It's the middle of finals week, and even though I have to be back out the door within the next fifteen minutes or so, I decided to write a quick post here.
Finals have been going pretty well so far. I've taken two exams (just got back from one actually) and given two presentations so far. I have relatively good feelings about them all, and I'm trying not to think about the stuff I know I struggled with.
I also got back a grade on a test in the one class I haven't had my final in yet. (The test was from last week.) And the grade was lower than I'd been expecting, but I was honestly kind of expecting that. I haven't been struggling with the class per se, but my test grades have been slipping slightly as the semester went on. I'd study harder and be so confident. Even after I took the test it felt like I'd done rather well, and then I'd get the test back and it would be a couple of points lower than my last one. It could be much worse, so I'm just hoping for the best when it comes time to take that final. I've been studying really hard for a long time now, and I still have another day of studying. Fingers crossed.
Other than that one exam in a couple of days, all that I have left is to sit through some presentations in another class. I already gave mine on Thursday, but we get pizza today, which I'm very excited about. In fact, the professor should be there already with the pizza, and I have the next half hour to show up whenever before presentations actually start. I'm almost embarrassed to admit how much I've been looking forward to this pizza, so it's a miracle I'm not already there.
Finals week is almost over though. Three exams and two presentations have been completed, and all that's left is sitting through presentations and one more exam. I'm already starting to feel relieved. Here's hoping the rest of the week goes well.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Life Post: One Day Until Finals
By this time tomorrow I'll have taken my first final, and I'm actually starting to feel nervous. It's odd, but up until now I hadn't felt overwhelmed or even stressed really. I was studying and had a good pace and all of that. I wasn't entirely sure how well I was retaining some of the information, but I wasn't too worried. Now though I've suddenly realized that finals start tomorrow, and I'm getting a bit nervous.
It's completely irrational because I know I'm just as prepared as I was yesterday, but I guess a part of me just feels like it should be stressed out. It doesn't help that there's also moving out to think about, which most definitely stresses me out to think about.
Just a few more days, and it will be summer break. At least there's that. I think I'll calm down about finals as soon as my first one is out of the way. Then I'll at least only be freaking out about moving out of the dorm.
Summer break: 5 days
City of Heavenly Fire book release: 23 days
Sorry I'm Late album release: 23 days
It's completely irrational because I know I'm just as prepared as I was yesterday, but I guess a part of me just feels like it should be stressed out. It doesn't help that there's also moving out to think about, which most definitely stresses me out to think about.
Just a few more days, and it will be summer break. At least there's that. I think I'll calm down about finals as soon as my first one is out of the way. Then I'll at least only be freaking out about moving out of the dorm.
Summer break: 5 days
City of Heavenly Fire book release: 23 days
Sorry I'm Late album release: 23 days
Saturday, May 3, 2014
Life Post: Preparing to Move Out and Finals
Not having classes on Friday has thrown my days of the week off, and I keep thinking that this is Sunday instead of Saturday. It doesn't really matter anyway since my schedule isn't the same this coming week with finals. I'm sure that'll just have me feeling off even more going to different classes at different times and whatnot.
I've definitely been studying a lot, but I also don't feel like I'm studying enough. There's just so much from the entire semester, and while I think I have the ideas down (the most important parts I think), I'm not so sure about some of the more technical stuff I'm supposed to know, like connecting authors, artists, and composers with their work. There's just so much of that, and I've been struggling with it all year. I'm hoping for the best though, and the hardest of the exams is the last one I take, which means more time for studying. I still have two days before my first exam too, so I'll have tomorrow to study for it as well. Hopefully I manage to retain the information.
I also got a ton of writing done yesterday, since I used that and reading fanfiction as breaks during studying. It was the most I'd written in months, and I loved it. I haven't done as much today, but I'm hoping to do a bit more later, even if it's not as much as yesterday. I also need to start cleaning up my dorm more, since I didn't do that at all yesterday, so that's not really conducive to writing.
My room's still a complete mess. I haven't even pulled out my suitcases yet to fill them up because I feel like I'll need stuff, even though I'm sure there are at least some things I don't. Even with the suitcases, I'll have a lot more stuff I think, and I don't even want to think about where that's all going to go. I'm a bit paranoid about being checked out and having the dorm inspected though just because that's how I always am about these sorts of things, and that's making me feel anxious every time I start thinking about cleaning or packing.
Needless to say, I'll be happy when this next week is over and it's summer break. Not much longer to go!
Summer break: 6 days
City of Heavenly Fire book release: 24 days
Sorry I'm Late album release: 24 days
I've definitely been studying a lot, but I also don't feel like I'm studying enough. There's just so much from the entire semester, and while I think I have the ideas down (the most important parts I think), I'm not so sure about some of the more technical stuff I'm supposed to know, like connecting authors, artists, and composers with their work. There's just so much of that, and I've been struggling with it all year. I'm hoping for the best though, and the hardest of the exams is the last one I take, which means more time for studying. I still have two days before my first exam too, so I'll have tomorrow to study for it as well. Hopefully I manage to retain the information.
