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[Jul. 31st, 2009|02:01 pm] |
Dear Sir or Madame,
It was just announced a few days ago that internships were closed. No more intenships [sic]. Meaning, as I understand it (and I've checked as I'm in the same boat as you), that if you haven't added the course they aren't going to let you.
But I could be wrong.
And this, ladies and gentleman, is why I panicked about my for-credit internship a week ago, when they told us that they were closing all registrations for people who hadn't registered for class(es). Since I panicked immediately after the email went out, I managed to get my adviser on the line and sneak into the for-credit internships under the wire.
This is also why you should make sure you're on the official announcement list for whatever programs you're in. You actually find out if they're planning to fuck you over and when.
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[Aug. 23rd, 2008|12:23 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | school | ] |
| [ | If I wasn't apathetic, I'd be |
| |  crazy | ] |
Oh, fuck me. I just realized that I signed up for two courses labeled LIBR 267. It was intentional, since they're two different topics, but this is going to confuse the hell out of me all semester. I already almost skipped out on signing up for the BBS for one of them because I went "wait, I'm already signed up for 267!"
Yeah, not so much with the fun.
I need to buy my books and stuff. Classes start in two days, WHEEEEEEE.
Going back to downloading my syllabi so I can find a way not to fail now.
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[May. 28th, 2008|08:32 pm] |
I got my grades back, y'all! And I didn't flunk of of school (this semester)!
Reference Services - A
Beginning Cataloging - B+
Children's Services (6-12) - A-
Huzzah!
Also, I've been sort of glancing at the whole WisCon kerfluffle, but after skimming the SASS thread, the only think I could think was "wow, those chicks looked like they were having an awesome time." I don't much like going to cons when I don't know anyone, but maybe next year... |
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[May. 19th, 2008|02:03 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | school | ] |
| [ | If I wasn't apathetic, I'd be |
| |  anxious | ] |
The longer it takes for my cataloging professor to post the grades for our final project, the more freaked out I get. If I don't get at least a B on it, I'm fucked. It's a third of my grade, I've been doing only fair to middling the entire semester, and I'm barely on the edge of a B right now. If I get below an 88 on the project, I'm gonna get a B- and I'll get kicked out of school.
I will also be absolutely FURIOUS if I get below a B. I worked my ass off to do a full draft of the project and sent it to him two weeks before the project deadline for comments. He responded with two sentences, so I honestly have no idea if there are a bunch of minor mistakes that will end up getting me deducted twenty points (it's happened to me in this class.)
AUGH. |
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[May. 9th, 2008|06:28 pm] |
Just a quick update (I swear I'll respond to comments from yesterday's post soon).
For those of you I've been hanging out with once a month and having great LULZ, I will be there tomorrow. :D
BACK TO WORK. D: D: D: |
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| Teen Lit: Mysteries Program |
[Dec. 10th, 2007|09:23 am] |
| [ | Tags | | | books, school | ] |
| [ | If I wasn't apathetic, I'd be |
| |  satisfied | ] |
I mentioned that I might post my final projects, so if anyone wanted to skim through and see if they were interested in any books they could. So I will.
This is my Teen Lit final project (the one I was bitching about the other day.) The first section is a description of the program itself-- audience, objectives, publicity, and evaluation. The second is an annotated materials list-- which is probably what most of you will be more interested in.
Without further ado!
Mystery and Murder: A Mystery Genre Program for a Public Library
( Part One: Introduction to the Program )
( Part Two: Resources )
( References ) |
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| (no subject) |
[Nov. 26th, 2007|09:50 am] |
| [ | Tags | | | school | ] |
| [ | If I wasn't apathetic, I'd be |
| |  worried | ] |
Professor,
Thank you for your honest answer about whether I can make a B in your class. But I would like to note that it really did nothing to ease my state of mind.
Ambiguous amounts of love,
Me
[Edit: Lovely, I only just realized now that there were possible extra-credit assignments. Except the deadline for them was the 14th and I wasn't freaking out about my grade then because, well, she hadn't graded anything so I didn't know if I should be worrying.
Also, for the record, she didn't tell me I wouldn't get a B. Just that she "tries not to give below a B but can't guarantee anything."] |
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[Nov. 14th, 2007|12:09 am] |
| [ | Tags | | | fic, school | ] |
| [ | If I wasn't apathetic, I'd be |
| | intimidated | ] |
I'm having weird Heroes meta thinky thoughts about TPTB's treatment of Candice and how it relates to her being a fat chick. (the short version: I'm pissy about it.)
