I started a new blog this week after a kick up the arse on Tuesday www.bloomed-photography.blogspot.com as a way to document to the world; my photography "journey". I thought it was a good idea to make a separate blog that talks about my experiences, the work I've made and also what I hope to achieve with my career. could have done it in this blog; but I wanted to keep this to a more personal level to an extent.
I haven't seen the boyfriend in a week because I have been so busy with different things at uni and with friends. I spent maybe the whole of December doing no work, so I have to make up for lost time. Got a lot to do in very little time. It's getting scary to think that in September, I will be in a real university, in a new class full of people I dont know and who will all already know each other. Very scary.
Talking about that; I went to a new class yesterday. It's a photography options class; where basically my course allows me to sit in with other people with a photographer and he gives us guidelines for how to do our individual photography projects. Not only was I left completely in the dark yesterday cause everyone had started a week earlier (I wasnt told the class had already started!) and everyone in the class completely blanked me. I'm bad with people; I find it very hard to stand out in a crowd. One on one, I can deal with. But 10 people who clearly all knew each other made me feel physically sick. Which I hated. The tutor wasn't there in the end; which didnt help me one bit as I got up at 7am to get to that class! And everyone was told to get on with their work. Hello?!! I didn;t know he had set a project?!! I'm very confused, and annoyed that I'm with a bunch of people who I probably wont get along with. I'll let you know how that pans out after next Friday...
Cna;t really report on much else. All it's been is workworkwork. However, got some interesting stuff lined up; a weddinf fayre to take pictures at on the 22nd Feb, haircut on the 21st Feb (ooh very exciting! :P), Snow Patrol gig on the 14th March, Amie's birthday party on the 7th March, wedding to take pictures at on the 14th February...the list goes on and on and on and on....
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1 comments:
On the class - contact the instructor. Pronto. First, to apologize, outside class, for not making the first week.
Two reasons. Some professors consider *one absence* as disinterest - and likely flunk you. You need him to see your eyes when you apologize.
Second, you need to take responsibility for your absence. This is necessary for you even more than for the instructor.
Next, you need to contact the professor, during his/her office hours, to get the initial handouts/instructions and any assignments. It is not fair to the professor to take up class time for this. Some professors may get very touchy - and hold a grudge for years - over this.
Next - sit in the front row. Rather than let yourself blend into the rest of the class, stick your butt in front (unless there is assigned seating). Sit up, focus, pay attention.
Reading at least 20-30 pages ahead of the class or assignments can be a big help. Be ready with questions about the material under discussion - don't wait until later and try to figure stuff out while working on homework. And read all the questions that the text might have for homework, even if not assigned. Is there anything you couldn't answer? Take notes.
Take lots of notes in class - for many people it helps to affix the information in the waking mind.
Get lots of sleep. Sleep, and rest, is needed to settle long term memory. An afternoon 20 minute nap has been shown to improve thinking .. even into the next day.
Luck!
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