I know it's been awhile since I've written anything of substance in here....actually, have I ever written anything of substance in here? I suppose it's all in the eye of the beholder, or something.
The other day I asked my father to send me, via my brother, any books he might have that would help me with my speech (this coming Monday). Since my topic has to do with World War II, I knew he had books and would probably be pretty willing to lend me a hand. Well, he wasn't very enthusiastic when I talked to him, but the next day I had 5 books, two of which he had bookmarked, highlighted, and left notes in of things he thought I could use. He even referenced information down to the paragraph. How cool is my dad? He also threw in 3 others - one detailing a style of Jujitsu, one about public speaking, and Dale Carnegie's "How to Win Friends and Influence People." The first two are because I'm taking classes in those subjects, and the last because my dad swears by Carnegie. Well, he swears by that book, which by association means he swears by Carnegie....yeah.
I'm doing alright in terms of keeping up. Not wonderful, not ahead (yet), but alright. I've gotten a couple B's, which I've been trying and hoping really hard to avoid. But this is the first time I've been truly dedicated to and excited about what I'm studying (I was going to type "my studies", but that looked/sounded silly), and I can't reasonably expect absolute perfection. This "work ethic" thing is still new to me. I just spent way too long on an executive summary for Macroeconomics because of a lingering problem with procrastination. I'm willingly distracted though - I knew I could take my time with this one. Anyway.
Yes, a lot of new things have been happening with my personal life lately. Chances are if you read this journal, you probably already know way too much about it or have figured it out from previous entries. I had a disappointment or two in the boy department within the last couple months, and as of now I've been seeing Shawn for about 3 weeks. Is it just me, or does this whole entry sound really formal? If so, it's because I've just finished that exec summary, and it's 1:36AM. It all looks ok to me, which is a guarantee that in the morning, it will not.
Now would be the time to be sleeping, which is what I will do presently.
The other day I asked my father to send me, via my brother, any books he might have that would help me with my speech (this coming Monday). Since my topic has to do with World War II, I knew he had books and would probably be pretty willing to lend me a hand. Well, he wasn't very enthusiastic when I talked to him, but the next day I had 5 books, two of which he had bookmarked, highlighted, and left notes in of things he thought I could use. He even referenced information down to the paragraph. How cool is my dad? He also threw in 3 others - one detailing a style of Jujitsu, one about public speaking, and Dale Carnegie's "How to Win Friends and Influence People." The first two are because I'm taking classes in those subjects, and the last because my dad swears by Carnegie. Well, he swears by that book, which by association means he swears by Carnegie....yeah.
I'm doing alright in terms of keeping up. Not wonderful, not ahead (yet), but alright. I've gotten a couple B's, which I've been trying and hoping really hard to avoid. But this is the first time I've been truly dedicated to and excited about what I'm studying (I was going to type "my studies", but that looked/sounded silly), and I can't reasonably expect absolute perfection. This "work ethic" thing is still new to me. I just spent way too long on an executive summary for Macroeconomics because of a lingering problem with procrastination. I'm willingly distracted though - I knew I could take my time with this one. Anyway.
Yes, a lot of new things have been happening with my personal life lately. Chances are if you read this journal, you probably already know way too much about it or have figured it out from previous entries. I had a disappointment or two in the boy department within the last couple months, and as of now I've been seeing Shawn for about 3 weeks. Is it just me, or does this whole entry sound really formal? If so, it's because I've just finished that exec summary, and it's 1:36AM. It all looks ok to me, which is a guarantee that in the morning, it will not.
Now would be the time to be sleeping, which is what I will do presently.
posted by Laura at 1:38:00 AM
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