I guess I just feel disconnected right now. I'm living at home and commuting to campus, which is about a 45 minute trip each way. By the time I get to school, I don't really feel like going to class, and by the time I get home, I don't really feel like doing homework for the next three or four hours. I feel more like taking a nap. Plus, it limits the social interaction I get. I only talk to the people in my classes, and I rarely see them outside of class. It's not that big of a deal though.
My main issue is the workload. We're getting ready to register for the spring semester, but I'm sitting here trying to figure out how to get through the fall. Just this week, I have a shitload of homework:
- read 133 pages of Oryx and Crake by Friday.
- start my second English essay (1000 words)
- study for a Spanish test
- complete 10 online Spanish activities on the supersite
- complete another 3 assignments on a different Spanish website
- make an outline for my Spanish presentation
- make some attempt at doing my LearnSmart assignments for biology
- play catch-up on my math class
It doesn't look like too much when I write it out like that, but it's just time-consuming. (And I know, you're probably thinking, "What a whiny little thing she is," but I'm really not whining. I'm just trying to put everything in perspective for myself.
Alas, I'll get it all done. I just have to hold a job, a home life, and a boyfriend together at the same time. Of course, all those are easy. John is always understanding (even though it's easy to pick spending time with him over schoolwork. What can I say? He's easy on the eyes :P ) It would be nice though, to have some sort of life without the stress of knowing school work awaits me whenever I return. But hey, that's life. And Clemson's not a bad place to be when you're stressed.
- complete another 3 assignments on a different Spanish website
- make an outline for my Spanish presentation
- make some attempt at doing my LearnSmart assignments for biology
- play catch-up on my math class
It doesn't look like too much when I write it out like that, but it's just time-consuming. (And I know, you're probably thinking, "What a whiny little thing she is," but I'm really not whining. I'm just trying to put everything in perspective for myself.
Alas, I'll get it all done. I just have to hold a job, a home life, and a boyfriend together at the same time. Of course, all those are easy. John is always understanding (even though it's easy to pick spending time with him over schoolwork. What can I say? He's easy on the eyes :P ) It would be nice though, to have some sort of life without the stress of knowing school work awaits me whenever I return. But hey, that's life. And Clemson's not a bad place to be when you're stressed.
Now that I mention it, Clemson is the best place to be. I know a lot of people probably take it for granted, but this place is gorgeous. Especially now that it's fall. AND our football team is kicking ass this year. Right now we're 8-0 and ranked 5th in the whole country! That kind of stuff doesn't normally happen wherever I go to school (my high school team lost almost every game my junior and senior year, and Greenville Tech is so lame it doesn't have sports), so yeah I'm pretty fucking excited.
While all this is going on though, John's stuck in a rut with college. His "dream" school, Coastal Carolina, completely failed to meet his expectations, and now his parents are only concerned with the fact that he's "indecisive". So basically, he now has to start all over and find a really good school that's right for him. And in the midst of all this stress, I'm trying to be as supportive as I can. Really. He needs it. He has nobody else. I just hope it all works out for him because I can't stand seeing him get shot down at every turn.
Anyway, it's taken me long enough to post this, and whoever's reading it is probably bored by now. So I'm going to go enjoy the rest of my lunch here at Cooper Library and talk to my handsome boyfriend. Bye y'all!
