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I finally have time to post. Jeeze-Louise. A lot has happened since I last posted. I have now officially begun my senior year of competition. It's going okay, but I still want more out it. I went to the Cool Cat in Manhattan where we hosted, and I got 5th in CA--it didn't count as a leg unfortunately. And last weekend, we went to ISU, and I got 5th in CA--it may have counted as a leg, I'm not sure yet though. And I was next-next out in Prose and CA the second day. Not too shabby. And we have this weekend off, and next weekend is the National Preview in Minnesota. I'm kinda nervous, normally, the preview has been in January, but now I just have to be polished and pretty and everthing will be okay.
Other than that, not a lot has been going on. I finally got my refund check from the school, and let me tell ya it is glorious. I am excited. Also, I am doing pretty good in my classes. I got an A on the first exam in my religion class, and we have another exam on Thursday. I also got an A on my argumentation and debate exam--and on most other stuff. Tadum though--I got a B on my first paper in my Brit Lit class. I know that a B is not a big deal, but it is when there are only three grades in the class and they are the papers. Ugh.
I am also trying to set up when I am going to go take the GRE, but it's kinda scary--like taking the first steps toward plunging off of a cliff. I have also been looking around at Grad Schools, which is a lot easier for me than scheduling the GRE--because it doesn't imply commitment at all. Here are some of my options:
K-State
Ball State (Indiana)
U. Alabama
GMU
ISU
ASU(?)
Mankato (?)
And trust me that is just part of the list. I will pretty much go anywhere that is not touching the state of Nebraska (K-State being an obvious exception). The top two criteria for my grad school is that they have to have a team, and they have to offer me an assistantship of some kind. I don't really care whether it is specifically for the team or teaching, as long as they give me money. Without an assitantship, I don't think that I can afford to go to Grad School, which puts a damper on my career of choice.
I think that if I boost my competitive success a bit, then I can pretty much go anywher that I want. My GPA right now is 3.73 with a 4.0 in English and like 3.95 in COM. If I get a 4.0 the rest of the school year, then I could boost my GPA to a 3.8, which would make me totally excited! I am also involved a lot on campus and have a number of professors that would probably write me some shiny recommendations. AND, big news: I got into ODK last week!! I was so excited. See, I applied last year but didn't get in, but this year I did!! I know that I probably won't do a lot, but it is a good resume builder.
On a similar note, I have to make plans to go VISIT Grad Schools if I can afford it. I have interim off, so I can pretty much do whatever the hell I want and it will be sweet. Considering that I will be galavanting around the nation in January, anyone in the area of the aforelisted schools should drop me a line and we can hang while I am in the area. I am kinda nervous about being really far away from home, but honestly it will be a lot easier than if I had tried that for my undergraduate degree.
Oh, and I bought "Unbreakable" (M. Night movie) and it was amazing. I always thought that comic books were kinda a geeky. But considering the way that the idea of comic books is used in "Unbreakable" and in "kill Bill", I think that there may be something more to them. Comic books may actually be an artist's commentary on the world and his/her view on humanity as potrayed through the hero's alter ego or the reality of ordinary people doing amazing things. I found it qute interesting. Anyone with any inclination toward COM would probably be really intrigued by the portrayel of comic books as a lense to look at reality per these two movies.
Anyways, life is good and I'm alive--freezing my ass off--but alive, nonetheless.
Contemplate this: Why is it that we are often asked to discern artist's (author's) intent when in all reality, after created, art becomes alive and means different things to different people regarless of what the inent of the creation was?
Other than that, not a lot has been going on. I finally got my refund check from the school, and let me tell ya it is glorious. I am excited. Also, I am doing pretty good in my classes. I got an A on the first exam in my religion class, and we have another exam on Thursday. I also got an A on my argumentation and debate exam--and on most other stuff. Tadum though--I got a B on my first paper in my Brit Lit class. I know that a B is not a big deal, but it is when there are only three grades in the class and they are the papers. Ugh.
I am also trying to set up when I am going to go take the GRE, but it's kinda scary--like taking the first steps toward plunging off of a cliff. I have also been looking around at Grad Schools, which is a lot easier for me than scheduling the GRE--because it doesn't imply commitment at all. Here are some of my options:
K-State
Ball State (Indiana)
U. Alabama
GMU
ISU
ASU(?)
Mankato (?)
And trust me that is just part of the list. I will pretty much go anywhere that is not touching the state of Nebraska (K-State being an obvious exception). The top two criteria for my grad school is that they have to have a team, and they have to offer me an assistantship of some kind. I don't really care whether it is specifically for the team or teaching, as long as they give me money. Without an assitantship, I don't think that I can afford to go to Grad School, which puts a damper on my career of choice.
I think that if I boost my competitive success a bit, then I can pretty much go anywher that I want. My GPA right now is 3.73 with a 4.0 in English and like 3.95 in COM. If I get a 4.0 the rest of the school year, then I could boost my GPA to a 3.8, which would make me totally excited! I am also involved a lot on campus and have a number of professors that would probably write me some shiny recommendations. AND, big news: I got into ODK last week!! I was so excited. See, I applied last year but didn't get in, but this year I did!! I know that I probably won't do a lot, but it is a good resume builder.
On a similar note, I have to make plans to go VISIT Grad Schools if I can afford it. I have interim off, so I can pretty much do whatever the hell I want and it will be sweet. Considering that I will be galavanting around the nation in January, anyone in the area of the aforelisted schools should drop me a line and we can hang while I am in the area. I am kinda nervous about being really far away from home, but honestly it will be a lot easier than if I had tried that for my undergraduate degree.
Oh, and I bought "Unbreakable" (M. Night movie) and it was amazing. I always thought that comic books were kinda a geeky. But considering the way that the idea of comic books is used in "Unbreakable" and in "kill Bill", I think that there may be something more to them. Comic books may actually be an artist's commentary on the world and his/her view on humanity as potrayed through the hero's alter ego or the reality of ordinary people doing amazing things. I found it qute interesting. Anyone with any inclination toward COM would probably be really intrigued by the portrayel of comic books as a lense to look at reality per these two movies.
Anyways, life is good and I'm alive--freezing my ass off--but alive, nonetheless.
Contemplate this: Why is it that we are often asked to discern artist's (author's) intent when in all reality, after created, art becomes alive and means different things to different people regarless of what the inent of the creation was?
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