First day of skool over...Dropping 1 class...

[bicentennial_baby]

Ok, so I got through day 1...3 classes...I'm dropping the first, The French Revolution, simply b/c it is apparently the *single* hardest upper-level course in History, and I cannot devote the necessary time to doing well overall, combined with working.

Otherwise, I had Politics of Transitional Nations and my History Seminar, Revolutionaries. Tommorrow, 3rd yr French and Microecononmics. Not many worries there, at all. Besides, all the other courses I need, and the one I'm dropping I don't. :)

So tired.... :boring:....homework to do x(

[Lethe]

1. why you drop the 3rd day?

people might have been tryin to get into that class, now they cant.

[bicentennial_baby]

2. huh?

tommorrow is day 2, waiting lists are still open for a week or two... :shrug:

nice grammar though... :eyes:

[idgiehkt]

4. I love folks like you

since I am always a day late and a dollar short when signing up for classes and am always praying with my fingers crossed for someone to drop. You are the salt of the earth, lol

Glad it is going well...what degree are you pursuing?

[bicentennial_baby]

6. Hehe, you...

It's a good idea, I know my limits :)

Double Major, Economics and French. My major interest is economic development in French-speaking West Africa :)

:hi:

[idgiehkt]

8. wow.

that's amazing. I'm impressed. I dropped economics when I was in college the first time, and statistics, and meterology, and tennis, and golf, and just about everything else I tried to take. LOL. I am not good at school. I hope it goes well for you, sounds like you'll be using both sides of your brain full time for that, lol. :hi:

[bicentennial_baby]

11. i'm an uber-nerd for 9 months of the year, hehe

Sept-May, I'm all about school and grades, and stress...I thrive on it. :D

After this, my Master's in Political Economy, most likely...and then, either worky-jerky or my Doctorate :)

I'm on a roll lately, so I'm sticking with it :)

[idgiehkt]

14. you go girl!

inspires me...I didn't sign up for school this semester. I don't know why, just feeling a little frozen. I think I probably will miss next semester too because of money issues. But I am doing some other stuff that I am more interested in right now and I am gonna change my major again anyway. I seems like everyone on this website is so educated. It's a trip how many people with graduate degrees there are.

I admire anyone who can handle economics...that subject was exasperating for me.

[bicentennial_baby]

16. i have an economics perversion...

I am the LAST person you'd think would want to be in Econ...trust me :D

But, I love it so!! The dismal science indeed! :bounce:

and French....that's my baby, my first love :loveya:

:)

[idgiehkt]

20. are you fluent in french now?

how long did it take to get totally comfortable with speaking it? I am working on Spanish right now and want to take French in the future, since they are relatively similar.

[bicentennial_baby]

21. Not quite yet...but getting there

I've taken 14 credits of French in the past 4 semesters, plus 1 month in Paris...When in France, I'm totally comfortable, for the most part...Here, I'm a lil more shy :shrug:...But I feel fine with my French...Highly functional, can write a good essay, speak, and I tutor it too. :)

[idgiehkt]

23. more shy here?

wow. 14 credits seems like a ton. I hope to find a job around some spanish speaking people so I can learn because that's the best way really, to be around people and use it. I noticed they have a french forum on here but it doesn't look like they have a spanish one. How many times have you been to France?

[bicentennial_baby]

24. Only once so far

I won an Int'l travel scholarship at my last school...1 month in Paris, 3 wks at the Alliance Francaise learning French and 1 week on my own in the city...Summer 2005. Awesome time :D

[idgiehkt]

26. sounds amazing!

a whole month in Paris...I can't imagine, and getting to study the language at a school there. Do you plan to go back any time soon?

[bicentennial_baby]

27. I'm not sure how soon, but

we'd like to move there, eventually :)

[idgiehkt]

28. wow.

that is amazing. but sad...but great, if you have to move somewhere, France is the place to go, lol. Then you all and Radwriter 555 can hook up. Well, I have to go to bed because I am starting to see double and my behind hurts from sitting here for so long...

goodnight! :hi:

[Lethe]

15. they arent open for a week or two

if you didnt intend to take the class, then dont sign up for it

[bicentennial_baby]

18. really? you go to my school?

or are you just psychic? :wow:

yawn...lecture away... :boring:

[Lethe]

19. i dont know what school you go to

but it is usually a week for add/drops.

sorry to come down hard on you, but there are a lot of college students trying to get into classes just to graduate on time.

i understand though. i did the same thing once or twice and i got totally reamed by conscientious professors.

[Haole Girl]

3. Do your homework!

I always wanted to tell somebody that...not having kids!

:rofl:

[bicentennial_baby]

5. just finished...

History and PolSci... :D

:)

[Haole Girl]

7. What are Transitional Nations?

This is a test!

;)

[bicentennial_baby]

9. Y'know...

the former "3rd world" type nations...developing politically, which is intrinsically tied to both economic and social development. :D

Hehe, kinda helps that I took Economics of Emerging Nations last year at my old skool :P

:)

[Haole Girl]

10. I hate it when people use the term "third world"

I just cringe. :-(

[bicentennial_baby]

12. Hence the term, "transitional nations"

Although, the origin of the term is pretty neutral, denoting those nations that were neither Western/Capitalist or Eastern/Communist (1st and 2nd worlds). The 3rd world were simply those nations that didn't fall into either category, most often the former colonies of many Western powers, now independent/somewhat independent.

:shrug:

[LaraMN]

13. Sounds good! I just had my first class of the semester today,

and it Fucking. Rules. I am going to totally love this semester, I know it!

:bounce:

[bicentennial_baby]

17. Yeah, I'm pretty happy so far

I like the other 2 classes I had today, and I'm sure French and Econ will be fine and dandy. A good semester...Busy, but good :)

Yay for YOU!!!! :bounce: So happy for you girl! :bounce:

[Floogeldy]

22. Quitter

In the future, when you are posting here, I will say, "You could have accepted the challenge of that French Revolution class and you could have been studying for it right now instead of fucking around on DU!"

Heh heh. ;) Just kidding. :)

[bicentennial_baby]

25. Eh, no....

I won't be around much after this week, I think...Lots of work, much more important than DU...

but I appreciate the sentiment, all the same...I think :shrug: