Snow Day!!!

How about that? A nice relaxing day without having to work or go to school! Either way I didn't have classes today, but I was suppose to work. I got the call from my boss around 8 this morning, telling me he was closing our office for the day! YES!!! So here I am, snowed in and sharing my snowed in day with everyone!



I kept thinking, oh man we aren't going to get any snow because that is what they said last time and we didn't see one single flake, but this morning, it was a whole different story. I was watching Good Morning America the other morning and Regis and Kelly were picking on Bill Evans because he said we were going to see significant snowfall from that previous storm, and we got nothing. What they ended up doing was telling Bill Evans that if it doesn't snow this time, they were going to put him in the dunk tank, and he agreed! So lucky for you Mr. Evans, you will not be going in the dunk tank!

Since I am snowed in, I have been finishing up some homework. I was also looking over a few things for the new Blackboard platform we are getting ready to switch to in the summer. Dean Smith, who use to be at the GMT campus and now deals with the online campus, asked me if I would be interested in doing a Pilot training course for the new blackboard platform. It's basically a phone training course and I will have to go to the online site, which is about 15 minutes from GMT and complete this training. I will review all of the information and provide some feedback about the new platform. I took a look at the platform, and so far, so good. As with every new thing, it needs to be tested to make sure it is functioning properly. That's where I and a few others come into play. There are a few openings for students who would want to complete this training as well, so please let me know if you would have any interest in doing so. If not, then you will see it all soon enough in the Summer!

I also would like to make mention of the upcoming play that will be at the GMT campus. There are several dates, which I will list below, so you have many opportunities to see this play. As part of my fiction class requirements, Professor Farrington, who deals with most of the productions, has asked his students to see the play and to also help with ushering people in. I will be doing so on February 22, so maybe I will see some of you there!



Here are the dates:

Saturday February 20 at 2PM
Sunday February 21 at 2PM
Monday February 22 at 7PM
Tuesday February 23 at 7PM
Wednesday February 24 at 7PM
Thursday February 25 at 7PM
Saturday February 27 at 2PM
Sunday February 28 at 2PM

These are two American Plays, one called Ludlow Fair by Landford Wilson and the other is called Trifles by Susan Glaspell, will be presented at the Garret Mountain Campus in the Knupple Hall Community Room. This is an open-door theatre production.
Hope to see you there!

I hope everyone enjoys the rest of their snow day! I will be sure to take some pictures and post them after all is said and done!

Good Luck On Your Midterms

Believe it or not, we have approached midterm week. By now most of you have probably been studying your heads off and making sure that you cover every important detail you have discussed so far in the quarter. I had my first midterm this afternoon, but it wasn't set up like a normal midterm. We ended up splitting up into teams of criminals and police force. I happen to end up on the criminal side, which turned out to be a lot of fun. Basically we were all given 6 million dollars (in fake money of course) and we would use that money to buy items. Since I was on the criminal side, I had the opportunity to buy weapons, cocaine, a boat so I could smuggle away with my cocaine, bling, and a key. Now, the other team, which was the police force, was setting out to bust the criminals, which was my side. If an individual on our team got busted, they had to give up everything they had.

It pretty much went back and forth like that and we had to hold our own for the whole game. I thought it went pretty well and it was definitely the best midterm I have ever taken! It was beneficial though, because we got hands on experience throughout the game of how things went down with crime back in the day.

As for my other classes, I do have tests, but they aren't midterms, which I was pretty happy about. In my Fiction class, we have a midterm next week, and then all this extra worrying and stress can be let go of.

Now that I am home, it can snow all it wants! I plan on being snowed in tomorrow, which could be both fun and not so fun. I have a math paper that I will be finishing up hopefully this afternoon and getting some of my other work out of the way.

I do want to wish everyone good luck on their midterms and remember to stay calm! The worst thing to do when taking a test is to panic, believe me! Been there, done that!

Weekend!!!

Happy Weekend! Luckily, my area didn't get any of that snow, well so far at least! For once it was nice to wake up and not have to worrying about shoveling out my car and having to be somewhere! Things could change, so I better not press my luck just yet!

