It's Thursday, so I had history class again. There has been more or less no drop in any way, shape, or form in the "essentially" counts.
13.5 Ppt pages
294 "essentially"s
22 "more or less"s
6 "in any way, shape, or form"s
High count -- 39 "essentially"s each on pages 7 and 10.
Low count -- just 4 "essentially"s on page 12.
He seems to say it more when he's not as interested in the topic he's lecturing on.
(moved from old blog)
Comments:
Aibrean: That's so hysterical, Beccaie! Sounds like drinking game potential! lol!
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Saturday, September 22, 2007
History Class
Essentially, I think my history class may be interesting.
It's a freshman-level class, of course, so there are ... well, LOTS of freshmen in it. I think there's one other woman somewhere near my age, although I didn't exactly get a friendly vibe from her. The prof is much younger than I am, which is a first for me. He's a doctoral student, and has been teaching at the college level for 4 years, 3 of them at COD. This makes the whole thing essentially more funny.
Think I'm using "essentially" a lot? Come to class with me! ;-)
He's a very freshman-friendly prof, in that he gave us printouts of his whole Powerpoint presentation at the beginning of class. I think I was the only one who even bothered to jot additional notes in the margins. *rolls eyes* We got 3 handouts during this class: the syllabus, naturally; a brief (1.5 page) Powerpoint presentation on the status of Europe in 1600, which should be helpful; and the main (7.5 pages) Ppt lecture. As he was going through the syllabus with us, I realized that he was fond of the word "essentially" and thought I should remember to use it in at least one of the papers I'll have to write. As he was going through the Europe in 1600 presentation, I remembered Bella talking about one of her classes last spring, where a group of people smuggled in alcoholic beverages for a drinking game whenever their prof said whatever "his" word was. Halfway through the second page of the main lecture, I decided that it was a good thing we weren't playing a drinking game, because most of the class would be seriously drunk by now. On the third page, I started counting his "essentially"s. 116 times in the last 4.5 pages. Yes, you read that right. It's not a typo. One hundred sixteen times.
I can't decide if I should say something to him, or start running a pool on the counts. lol
(moved from old blog)
Comments:
Aibrean: lol! Isn't gambling essentially illegal? ;-)
Estelina: Oh good heavens! That is so funny - and a little sad. Someone should tell him - though I'm not sure it should be student, whose grade could be essentially effected.
tee hee
Good luck.
Elhf: Save the poor guy after your final grade, till then keep counting...
It's a freshman-level class, of course, so there are ... well, LOTS of freshmen in it. I think there's one other woman somewhere near my age, although I didn't exactly get a friendly vibe from her. The prof is much younger than I am, which is a first for me. He's a doctoral student, and has been teaching at the college level for 4 years, 3 of them at COD. This makes the whole thing essentially more funny.
Think I'm using "essentially" a lot? Come to class with me! ;-)
He's a very freshman-friendly prof, in that he gave us printouts of his whole Powerpoint presentation at the beginning of class. I think I was the only one who even bothered to jot additional notes in the margins. *rolls eyes* We got 3 handouts during this class: the syllabus, naturally; a brief (1.5 page) Powerpoint presentation on the status of Europe in 1600, which should be helpful; and the main (7.5 pages) Ppt lecture. As he was going through the syllabus with us, I realized that he was fond of the word "essentially" and thought I should remember to use it in at least one of the papers I'll have to write. As he was going through the Europe in 1600 presentation, I remembered Bella talking about one of her classes last spring, where a group of people smuggled in alcoholic beverages for a drinking game whenever their prof said whatever "his" word was. Halfway through the second page of the main lecture, I decided that it was a good thing we weren't playing a drinking game, because most of the class would be seriously drunk by now. On the third page, I started counting his "essentially"s. 116 times in the last 4.5 pages. Yes, you read that right. It's not a typo. One hundred sixteen times.
I can't decide if I should say something to him, or start running a pool on the counts. lol
(moved from old blog)
Comments:
Aibrean: lol! Isn't gambling essentially illegal? ;-)
Estelina: Oh good heavens! That is so funny - and a little sad. Someone should tell him - though I'm not sure it should be student, whose grade could be essentially effected.
tee hee
Good luck.
Elhf: Save the poor guy after your final grade, till then keep counting...
Friday, September 7, 2007
Well That's a Switch!
