American paper got a B, so I'm pretty excited about that. I revised it with the professor's help, like three times. It was good to just get through it all that's for sure! Trying to find a pair of sandals I can wear this summer. Got a pair of croc-like shoes, and they will be shower slides for when I go to the dorm next semester. LAST ONE!!!

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Well, I was supposed to write a fifteen page paper on some aspect of Shakespeare, and I only ogt five pages on it completed. I've resigned myself that I could not get thisdone, and I'm ok with that. I know it will sink my grade, and I'm ok with that too. I have gotten F's before, most of my life, in fact. I'm only getting one F this time, and It doesn't reflect on my abilities at all, just on that one aspect of the class, as I have been getting C's up to this point. Graduate school is nowhere in my horizon. I don't wnat any part of that. People who are more verbose need to go to grad school. I come away from this course knowing what my abilities are, what my strengths and weaknesses are, and that's ok with me. If anything, I'll just have to add a class next semester, which stinks, but it is something I'll have to do. I don't even ask for a mercy grade in this case, I'll take what I earn. I'm doing better in school here at the university than I have ever done in my entire life! Thatsays something! I grew up getting D's and F's throughout school. This is still a step up!

Iam finally starting to shake off a bit of the final exam week blues, as I turned in one of my long papers. I screwed around with that paper for EVER!!! I'm glad t is now out of my hands. I have a paper on Shakespeare due at noon tomorrow, and I have a test for Wednesday. I have to do a creative nonfiction portfolio for thursday, so that won't be too bad. I'm just burnt out thistime around.It's not like a science class where you have multiple choice all the way. No, these papers are a killer. I worked all night last night, and look forward to going home. I'm hoping to find a place to work late into the night tonight...don't know where that will be just yet. Could possibly sit inside the train depot and work on my laptop. I'd look like a bum, but I know the cabbies, so that might be what I'll do. I'm not too sure yet. I'm trying to give myselfa bit of a break, as I just came to school after about two hours of sleep. I work those third shift weekends, and that gets rough, but soon enough, itll just be work. I'mlooking forward ot doing that, and then I'll go home thru the week. I miss my church friends, and my pastor, my family. Looking forward to seeing them soon!