This week has been one of the busiest weeks of the semester and possibly my life. So much is happening right now. I have been accepted to graduate school, offered another internship, received the Charles F. Brooks Award for Technical Writing and got a new job. There are less than 2 weeks left in the semester which means it is definitely crunch time! I have 3 final projects to finish which include my project for this course which is the complete version of my article on the Writing Center, an 8-10 page paper on epistemological Victorian poetry and an 8-10 page take-home midterm for my literary criticism class. I also have my two internships at the Oracle and USF Athletics, two part-time jobs, my honor’s thesis, a class presentation, and a Strategic Plan for work, not to mention squeezing in eating, breathing and optional sleeping. I have been told that I have too much on my plate, which is true, but for some reason I never listen to that warning. I keep piling it on, accepting more responsibilities and projects and accepting opportunities. When will I ever learn? I enjoy being busy, and I am a very ambitious person, but I have to start drawing the line somewhere.
The good thing is that my project for this class is almost complete. I feel that I had a very solid draft that only needs tweaking and minor revisions, so that will be a relatively easy task to complete. The interviews are done, the research is done and the bulk of the writing is done, so all I have to do now is edit and revise. I spent about an hour on the phone talking with my professional mentor about my draft, journalistic writing, the course, grad school, career paths and life. She has been tremendously helpful and has given me a lot to think about. I am very grateful for her help, support, patience and guidance.
Since the final version of assignment 4 is due this Sunday, I assume this is our last blog post. I wish my fellow classmates lots of luck in their final projects and their future endeavors. It has been great working with all of you. Thank you Mr. Roberts and Dr. Davidson for passing along some of your wisdom and perspective to me. I will use your advice and the lessons I learned in this course well. A special shout-out goes to Tiffany and Ian. We’ve been through 3 courses now, road trips to Sarasota, shared meals, long talks and a few tears. Hang in there. Keep plugging along. Don’t ever let anyone or anything stop you from achieving your goals and doing the amazing things I know you are capable of.
Zane – out.
Stay classy Tampa.