Slight change of plan this semester. For reasons I don't want to go into right now (because it's taken me about 2.5 days to calm down, and I don't want to upset myself again), I'm no longer taking the suck-up-to-the-program-director radiography class. This is good, because (a) I never wanted to do radiography in the first place -- it was just a stepping stone to sonography; and (b) after getting the syllabus and stuff the first week, and enduring the yammering of the prof and the guest speaker, there's no way this would have been a remotely useful class (other than the suck-up factor). Two of the community colleges in neighboring counties have expanded their sonography programs into Associate's degrees, so a radiography degree is no longer a prerequisite for them. Perhaps COD will follow suit; who knows? It does seem like, if you've already got a 15-month (5 "semester" -- they're actually trimesters) certificate program that consists exclusively of sonography-specific classes, you might as well throw in a math and a couple English classes and make a degree of it. I'm glad that at least some schools agree with me.
Of course, this means that I need to find another class, so I can keep my student health insurance. Luckily there are some 12-week, and even 8-week, courses offered. Of course, many of them are already full. There's still a space in one class that's offered in the evening (doesn't interfere with my other classes), on Thursdays (doesn't interfere with work), in the 12-week session (which doesn't start for another 1.5 weeks, so I can still register without a permit), at the Addison Center (8 minute commute, woohoo!) instead of the main campus (20 - 25 minutes, plus parking time). So this could be a good thing. It's World History, from 1600 to the present. Do you suppose this is the year that one of my history classes will actually make it to the 20th century???
Okay, that's unfair. My AP/Honors US History class, senior year in high school, did make it to about 1910. Then we jumped to 1929 for the stock market crash. But we ran out of time before we could get to the Great Depression. (Ironic, considering my personal depression issues. Yeah, yeah, different kind of depression.)
So I guess I'm okay with this. It's really messed with my timelines though. Okay, they were fairly arbitrary timelines, and certainly vulnerable to change anyway, but I do feel a bit de-railed.
(moved from old blog)
Comments:
Aibrean: Well, all that certainly sounds like a "cluster," but it does seem to be working out for the best?? Hang in there!! Hugs!
Rayna: Just in case I haven't said this enough...I am so very proud of you for going back to school and working so very hard...I am just continually impressed!
Now...mail me some jeans babycakes...I'm in the painting mood !
Of course, this means that I need to find another class, so I can keep my student health insurance. Luckily there are some 12-week, and even 8-week, courses offered. Of course, many of them are already full. There's still a space in one class that's offered in the evening (doesn't interfere with my other classes), on Thursdays (doesn't interfere with work), in the 12-week session (which doesn't start for another 1.5 weeks, so I can still register without a permit), at the Addison Center (8 minute commute, woohoo!) instead of the main campus (20 - 25 minutes, plus parking time). So this could be a good thing. It's World History, from 1600 to the present. Do you suppose this is the year that one of my history classes will actually make it to the 20th century???
Okay, that's unfair. My AP/Honors US History class, senior year in high school, did make it to about 1910. Then we jumped to 1929 for the stock market crash. But we ran out of time before we could get to the Great Depression. (Ironic, considering my personal depression issues. Yeah, yeah, different kind of depression.)
So I guess I'm okay with this. It's really messed with my timelines though. Okay, they were fairly arbitrary timelines, and certainly vulnerable to change anyway, but I do feel a bit de-railed.
(moved from old blog)
Comments:
Aibrean: Well, all that certainly sounds like a "cluster," but it does seem to be working out for the best?? Hang in there!! Hugs!
Rayna: Just in case I haven't said this enough...I am so very proud of you for going back to school and working so very hard...I am just continually impressed!
Now...mail me some jeans babycakes...I'm in the painting mood !
Monday, September 3, 2007
Mini-Moot Report from Fond du Lac
I know that only the Garden got advanced notice about this mini-moot, but here's the report anyway. I'd been pouting and sulking that I couldn't make it to the KC Moot, but I finally realized that Fond du Lac is much closer (and thus financially possible), as well as being home to TWO Shieldmaidens.
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Mini-Moot ReportWell, I'm back from Wisconsin. I'm so glad I thought of going up there. It was really nice to have another weekend completely off (since Moot), and to see Shieldmaidens!
I don't have any pictures, but Joie took a few and Amy was snapping away like a madwoman, so I'll try to get copies or links from them.
I left far too late Saturday morning, since I'd forgotten that I had to drive right by Great America (giant amusement & water park). So it took me about twice as long as it should have, but I still got there before 2. Joie was at her parents' house, helping with their rummage sale. They're very nice, as is Joie's sister, Julie, who was also there. Then Joie and I headed over to the fairgrounds to meet Amy. She and Bob (and the kids, and his parents) were all involved in the Labor Day Street Rod Show & Corn Roast, so we hung out there. Got to meet her MIL, Gloria, who is as wonderful and welcoming as Amy has always said. She even invited Joie and me to crash the family's traditional dinner at a local supper club that evening. Joie and I "helped" Amy and Gloria play bingo (car owners only), and Amy won a very nice Mikasa vase. Gloria won an electric can opener, but hey, at least she won.
