School Projects Done

Today was my last "big day" for this semester. I had two final projects due; One for my speech class and one for my Film Appreciation class.

Since today was so damn windy and cold, the wind-chill was somewhere in the teens. I took a taxi to the Illinois Terminal so I could catch the bus. I get to the terminal, and -- unlike the last time -- I was in time for one of the buses that goes in that direction. I make it to school in time for my first class, which is Introduction to Liberal Arts and Sciences. That class is basically a critical thinking course. I had to write seven essays in that class throughout the semester. So, I'm in class, and the final that class is a take-home essay question: "What are the three elements of this class." Are you kidding me? I'll have that done in one hour. I was happy about that good news.

I go to my second class, which is speech, and I deliver my oral presentation last. The class professor said that this speech had to incorporate a PowerPoint presentation but the presentation was not supposed to have the outlined speech. Basically, the presentation was supposed to have some sort of graphic that complimented the speech in some way. I was one of two students, out of the four who delivered their speeches, who actually honored that requirement. The two other students had their speeches outlined in the PowerPoint slides, which they weren't supposed to do. Also, one of those presenters ran over her time by thirty seconds so she couldn't even finish her conclusion. I didn't feel bad for her because she admitted she bought one of her previous speeches. Whatever, you cheating bitch. Alas, I was well within the allotted time I was given for my presentation. I was pleased with myself.

Finally, my last class was Film Appreciation. Even though it is an elective that seemed pretty "fluff," I was surprised at how relevant it was to me. I now have a more critical eye whenever I watch a movie. I can recognize things I was taught in class in movies I watch, which seems pretty cool to me. The reason why I am so happy about this class is because I had to turn in the essay that was required for that class. It was a small five-page research essay of my choosing. I chose how I thought Fight Club prophesied the destruction of industrialized civilization due to rampant consumerism.

So. I had a fucking good day. Yes, I did suffer from insomnia the previous night until 4:30am this morning. Much to my surprise, I remained fairly coherent throughout the day. I just feel really happy for once.

Oh yes. I also got my brand-new 12.2MP Samsung digital camera from Amazon today. I can't wait to try it out. I hope it serves me as well as my previous 7MP Samsung Digimax A7 did.

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