My Last Blog

So this is it. This is the last blog of this semester. I'm not going to lie when we were first assigned to do these blogs I was far from excited. I thought it was just going to be more busy work assigned by my professor. But I came to realize that I actually enjoyed blogging. It was more than just busy work, this assignment kept me writing. And I think as a result my writing has gotten better. Or I have at least learned to write faster and with an audience in mind. And who knows maybe I'll even continue to blog after this semester is over you never know.

My Sunday

Today was just like every other sunday. Except for one thing, I had to go get an interview from the Stake Presidency to finalize my mission preparations. I was excited because this was one of the last steps in my paperwork excluding getting a physical which I would get done when I got home for Christmas. So I showed up at noon like i was supposed to and a man there asked me to sign in and asked if I had my medical paperwork. I said that i did not have it and he looked at me confused. I said that I was hoping to get my interview out of the way before I went home so I would only have my medical papers left to do. Then he looked at me and said that the medical papers were required to be done before the interview could take place. That really bummed me because I wanted to get it done so I would only have one thing left to do over break. Now I have to go back to finish what should have been finished today. But oh well only a minor inconvenience.

My Final Narrative

The revisions to my personal narrative are going great. I've been able to fix everything that my professor told me needed to be fixed. Except for the title. I titled my personal narrative "A Tragic Realization" because in the story I realize how much my parents look out for me but, it takes getting my knee destroyed to figure that out. That is why I used the word tragic, because hurting my knee was a tragic incident. But I know my professor knows best so I'm going to change it. I just have no idea what it is that I'm going to change it to. Oh well I'll figure something out.

My Temple Trip

Today I went to the Temple with my ward which is a new thing for me. The reason being is because I usually don't do the ward activities. We saw the Joseph Smith movie and walked around the temple grounds looking at all the Christmas lights, drinking hot chocolate and eating crispy cream doughnuts. I actually had a lot of fun. Most activities are the cheesy "get to know you" activities. Those are the activities that make me not want to go to any church activities. But this one was good. I may even go to another one...maybe.

My Narrative Conference

Turns out my personal narrative was not as bad as I thought. I was under the impression that it was going to get torn apart. But she said it was "good" minus all the mistakes I made. They should be easy to fix though. The main problem is making my central message show without just coming out and bluntly saying it. This will definitely prove to be a formidable problem because I don't want to make my message subtle. I want to make sure that anyone who reads my story will be able tell exactly what my message is without having to think about it. I think its easier that way.

My Rush

It always amazes me how quickly time goes by when you have a lot to do. There never seems to be enough time to do everything and school is no exception. I came home today thinking I had all the time in the world to get things done. Then next thing i know I have no time left and barely anything done. This is quite a dilemma for me. How am I supposed to get everything done? I guess things just take longer to do then I usually anticipate. Which is a total bummer. In my opinion professors should give us as much time as we need to complete assignments, that would be nice. But since thats not going to happen I'll just have to get back to work.

My Realization

So this week is not going to be near as bad as I had previously thought. My bio test isn't until next week and I;m understanding the things we're learning about in chem. The chem test is going to be so much easier because of that. And because of english class yesterday i now know what i need to do to fix my narrative. I didn't make the central message subtle enough, in fact I just came out and said exactly what it was. I wanted to make sure that anyone who read it would have no problem figuring out the message, but apparently you have to make them think about it and draw their own conclusion from the story. That being said I have some work to do. I'll have to rethink some of my story to make the message come through without having to just say it. I've definitely got some work to do.

My Break

My break was much more relaxing than I thought it would be. I was able to get some homework done and ate way to much food. There was 15 people at my grandparent's house and we had 14 pies to eat. needless to say it was delicious. I'm pretty sure I had at least a pie and a half over the course of three days. Not only was the pie delicious but the thanksgiving dinner was pretty much awesome too. My Grandma went traditional this year which is a new thing for her, but her cooking was still the best (don't tell my mom). Hot turkey and her family famous stuffing, with creamy mashed potatoes and all the works. Despite the fact that some of my younger and very annoying cousins were there it was a very enjoyable dinner/break. Now its back the daily grind of school and homework, break was way to short.

My Revisions

So my personal narrative needs some work. I think thats a given. Its a good thing its not due until thursday. I'm going to need all the time i can get to revise this thing considering all the other stuff due this week. But this paper is the least of my worries. I have a bio and chem test this week that are going to kick my butt. This narrative is easy sauce compared to these tests. As long as I pass them I'll be ok. So all in all a hectic week but nothing I can't handle...hopefully.