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summercomfort) wrote2004-10-28 12:31 am
summercomfort) wrote2004-10-28 12:31 am
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wow, that was like the straw that broke the camel's back. Man. Or something. Not very strawlike, either. Maybe a large stick.
I've been having to do these response papers, and I'm constantly thinking about them, and I'm currently more behind than I'd like to admit (technically, I have until the end of the quarter to turn them in, but I really want to do them as they come). And they have to be all like, coherent and like, have an argument, and stuff, in about 2 pages double-spaced. So not like "ack! heavy writing load!" but it comes out to be about 6 pages a week and I'm worried about every reading because I have to decide whether I want to write a response or not, and then I have to go back and reread and try to pick some intelligent point out of it. But anyway, generating a lot of needless stress.
I've spent a lot of money on books and printing this quarter. The classes come out to be about $150 of books per class, and the problem is, I need to keep most of these books. I think I'm gonna check which books I can still return to the Seminary Co-op and buy cheaper online.
Beginning of the year is always stressful buying time, because I spend a lot of money stocking up on money, or yarn, or light bulbs.
But today... it was turning out so well! I made stupid comments in class about breaking through abstract language categories when talking about class, I turned in two response papers and was fully caught up in Euro Culture/Class, I got lots of sleep, survived the other Euro lecture intact and with a decent sheaf of notes, Alexis has been bearing her period with admirable grace, and I had all evening to write another response paper!
And then I suddenly find myself embroiled in a roommate war. No, not my current sweet and agreeable roommates (and cats), but between my subletter and my ex-roommates. And so I spent this whole evening writing emails, trying very hard to be reasonable when people want me to do this or that. I try to be nice to people, which is why I can't deal with people scolding me in Chinese. ::sigh:: I can't even bring myself to be nasty on my own LJ. Let me just say that once again I encounter the power of The Tone of Voice. I think this all started when person A asked another to help with tidying up the living room and kitchen, the person B interpretted it as being ordered around and reacted, perhaps using some choice words that offended person A's sensibilities and made person B seem like an uppity brat, and so person A, who is usually very agreeable, decides to stop cleaning altogether.
But anyways, enough of this woe. I sleep.
Link for Sushu: http://www.visa4uk.fco.gov.uk/
I've been having to do these response papers, and I'm constantly thinking about them, and I'm currently more behind than I'd like to admit (technically, I have until the end of the quarter to turn them in, but I really want to do them as they come). And they have to be all like, coherent and like, have an argument, and stuff, in about 2 pages double-spaced. So not like "ack! heavy writing load!" but it comes out to be about 6 pages a week and I'm worried about every reading because I have to decide whether I want to write a response or not, and then I have to go back and reread and try to pick some intelligent point out of it. But anyway, generating a lot of needless stress.
I've spent a lot of money on books and printing this quarter. The classes come out to be about $150 of books per class, and the problem is, I need to keep most of these books. I think I'm gonna check which books I can still return to the Seminary Co-op and buy cheaper online.
Beginning of the year is always stressful buying time, because I spend a lot of money stocking up on money, or yarn, or light bulbs.
But today... it was turning out so well! I made stupid comments in class about breaking through abstract language categories when talking about class, I turned in two response papers and was fully caught up in Euro Culture/Class, I got lots of sleep, survived the other Euro lecture intact and with a decent sheaf of notes, Alexis has been bearing her period with admirable grace, and I had all evening to write another response paper!
And then I suddenly find myself embroiled in a roommate war. No, not my current sweet and agreeable roommates (and cats), but between my subletter and my ex-roommates. And so I spent this whole evening writing emails, trying very hard to be reasonable when people want me to do this or that. I try to be nice to people, which is why I can't deal with people scolding me in Chinese. ::sigh:: I can't even bring myself to be nasty on my own LJ. Let me just say that once again I encounter the power of The Tone of Voice. I think this all started when person A asked another to help with tidying up the living room and kitchen, the person B interpretted it as being ordered around and reacted, perhaps using some choice words that offended person A's sensibilities and made person B seem like an uppity brat, and so person A, who is usually very agreeable, decides to stop cleaning altogether.
But anyways, enough of this woe. I sleep.
Link for Sushu: http://www.visa4uk.fco.gov.uk/