We have successfully finished week 5, now moving on to week 6...dun, dun, dun MIDTERM WEEK! I have a new type of midterm that I have never had before, but it's actually an oral group midterm. We are either going to assume the role as a criminal or assume the role as fighting crime. The professor is going to assign us groups and we will fall into either one of those categories. I never had a midterm like this so I can say I am both nervous, but excited at the same time. It's better than being singled down to a piece of paper with questions that will determine one's full understanding. Of course a single grade will play a part in our participation with this exam, but it feels a little more comforting knowing that I am not going into this all alone!

As for my fiction class, we will be having our midterm the beginning of week 7 because we need next week to finish up interpreting a story. It's a difficult story so we are working on breaking it down and making the most of it.

Lately, I have been in this reading mood. I actually just finished a book this morning, which was the Lauren Conrad, L.A Candy book. I personally liked it and on my adventures today, I am going to pick up the new book she just released called Sweet Little Lies. I previewed it online and it sounds just as good and intriguing and the first one! I also plan on seeing the Dear John movie today, so I have a lot to look forward too. I wanted to read the Dear John book before seeing the movie, but didn't get the chance. From the reviews, the book and movie are different, so I will end up reading the book as well.

Not really sure what is happening as far as midterms for my online classes, but I am sure I will hear more about that when they post everything tomorrow morning. I just can't believe we have 6 weeks left. My best friend who is expecting her child any day now, were just talking about how fast everything has been happening and passing us by. I just wish it would slow down a tad bit! Reality is kicking in that's for sure!

So that's my little weekend wrapped up in a nut shell. I hope everyone has a great weekend and if anyone sees the Dear John movie, let me know your opinions, but not until at least tonight or tomorrow! I need to see it first!!! :)

Have a good one!

6 more weeks of Winter! What a bummer!

I totally forgot today was Groundhog Day until my mom walked in and was like well the groundhog saw his shadow! My first reaction was well what else is new! It seems to be the same every year so who knows! It's still 32 degrees out and we are expecting snow tonight into tomorrow...when will Spring arrive?! Not soon enough!




Luckily I had no problems getting to class today! No snow to ruin my parade! I had two tests so that really bummed me out! One I did really good on, the other, let's just say, not my best! That's ok though, I have plenty of time to correct that. Next week is midterms, which I guess I will find out more about on Thursday since none of my Professors have said anything about them yet! That's a little nerve wrecking, but hopefully it won't be so bad. Just need to push through them! I can't believe it's already going to be halfway through the quarter. It's driving me crazy how fast everything is going. Now that I'm working a lot more and going down to campus, my days just fly right on by. I feel like I can never get anything done, but I manage too, which is pretty good for me!

I ended up getting most of my online class work done this afternoon when I got home from my campus classes. It will feel nice to just relax now and watch some American Idol, get a work out in, and then call it a night. I have work tomorrow as long as this snow doesn't stop me from getting there! I heard it's not going to be so bad, which is good news to my ears!

For the rest of the week, I really don't know what to expect. All I know is that I am test free for the time being until next week rolls around and mid terms ruin my life! Just kidding! If anyone needs help with mid-term studying, make sure you check your blackboard email about tutoring. The ASC is very helpful around exam time, as well as any other time that you need assistance. This is a free program offered to Berkeley students, so please take advantage of it! No matter what type of question it is, someone is there to help you understand the material! It never hurts to ask for help. You can always ask your professor to clarify things if you are unsure of how to solve a problem or what a certain term means.

Enjoy the rest of the week and remember 6 more weeks of this terrible cold weather! Hang in there!!!

Week 5 Approaching!

Week 5 is approaching and January is coming to an end! First month of the new year, right out the door! Scary thought actually! Last week was a mess! Between the snow and I wasn't feeling so great, it was just one of those weeks! I actually adventured out on Thursday in that lovely snow because I had two classes and each was giving a test, and when I had left, there was no posting that class was canceled so I looked at it as having no choice whatsoever. It took me about a half hour to get to route 23, and when I actually got there, it was a mess. Needless to say, after a million phone calls from my mother, father, and boyfriend, I turned around and went back home. Good thing I did that because when I got home, there had been those emails saying class was canceled! I would have been so mad if I went all the way down there to find that out!!

It's just different up here because it could be a winter wonderland and then down in Woodland Park, it's never as bad as it is here. That wasn't the truth on Thursday, so luckily I was able to just turn around and get myself home safely!

