mother teresa in distress!

my husband has told me that i have a "mother teresa" complex :) yes, it is true i want to help those in need. and yes, sometimes i should help myself first, and volunteer at my house before i go volunteering at the school. but, maybe i do it to avoid the house! oh well, i went down to the school two weeks ago friday to help out. to make a painful story short, i thought i broke the laminating machine. when i asked the woman who works in the front office whether they (meaning the repairman or tech) would be able to repair it, she only said curtly, "well, i hope so.." i felt as big as an ant! my only weak attempt at a reply was, "that will teach me to volunteer, huh?" THAT IS IT! my good will hunting days are OVER!!!! no thank you, i will just be selfish from now on. this mother teresa is officially hanging up her habit.

ADIOS la caridad!

rewriting history

i took my first mid-term exam in my revolutionary history course. it was a blue book exam. who know, the ones that all you bring to class is a blue book. and, by the way, draw two squares and a big X in the middle on the first two pages...just to try and stop any cheaters! well, i wrote out my little outline and began to write. i thought i had a pretty solid first half, then i got to the second part. well, let me think...hum? i think the nobles left france at one point? didn't they? at least they should have left during the reign of terror when every one's head was getting chopped off? you would think??? and then what happened? o.k., well, they definitely sent king louis xvi to the guillotine. and then what happened? oh, yes, i think they adopted several constitutions during the interim--oh no-let me erase that.

do you get the picture? i was LOST!!!! i will get my grade on tuesday. i'm debating whether i will post it or not. what i am glad for is the fact that dr. duke only gave us essay exams and that definitely prepared me for this class. my western civilization class with dr. duke was only these types of exams. he did not believe in multiple choice. professor hart's writing about history assignments were also good practice for these types of writing exams. overall, i think i have a firm footing thanks to del mar (which by the way, i still miss tremendously!).

a quick post

i am currently getting about six hours of sleep (YAWN)! as much as i try to get organize, i never do. i have to finish reading about 100 pages on napoleon, and begin writing an eight page paper that is due next tuesday. if it were in MLA format, i wouldn't be so worried. but, it is suppose to be written in chicago-style-i-don't-know-what-format and thus, i'm WORRIED!

it is going to be 12:00 a.m. and i will have to be up by 6:00 a.m. so, good night and sleep tight!