4 days until my P Chem test, 6 days until Vegas, 12 days until the elections, and 19 days until senior seminar

OH. MY. GOD!

Talk about too busy... this would probably be the reason why I haven't posted for such a while.

I have so much going on in the next three weeks, it's quite frightening. Because the Writing Center will be going to Las Vegas next week to attend a conference on writing centers of the past and where they are going, I'm going to be missing a couple days of school... as such, I have a lot to work on. This week alone I have to finish the poster by, oh, tomorrow. My team is great so far, so I have no worries about it getting done... it's just that I'm sick and my focus is not there.

Monday I have two tests: Physical Chemistry and Macroeconomics. I'm only slightly worried about macro as there are many formulas, but I'm sure if I study hard, I'll be alright and have everything sorted out. P Chem, though.... that class frightens me.

After that I want to try to visit a friend on Tuesday. Problem is, they live two hours away. dangit.

Then there's vegas... well, that will be a nice little break from the Coe world. I've never been on a Writing Center conference before. I said to myself last year that before I graduated, I wanted to attend at least one writing center conference. About two weeks later, Bob sent out an e-mail advertising that the next conference would be in the fall in Las Vegas. Well! That's convenient. The last conference that I remember was in Kansas City. Hmmmm.... Kansas City, Vegas... yeah, I'm glad I waited.

When I get back, two exciting things will happen. (1) Election Day is that Tuesday. I am thinking about hosting a "Superbowl themed Election Party" for some friends in my apartment, where we would make snacks and prep the place for people to watch the television... except we'll be watching CNN's projections of the winner for each state. I am so excited as this is the first year I am voting for the president. (2) I register for my final courses at Coe (God-willing!). My advisor and I met today to discuss where my status was in terms of being able to graduate on time... It turns out, I am in "excellent shape to graduate in the spring". What is even better that I really only have one required course I have to take my final year, Advanced Analytical Chemistry for my Chemistry Major. Analytical and Organic Chemistry were my favorite focuses of chemistry, so this is more like an extension of something I enjoy rather than the stereotypical required class that you really don't want to take. Therefore, I can take courses that I really want to take. My advisor also agreed to let me take a course that is specifically for me. I will be doing an Independent Study in Chemistry, in which I will work with Marty to prep me for grad school. I'll be coming up with small, miniscule research projects in environmental science/chemistry and use different analytical instruments to perform this research. We're getting a couple new instruments this year as well, so it will be fun to play with them and learn something new. This is all so that when I go to grad school (God-willing as well), I'll have had a refresher and a jump start on research tools.

Then... one week later.... the big event: My Senior Seminar. Each chem major must go through this before they graduate. They must give a 40-minute seminar on a topic in chemistry to all of the chemistry professors here at Coe. The talk is also open to the public, so anyone can come and ask questions as well. I'm giving my talk on Carbon Dioxide Organic Binding Liquids-- basically, it's a way to take carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, out of the atmosphere using about 50% less energy than other methods. That, and the methods is recyclable, which is nice.... But I have to explain all the chemistry behind it, and it's very nerve-racking.

Well, on that note, I need a shower after working out for two hours in the Raquet Center today.... until next time.