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Dayumn Volcanology Papers!
18 years ago
I swear, writing so many papers a week is really sucking my life energies away...not to mention my time, part of my soul, a good chunk of sleep, etc etc!
Anywhos, it seems that I will be getting an A in that course (Volcanology--graduate level) and the corresponding Honors section I took for it (the prof likes the way I do my presentations on my 'adopted' volcano!), so I guess it's not all in vain. Japanese looks like it will also be an A--I had a 94 average as of midterm. Structure may hover between a low B and a high C, depending on how the rest of my lab re-dos go. Calculus...*sigh*, well I guess everyone has a natural barrier to the fulfillment of their desires, and this happens to be mine. (And I used to be so good at math, too!) Regardless, even if I don't pass it this semester, I'll find a way of getting by it.
Speaking on the Calc note--and this is a little depressing to me--I may have to change my major in grad school. It was going to be (surprise, surprise) Volcanology, something I think I already have a natural flair for. However, that will require courses such as Fluid Dynamics (not too hard, until you factor in the amount of Calculus combined with Physics), Thermodynamics (same issue), and Multivariate Calculus (GOOD GRIEF, WILL IT NEVER END?!?!?!). I may have to pass and take up Petrology (study of igneous rocks) instead...which, thankfully, I also seem to have a natural talent for. But it's just not as exciting as sitting on the side of a mountain, feeling the ground shake below you, hearing the crunch and rumble of breaking rocks kilometers below your feet, and awaiting the inevitable belching forth of hot gasses, ash, rock, and lava. Nope, just doesn't compare.
Regardless of all other shadows across my geologic existence, I think what my soul is going to need very soon...actually, what it's been screaming at me to do for the last week...is to get a little new writing done. It both intrigues and upsets me that the ideas I've had coming to my head have nothing to do with any story lines I created in the past...but I guess that doesn't matter as much as the actual act of writing, eh? And a little bit of drawing would probably help me out, too...
I was actually thinking of taking a tablet and my charcoal pencils with me this evening when I go observe Murray-san's Brazilian jiu jitsu class. I've never been great at human form drawings, but I kinda feel inspired to give sketching him a try. Then again, if you saw that backside walking in front of you in them tight jeans...you'de want to try to sketch it too!
Of course, "sketch" wasn't exactly the First thing that came to mind, but let's not jump too many guns at once....! *blush*
Ok, enough of my rambling, I have to try to piece together a few coherent thoughts before I go tripping off to work on my independant project with my advisor. Today we get to pulverize my granites into dust!! Yay!!!
Ciao, bellas!
Anywhos, it seems that I will be getting an A in that course (Volcanology--graduate level) and the corresponding Honors section I took for it (the prof likes the way I do my presentations on my 'adopted' volcano!), so I guess it's not all in vain. Japanese looks like it will also be an A--I had a 94 average as of midterm. Structure may hover between a low B and a high C, depending on how the rest of my lab re-dos go. Calculus...*sigh*, well I guess everyone has a natural barrier to the fulfillment of their desires, and this happens to be mine. (And I used to be so good at math, too!) Regardless, even if I don't pass it this semester, I'll find a way of getting by it.
Speaking on the Calc note--and this is a little depressing to me--I may have to change my major in grad school. It was going to be (surprise, surprise) Volcanology, something I think I already have a natural flair for. However, that will require courses such as Fluid Dynamics (not too hard, until you factor in the amount of Calculus combined with Physics), Thermodynamics (same issue), and Multivariate Calculus (GOOD GRIEF, WILL IT NEVER END?!?!?!). I may have to pass and take up Petrology (study of igneous rocks) instead...which, thankfully, I also seem to have a natural talent for. But it's just not as exciting as sitting on the side of a mountain, feeling the ground shake below you, hearing the crunch and rumble of breaking rocks kilometers below your feet, and awaiting the inevitable belching forth of hot gasses, ash, rock, and lava. Nope, just doesn't compare.
Regardless of all other shadows across my geologic existence, I think what my soul is going to need very soon...actually, what it's been screaming at me to do for the last week...is to get a little new writing done. It both intrigues and upsets me that the ideas I've had coming to my head have nothing to do with any story lines I created in the past...but I guess that doesn't matter as much as the actual act of writing, eh? And a little bit of drawing would probably help me out, too...
I was actually thinking of taking a tablet and my charcoal pencils with me this evening when I go observe Murray-san's Brazilian jiu jitsu class. I've never been great at human form drawings, but I kinda feel inspired to give sketching him a try. Then again, if you saw that backside walking in front of you in them tight jeans...you'de want to try to sketch it too!
Of course, "sketch" wasn't exactly the First thing that came to mind, but let's not jump too many guns at once....! *blush*
Ok, enough of my rambling, I have to try to piece together a few coherent thoughts before I go tripping off to work on my independant project with my advisor. Today we get to pulverize my granites into dust!! Yay!!!
Ciao, bellas!
