who's got time

so many blogs, so little time...

only four more papers and one more exam...ahhhhhh.... I really need a break. So instead of studying this morning I'm enjoying myself playing over at flickr.

I've had the account for a while but haven't really had a chance to get it organized. take a look.

I've been doing nothing but studying for days. Over the weekend one project was 15+ plus almost 20 pages of data/charts/etc. Another was 10 pages, another 5. I had no idea I could be so productive. What I can hardly believe is that all three papers were for the same class, due on the day of the final exam. This prof really didn't have much clue. The class got out of hand in the first two weeks and after that it never really got back under control.

This course had no prereq's so the students in it came from all different disciplines. It really bugs me that this class therefore became representative of women's studies to all these people. I wouldn't be surprised if they all walked away saying ws is awful, unorganized, etc. It comes back around to the vicious funding circle. The department has no money so can't hire full-time faculty. So they hire sessionals with no experience. So the classes stink. So no one wants to take them. So the department gets no money. The few courses taught as 'women emphasis' from faculty in other departments are good. I had an excellent feminism and philosophy course this semester, have had excellent women's history, gender and sexuality, women and religion. . . but all of these are taught by faculty from other departments.

i don't know the answer. Although I'd like to teach in ws when I'm done I know it's not very practical. Without a phd there's not much hope I could be tenured even if there was $$. And why go through the struggle of the phd when there isn't a job?

the end of semester blues

One more week of classes and then final exams. One weekend off and then my York distance ed class begins. Blech. I really thought I would have three weeks off. The night I found out that all I get is one weekend was a bad one.

I've been working on this project which some friends whipped into code and are hosting out and around the web in various places. If you'd like to play along, click here

I'm sick of school - don't I say that every semester? I've convinced myself to stick it out the full two years and finish up an honours. I really ought to do a master's right away so I can take advantage of the scholarships out there for grads. There's always way too much to keep track of.

I missed the osap deadline by 2 (non-business) days. I'll have to head to the financial aid office first thing in the morning. The budget looked good until i found that class at york is going to cost as much as the three from windsor combined. I'm so glad I'm getting two credits for it.

Today was a good day. I went to visit my parents and we spent a lot of it outside. We rode around on the little electric scooters my dad built and then Xana and I went bike riding together. I really should have been marking and writing papers but I really really want to spend time with my kids. Go figure. I'm at the point now where there's so much to do that I'll never get it all done so why do any of it? I think I get this way at the end of every semester.

I can wait for my weekend of summer break. Yippee.