In other news, I need to do some personal deadline stuff. Feel free to ignore this.
( Homework Projects and Winter Fics ) |
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| SHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUP |
[Sep. 26th, 2007|03:47 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | omg, school | ] |
| [ | If I wasn't apathetic, I'd be |
| |  cranky | ] |
JESUS CHRIST. This is what I mean about my classmates, poeple-- this one seriously wants to be a YA librarian:
EXAMPLE 1:
Wow-- I never really considered that iPods could be used educationally, or knew that there are educational podcasts out there. (I guess I have a lot more to learn about new technology!) I think it's a great idea. Students will probably be more interested in something educational if it comes in a format or packaging that resembles or makes use of their favorite forms of entertainment. Hopefully they'll learn to keep the volume at a reasonable level too... sometimes I really worry about those teens whose music you can hear even while the earphones are in their ears!
EXAMPLE 2:
I totally agree-- the benefits of new internet media usually outweigh the downfalls, as long as its users are educated! The fact that sites like MySpace are becoming so ubiquitous is a little alarming, especially after reading Feed which was kind of frightening to me! But I think they can be safe and fun for youth as long as they know the risks that are out there and how to avoid/combat them.
... And for the record, this is a different person from the one who was talking about libraries educating kids by teaching PARENTS how to teach teens to avoid online predators.
Note: Feed, by MT Anderson, is this week's assigned reading-- it's sort of stream of consciousness, about a dystopian future where almost everyone has a chip implanted in their brain constantly feeding them information (most of it commercial) and music, and a boy who's got a feed meeting a girl who doesn't. It's an okay book, and interesting, but seriously, folks, I can think of better books to base your luddism on. |
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[Sep. 25th, 2007|09:36 am] |
I swear to god, my YA lit class is making me feel young. I'm sitting here going "New media? Blogs are new media? Am I just so young that I barely remember a time when the internet didn't exist? iPod are new media? Kids should take classes on social networking because it can be dangerous and they don't know how to protect themselves from online predators? But, but..."
Also, dear classmates, the library's job is not to "protect" YA patrons from the dangerous aspects of social networking-- it's to use the positive aspects of social networking to become a part of YAs' lives (... in the best case scenario, anyway.) |
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| Oh, college... |
[Aug. 28th, 2007|11:16 am] |
| [ | Tags | | | rant, school | ] |
| [ | If I wasn't apathetic, I'd be |
| |  indescribable | ] |
Looking at a few of the comments on this post on ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) brandeis, I find myself sitting here, scratching my head. I don't understand the complaint (especially of the senior down at the bottom) that Brandeis is "too Jewish". No, the school doesn't exactly bill itself as a Jewish school, and it tries to promote itself as a "non-sectarian university", but anyone doing any sort of research will scratch beneath the surface and realize that it has a culture built on fifty years of history. Fifty years is no long in University times, granted, but it's enough to build up a certain type of culture, especially since the first twenty or thirty years of the schools history, the place mostly attracted the sort of student who was already steeped in Jewish culture-- which probably caused culture-build-up far beyond what a more diverse student body would have created.
Honestly, the idea that it's "too Jewish" is like going to, say, The University of Texas (number three on the Princeton Review list of party schools) and complaining that there are too many parties. The school's culture is what it is-- each school has its own personality. That Brandeis is very Jewish is not so much a bug as it is a feature. That's one of the reasons it's appealing to some people-- god knows that's one of the major reasons I applied, even if I did leave the place less observant than I went it.
I know it's culture shock for a lot of people, and people who don't fit into the stereotypical Brandeis student mold (liberal conservative Jew) do get flak for it. I remember a conversation with ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) _andre_ that's stuck in my mind-- he's not Jewish and he complained that when people found that out their automatic reaction was "What are you doing here?" He found it hostile. Having had the reaction myself, I felt it wasn't so much hostility as curiosity-- 'I'm going to Brandeis because it's a very Jewish school and everyone in my Jewish community knows the place, how on earth did you hear about Brandeis?' There's still a feeling in the Jewish community, despite Brandeis' attempts at branching out, that this is our place, our school. It's a safe space when and if the other colleges ever decide to shut us out again. Jews in some ways have a very insular mentality, and it transfers over. I'm sure it can make for an uncomfortable situation for those who aren't used to the culture or who stick out in some way (witness, for instance, my freshman roommate's-- a Seventh Day Adventist-- breakdown about how stifling the atmosphere of the college is and how Brandeisians never get anything done.)
