To all -
I have not forgotten about this class, I have just had one of those months that has worn me to a frazzle.
First things first, I am almost up-to-date with the HIS 300 assignments. I am about 3 or 4 weblogs behind - 2 that are more important than the others. I have not posted my my "Endnote" assisted bibliography (just my raw bibliography), my outline (just my raw outline), or my first draft. I should be up-to-date by no later than Sunday night, November 14th. I just recently met with a library assistant to go over research techniques and issues, and Endnote instruction - how to use it, how to formulate footnotes/endnotes/bibliographt, etc... I have also scheduled time with a English tutor to assist me in writing my paper. The style I thought was correct was proven wrong to me in a different History class where my paper was chewed up and spit back at me. My NOVA paper writings skills are far below the GMU standard - so basically I am learning on the fly. But - again - I am back on track and should be caught up by Sunday. Now for some explanation....
This has been a most regrettable month. First - I have come to the conclusion, I have tried to take on way toooo much this semester. I have taken a class to many - or rather too many classes that require extensive writing. Oh well - my own fault. Work, classes, activities, relocation, building a house, and family (and soon new child) have worn me to a frazzle. Combined they have prevented me from meeting deadlines and preparing myself for all of my classes. One issue (that was the icing on the cake) was that I just recently relocated and in doing so TypePad could not bill me (wrong billing address) - so they secured (put a hold on) my account. Well with my explanation of other issues to follow, I have not been on Typepad for three weeks and only recently figured out this issue as I was trying to post two blogs to update my status in this class --- Which will be done ASAP. Another issue is work. For some reason, my job has decided this fall that it would be great for me to travel every weekend (Friday through Monday) - (I have never travled the entire 6+ years I have worked for this company, but now I am the foremost expert in TANDBERG VTC equipment so I keep getting pulled from my "stationary" asignment), setting up/maintaining VideoTeleconferencing rooms up and down the the East coast. Fun, fun, fun - but not beneficial for my GMU classes. If that wasn't enough I've been sick for the last three weeks with the flu and migraine headaches. Again - not fun. Finally starting to get better - but what happens the temperature fluctautes again, so I won't doubt I get sick again. To top it all off, my first child is due within the next week or two and the doctors appointments and "weekly" scares my wife keeps putting me through are killing me. I am stressed to my outer limits. Going one step further, I have a house being built to be completed in February - and if you've ever had one built you would know it's a royal pain in the rump! Builders cannot be trusted to do the simplest of things. My wife always jokes about men not being able to follow directions - well it's true, at least in the construction business. -- blah -- blah -- blah -- blah
Well I am rambling on and on - sympathy is not required. Most of what I have stated above is self inflicted - my own fault so I will take my lashings as they come. My point is that I am now back on track and will be submitting everything by this weekend. I am not worried about my grade or about the deadlines I missed (I am but I can't do anything but turn in my stuff ASAP) - I am now worried about salvaging what I can this semester in this class and achieving as much as possible (hoping for the best). Getting back on track is the first step - look for my blogs this weekend.
See you all at class tomorrow.
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