I also got a ton of writing done yesterday, since I used that and reading fanfiction as breaks during studying. It was the most I'd written in months, and I loved it. I haven't done as much today, but I'm hoping to do a bit more later, even if it's not as much as yesterday. I also need to start cleaning up my dorm more, since I didn't do that at all yesterday, so that's not really conducive to writing.
My room's still a complete mess. I haven't even pulled out my suitcases yet to fill them up because I feel like I'll need stuff, even though I'm sure there are at least some things I don't. Even with the suitcases, I'll have a lot more stuff I think, and I don't even want to think about where that's all going to go. I'm a bit paranoid about being checked out and having the dorm inspected though just because that's how I always am about these sorts of things, and that's making me feel anxious every time I start thinking about cleaning or packing.
Needless to say, I'll be happy when this next week is over and it's summer break. Not much longer to go!
Summer break: 6 days
City of Heavenly Fire book release: 24 days
Sorry I'm Late album release: 24 days
Friday, May 2, 2014
Reign Review: Season 1 Episode 20: "Higher Ground"
I'm actually getting my review up the day after the episode aired. When was the last time I managed that? Today's actually reading day, the day my school gives us off before finals to study, and I figured writing this would be a good break between all of that studying.
I feel like this episode had so much that I want to talk about, and almost all of it has to do with the relationships on the show. I'm really happy with how the relationship are at the moment overall, and I'm hopeful that all the couples will end the season on a positive note. I don't want something sad to happen and then have to wait the entire season break to find out if it's resolved.
Funnily enough, Mary and Francis, the main couple of the show, seemed to be the only couple who didn't have something significant happen as a couple in this episode. Instead, they were doing important things as individuals, which is just as great, but it kind of stood out to me amongst everything else. This episode really showed how Mary has changed over the season, and while I don't necessarily think it's for the better, I do think that in many ways she's becoming a stronger ruler who's more sure of herself.
I've also believed for a long time that Catherine really does care about Mary, and this episode cemented that for me. Whenever she reminds people of the fact that she raised Mary for a good part of her life, I feel like that's Catherine getting a bit sentimental and giving in a bit to her fondness for her. Of course Catherine is also a rather hard-hearted person, and she's really good at pushing her own feelings aside to do what she feels needs to be done, which is often terrible things. However, I do think the love for Mary is there. She just tries to suppress it the majority of the time. After all, when she realized that Mary and Francis could marry without Francis dying, she seemed ecstatic. She also seemed a bit upset when she realized that Mary might be starting to become more like her, which I thought was a bit heart-breaking, and I really think that shows that Catherine really does wish she could protect Mary.
Oh, and I nearly forgot, but I have to mention Catherine going to confession. It was one of the best moments in the show. I just love how she starts off with taking the Lord's name in vain and then rushes through a ton of much more horrible sins before eagerly asking for her penance. The priest's face was just fantastic. He looks so exasperated with her, and I wonder how many times this particular priest has had to listen to her confess before. That scene was just great.
Francis, on the other hand, was at war in this episode. I do like that they didn't shy away from showing blood, but also, as a person with a blood phobia, that bit was hard to watch. I did like the bit about soldiers as chess pieces though and how Francis worked to show them that he didn't view them that way. It was nice.
But the crowning moment of all of that was, of course, Leith showing up again! As soon as he saved Francis's life and Francis said he was in his debt, I got a good idea of what's going to happen. Obviously, Francis knows there's a girl now, although he doesn't know it's Greer, and he plans to give Leith a title. That's all good news. However, there's also the problem that Greer is engaged, and while I don't want her married to Lord Castleroy, I will feel bad for the guy if the engagement falls threw. Still, he's been such a good guy to Greer that I could see him allowing her out of the engagement in order to marry Leith. I'm looking forward to seeing how that develops.
I don't think anyone was surprised by Julian in this episode. He was clearly hiding something, and I honestly expected that to go much worse than it did. I had no hopes that he would turn out to be a decent guy, and I really didn't think he loved Lola at all until he started hesitating in front of the carriage. That was nice though, and I'm glad that their marriage seems like it's going to be good. I'm still not sure how he's going to react when he finds out Lola's baby is Francis's because I'm sure he'll find out, and I'm still a bit worried that his greediness will come back and he'll try and use the child to increase his wealth. Still, I'm more optimistic about him than I was in the past, so here's hoping he keeps being a decent human being.
Sebastian and Kenna were also adorable in this episode, and I loved Sebastian looking into Julian for Kenna. I really do love them together, and while neither one of them did anything hugely significant in this episode, I had to throw that in here.
