Famous Last Words Week 12

I keep telling myself "I just need to make it through this week and I'll be fine and will be able to relax a little bit."  Then, I finish each week and still am unable to take a break and it just never stops.  I have three group projects to finish in the next 2-3 weeks and a motion graphics project due in two weeks and I have no idea what I want to do for it.  Motion graphics is like animation stuff, like the opening credits for Juno.  It's really fun and I am really glad I took the class, but it is really difficult and it is all about the tiniest details.  It took probably 10 hours for me to have a rough cut for my last 30 second project, but I'm pretty proud of what I have so far.

I am glad it's the 13th week of school but I wish I didn't have to go to class so I could work on all of my projects haha.  But if that were to happen I would be way too excited about not having to go to class that I would just stay at home and re watch 30 Rock.  It makes me really wish that Time Turners were real because I would definitely use it.  I just can't believe this semester is already almost over.  I swear, the older I get and the longer I'm here, the semester go faster and faster.

I've also really enjoyed this class.  I like reading everyone's storybooks and storytelling posts to see the creative ways people tell stories.  I feel it has gotten a little difficult to do the internet assignments just because it's hard to choose which storybook or I've already commented on everything.  I was pretty excited that my last portfolio story turned out so well.  I thought I wrote it really awkwardly haha.

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Famous Last Words: Week 9

Well, I took the GRE this weekend.  It was about what I was expecting.  It wasn't completely awful I guess.  Considering I never made time to study, I did better than I was expecting to but I am going to have to retake it in February.  I really want to do a prep course because I know if I try and study myself I will put it off like I did this time.  Taking it on a computer made it kind of more difficult for me since I really mark up my tests a lot.  I think that since I know what to expect I will (hopefully) do much better the second time.  Also, one thing that I thought was crazy but I guess people cheat a lot, is that I couldn't take my water bottle in with me while I was taking the test.  I was so thirsty!

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Anyways...

I really liked all of the storybooks I read this week.  Everyone in this class is really good at storytelling and creating a unique voice for their stories so it's really enjoyable to read.  People seemed to have liked my Cat and Fox Diaries story from a few weeks ago which really makes me happy since that was also my favorite!

I can't believe that it is now week 10.  This semester is really flying by.  It feels like it's been dragging and the Christmas break seems so far away but I have so much to do between now and then that it is making it fly by.  I am so excited for the break haha.  Four weeks is definitely not long enough.  I also just realized that I enroll for my last semester/next summer in a week from today.  That is just totally bizarre to me.  It doesn't seem real.  I never thought this day would come!  I need to stop worrying about next semester and just focus on the current one.

Famous Last Words: Week 8

We are finally half way through with this semester!  I never thought I would live to see the day, but here I am.  I am so glad this week was short, but the three day weekend was not long enough.  I was planning on getting so much stuff done and work ahead in this class, and of course I didn't.  I did write my statement of intent for one of the grad schools I liked so I guess that's good.  I'm taking the GRE this Saturday, the 18th, and I do not feel ready whatsoever.  My new plan is to take this one and if I don't do well then to take it again in February and take a prep course beforehand.  It's probably not the best idea, but it's definitely helping me to not stress out too much.  I wish they had a testing center in Norman since driving to and from Oklahoma City on Saturday with an 11 o'clock game is going to be really annoying with all the traffic.  I hope that it's not too bad and I'm not stuck on I-35 forever.  I guess I'll cross that bridge when I get to it.

I really enjoyed reading all of the storybooks this week.  They are all so good!  Everyone has a different theme and writing style so it makes it really fun to read and see how they progress week to week.  I really liked all of the storytelling posts I read this week too.  There are some really talented and funny writers in this class.  It definitely makes me want to improve my writing and storytelling techniques.

As for my other classes, I really like them but some of them are kind of stressing me out.  My one hour class only has one project that was supposed to be due tomorrow but since no one had anything done the projects are now due next week.  Even though I would rather be done with it, I definitely appreciate the delay.  Once we finish the project we have to do a short presentation and then we are done with the class.  Can't wait!

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Famous Last Words: Week 6

It is definitely getting to the point in the semester where my stress level is off the charts.  It doesn't help that I am a psycho and thought taking 19 hours would be ok.  I've done it before and was miserable, so I don't know why it would be better the second time around.  It's really only one class that is stressing me out.  It's my practicum that I have to take for my Broadcast and Electronic Media degree (I'm getting a dual degree with BEM and Film and Media Studies).  It's called Routes TV.  It's basically a short news documentary-esque assignment and it's the only assignment we have.  It is definitely more geared towards Broadcast Journalism majors which is a lot different than BEM - BEM is behind the scenes and technical stuff and Journalism is on the TV - a lot of people get that confused.  But anyways,  I hate interviewing people.  I'm awkward and weird, and I never know what kind of questions to ask.  Plus, I hate the sound of my voice and would prefer it not to be recorded haha.  I know once I just get over it and do it I'll be so relieved and can focus on my other classes, it's just hard to motivate myself when I'm so nervous haha.

I also just signed up for the GRE and am taking it in about three weeks, and haven't really started studying for it.  Oh yeah, I decided I want to go to grad school.  As if five and a half years in undergrad isn't enough, I guess three more years ought to do the trick.  There's just so much paperwork to do for the application to the school I want to go to.  I have to write  a paper, fix my resume and redesign it, get recommendation letters, make a creative portfolio of all the experience I don't have, and some other stuff I can't remember.

But if I can survive October, I think I can survive almost anything, or at least the rest of the semester.

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