Showing posts with label College. Show all posts
Showing posts with label College. Show all posts
Instead of writing this blog I should actually be reading my homework for Communication class but what fun is that? So, fall semester has started and I'm taking 15 credit hours! A lot for working part-time also but I'm looking forward to graduating next spring, which I'm pretty excited about it but also very nervous. Hopefully I will find a job and can move into my own place (another scary thought!). I feel pretty strongly about my artwork and ability to be in Graphic design through comparing myself to other people in my classroom and just overall the professors seem to like my work.
Nothing really new with work, same old same old. Meshia went off to college and we hired a new aide, Kaylee. She's pretty sweet, we can relate on a lot of topics and I'm looking forward to hanging out with her sometime! Also I'm planning on doing a photography session for the Friends of the Library. They're doing a cemetery tour of people buried at the Riverside Cemetery, sounds odd but it's really neat. They pick certain historical people and tell their life stories, which can get quite interesting!
Family wise everyone is doing fine. Kendra has grown so much, she can walk and somewhat talk now! Went to Ludington, MI last month and that was pretty fun, wasn't really too motivated to do anything though that whole week - guilty! I did read a bunch of books though, hehe. Can't really think of anything else right now to mention - until next time =]
Mood: Neutral
Reading: A Lick of Frost - Laurell K. Hamilton
Gone - Lisa McMann
Drinking: Nothing
Listening to: Bruno Mars - Just the Way You Are
Wishing: to be done with school~
Mood: Neutral
Reading: A Lick of Frost - Laurell K. Hamilton
Gone - Lisa McMann
Drinking: Nothing
Listening to: Bruno Mars - Just the Way You Are
Wishing: to be done with school~
Was so stressed this morning that I ended up waking up at 5 am this morning. I'm so not a morning person so waking up that early tells you something. Was stressed because of my Photography class. I didn't know what to do about the assignment we were suppose to have for class that day. We had to have a photo that was properly exposed and then a picture where we blurred or stopped an action. Well the latter was easy to do but properly exposed? How am I suppose to know if a photo is properly exposed?! I don't think it was in my reading anywhere or anything... After I took a shower Mom came upstairs and said she had been talking to Alex and that they thing since it's a 6-week class that I'm already behind(because I wouldn't have a camera for today's class either) and should drop the class. Also today was the last day to drop and add a class for the 6-week courses for a full refund. So I dropped it.
English was basically the same besides that we have a paper due next Wednesday. Well, a rough-draft but it has to be complete. Kind of sucks because I feel like this is way over my head and I don't know how to analyze the text we're suppose to read! I hope everything will be ok...
English was basically the same besides that we have a paper due next Wednesday. Well, a rough-draft but it has to be complete. Kind of sucks because I feel like this is way over my head and I don't know how to analyze the text we're suppose to read! I hope everything will be ok...
Labels: College, English, Photography
Whooop! Today was my first day of College! Here's my schedule:
9:00 am-12:40 pm Basic Photography
1:00 pm-2:50 pm English 111
So I got up to Mid half and hour early to be able to find my classes and if I got lost still have time to spare (I know I'm a loser, haha). I'm thankful that finding a parking spot was easy because class is so early in the morning. I found my two classes and waited around until I seen other people going into class. I felt kind of weird because I didn't really know the atmosphere of college life, such as asking if you can leave to go to the bathroom or something, haha.
In Photography I guess we were suppose to of got an email from the teacher but I didn't? I don't know.. so I felt kind of dumb because all the people in that class had cameras that were better than mine. I guess you were suppose to have a camera that would let you be able to manually control it, well mine is just a point-and-shoot. I asked the professor and he said that I'd either have to borrow one from someone I know or I could use his during class. Well I didn't want to do the latter one, and I don't know anyone who has a camera that allows you to manually handle it. Also he assigned us an assignment that you had to be able to do that sort of stuff so I don't know what I'm going to do. Ended up calling Uncle Tom and asked what he thought about which cameras are good and all that since hes good with them. He suggested a Nikon D40 or D60. Walmart had a D40 in stock and so we thought about just buying it and ordering one online so that I still had a camera to work with at school but could take back once the other one comes in. We just ended up ordering a D60 from Walmart and got one day shipping so that it would come as fast as possible. I planned on getting a nice camera anyways...but I thought that he would have some for us to use since its basic photography, instead of just rushing into buying one. Leaving the class I felt kind of stressed because it was as though I should of had a camera and kind of already known how to use it some, but I didn't know anything or any terms about photography!
We ended up getting out early so instead of having 20 minutes for lunch I had about 40 which was nice. I had a delicious(not) PB&J and some chips with a granola I didn't eat because I was still kind of nervous for my English class. It turned out pretty well actually, my professor seems nice and explained some of the things people were worried about that they heard about the class. In order to get credit for the class I have to write a portfolio(paper) that gets read by some people in the English department that determines if it passes. If it doesn't I have the chance to get it looked again after I correct it. Hopefully it passes the first time so I don't have to worry about it!
9:00 am-12:40 pm Basic Photography
1:00 pm-2:50 pm English 111
So I got up to Mid half and hour early to be able to find my classes and if I got lost still have time to spare (I know I'm a loser, haha). I'm thankful that finding a parking spot was easy because class is so early in the morning. I found my two classes and waited around until I seen other people going into class. I felt kind of weird because I didn't really know the atmosphere of college life, such as asking if you can leave to go to the bathroom or something, haha.
