Midge's Blog

wiped

...not to be confused with whipped.

i'm sooooo tired! oh my god, i had no idea what TA's went through for us. it's so exhausting, and uses up way too much energy! i ate a sandwich, a pickle, a piece of cake, a candy, and drank a mug of tea, (between 12:30 and 5:30) and by the time i got home at about 6 i was starving!

isn't it just great to know i have to do 2 more again at 9:30 tomorrow? what have i gotten myself into? seriously, if i can't find a scholarship, it's gonna be all about the TM (teacher marker) -ing. no more tutorials for me!

good experience? sure. do it again? not so sure.

anyway, now that i've gotten that out of my system...

bye!
m.

one down...

so i made it through my first tutorial. i was pretty nervous at the start, but i think it actually went alright. mind you of course my tummy took all the stress badly and i cut the rest of my day a little early and came home for a nap!

on a happy note, i finally got some bread! i haven't had any for about a week cause i didn't get a chance to go get some, but SPUD pulled through and delivered some today. i got some new varieties to try...multigrain, and fruit bread. mmm....

did i tell you all how great the new kinnie starr album is? i kinda bought it just on faith cause i'd heard a lot about her and seen interviews, but not heard much music. the cd was only ten bucks even though it's full length, and it's really great. i don't know if either of you are reading this, but kirsti and colleen, you two would probably really like it. funnily enough, i was thinking how nice it would be to see her in concert (she lives in vancouver), but it turns out she's going to be singing for zumanity, the new cirque du soleil show in las vegas for the next two years, so it may be a while before that happens.

now to bitch about something... i can't believe how much grad students have to read! i'm taking a theory class (which is actually an undergrad class) that i have to read about 4-5 articles or chapters a week in, then i have to do the readings for the class i'm TAing, which is about a chapter a week, then i'm taking a directed readings class on top of that, which is supposed to be *only* 50 pages a week, but i'm sure it'll turn out to be more. the directed readings class i'm only starting now, and i have no idea how i'm going to find the time to fit in more reading! maybe i'll have to join the club and stop watching tv. ARG! ok, i'm done venting about that for now.

anyway, i'm getting hungry, so i'm gonna header. wish me luck with the back to back tutorials in the morning!

m.

aaaaaahhh...

ok, it's just over an hour before my first tutorial. i'm not panicking...yet. but i am pretty nervous. luckily i have to end the 2 hour tutorial about 20 mins early because i have a meeting, but hopefully it goes well cause tomorrow i have to do 4 hours straight starting at 9:30! what on earth have i gotten myself into?!?!

wish me luck.
m.

before my head explodes...

i thought i'd catch you all up on my life before my head explodes. oh, on a similar note, my computer survived its two months asleep and did not blow up.

did i mention we made it back?

yay!!!

scott has spruced up our trip site, it's totally rock-out so you should check it out at http://www.buffmuthers.com/events/xcanada

so far no TAing, not till thursday, but i've done some orientation and workshops, met the other grads, and such. i'm kinda nervous, but i think things are going to go well.

i bought some new shelves and stuff at ikea, there was a piece missing for the shelves, so i had to go back. but yeah, i got some good stuff like plates and a mini-tabletop ironing board. ooooh.

anyway, i'm tired so i'm gonna hit it.

m.