Henry wasn't in this episode, so we didn't get any development as far as his craziness goes. However, it seems like that will play a huge role in next week's episode, and I'm hoping we actually learn something. It looks like it's going to be intense, but I don't know if we're going to actually learn the cause, which is the main thing I want at this point. We'll see I suppose.
I feel like this episode had so much that I want to talk about, and almost all of it has to do with the relationships on the show. I'm really happy with how the relationship are at the moment overall, and I'm hopeful that all the couples will end the season on a positive note. I don't want something sad to happen and then have to wait the entire season break to find out if it's resolved.
Funnily enough, Mary and Francis, the main couple of the show, seemed to be the only couple who didn't have something significant happen as a couple in this episode. Instead, they were doing important things as individuals, which is just as great, but it kind of stood out to me amongst everything else. This episode really showed how Mary has changed over the season, and while I don't necessarily think it's for the better, I do think that in many ways she's becoming a stronger ruler who's more sure of herself.
I've also believed for a long time that Catherine really does care about Mary, and this episode cemented that for me. Whenever she reminds people of the fact that she raised Mary for a good part of her life, I feel like that's Catherine getting a bit sentimental and giving in a bit to her fondness for her. Of course Catherine is also a rather hard-hearted person, and she's really good at pushing her own feelings aside to do what she feels needs to be done, which is often terrible things. However, I do think the love for Mary is there. She just tries to suppress it the majority of the time. After all, when she realized that Mary and Francis could marry without Francis dying, she seemed ecstatic. She also seemed a bit upset when she realized that Mary might be starting to become more like her, which I thought was a bit heart-breaking, and I really think that shows that Catherine really does wish she could protect Mary.
Oh, and I nearly forgot, but I have to mention Catherine going to confession. It was one of the best moments in the show. I just love how she starts off with taking the Lord's name in vain and then rushes through a ton of much more horrible sins before eagerly asking for her penance. The priest's face was just fantastic. He looks so exasperated with her, and I wonder how many times this particular priest has had to listen to her confess before. That scene was just great.
Francis, on the other hand, was at war in this episode. I do like that they didn't shy away from showing blood, but also, as a person with a blood phobia, that bit was hard to watch. I did like the bit about soldiers as chess pieces though and how Francis worked to show them that he didn't view them that way. It was nice.
But the crowning moment of all of that was, of course, Leith showing up again! As soon as he saved Francis's life and Francis said he was in his debt, I got a good idea of what's going to happen. Obviously, Francis knows there's a girl now, although he doesn't know it's Greer, and he plans to give Leith a title. That's all good news. However, there's also the problem that Greer is engaged, and while I don't want her married to Lord Castleroy, I will feel bad for the guy if the engagement falls threw. Still, he's been such a good guy to Greer that I could see him allowing her out of the engagement in order to marry Leith. I'm looking forward to seeing how that develops.
I don't think anyone was surprised by Julian in this episode. He was clearly hiding something, and I honestly expected that to go much worse than it did. I had no hopes that he would turn out to be a decent guy, and I really didn't think he loved Lola at all until he started hesitating in front of the carriage. That was nice though, and I'm glad that their marriage seems like it's going to be good. I'm still not sure how he's going to react when he finds out Lola's baby is Francis's because I'm sure he'll find out, and I'm still a bit worried that his greediness will come back and he'll try and use the child to increase his wealth. Still, I'm more optimistic about him than I was in the past, so here's hoping he keeps being a decent human being.
Sebastian and Kenna were also adorable in this episode, and I loved Sebastian looking into Julian for Kenna. I really do love them together, and while neither one of them did anything hugely significant in this episode, I had to throw that in here.
Henry wasn't in this episode, so we didn't get any development as far as his craziness goes. However, it seems like that will play a huge role in next week's episode, and I'm hoping we actually learn something. It looks like it's going to be intense, but I don't know if we're going to actually learn the cause, which is the main thing I want at this point. We'll see I suppose.
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Life Post: Classes are Over and Now It's Finals
I haven't posted here on the blog since Monday because this week has just been crazy. It was the last week of classes, which meant a lot of work to get done. This week is over though because tomorrow is reading day, the Friday before finals where our school gives us the day off to study. I really love it because, although I study, it's also a three day weekend before finals, and I think that helps relieve a bit of stress.
Since classes are over except for exams, most of my work is finished. Of my five classes, two were final projects and three are exams. One final project I presented today, and I think the presentation went well. It's over and done with, but I still have to go on Tuesday to listen to more people present. Our professor is bringing us pizza though, so I'm actually looking forward to it.
