this was supposed to be a quicky update...

[lady_curmudgeon]

It's been another school filled week. I finished up my intership hours on Thursday afternoon. Finished my last commentary for soc. theory, but still haven't started working on my final paper. I have to start that this week. I guess it's sorta hard for me to sweat a paper that only counts for like ten percent of my final grade, regardless of its requirements...I interviewed my parents and Doug's parents for my life history interviewing final project--it's about couples who have been married 30 years or more. I also interviewed my mother separately for a paper for history class--women who grew up in the 1950s and 1960s with a sort of analytical comparison to Coontz' The Way We Never Were (which discusses the stereotypes of suburban nuclear families). That paper is due tommorow night...Yikes! Last minute as usual...

Went to the Academic Achievement Awards ceremony today and got my award; five of us from CJ. There were 12 from Soc/Anthro and I think I probably would've had a decent shot at an award from that department, too, if not for the F I took for gerontology. Believe it or not, I'm alright with that. I'm too burnt out from school at this point to be overly concerned about not being "perfect". ;)

As of today, 4/28/03, there are only 10 days left of regular classes for the semester, 18 days until the last day of finals, and 20 days until commencement! Yes, I am itching to get the fuck out of there. I think after taking 13 years to finish (well, 10 if you count the 3 years I took a break) I am more than entitled to my poor attitude!!!;p~~~~~~

Comments

Wow...

[evilgreeneyes.livejournal.com]

Congrads again for your achievement award!!!! :):):) You rock. As for being perfect; too many great things are conceived by imperfection, far more than what is conceved from perfection. Nah: you still kicked major academic hindquarters. ;)

Your papers sound very interesting! I love studying social cultural aspects of the 40s-50s, myself. :) I am very fortunate to have parents from that era. I question them to death about everything. Fortunately, they are talkers. LOL!

Hi!!

[gothicrose62.livejournal.com]

Just wanted to say hi, as I have not done so in a while.
*oh the shame, bad LJ friend* :(

Wow, you have been a busy bee!! :)

Good times!

[bittercat.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the achievement awards AND your upcoming commencement! Go you!

I've also been in school (off and on) for many, many years. Ugh. I have a ways to go to get my bachelors. :(

[incendiarymind.livejournal.com]

The Way We Never Were is one of the best books that I have EVER read. I love especially the analysis about teenage pregnancy then and now. It was a real eye opener and a really strong attack on the notion that if we go back to the 50s ethic, all social problems will cease. It proved the social problems were there all along.

[moonwalker.livejournal.com]

"The Way We Never Were" is on my "To Be Read" list.
And welcome to my journal.

Mary MMM