To be frank, it's difficult to deal with sometimes even when you ARE used to navigating similar cultures. But the thing people who talk about Brandeis being "too Jewish" keep forgetting is that this is how Brandeis is. Saying that Brandeis is "too Jewish" is like saying Bard has "too many hippies" or that MIT is "too nerdy". That's part of the draw. |
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[Mar. 30th, 2007|09:02 am] |
Oh, my contract at Stanford was renewed for another month. Hooray! My bank account is no longer microscopic. If I get renewed again, I may have to start paying rent (the 'rents will put the money away for when I move out and need first and last month's as a cushion, taking a page from jhyanmar's book.)
Personally, I'm debating whether I can afford to splurge on a DS. Cooking Mama! Phoenix Wright! Trauma Center! (My girl says "Elite Beat Agents". But... meh. It's okay. Not really my thing.) But if have that kind of money, I'd rather splurge and get tickets to visit my girl over the summer...
Also, happily, the school has let me drop one of my classes late. Finally. After making me jump through all sorts of hoops and stressing like whoa.
And stuff. Why is it that I can articulate my opinions about hot button issues in my head, but the words won't come when I try to put them down on paper? (Baby, thanks for letting me rant last night. ♥) |
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[Feb. 10th, 2007|01:04 am] |
| [ | Tags | | | school, work | ] |
| [ | If I wasn't apathetic, I'd be |
| |  sick | ] |
| [ | Play it for me |
| | Something downstairs | ] |
I had class from 9-5 today. it was not entertaining in the least and I had to get up far too early in the morning for my peace of mind. (Insomnia? Totally didn't help.)
About an hour before class let out I got a call from one of the managers at my store (the phone was on vibrate and thankfully we were about three minutes from a break). The conversation went something like this:
J (manager-not-on-duty): Ryuu? I know you wanted more hours and one of ours guys dropped a shift at the last minute. Wanna come in?
Ryuu (frazzled and not awake): I'm in San Jose. I won't be back until at least 7pm.
J: ... Okay.
Ryuu: Sorry.
[hangs up and heads back to class]
...
[fifteen minutes later the phone rings again]
Ryuu: [waits another twenty minutes for the teacher to STFU and and wanders out to call back]
A (spazzy Manager-Boss-type): Ryuu, are you sure you can't come in?
Ryuu: ... I only just got out of class and it will take me two hours to get to work.
A: That's fine. Come in for a few hours.
Ryuu: ... ... Kay.
So I did. It was about three hours of work and mildly entertaining in the "my head is not on straight and I keep fucking up" sort of way. But A didn't mind too much, since it's my third shift and I'm doing my best to keep things straight.
I'm still amused at how startled the the district and area managers seem to be when they call the store and get an unfamiliar female on the line.
Now I need to finish skimming the readings for class tomorrow-- I have to catch the 8am bus, so I'm gonna be up at 7! Yes. I have class tomorrow. And Sunday too. Lucky me. I swear to God, A better not have secheduled me on Monday. If he does, I'll cry. |
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[Dec. 7th, 2006|08:17 pm] |
So, my presentation went well. Will update about that later. The dad thing is still... meh.
;_; And my LJ account paid time expired today. If anyone is still looking for a Christmas/Hannukah/Yule/Birthday present for me, can I get some more LJ paid time? |
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[Dec. 6th, 2006|10:48 am] |
I'm terrified that I just did all this work and I won'tbe able to hook my laptop up to the setup in the classroom and this will all be for nothing.
And dad got fired.
My day sucked. |
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| Final Project |
[Nov. 27th, 2006|03:21 am] |
| [ | Tags | | | gay, school | ] |
| [ | If I wasn't apathetic, I'd be |
| | anxious | ] |
I need to get to work on my final project for Gay and Lesbian Art and Culture, so I'm asking for a bit of help. My topic is "gays and lesbians in mainstream comic books", and I'm in need of scans.
So if you have scans of any of these characters, preferably referring to their sexuality, I would be grateful. (It would also be helpful if I could get a date for the issue, or at least a time period.)
I won't mind scans of gay, lesbian or genderqueer characters who aren't on the list, as long as it's relatively mainstream. If you have earlier characters who are GLBT I'd be most interested, since AFAIK Northstar is the earliest and most well-known mainstream character.
Marvel
Northstar (Earlier scans of Alpha Flight, hinting at his orientation would be appreciated, as well as his actual coming out.)