My other final project isn't done yet. It's hard to explain why that is, but I'll try anyway. Basically, we were given a brief idea of what the project needed to be, but it was really vague in order to make us be creative. I had a lot down that is basically the chunk of the project. I just wasn't sure how I was going to present that information. Today in class we went over different aspects of the project, but we really focused on discussing how each of us are going to present our information creatively. I have an idea now, and although I'm cringing at the thought of my drawing skills, I know what I'm going to do. Since I already have all of my information, the only work I really have is drawing (and then writing out the information neatly alongside the drawing). I'm not saying that won't be somewhat difficult considering my art skills, but it's not as stressful as getting the information all down. I won't be graded on my drawing skills, at least.
Other than that I have the three exams to study for, of course. One of the exams isn't cummulative over the whole semester. We're just being tested over stuff since our last test, and for that reason, I'm least worried about it. The other two exams are over the entire semester, and they're in the two classes that are probably the hardest to study for. I've been struggling with humanities exams more this semester than last semester because I just can't remember artists' and composers' names, and now I have to try and remember some from the entire semester. I feel kind of hopeless. As for the other exam over the entire semester, I've been doing better in that class on exams, but now that it's all of the material, I'm feeling overwhelmed about having to remember it all. Here's hoping for the best though.
Of course I also have to prepare to move out a week from today. I just finished rearranging the furniture in my dorm so that it would be exactly like how it was when I moved in. I had to do it now because 24 hour quiet hours kick in tonight at ten because of reading day tomorrow. I inevitably discovered a ton of dirt after moving furniture (including a dead bug under the printer which was a bit scary), so I also wound up cleaning, which is going to happen even more over the course of the next week.
I have stuff everywhere, and I know I don't have enough bags/suitcases/etc. to pack it all in, so I'm at a bit of a loss how to even begin packing. I think I'm going to wait until Monday to get started on that anyway. I'll have less and less to study as finals happen, so I'll use that time to pack stuff up. I have a feeling that a lot of it will end up thrown in the car with no container though because I'm at a loss. I do have a ton of empty plastic grocery bags if it comes down to it. We'll see.
I'm done studying for the night, but I still have tons to do. As I'm writing this, Little Mix's new music video was just released, which I seriously need to go watch RIGHT NOW! Plus, I have a ton more to do before Reign comes on in a couple of hours. I didn't mean for this post to be so long!
Since classes are over except for exams, most of my work is finished. Of my five classes, two were final projects and three are exams. One final project I presented today, and I think the presentation went well. It's over and done with, but I still have to go on Tuesday to listen to more people present. Our professor is bringing us pizza though, so I'm actually looking forward to it.
My other final project isn't done yet. It's hard to explain why that is, but I'll try anyway. Basically, we were given a brief idea of what the project needed to be, but it was really vague in order to make us be creative. I had a lot down that is basically the chunk of the project. I just wasn't sure how I was going to present that information. Today in class we went over different aspects of the project, but we really focused on discussing how each of us are going to present our information creatively. I have an idea now, and although I'm cringing at the thought of my drawing skills, I know what I'm going to do. Since I already have all of my information, the only work I really have is drawing (and then writing out the information neatly alongside the drawing). I'm not saying that won't be somewhat difficult considering my art skills, but it's not as stressful as getting the information all down. I won't be graded on my drawing skills, at least.
Other than that I have the three exams to study for, of course. One of the exams isn't cummulative over the whole semester. We're just being tested over stuff since our last test, and for that reason, I'm least worried about it. The other two exams are over the entire semester, and they're in the two classes that are probably the hardest to study for. I've been struggling with humanities exams more this semester than last semester because I just can't remember artists' and composers' names, and now I have to try and remember some from the entire semester. I feel kind of hopeless. As for the other exam over the entire semester, I've been doing better in that class on exams, but now that it's all of the material, I'm feeling overwhelmed about having to remember it all. Here's hoping for the best though.
Of course I also have to prepare to move out a week from today. I just finished rearranging the furniture in my dorm so that it would be exactly like how it was when I moved in. I had to do it now because 24 hour quiet hours kick in tonight at ten because of reading day tomorrow. I inevitably discovered a ton of dirt after moving furniture (including a dead bug under the printer which was a bit scary), so I also wound up cleaning, which is going to happen even more over the course of the next week.
I have stuff everywhere, and I know I don't have enough bags/suitcases/etc. to pack it all in, so I'm at a bit of a loss how to even begin packing. I think I'm going to wait until Monday to get started on that anyway. I'll have less and less to study as finals happen, so I'll use that time to pack stuff up. I have a feeling that a lot of it will end up thrown in the car with no container though because I'm at a loss. I do have a ton of empty plastic grocery bags if it comes down to it. We'll see.
I'm done studying for the night, but I still have tons to do. As I'm writing this, Little Mix's new music video was just released, which I seriously need to go watch RIGHT NOW! Plus, I have a ton more to do before Reign comes on in a couple of hours. I didn't mean for this post to be so long!
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