October 17th

Well, today was the Dreamweaver workshop! Everyone in both sections of Web Design came to campus to get a start on the Dreamweaver project. Also on the agenda was Fireworks, Advanced IowaPages, and going over our Sitemaps. It was nice to see some of the people from my summer classes. I was unable to stay for the entire class because I had to work at the library. It being Homecoming weekend I was not able to find someone to cover my shift. If I had found someone to cover the shift I would not have been at class though, I'd be at my cousin's wedding! Sigh, apperently I will have NO life and miss EVERYTHING until I'm done with grad school. The morning went quickly and work has been fine.

Tonight Megan and Chris are in Clinton because Chris has his ten year high school reunion. I think I'm gonna finish Friday Night Lights and and watch movies tonight. Not too exciting, but it seems that Sherry is working today as well might not be around to hang out either. So far I have NOT been impressed with Friday Night Lights. The subject matter is not my favorite and the way it's written is getting on my nerves. This is the second non-fiction novel we have had to read for class. I LOATHED the first and I haven't enjoyed the second. I know I can enjoy non-fiction writing, but I'm not sure my prof will believe me!

This week I plan to start work on my author study research paper. I'm trying to start reading the first book for that, but I HAVE to read The Hunger Games first. The Rod Library Hunger Games are next weekend so I'm on a time limit here! So far I'm really enjoying the book. It's hard to put down and I'm not getting as much sleep this week as I'd like because of that!

Home!

I'm so excited for a whole weekend at home! I'm still deciding if I want to leave straight from work Friday night at 5pm or if I want to get up on Saturday and go. It depends on if I can get Chris to help me with some Web Design homework tonight I think. :-D

I finished Impossible, an excellent read! I'm still no further in Glass Castle... I've started The Book Thief, which is sad in its own way but still manages to be ten times the book Glass Castle is! I may have a little bias since I'm not a fan of biographies in the first place.

I finished my Iowapages website; on to Dreamweaver...it's never ending. The book talk went well in YA. I think everyone was impressed with the coffin I brought as a prop. I'm almost done with the group project that is due at the end of the month so I'm feeling a little less stress this week. It's all an illusion anyway, I ALWAYS have something I could be doing. I'm still just really happy to be heading home for a weekend. The work, school, work, work, school routine was getting a little old!

sinking fast!

Yeah, so I've got soooo much to do in October, who knew?! I've got my first test in Adv. Child. Lit. which shouldn't be hard but is stressfull. I've just finished my Iowapages website, which wasn't really that hard but took longer than I wanted to get comfortable. I've got a group project that isn't due until the end of the month but my partner wants it done ASAP. Which is cutting into my prep time for my YA Booktalk next week. I aslo have to start on my research paper for YA which isn't due until December, but I have to read five books! Not to mention the five+ books I still have to read for that class. And with all that I have to find the time to work two jobs...YUCK.

Okay, better...

I'm STILL reading the Glass Castle. I've decided I hate it and it is a form of torture to make me read it, but...it's for class. F*@k!!!! I've moved on to start Impossible because it's gonna be enjoyable and I need to read something! I'm also working on writing some of my reviews for my 9 novels. I've finished four books and haven't really started any of the reviews. Well, now I have one and a half done which means only two and a half left to go (until I finish another book). The never ending cycle continues!

I have been very productive today! My water aerobics class was canceled due to lightening so I was up early and have been working all morning. I finished Iowapages and worked on the reviews. I also found all the pictures I'll need for my Mexican American Learning Center. Tomorrow I am going to work on my annotated bib for that project and finish my slides. I'll figure out what I'm gonna say sometime next week after I get through some of this other stuff!