As the weekend draws to a close
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unsilenceddreamIt's been some time since I last wrote in here, and so I figured I would fix that. (Yes yes, I am fully aware I need more interesting openers for this thing. I can't think of any, so if you can, feel free to comment and I'll see about incorporating whatever suggestions I get).
Things as of late have been going well. I'm offficially all unpacked and settled into my new house and getting more familiar with the area by the day. I met with a Mobility instructor this past week and we went over some things, so I have a better idea of certain parts of campus. Even if I do get turned around or am unsure, that's why asking for help was invented. This weekend has been very very chill, and as the last weekend before classes start, that's a very good thing. I've finished up some reading, (my books are up on Goodreads for any of you who are a member and want to add me), and spent time relaxing. Groceries were obtained yesterday thanks to the Paratransit-like service available to NIU students with disabilities. Unlike paratransit, they were on time and it was a very positive experience. (Well, okay, not all Paratransit experiences are negative, but still…).
I got a call from Guiding Eyes last week informing me that I was approved for and accepted into the January Action class to train with my next dog. Assuming that they have a dog for me at that time, I would train for ten days at the school and for five additional days in my home environment with an instructor. I will be journaling my experiences while in class, (through this journal - I see no reason to make a separate one), just so I can keep people updated. I also want to journal to help prospective guide dog users have something to look at when considering going into training. I journaled my experience getting Olivia, but unfortunately, due to a computer crash, I lost it. It wasn't backed up online, unfortunately. Ah well. I'm still unsure if I'll be able to keep Liv and return her when I go into class, but I should find out this week. The plan is to work her for little things up until I go in again, and return her then, as I may have mentioned before, I can't remember.
Yesterday consisted of my booking a flight home to see my family in December. I will be leaving on December 27. If all goes well and I get into class, I would leave from home to go to Guiding Eyes and then end up back here afterwords. I just wanted to book my ticket and have that done and out of the way. That, and it's one less thing to worry about once the semester starts. I'm just glad that I'll be able to go and visit as it would be very strange not to do so during the holidays.
Speaking of, CLASSES START TOMORROW! My class schedule looks something like this: GA work and Collaboration on Mondays, Anatomy of the Eye on Tuesdays, GA work and Mobility on Wednesdays, Research Methods and Intro to Blindness Education on Thursdays, and, on some Saturdays, intro to Rehab. My GA work doesn't actually start until next week, however. Not having classes on Fridays is pretty nice. My earliest class is Research Methods at 1:00 on Thursday afternoons, if you don't count Rehab from 8:00AM-2:00 on the Saturdays I have that. The rest of my classes are night classes. I think that I have everything lined up as far as textbooks on flash drives and SD cards and class folders and such. I do have to get one textbook situation hopefully straightened out, but that shouldn't present a problem. I've also looked over some of the texts beforehand, so I have a head start. Call me crazy, maybe, but it is what it is.
I think that's about all from here. I always think I'm forgetting something when I come to the end of my entries - what's up with that? I haven't a clue. This weekend has, as I said, been very chill. I've gone to some of the welcome events here on campus and met some people, (friends of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
c_for_chaos), and it's just been really nice. I went to a talent show last night which was...well...definitely interesting and at some points talent was definitely expressed, while at others it was questionable, at least in my opinion. I guess that happens sometimes. The Oreo milkshake I had at a diner that is near my townhouse after I left the show made up for it.
With that, I end this. I hope all are doing well. Take care, more as it happens.
Things as of late have been going well. I'm offficially all unpacked and settled into my new house and getting more familiar with the area by the day. I met with a Mobility instructor this past week and we went over some things, so I have a better idea of certain parts of campus. Even if I do get turned around or am unsure, that's why asking for help was invented. This weekend has been very very chill, and as the last weekend before classes start, that's a very good thing. I've finished up some reading, (my books are up on Goodreads for any of you who are a member and want to add me), and spent time relaxing. Groceries were obtained yesterday thanks to the Paratransit-like service available to NIU students with disabilities. Unlike paratransit, they were on time and it was a very positive experience. (Well, okay, not all Paratransit experiences are negative, but still…).
I got a call from Guiding Eyes last week informing me that I was approved for and accepted into the January Action class to train with my next dog. Assuming that they have a dog for me at that time, I would train for ten days at the school and for five additional days in my home environment with an instructor. I will be journaling my experiences while in class, (through this journal - I see no reason to make a separate one), just so I can keep people updated. I also want to journal to help prospective guide dog users have something to look at when considering going into training. I journaled my experience getting Olivia, but unfortunately, due to a computer crash, I lost it. It wasn't backed up online, unfortunately. Ah well. I'm still unsure if I'll be able to keep Liv and return her when I go into class, but I should find out this week. The plan is to work her for little things up until I go in again, and return her then, as I may have mentioned before, I can't remember.
Yesterday consisted of my booking a flight home to see my family in December. I will be leaving on December 27. If all goes well and I get into class, I would leave from home to go to Guiding Eyes and then end up back here afterwords. I just wanted to book my ticket and have that done and out of the way. That, and it's one less thing to worry about once the semester starts. I'm just glad that I'll be able to go and visit as it would be very strange not to do so during the holidays.
Speaking of, CLASSES START TOMORROW! My class schedule looks something like this: GA work and Collaboration on Mondays, Anatomy of the Eye on Tuesdays, GA work and Mobility on Wednesdays, Research Methods and Intro to Blindness Education on Thursdays, and, on some Saturdays, intro to Rehab. My GA work doesn't actually start until next week, however. Not having classes on Fridays is pretty nice. My earliest class is Research Methods at 1:00 on Thursday afternoons, if you don't count Rehab from 8:00AM-2:00 on the Saturdays I have that. The rest of my classes are night classes. I think that I have everything lined up as far as textbooks on flash drives and SD cards and class folders and such. I do have to get one textbook situation hopefully straightened out, but that shouldn't present a problem. I've also looked over some of the texts beforehand, so I have a head start. Call me crazy, maybe, but it is what it is.
I think that's about all from here. I always think I'm forgetting something when I come to the end of my entries - what's up with that? I haven't a clue. This weekend has, as I said, been very chill. I've gone to some of the welcome events here on campus and met some people, (friends of
c_for_chaos), and it's just been really nice. I went to a talent show last night which was...well...definitely interesting and at some points talent was definitely expressed, while at others it was questionable, at least in my opinion. I guess that happens sometimes. The Oreo milkshake I had at a diner that is near my townhouse after I left the show made up for it. With that, I end this. I hope all are doing well. Take care, more as it happens.
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Date: 2010-08-23 06:31 pm (UTC)and i am majorly stressing about the GRE i have on saturday, i am one of those intelligent people but who has to work hard for it, so i am very worried, and i guess i'm just telling you this because i know you took it relatively recently
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Date: 2010-08-31 07:52 pm (UTC)Thanks for the comment. How did the GRE go? I hope well, or at least as well as can be expected with that kind of thing.
Take care.
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Date: 2010-08-31 11:57 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-08-31 07:53 pm (UTC)I miss GEB, too! I want to go back there, and I don't, if that makes any sense, which I would think it does.
How are things going with you? I hope well.
Take care.
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Date: 2010-08-31 10:39 pm (UTC)Things have been going well. The school year has started, and I got computer viruses which is not fun. I posted a long entry because I wasn't able to have my computer for a few days last week. Having your computer infected with viruses and spywear the first week school is really not happy, but it's all better now, at least hopefully.