Finals are almost through!

Pictures from inside the new ultra-modern Virgin America planes

Okay, so two down, one to go- and then I'll be on a plane headed for the lovely northern California!

I'm really excited to see all the family; wow, I can't believe it's been three months already! This is the longest time I have gone without seeing any family or my parents. It will be nice, I get to see my parents for two days out of the week I will be home as they are going to their Colorado home to work and hang out.

I decided not to go with them, given the arduous process of elevation and climate adjustment that always takes at least half of your vacation. Instead, I booked myself a plane ticket on the new Virgin America Airline and will be in Morgan Hill from Saturday afternoon/morning until the following Monday afternoon.

I would love to see as many people as possible and just enjoy the time that I have off from studying and classes. I'm looking forward to taking lots of pictures, reading some books for fun, and hanging out with my grandparents.

On a different (sort of) note, I recently changed my appearance... But no pictures- you all will just have to see me in person and be surprised! : )

i love the colbert report...

favorite show. too bad i can never seem to catch it on the right day- but old news is okay because it's still funny!
As you can see, the TB test I got today is actually invisible! I think that's means i'm negative. : )
Unfortunately, I also managed to pick up a wicked sunburn from walking around campus for only ten minutes. it was 78 today, pretty nice weather, but I was totally unprepared for the ultraviolet rays!
11 days til i'm comin home..!

Imagination

I just read the comment from my last post, about "Imagination," the title of my Marshall College writing class for next quarter. I pulled the definition from the course catalog:

Dimensions of Culture: Imagination (6) Using the arts, this course examines the evolution of pluralistic culture to the modern period. There is a special emphasis on the interdisciplinary study of twentieth-century American culture, including music, literature, art, film, and photography. The course offers intensive instruction in writing university-level expository prose. Three hours of lecture, two hours of discussion and writing instruction. Open to Marshall College students only.

We will be reading materials from a course reader, just like the other two quarters of this program- you have to buy it from an independent company, and its basically just a compilation of articles and excerpts. We'll also be reading the novels Vine of Desire and Fire Next Time, which I just ordered used on Amazon; i think I got them for about 2 bucks each.

Working on Another Paper

Tonight, I am writing a paper for my country music class. I'm writing about Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette, and how they were influential, as female country music artists, during the time of the civil rights and women's liberation movements.
Today was so weird because of the time change! I'm pretty sure it threw a lot of other people off as well.. I wish that there would be something like a whole day of rest after the time change every spring! It's so hard on our bodies and brains..

Yesterday I went to an informational session for the Marshall College tutoring program that I would like to start doing. It's interesting how the program works: if you're volunteering, you have to fill out an application and take a TB test, pick which school you want to help out at (a charter middle school, a private 6-12 UCSD school, or a lower-end high school, and catch the free hourly shuttle from campus) I'm pretty excited, it should give me a feel for the San Diego area and give me some more experience working with students from all backgrounds, and also maybe use my Spanish skills. Let's just hope I pass the TB test! : )

Here are some pictures from a concert I went to last weekend at my college. The groups were Young Love and The Federation:

(the Blogger server isn't working, but the pictures are the first ones on my FLickr site)
sorry!

School

I just got my Biology book for next quarter : )
Doesn't it look all spiffy and educational?? I'm really excited. Reading it is almost more interesting than TV... haha. Thanks Mom and Dad for the textbook money- I really appreciate it!

I'm just putting off doing my case summaries for my DOC class right now.. but I just had some good news to share- I signed up for my classes for next quarter already. I will be taking Chemistry, Biology, Imagination, and Ethnic Studies. I'm pretty psyched for this dern winter quarter to be over already and to just take my finals already so I can go home and see my loved ones! Winter in San Diego is very mild, but clouds all the time leave me wishing for some of the spicier weather of NorCal. I can't wait to come home and see everyone! yay Spring Break!