In Photography I guess we were suppose to of got an email from the teacher but I didn't? I don't know.. so I felt kind of dumb because all the people in that class had cameras that were better than mine. I guess you were suppose to have a camera that would let you be able to manually control it, well mine is just a point-and-shoot. I asked the professor and he said that I'd either have to borrow one from someone I know or I could use his during class. Well I didn't want to do the latter one, and I don't know anyone who has a camera that allows you to manually handle it. Also he assigned us an assignment that you had to be able to do that sort of stuff so I don't know what I'm going to do. Ended up calling Uncle Tom and asked what he thought about which cameras are good and all that since hes good with them. He suggested a Nikon D40 or D60. Walmart had a D40 in stock and so we thought about just buying it and ordering one online so that I still had a camera to work with at school but could take back once the other one comes in. We just ended up ordering a D60 from Walmart and got one day shipping so that it would come as fast as possible. I planned on getting a nice camera anyways...but I thought that he would have some for us to use since its basic photography, instead of just rushing into buying one. Leaving the class I felt kind of stressed because it was as though I should of had a camera and kind of already known how to use it some, but I didn't know anything or any terms about photography!
We ended up getting out early so instead of having 20 minutes for lunch I had about 40 which was nice. I had a delicious(not) PB&J and some chips with a granola I didn't eat because I was still kind of nervous for my English class. It turned out pretty well actually, my professor seems nice and explained some of the things people were worried about that they heard about the class. In order to get credit for the class I have to write a portfolio(paper) that gets read by some people in the English department that determines if it passes. If it doesn't I have the chance to get it looked again after I correct it. Hopefully it passes the first time so I don't have to worry about it!
Labels: College, English, Photography
Holy Craps! Today was my last day of High School! I'm excited yet also kind of sad.. I've been with these people (classmates) since I was little, almost like my second family. Reason why it's my last day is because I start college on Monday and so I have to skip school for that. Also on Tuesday they're just studying for exams and since I'm able to except out I don't have to go and then Wednesday are the actual exams. I get such a short summer break it sucks, haha. I work tomorrow so I wasn't able to go camping with family but I went over to Britt's house and hung out for awhile..kind of sucks because her boyfriend is here for a month so she doesn't really want to do anything like go on the senior trip to Cedar Point next Thursday. Hmm...
Labels: College, High School
It's awesome! School is almost out, I think we have about 29 days left? Anyways.. Tuesday was the day to sign up for Spring Classes at Mid Michigan so Mom, Ryan and I went up there. Because the last time we went up there to talk to an adviser I didn't really know what classes I wanted to take so the guy didn't sign what I needed him to sign saying it was OK I took that class. We had to sign in on a list and wait. It was dumb though because the first page was all filled up so I went on to the next page. Well people who came after me started to get called. Finally we asked why they're going and realized that someone had put a new sheet on top of the old one and so I wouldn't have been called at all. Well one of the advisers took me and he was really nice, nicer than the other advisers. Told him what I wanted to do and everything then finally he asked my address. Was funny because when he seen where I lived he asked if I go to Pizza Sam's, which I don't because I think its gross. Anyways I guess he thought the same and so we started talking about pizza and Subway. Like I said before he was very kind and helpful with everything. I paid for my classes, English 111 and Basic Photography, which was about $950 when it was all said and done. I went to the bookstore to see which books I needed for my classes. When we first walked in this lady was there and she was taking inventory, granted she was busy but we finally had to say something after a few minutes to grab her attention. When we finally did we asked if she could let us know what books I needed. She replied with, "They're organized by the subject", in a rude tone. I was thinking OK well sorry that I've never been to college and don't know how things go. She walked us over to where the books were and quickly explained how to know which book was which. I didn't even catch what she said and then she was gone, talk about a ...... So we wrote down the ISBNs and left. Of course Starbucks is just down the road from Mid so we had to stop! I wanted something with chocolate and coffee so Mom asked the guy at the drive threw what they had and we ended up getting a Java Chip Frappuccino. We got it for free because the guy thought we sounded new to Starbucks which was awesome, mom wished she would of gotten one too!
Mood: Annoyed
Reading: Left Behind Series - book 6
Drinking: Monster - Assault
Listening To: Kid Cudi - Day and Night
Wishing: to be out of school!! and to see her Favorite Cousin!
Mood: Annoyed
Reading: Left Behind Series - book 6
Drinking: Monster - Assault
Listening To: Kid Cudi - Day and Night
Wishing: to be out of school!! and to see her Favorite Cousin!
Mom and I went up to Mt. Pleasant to go to the college night at CMU (obvious by the title). There were about 60 different colleges there which was nice because there was a selection to choose from. Some colleges didn't show up but most the the ones that didn't where not what I was looking for. We went to about 6 different colleges, most of them community because they are the ideal ones I'm thinking about, specially since they have a reasonable price to them compared to universities. After that Mom wanted to know if I wanted to go anywhere else and I did I just didn't know where. I was thirsty and wanted Starbucks so we drove all the way onto the other side of town to go there well half way there Mom was like well I thought you wanted to go to Halloween USA which I did since I've never been there. So we got my Double Chocolaty Chip drink and drove all the way back to the other side to go to the store. We walked in and it was pretty cool they had alot of neat costumes and stuff. I seen Jeff Maine there with some Junior kid, it was funny because he asked if I did the Final Fantasy girl that was in Studebaker's showcase, which I did so I was like yeah >.<. He was like oh that's really good I could never do anything like that, I'm like oh gosh.. "Thanks", haha. We walked around to the cash register to check out because Mom got some things for out at the campground and the guy was like, "They let you in with food and drink?" I'm like uhm o.O yea... lol oops! XD. What would they have done, made me stand outside or throw it away? Uhm I'm definitily not throwing away a $3 drink thanks. It was fun though being able to talk to Mom alone and everything. I'm thinking about going to Mid Mighigan for my basics.
Labels: College
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