Monday cycling, Tuesday gymnastics, dancing on a Friday night

[fellmama]

So.
Friday I had this minor nervous breakdown which culminated in me sitting in Kyra's office telling her I wasn't even sure I wanted to go to grad school, let alone do honors. Simply put, I've been trying to do too much. Greek is driving me insane, I'm committed to a dozen extracurriculars, and I'm taking like 19 credits that matter. Oh, and did I mention my senior recital? So I dropped Suor Angelica (a shame, but I will so be front-row center for the performance), we're cutting our independent study back to once a week, and I'm no longer presenting at the Undergrad Conference. With any luck, this will prevent me having to drop a class or quit something like Schwa.
Kyra, Vandiver, and Fenik were all extremely supportive, which makes me realize how lucky I am to be here and to have professors who are invested in both my career and my sanity. Kyra, especially--she told me that she was confident that I'm able to write an honors thesis and that I would do well in grad school. Those were things I really needed to hear just then. (On a side note, has anyone else ever noticed that English has a TON of words which begin with "th"? I wonder that we didn't adopt theta into our alphabet.)
And then they sent out writtens results last night. I passed with distinction. That news could not have come at a better time.

Comments

[superquail.livejournal.com]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!

PREPARE FOR DRUNKENNESS!!!!!!

[hesperornis.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the writtens distinction! :-)

I move that we adopt theta into the English language alphabet. Now. ...I suppose that means changing all our keyboards around, hmm? Damn. ;-)

Bob Carson uses 'Θ' to indicate Thursday, a practice which I've adopted in my own scheduling. People here use the letter 'R', and that just confuses me.

I've had a few near-breakdown moments over my thesis. They stopped once I finally realized that my thesis didn't have to be 400 pages with chapters and everything. I looked at one guy's that was only 36 pages, total, with figures and references and everything. Yay!

[ravenmanifesto.livejournal.com]

It's a blessing to be at a small school where the staff is really concerned about you.

I'm in the same boat as you--19 credits, I don't know how I'd be doing it without my friends. I know that "hang in there" seems like such a small thing to say, but I know you'll make it!

[superquail.livejournal.com]

Awesome icon!

[ravenmanifesto.livejournal.com]

Haha :) Thanks!

[parksdh.livejournal.com]

Theta's definitely in my alphabet.

[nicklebee.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on your writtens. I can't say I know what your feeling. The most credit wise that I have ever taken was 18... and it was all intro stuff. Wait... it still is all intro stuff.

Theta is a poor choice

[(Anonymous)]

Actually, English used to have the letters thorn and eth, which look like this: þ & ð. Thorn is an unvoiced th, and eth is a voiced one. Unfortunately, we lost it later on due to French and Latin influences. So rather than some foreign letter, we should reclaim thorn!

Actually, English used to have ðe letters þorn and eð, which look like ðis: þ & ð. Þorn is an unvoiced th, and eth is a voiced one. Unfortunately, we lost it later on due to French and Latin influences. So raðer ðan some foreign letter, we should reclaim þorn!

Re: Theta is a poor choice

[fellmama.livejournal.com]

But, but . . . Greek is an Indo-European language . . . Theta would not be foreign. It would be a return to our roots!