Anyways, we are almost halfway through the quarter, which means midterms are approaching. Scary thought! For this upcoming week, I have a test in pretty much every class I am taking, so that should be fun! (NOT!) The two I should have had on Thursday were rescheduled for this upcoming Tuesday, so at least I will have a little extra time to go over everything I need to know. Other than that, everything else is going pretty smoothly. Just balancing school and work, but can't really complain, except for the fact I am pretty exhausted once Friday rolls around.

So we will see what this week brings. I heard more snow, but I hope it's not a big mess! Time to say goodbye to January and hello to February! Also, I get a little excited once my birthday starts to approach, so I have to say, 42 days till my birthday! :) Kind of upset, since I'll be 20! Bye bye teenager days! Haha! Have a good week!

Wednesday, Wednesday, Wednesday!

Happy Wednesday! Again, why is this week going by so quickly? Hopefully everyone took a look at their schedule for next quarter and began enrolling in those classes. I got mine out of the way and as of right now, I am taking all online again. It happened to be that all the classes that I really wanted for next quarter were being offered all online and not so much at Garret Mountain, so I figured since they were open and I wouldn't have to wait, I would just enroll in them for now. That could very well change and I could take some on site, but I still have some time for that decision.

Back on track with my current classes, everything is going smoothly. I have two tests tomorrow, back to back, which I am worried about, but I will get some studying in tonight and be good to go. I had to read The Hound of the Baskervilles for my Fiction class, and fifteen chapters later, I was finished!!! I really picked it apart, but it was easy to follow so I didn't run into too many problems. After I read it, I just basically noted down main events in the story and made a list of the characters that had the main importance within the story. My professor allows us to use the text because we are going to need to analyze specific quotes, so having the text, helps us get a better feel for what we need to interpret.

I have mentioned this several times, but I don't really care to read. I have to say though that the stories I have read so far this quarter were really of interest to me and they didn't bore me all that much. I was actually impressed with myself that I didn't just say forget this and only skim over it. It's stories that grab my attention from the beginning that will keep me engaged in reading in full.

So tomorrow I will have a test on The Hound of the Baskervilles and then in my Global Social Change class, I will have a test about Gender and linguistic diversity. I just need to review everything once more and I should be good to go with that.

Oh, and that math paper I was all worried about came back with a 25 out of 25. You can assume I was beyond thrilled! I wasn't expecting that, but my hard work paid off!

Enjoy the rest of your week and make sure you work on creating your schedule!!

Scheduling begins tomorrow!

Where has this weekend gone? I can't believe it's already almost 4PM on Sunday! The weekends need to drag on, not fly by!!!

Tomorrow begins scheduling! For those of you who are graduating began making their schedules last week and now it's time for the rest of us to get ours done! The course schedules have been posted so make sure you get an idea of what days you want to take classes on and which times are convenient for your own personal schedule. Also, if you are a student, like myself, who takes both online and on-site classes, some of those online classes are open, so make sure you take a look and see if any of them work better for you to take online.

As always, you need to send your schedule to your home campus or go to your campus and meet with an adviser if you are not sure which classes to enroll in. If you choose to email your schedule request, make sure you include your name, your student ID,the course name and course codes, a phone number in which you can be contacted, and a copy of you degree audit copied into a word document. This will make it easier for the advisers to see which courses you need and if the ones you picked are good choices for you. You can also go directly to your campus and meet with them or drop off your paperwork. Everything you need for scheduling is located under the Community tab, click on advisement, then on the left hand side, select course schedule and everything you need is right there!

I will post all of the email addresses again for the campuses to make life a little bit easier for everyone:

NYCAdvisement@berkeleycollege.edu
NWKAdvisement@berkeleycollege.edu
BGNAdvisement@berkeleycollege.edu
WSTAdvisement@berkeleycollege.edu
GMTAdvisement@berkeleycollege.edu
MDLAdvisement@berkeleycollege.edu

Again, if you have any further questions, you can email them or stop by the offices! It's your best bet to get this out of the way so that you can guarantee a spot in the classes that you need to take!

For a quick movie review, I went to go see The Lovely Bones last night and I would definitely recommend this movie for everyone to see. It was definitely something different but a good movie in which you weren't easily distracted or bored right off the bat! I made a few predictions in the beginning about what would end up happening, and I was completely wrong! Has anyone else seen this movie yet? What's your thoughts?

Here is the trailer:


I hope you all had a great weekend! Tomorrow begins week 4, so enjoy these last few hours of the weekend, take a look at the course schedule, and get yourself together!