Well, I REALLY fail at keeping up on this, but since this semester has been so busy, it is not exactly surprising right now. So much has been going on that I don't really know where to begin, so I guess I'll just jump in and see where I end up....
I had to buy a new camera after my old one had an unfortunate grapefruit juice adventure. I'd had my old one for a long time, so it was really about time, but it was hard to be without a camera for a while. My new one is quite beautiful though and it has some newer features that I definitely appreciate. :D I got it on Thursday and I already have 192 pictures on it lol.
My coworker quit several weeks ago because she is sick and we finally hired someone else (no more trying to work a full time job in half time for me!) and I've been training her for most of this spring break week. It's kind of stressful to train someone, but it will be sooo nice to have someone there to do the work, so I can catch up on my grant work. On a happier note, I finally got my business cards. :)
I started out spring break by being about two weeks behind in reading homework for one of my classes. Now the only thing that I have left for next week's homework is continuing to study for a theatre history exam. Hopefully, I'll be able to stay ahead through the end of the term. It's been rather difficult to juggle classes, 16-20 hours of work, 25+ hours of rehearsal, line notes, homework, meals, laundry, and seeing all of the U and PTC theatre productions. I went two weeks without doing laundry and found out that the first thing I run out of is pajamas lol. The 4.0 I got last semester doesn't help because now I feel like I have to keep it up this semester, which adds a bit of stress. I'm doing pretty well though. I got 100.5/100 on an eight page exam in my toughest class and only missed five points on the first paper. I've had to get used to a lot less sleep though...going to bed at midnight is going to bed early.
Theatre History is as ridiculous as it was last semester, but I'm finally used to Bob's quizzes and always doing well on them and the assignments, so I can't complain too much even if I am not learning much. I've had worse teachers and he is a darling guy...just not the best teacher. I am definitely enjoying the experience of being a TA and I absolutely love my little grouplings, but it has substantiated my feelings about never teaching older kids. I have learned that I do NOT like grading papers. It is a little weird to be a TA for students who are my age and are my friends, so I'm glad that I didn't know any of them super well before this. My Women in Ancient Greece and Rome class was not one that I had wanted to take, but I am really enjoying it and I've made a friend, so I am very glad that I decided to take it anyway. Assistant stage managing Macbeth is amazing even though it is a LOT of work. I love our cast and the fight choreographer is absolutely amazing. It will be hard when it is over. One of the things about me that drives me the craziest is definitely how easily attached to people I am. It makes the ends of things like this and the realization that friends are kind of superficial VERY hard.
I've figured out most of my class schedule for next fall and all of my schedule for this summer. I'm finishing up two of the three gen eds that I have left this summer. Luckily one of them is online because this is going to be a pretty busy summer. There are three small trips that I know of now and one that I can't make it to since I'll have class.
I can't think of anything else to say at the moment, so I'll end here and hopefully update this within a shorter period of time from now on lol. Much love to you silly folks who read this. <3
