Has it really been since.....

January for my last post? I guess I wasn't too interested in keeping it going lol. Anyway, I'm here to complain! I just finished up my final exams for College Keyboarding II and Pharmacology & Laboratory Medicine. Keyboarding went great, got an "A", but Pharmacology I don't have any idea how I did. Since there was not an immediate grading of the exam like every other exam I've taken, I won't know until September 20th what I got on the exam!!!! This really stinks!

Hmmmm, I might start writing on this thing more often...I'm excited about taking Psychology next term (starts in a week), but not too excited about taking Medical Transcription....those dam doctors talk like they have marbles in their mouths, not to mention they rattle papers, move away from the mic, and have accents at times. It should be an interesting next term.

My Last "Required" Post

Now that my second term of Composition is under my belt, it's time to write my last "required" post on this blog. It's been a tough 10 weeks, but interesting. The scientific research paper gave me a bit of trouble. I love to write, but me and science just doesn't mix. I ended up writing about raw milk, more specifically the dangers of consuming raw milk products...fairly scary stuff. Of course, I got points taken off of my term paper for misuse of commas. Not sure what that means,,,,, lol I must have done fairly good on the APA guidelines because it wasn't mentioned in the critique my professor gave me. I think I finally many have gotten the hang of APA guidelines.

My advice to future students of this class...start early, choose something fun to research, plan your time wisely, listen to others advice in class, and don't give up!

I've gotten better at APA (at least I think so) and my creativity has improved a lot with this course. I honestly didn't think I was going to make the deadline last week, but I did (part of that "don't give up").

I want to thank my classmates and professor for all of their useful input in class. I really appreciate it immensely. I hope everyone of you go on to succeed and be Blessed with good health...and of course good grades!

Research Papers, do we need them?

Obviously we have to write research papers for coursework in college, but is it really necessary? With the amount of work we have to do for each course, I at first felt that writing a research paper was a waste of energy that could be used on, say, studying anatomy. However, since having to write my first research paper many months ago, I have found that not only is it necessary, but also an important tool to learn how to effectively communicate with others. While I am just plain exhausted from having to do so much research this term, I am also satisfied with having completed, or almost completed, the assignments.

The 11:59 p.m. deadline on Tuesday is looming large in my head as I write this blog post. So much to do and so little time to do it in. I am both nervous and excited about this term drawing to a close. One more week after this and an Anatomy final exam to go. I need to do very well on my research paper for this class as my grades are not up to my standard. Oddly enough, I'm maintaining an "A" in Anatomy & Physiology while struggling to maintain a "B" in this class. Oh the irony! I've always had little trouble with writing and science has always been my Achilles heel. I guess things change.

All in all, I have enjoyed this class.

Issues, issues, issues...whose got issues?

Do I have issues? Not a lot, at least not with school...now my family?...that's another story. Usually my only issue with college classes is time or lack of it. Perhaps it's just me? I try very hard not to come at my studies like I do my Christmas shopping, at the last minute possible. Ah, but with the holidays of the past two weeks, I did put off doing class work until the last possible moment. So here I am typing away at my blog, trying to fill this blank space with something half way decent to read. Who am I kidding? No one reads this stuff, do they? Well I do get a few comments, mostly from my professor, but she has to read it, no? lol

Actually, I thought this blog writing stuff was going to be another pain in the rear, but I have found it to be quite fun. It's kind of like a journal, only one that the whole world can see. Better not write about that dream I had about Gerard Butler...or was that Brett Butler?...never mind. Seriously, I rarely remember dreams and that are worth sharing, unless they're funny, which they usually are.

Do I plan to keep this blog going after this course? Not bloody likely! Though I just might, if I can find the time.... ;-) It has helped my writing and creativity tremendously. Though others may not share that opinion with me! I'm tired and babbling so I think I'll.........zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz