Famous Last Words: Final Post

Hey everybody! Like my title states, this should be my final post of the semester! I am super excited to be able to say that this assignment will put me at an A for the course. In the end, it is good to know that I am getting at least one A this semester! We all know that I am going to need it!

For this week's readings, my readings varied. To fill some of the points I needed to get to 410 points, I read the Jewish Fairy Tales Unit and the Alice in Wonderland Unit. Both were extremely fun reads! Both units incorporated fantasy and shed light (at least for me) on legends and stories that are considered to be already well known. I decided on reading the Jewish Fairy Tale Unit because I have always been a fan of fairy tales, and I have never heard of any Jewish Fairy Tales. I chose the Alice in Wonderland unit because the story appears so often in pop culture and because I have actually ever read the story!

As for my other classes, I have to reiterate the fact that I am glad that I am about done with this class! Projects and tests have begun piling up in my math and computer science classes, so it will be a huge relief having one class completely out of the way. One of the things that I have not realized until now was just how useful this class was. The weekly readings/writings kept my mind sharp and fresh, and really kept my writing skills in shape! Assignments in my computer science classes that require us to write up designs and explain our work flows naturally after being able to spend hours a week to come up with original writings.

Outside of school, it was a good Thanksgiving! I was able to go home and eat my fair share of food. After the couple of days of gluttony back in Oklahoma City, I traveled back to Norman to catch Baker Mayfield's last home game as an OU student! It was also my very first game, something that I was super excited about!

That about sums up this week. Like I said, I really enjoyed this class and reading all of your writings. I wish you guys the best of luck for the rest of the semester and your other finals!

(Me crawling to the end of this semester:

CuddleBugs)

Famous Last Words, Week 11

Hi everybody!

It has been a decent week! The readings for the class have been very enjoyable. I chose to read the Southwest/California unit and had a blast. Fortunately, I was able to complete both readings early in the week so that I would not scramble last minute like I have done on occasion. Because of that, I think my Reading Notes have been better than usual.

For my actual storytelling, I have to admit that I am a bit disappointed in it. I was on campus until 3 A.M. Thursday night, so I had to scramble Friday morning to have my story submitted. Although following all of the necessary conditions, I felt that it could have been a lot better if I had more time. If I do decide to submit it into my portfolio, I believe I will edit it drastically!

Bedlam was today, and I'm really happy and excited to share that we won! It was a nail biting game, lasting about four hours because of the fact that it turned out to be a shoot-out! I wanted to finish up this extra credit assignment earlier, but the game was too good to ignore!

For next week, I hope to have all of my assignments done on time and of the caliber that I am pleased with. I am seriously hoping that I will not fall behind this week. At this point, it looks like I should be done with the course a week before Dead Week, and I would like to keep it that way! If all goes to plan, I can hopefully even finish before that! It is not that I do not like this class, it's just that I wanted to have this class out of the way when all of my math courses finally hit me!

Good luck to the rest of you guys!

(Optimism! :

MY Business)

Famous Last Words: Running on Fumes

Hey guys, it's been a minute since my last "Famous Last Words" post. It is because my schedule has been so hectic! Between three tests and two projects all happening in a span of two weeks, I will admit that I have been forced to put this class on the back burner. I really hate this because I really do enjoy this class and all the readings. For this week's readings, I have read a number of Tibetan folktales and have really enjoyed them, since they employ the trickster archetype so much. to make up for my missed reading this week, I also chose to review a few other of Aesop's fables, this time the ones written by Milo Winter. His stories were just as fun as the other fables, and I was quite surprised by just how many stories there were!

I am happy with my writing for this week, due to the sole fact that I was actually able to complete it! I have high hopes for it, and I am considering posting it to my portfolio. I've posted several times that I am trying to emulate other writers' ability to incorporate a lesson into their stories, but I am currently having a hard time doing it. Everybody's feedback has been super helpful, so I am counting on you guys to help better this story!

As for next week, I am just trying to survive at this point! I'm not averaging much sleep and am doing as much extra credit right now so that I may have some padding for the eventual brick wall of tests and projects that will no doubt show up during our final push to the end. As you can tell from my title, I am exhausted and really am trying to muster the strength for the final push, as I am sure that others are trying to do as well.

Wish me luck!

(I'm practically going to have to hook this up to an IV to get me through this semester:

True Jersey)

Famous Last Words: An Update

Time is sure flying by fast! We are technically done with Week 6, and many of us are already preparing for a second midterm.

For my readings, this week I chose Sinbad's Seven Voyages. Despite being an animated movie that was popular when I was a child, I knew nothing about this story. However, after reading just the first two stories, I was hooked and finished the whole week's reading within one day. For those of you who are fans of The Odyssey, I am sure you will enjoy this story.

Due to my love for Sinbad's story, this week's storytelling assignment just flowed naturally for me. I had Tom Hanks fill the role of Sinbad and had his "voyages" just be some of his most famous movies such as Saving Private Ryan and Sully. Needless to say, I am happy with this selection and I am sure that I will include this story in my portfolio.

For my other classes, it has been a whirlwind. I have already had two tests for my two upper-level math courses, so I am drained. On top of that, I have had to churn out a new coding project each week, which has everybody in my class on edge! Fortunately, I have the mentality of, "If everybody else is as well, it isn't so bad that I am drowning." This is one of those semesters that you tell yourself that you just have to muster enough strength to get through it.

Outside of school, I have just been trying to find time to relax and play some video games, but I do not know when things will ever slow down! With football in full swing and basketball starting up soon, I am hoping to be able to catch some of my favorite games on television, if time permits.

For next week, I hope to stay on top of my other classes. So far, there will be no tests next week, so I should have a lot of prep time for all of my classes. Wish me luck!

Famous Last Words: Slowly but Steadily

As my post title implies. I am readjusting to my college coursework slowly but steadily. So far, it's been hectic. Trying to juggle two math classes, two computer science classes and this online course can be a hassle. However, the ability to create this post at the end of every week allows me to decompress and reevaluate my week in a positive way. I believe that if you are able to write down all your challenges and goals, it makes them seem more manageable!

My math classes have been rough! So much so, I actually forgot to do one of the readings on time! Fortunately, we are always granted a grace period, which I definitely took advantage of. It is definitely frustrating, however, that I had to rush to put that reading assignment out so quickly and so haphazardly because I was so preoccupied by ONE math assignment that might as well have been a programming project. Fortunately, I got it done and turned in on-time and next week's assignment shouldn't be as demanding. As for my programming class, it's been rough, but I believe an optimistic mindset is key to surviving the rest of the semester, both grade-wise and emotional-wise!

Outside of school, it's been a great week for football! Our boys in red redeemed our school by destroying the Buckeyes in a game that was predicted to be a blowout not in our favor. The Patriots lost, which is a good sign that the Year of the Brady is not going to be a thing. And for my Cowboys, as I am writing this, they are demolishing the Giants that gave us so much trouble last season. All is right in the world of the pigskin.

I am definitely looking forward to next week. Looking at my giant calendar that I keep next to my desk, my week does not look overbearing at all. I feel that if I can keep all my goals/assignments written and visible, I can easily achieve them, or at least not feel too bogged down by due dates. Wish me the same luck as I wish you all for next week!

 

(Redemption:

YouTube)

Famous Last Words: Already Drowning in Classes

Now finished with two weeks of classes, I feel that I can reasonably gauge how I feel about my classes, this one including. For this class, I feel great! I'm enjoying the assignments and the fact that I can take an hour or two to forget about my computer and math courses and focus on blogging. Unfortunately, I am already feeling overwhelmed by my other classes. It's already to the point that I am afraid that one or two of my other classes will prevent me from doing my best work for the rest of my classes. I am hoping that as the school year progresses, I can find a rhythm to do all my work and not feel so bogged down by everything.

As for outside of school, football season has recently started and I couldn't be happier. I'm hoping that I can scavenge a spare ticket to one of the home games we'll be having this season and scratch "attending an OU football game" off my college bucket list. Other than that, I am hoping that my love for football will not interfere with my studies and my social life. As for social life, I really need to start doing things again. Since the semester started, I told myself that I wanted to settle all my classes first before I go and have fun. Now that we're done with the first two weeks, I look forward to start going to the gym to play basketball or going out to be with friends.

Honestly, when it comes to thinking about next week or the future, I don't want to do that. I feel that I stress too much about meeting deadlines that I end up hindering my work more than better it. Despite this, I still hope to stay on track and not get behind on any of my work for next week.

(The caption speaks for itself, I feel:

Me.Me)