Anole
Colossus (Ultimate X-Men only)
Hulkling
Wiccan
Karolina
Xavin
Rainmaker (Gen-13)
Xian Coy Manh
DC
Batwoman
Renee Montoya
Obsidian
Pied Piper
Other
Purgatori
Dr. Alison Mann
Apollo and Midnighter
John Constantine
x-posted to scans_daily |
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| Time to dance in circles! |
[Nov. 2nd, 2006|09:16 pm] |
I'm on lunch break from students.
Checked the SJSU website. I GOT INTO THE MASTERS PROGRAM!
I only told a few people I applied, so that I wouldn't jinx it, and sure enough, I'm in! Under status it now says "Accepted - Classified Graduate", which means I've been accepted with no conditions.
I just gotta wait until they send me all the paperwork and stuff.
Just gotta get through the rest of the day now. Oh, children. You make mommy drink. |
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| Forget Norway! |
[Aug. 29th, 2006|11:26 am] |
I spent this past weekend working at the Golden Gate Renaissance Festival. It's been a while since I went to a RenFaire, and I've never worked one, so this was a new experience. I'm also still a little sore from it, but whatever. I made friends and stuff. Barbara (whose Myspace is Terranova0, and supposedly has an LJ somewhere) invited me up to the next one at Casa de Fruita in Hollister/Gilroy. I got to dance with the Danse Macabre group (who does the dead-dancing-in-the-streets thing) twice, which was great fun, if a little weird.
Also, jhyanmar's Exalted game started back up on Sunday, which is HOORAY. I am full of pleased. Although we did stop before I could put the mind-whammy on a Dynast. Next game, though.
Yesterday, class was fine. Except for my Bible as Literature class. A) If he's teaching it like this the entire semester, I could teach the fucking class, B) this is a college class, not a class you're teaching at your church, please remember that, you fucking twit, C) this is Bible as Literature. Can we please not talk about God or how people consider the book is holy anymore? We know some people consider it holy, that's not the POINT. The point is tearing it to little shreds and then putting it back together. That's what lit classes DO. Also, if you're planning to teach the Bible as Literature, kindly read up on traditions OUTSIDE your own. Yes, I understand you're a pastor, and Heaven knows I'll have less problems with you when we hit the new Testament, but to brush off not knowing anything about Jewish tradition? To call the Talmud "semi-holy writing" rather than "extra-textual"? The Talmud is NOT Apocrypha, not even close, you idiot. Also, if you want us to write at the beginning of class, kindly STFU while we're doing it.
And now a list of movies I want to see in the next couple of weeks:
Idlewild
The Wicker Man (September 1st)
Hollywoodland (September 8th)
The Black Dahlia (September 15th)
Anyone else particularly want to see any of those? |
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| Classes |
[Aug. 22nd, 2006|04:59 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | parents, school | ] |
| [ | If I wasn't apathetic, I'd be |
| | aggravated | ] |
Ardel has all but okayed my final project (by which I mean I told her what I wanted my topic to be and she went "that sounds GREAT.") So, yay, Queers in comic books.
I could probably TEACH my Bible as Literature class, it looks so basic. I'm seriously tempted not to actually buy the textbook because it looks dumb. I'll flip through it tomorrow at the bookstore and decide then.
I didn't get the job I was hoping for and mom's on another "get a motherforking job" kicks, which means that anytime I mention anything having to do with class, freetime, or jobs of any sort (including my friends' job opportunities)-- essentially ANYTHING I talk about-- she starts telling me to find a job. Which, yes, I KNOW. Off the back, please. (dragon_momma this is not an excuse to start a fight, I'm just... MRARGH.)
Uhm, so yeah. Stuff. |
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| Gay comic characters! |
[Aug. 20th, 2006|11:35 am] |
| [ | Tags | | | gay, school | ] |
| [ | If I wasn't apathetic, I'd be |
| |  hungry | ] |
Here's my list, please add ones I've forgotten/don't know about, since my knowledge of comic history is shaky. Genderqueer and gay characters both work.
This is preliminary research for a large paper I'll be writing at the end of the semester.
Marvel
Northstar
Anole
Colossus (Ultimate X-Men only)
Hulkling
Wiccan
Karolina
Xavin (genderqueer)
DC
Batwoman
Uhm... policechick whose name escapes me, who had an affair with Batwoman
Indie comics are cool too, I just don't KNOW most of them, so anyone who can steer me well is good. |
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