In rather better news

[beccaelizabeth]

My plan for today worked. The whole shopping list happened. I think I walked around the middle of Norwich three times due to a slight lack of planning, but on the whole, mission accomplished.

I caught the bus. It either left ten minutes early (I saw that one glide past when I'd just left the house) or half an hour late. I'd really like to know how timetables are worked out, and if bus drivers are made aware of them. But I did catch a bus.
Then there was an accident ahead of us. Someone was clearly having a bad day. Two fire engines, an ambulance, and rather a lot of police. But the ambulance hung around a long time and drove away slowly, it didn't whoosh and scream and all, I think. There was a car with an impressively concave rear end and a large lorry been stopped right next to a junction. But most things drove away again, so I hope everyone was okay.
The bus was... delayed. I think it arrived after the bus after it. The police got most traffic redirected, small cars first, even the single decker bus in front of us, but the double decker had nowhere to go. It couldn't back up to the previous junction, it couldn't get anywhere if it tried to turn the way all the cars in front had, it was just going to wait. So I got to listen to a lot more Doctor Who than would otherwise have happened.
Singularity is still good.
I'd actually loaded up The Forever Trap and then decided not to at the last minute because last time I listened to that one there was an accident and the bus took forever.

So, bus arrived.

I took books to the market. I sold books for £4. I turned £4 into a pasty and some change.
:-)

Then I decided to go get a replacement notepad for my waistcoat pocket. It has to be a very particular notepad to precisely fit that pocket, so I had to go to a particular shop. At this shop there's a manager guy who was on the Doctor Who course. I nodded and, er, my brain smiled, I'm not sure my face caught up, it's not good at that. Bloke was nice though. Pointed out the 10% off student discount. Win. I can keep using that too.

Then I realised that it was actually quite a long way to college and I had planned to be there already. Whoosh!

I got there in time though, just ended up overheated and waiting ten minutes in the hall.


Introduction to Children's Literature: 65%
:)
... that's a weak sort of :) for a weak sort of grade. It's one of my lower marks. But it's for a unit that was effectively pass/fail, it's only 'weak' by 3% lower than average and is in the same grade band, it's pretty much like I thought I'd do, and the teacher said my ideas were worth a higher mark but my writing style needs to be in a more academic register.
She is entirely correct. I know she is correct. I think I managed to convey that I know she is correct, but I know I also said stuff that seemed relevant at the time but sounded like excuses or something.
I just don't want the teacher to think that I was ignoring her lessons deliberate. I was just exhausted. It was a rubbish second half to the semester and a very trying semester and I just didn't have the resources to do it.
The thing is I feel like she was countering everything with... well, I'd say that I'd get to class and have headache and exhaustion, and she'd say everyone gets like that, they've been in class since 0900 (knowing I've only been there since 1330). I'd say I was too exhausted to do the proper amount of reading - not as an excuse, as saying I know where the problem is. She'd say she puts lots of reading on Blackboard so people don't even have to leave their PC. Which, yes, helpful, but my problem is being unable to stay awake or think past my headache, it isn't really fixed by the reading being pixels rather than paper. So I don't know if I'm being touchy or if there was failure to communicate.
There's a lot of room for it to be me being touchy. I'm *massively* frustrated from running into walls last semester. I *Want* to do more. I tried to do more. I crunched into walls and ... blah.
... I realise this sounds like complaining about 65%. It's more that I'm frustrated about not doing more than I had been, not doing better, and not being up to the standard I've achieved in other units. 65% is a fine grade. I'm good with that. I has :)
I'd just like to know the teacher understands this is me doing my best. I hear her feedback, she's right about the comments, but I didn't improve between the mock and the exam because I just don't have the spare brain cells.

that sounds like whining. I do not wish to whine. I wish to come up with a better plan that leaves me able to study.
that's the key thing, really. Yes, I got 65% in an exam, but I didn't do reading, I didn't study much, I just turned up to class and failed to have thoughts. I didn't get much out of the unit despite the teaching being plenty good. *that's* the frustrating part. The % are hoops to jump through, and aren't the point for me. Being too tired to study makes the minimal time investment rather pointless.


Myth and Medievalism 67%
for a 71% overall grade and a 1st for the unit
:-D

Yes, the 77% in the first exam did all the work there.
The essay got the grade I expected from the amount of work I put in.
I know what needs done better. I can do it. I will next time.

I still sound like I'm complaining about getting perfectly solid grades.
No.
I'm again frustrated with me, because I didn't get the library books, didn't do the reading, didn't keep up with class, got hugely frustrated with the Chaucer, and just... could do better, in every section.

But it is done now, and sorted in my head, and I move on.

So, I left college again, essays in bag, feedback received, worried as per usual I'd been rude to teachers (I never *mean* to be rude to teachers, but there's a fine line between being frustrated with me and my effort and *sounding* annoyed at the person I'm talking to, and I don't think I do well staying right side of it).

So I go into town to do the rest of the list of things to do.

I went to Borders and checked when the book club is. First thursday of every month. They usually has signs up, but not this month.

I went to the Forum library to get the book club book out.
... yes, with one day to go. I know. Organisation: I ... sometimes has it?

I no had library card though. Not since I was a kid. I've got college and university cards and seem to fill up on them. Also I buy books. Many, many, many... I was trying to say 'too many' books, but it seems to be against my deeply held beliefs that there could be such a thing.

ANYway

I went up to a desk and got a library card :)
The bloke explained that to get a card I needed to have something with my address on it.
This was the point where my bra got me a library card, cause the parcel had my address.

Then the library no has the book. The computer I looked up on thought it did, but the librarian says it is lost. No book.
Dereham has book. It is reserved. I now has to go get it on the way to the hairdresser - well, in a big loop with the hairdresser on the way back somewhere - tomorrow morning where I get my hair redyed.

So after that I went in the TV&Movie store and then successfully left without buying anything.
Yaay me.

Then I took the bra back.
... we shall speak of this no more.

So after that I clearly needed a drink. So I went and had lemonade.
Mall eating places no has prices up for lemonade. Or sizes. I found one place said I can has lemonade less than £1, so I has that.
pretty small lemonade. but, sugar and fizz. all is well.

Then I stomped to the bus station and got there just in time to catch the Dereham bus.
... only just, and with the closest to hurry I could manage at that point, which involved a sort of sideways rolling motion and saying 'ow' a lot. I really need do more walking so it works better.

Now I am home. And telling the internet all about it.
*waves*


I have finished my level 1 credits, properly and with having passed everything
and I have started my level 2 credits with a 1st.
Win.

Comments

[aeron-lanart.livejournal.com]

A 1st! Go you!

Good luck with level 2, and finding a decent bra!

[beccaelizabeth]

:)