52 posts tagged “school talk”
I started breaking in a new pair of Birkenstocks today. Not fun.
Went to the Farmer's Market expecting to pick up some oatmeal bread... but they were doing some sort of weird Earth Day celebration instead of the usual Sunday market. There were like "chants" and masks... uh. Weird. And the Compost Fair was set up, so there were lots of earth worms.
Ended up at the Commons to burn off my odd morning energy (this was around 11am. Me. Dressed, made up, and eager to get out before 11am on a Sunday. WEIRD.) Ate at Viva Taquera. They've got awesome burritos and sangria (little early for sangria, though).
Went meandering around the Commons. Bought a couple Ani CDs at the used record shop.
Spent money at House of Shalimar. I got the cutest purse ever. Ever ever. It's by Bungalow 360... they don't have it up on the website, though. It fits everything I need... and a little more. Sweet. (PS: That's the button from my museum vigil I hosted... kids are still wearing them around campus. YAY!) I also picked up a peace sign car magnet. At first I was like, "What's 1.20.09 supposed to mean?" And then it hit me. Uh duh.
As you can see in the picture, I also bought some soap. Coconut and papaya with vanilla beans smells like the beach and olive butter with avocado and green tea leaves smells clean. I got it at the Africa store called Diaspora. Very neat place and nice owners.
Anyways, I've got homework due in every single class tomorrow. Plus an 8:30am thesis meeting to prepare for (that's far too early for criticism, I think). All I wanna do is nap. Sigh.
Wednesday: Scholar's Day went really well, despite all of us being wicked nervous. Everyone really loved our session (there were about 50-60 people there, eek!). I totally pronounced mujahideen correctly and I was so proud of myself! Afterwards, we got tipsy. It was pretty awesome.
Thursday: The vigil was crazy. There was a lot of traffic that came through, including two classes. At one point an art teacher hijacked my presentation, but oh well. It got the word out there and I've heard nothing but good things about it.
Friday: I had a psych test and I didn't even know it! Whatev's. I was supposed to celebrate Melissa's birthday with everyone but apparently they all got together on Wednesday without me. So, instead I went shopping (I got a pair of jeans at AE that I'm like 10 pounds away from wearing comfortably) and went to bed early (ah, sleep).
Today: So far I've gone to the Phi Kappa Phi induction. It was short and I didn't really know anyone there. They had medicore punch and sweets at the reception, so we didn't stay long. Tonight is the Honors Convocation, which is where I'll be receiving the Anthropology Award for Academic Excellence... and sitting around watching way smarter people get dozens of awards. That'll be loads of fun.
Upcoming: I register for NYU classes on Monday and I also have a psych paper is due, my first complete draft of my thesis is due on Thursday, my internship paper is due on Friday, the following Monday my mock grant proposal is due, a week later another psych paper is due, then my grant, thesis, and Methods final are all due on the SAME FUCKING DAY (May 6th) and I think I will be dead. Then it's graduation! YAY! So much yet to do.
So, I got rejected from UBC today. Apparently they had over a hundred applicants vying for 15 slots. That's some tough competition. Still, it sucks not getting accepted. I really wanted to live in Vancouver. Sigh. Someday.
But my NYU acceptance of my acceptance offer goes out today. WHOOO!
Also, kinda weird, but I got a letter from some high up office at Cortland saying I was recommended by my Spanish prof to tutor SPA 101 and 102 in the fall. Super cool opportunity but, yeah, graduating.
Dear Psychology,
Please leave culture to the anthropologists.
Sincerely,
Jo
PS: Leave Franz Boas, Margaret Mead, Edward Sapir, and Benjamin Whorf the fuck alone!
So, I got the Anthropology Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement this year. No medallion but eventually my name will be on the department's website which is pretty cool, yeah?
As of five minutes ago, I am now officially a member of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. Suh-weet. It cost a little money to join but I'm gonna get a certificate, a pin, "members-only access" to phikappaphi.org, and a medallion. And I can put it on my resume. Neat!
Ithaca hit a record low last night. -11. Brrr... Not the coldest I've ever experienced here but definitely chilly. It was -4 when I woke up a couple hours ago and it's already 14, so it's getting warmer. We're supposed to get snow this afternoon. Blah.
My psych class was canceled this morning. WOOHOO! I've got a forensics lab (entitled "Tall Drink of Water"... we'll be figuring out the height of our assigned skeletons) and a guest speaker in my Spanish class, so today's a nice easy day. Sweet.
Oh, also, I just got an email from JFKU about scheduling a phone interview. It's gonna be sometime next week. I'm nervous already! I should prepare a script so I don't babble.
My Spanish class is cancelled today. YAY! I'm resisting the urge to skip around campus. Man, I hate that class.
Now if only it was above freezing, the day would be perfect. Oh well, 15 degrees isn't too bad. At least it's still double digits, eh?
Some random pictures I had hanging out in my camera for the past couple months:
And now a look at what my weekend holds:
I've got a test in Cultural Psychology to study for and a writing test in Spanish. Not quite sure how I'm going to prepare for them, but I'll figure something out. The other two columns of books are for my thesis. I raided the stacks at Olin with Chrissy this afternoon and found some surprisingly decent sources at Cortland's library, too. Now I just have to read them.
In other news, I've heard nothing from the remaining grad schools (uh, since yesterday... what? I'm impatient!). I've started researching several alternatives just in case I don't get accepted to any of the programs I applied to... I think I'll make an appointment with Steadman at some point this week to hear her thoughts. Hm. Also, the chili festival is next weekend! YAY! And the New Pornographers are coming to Ithaca in April! Definitely gotta get tickets to that.
So, in doing research for my thesis/extra project that pertains to my thesis I came across an organization called SAFE (Saving Antiquities For Everyone). From what I've gone through on their website, they seem pretty cool. And after coming to that conclusion, I got a copy of their internship application. It's unpaid and online which is kinda weird, but it wouldn't hurt to apply. And it's right up my alley as something I know I definitely want to do with my life: put a stop to looting and destruction of museums (and archaeological dig sites).
Anyway, so SAFE has a couple of videos on YouTube that I found to be quite interesting when I was looking into my "extra project that pertains to my thesis" thing (I've been invited by a couple of my favorite professors to help organize SUNY Cortland's candlelight vigil/remembrance board for the 5th year anniversary of the destruction of the Baghdad Museum). You should check them out.