Originally I was just going for the day, but Joie and Amy both asked me to stay the night with them, so I ended up spending the night at Amy's. Very nice pull-out sofa, in case anyone else is interested. Joie also has a nice sofa, which looks very comfy, although it doesn't pull out.
Saturday afternoon, Joie and I headed back to her house, with Amy's Ashley, while Amy ran home for an hour of power cleaning because her house was "a disaster area." (Hmph. I wish my disaster area was that clean.) Dinner was fun, although I think the restaurant could do with a bit more fabric in the dining room, as it was very difficult to hear ourselves speak, much less tablemates. After dinner, Joie and I took Amy and Ashley home, and stayed to help clean a bit, since Amy thought it still wasn't clean enough. Then Amy and Ashley picked up Joie's Maggie and went to the 50s themed dance at the car show, and Joie and I went back to her house and watched The Incredibles. :lol
Sunday morning, Bob and Jared left at 6 *shudder* to get a good spot at the car show, and Brian and Joie cooked breakfast for the rest of us at a more civilized hour. There was so much food that we ended up using her dining room table as a buffet, and we ate out on their new patio, which is lovely. They've been working on the landscaping in the backyard this summer, and it's just gorgeous. Then everyone except Brian headed back to the car show. It was a beautiful day -- cool in the shade under the great tree that Bob and his dad had gotten up so early to stake out for their parking area. There was a lovely breeze, too.
In the afternoon, Joie and I went back to her parents' house to help close down the rummage sale, and then I headed home. Brian had marked out a different way for me to drive, so there was much less construction, and I saved 1.5 hours, even though it added about 60 miles.
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(moved from old blog)
Comments:
Aibrean: Wish you could've come to KC with us - but very, very glad you got to moot with Amy & Joie!
Moonie: You were a busy bee Beccaie! Glad you had fun!
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Mini-Moot ReportWell, I'm back from Wisconsin. I'm so glad I thought of going up there. It was really nice to have another weekend completely off (since Moot), and to see Shieldmaidens!
I don't have any pictures, but Joie took a few and Amy was snapping away like a madwoman, so I'll try to get copies or links from them.
I left far too late Saturday morning, since I'd forgotten that I had to drive right by Great America (giant amusement & water park). So it took me about twice as long as it should have, but I still got there before 2. Joie was at her parents' house, helping with their rummage sale. They're very nice, as is Joie's sister, Julie, who was also there. Then Joie and I headed over to the fairgrounds to meet Amy. She and Bob (and the kids, and his parents) were all involved in the Labor Day Street Rod Show & Corn Roast, so we hung out there. Got to meet her MIL, Gloria, who is as wonderful and welcoming as Amy has always said. She even invited Joie and me to crash the family's traditional dinner at a local supper club that evening. Joie and I "helped" Amy and Gloria play bingo (car owners only), and Amy won a very nice Mikasa vase. Gloria won an electric can opener, but hey, at least she won.
Originally I was just going for the day, but Joie and Amy both asked me to stay the night with them, so I ended up spending the night at Amy's. Very nice pull-out sofa, in case anyone else is interested. Joie also has a nice sofa, which looks very comfy, although it doesn't pull out.
Saturday afternoon, Joie and I headed back to her house, with Amy's Ashley, while Amy ran home for an hour of power cleaning because her house was "a disaster area." (Hmph. I wish my disaster area was that clean.) Dinner was fun, although I think the restaurant could do with a bit more fabric in the dining room, as it was very difficult to hear ourselves speak, much less tablemates. After dinner, Joie and I took Amy and Ashley home, and stayed to help clean a bit, since Amy thought it still wasn't clean enough. Then Amy and Ashley picked up Joie's Maggie and went to the 50s themed dance at the car show, and Joie and I went back to her house and watched The Incredibles. :lol
Sunday morning, Bob and Jared left at 6 *shudder* to get a good spot at the car show, and Brian and Joie cooked breakfast for the rest of us at a more civilized hour. There was so much food that we ended up using her dining room table as a buffet, and we ate out on their new patio, which is lovely. They've been working on the landscaping in the backyard this summer, and it's just gorgeous. Then everyone except Brian headed back to the car show. It was a beautiful day -- cool in the shade under the great tree that Bob and his dad had gotten up so early to stake out for their parking area. There was a lovely breeze, too.
In the afternoon, Joie and I went back to her parents' house to help close down the rummage sale, and then I headed home. Brian had marked out a different way for me to drive, so there was much less construction, and I saved 1.5 hours, even though it added about 60 miles.
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(moved from old blog)
Comments:
Aibrean: Wish you could've come to KC with us - but very, very glad you got to moot with Amy & Joie!
Moonie: You were a busy bee Beccaie! Glad you had fun!
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