Famous Last Words Week 11

Almost there

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I finished most of my assignments early this week.  I was able to finish the blog comments and project feedback almost as soon as they were released.  The only items I finished at the last minute were a new Storybook post and the extra credit assignments.  Since I finished my last exam for the semester (other than one final) last Friday, I have had a lot more time to get homework done.    This has been particularly beneficial this week since I started applying for jobs.  Before this week, I have put off applying for a full-time position, but I was able to spend a good portion of time on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday working on my job search.  I finished updating my resume, and I applied at two different companies.  I am excited to graduate and move on to another challenge, but I need to figure out what that will be as soon as possible.

I also realized this week that I am very close to finishing the semester in Epics of India.  After this week, I will only have sixty points left until I reach the threshold for an A.  I can either get all the extra credit next week and get most of the way there, or I can just finish the next two weeks without any extra credit.  Either way I will finish the class shortly.  With the extra time, I'll be able to focus on finishing my other classes and applying for jobs.  Since I am an engineer, I usually have final exams in all my classes.  However, this semester I only have one final.  I should be able to entirely finish two of my classes before Thanksgiving and finish the semester relatively stress-free.  Now that I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, I will work a lot harder to finish as soon as possible.

Famous Last Words: Week 1

I was pleased how my map story turned out this week.  I originally attempted to retell a fable, but I could not find a story that I enjoyed retelling.  The map story gave me license to be creative and ridiculous.  It was a lot of fun being able to build on a story that I already developed, and the constraint of the map gave me direction.  I have a couple other characters in my back pocket that I am excited to write about this semester.

This week was a good first week of school.  Because of my online classes, I only have to attend lecture for 3 hours each afternoon, except Friday when I have no class.  The free time in the morning and the lack of lectures will give me more time to be productive.  With my extra time, I have enjoyed getting outside in the morning.  There is a Frisbee golf course in a park right next to my apartment so I started playing with my roommates.  I was terrible at the beginning, but I am already seeing improvement.  By the end of the semester, with the power of a Growth Mindset, I might be actually be proficient at the game.  In my introduction, I wrote about how I love to ride my bike.  This week, I put about 56 miles on my bicycle.  I also went to the Norman Farm Market, and I got to make a pot of chicken tikka masala.

Recently I watched an excellent TED video that reminded me of the Growth Mindset.  Matt Cutts talks about the power of trying something new for 30 days.  As my challenge, I am going to attempt to take a photo every day for the next month.

I took this photo of a mushroom at the Frisbee golf course during a morning round.  It might make a good setting for a future story.

Mushroom on the Frisbee Golf Course

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