It'll be nice to have something to post other than how busy I am with this course. Two exams down (interviewing, news writing - the easy ones), three to go (shorthand, global journalism, media law - the ones that require a lot of study). Seems rather a lot for one week - and all the coursework was due last week and we don't get a study break between. The final attempt at shorthand tomorrow is the one that worries me - normally if you don't do well at something you can at least scrape through with a C. Here just getting the C will be a big achievement, while the higher grades are off in some unreachable fantasy realm. There's actually a strong possibility of not passing it at all, and thereby failing the entire diploma.
I've got transcripts of some of the previous 3-minute passages that have been read out - hopefully a) I can memorise them and b) they'll be read out again. If the same passages turn up again tomorrow then I'm in with a chance, otherwise no show. 60wpm is doable (just), 70wpm a bit too much and 80wpm is insane. Hopefully whatever the outcome my hair will stop falling out.
The good thing is I get a change of scene after the exams - down to Dunedin for three weeks to do work experience on the Taieri Herald and just generally be out of Wellington for a while. I sent in my application to go to the Chathams with DOC for three weeks, if that works out I'd be spending my birthday there and not getting back to Wellington til mid December.
The strawberry plants I put in the garden seem to be doing pretty well, hopefully there'll be some to eat around Christmas. I harvested two cauliflower, a cabbage and a big leek for dinner last night. The brussell sprouts have gone to seed so I'll pull those out and put tomato, rocket and pak choi plants in their place. Will be something to come back to. Growing veges is hands down the best way to eat but it kind of keeps you tied to one place. A change of scene will do me good though.
And I put some new stuff up on http://fiffdimension.tripod.com
Nice updates; I like the mouseover on the index page particularly. Never been able to get one to work myself.
Posted by: Sister Novena at October 14, 2004 10:27 AM