This time last year, I took 12 credit hours at Western Kentucky University (online), while working 24 hours per weekend at one job (TRIMARC) and scattered hours at a 2nd job (Kinetic The Technology Agency). I ended up with a 3.00 GPA for the semester but was badly exhausted by the time Finals ended. I … Continue reading Fall 2017 Finals
“Night Walks”: ‘And So It Begins’
(Tuesday 2:40 AM) Technically, Finals Week starts on Monday, December 4th, but I actually have a Final in about 11 1/2 hours. In the next 9 days: 2 HW assignments (Database Admin II and Systems Security) 1 Quiz (Security) 1 Exam (Security); I nearly failed the Systems Design Exam earlier 4 Finals (including the Telecom … Continue reading “Night Walks”: ‘And So It Begins’
Spring Semester Wrap-Up and Summer Break
It is 3:45 AM, the Monday after Finals. I am still waiting on grades from 2 classes. Here's what I know and what I'm guessing on (in red): Intro to Supply Chain Management: I don't know what I got on my Final but it was not good - my semester average dropped a fraction of … Continue reading Spring Semester Wrap-Up and Summer Break
“Night Walk”: Finals and the 1st Year at WKU
It's Finals time... already. Technically, Finals start on Monday but I had some exams on Thursday and Friday (3 total), plus one that's due by Sunday night. This semester, due to a badly misread email, I have 4 Final Exams, 3 clumped together: CIT 496 (Technology Support Administration) on Monday; CIT 350 (Database Administration I) … Continue reading “Night Walk”: Finals and the 1st Year at WKU
The 12 Days of Finals: Day 12 (and 13)
That picture sums things up. Day 12 (Thursday) The lesson for Thursday: don't battle on two fronts when your reserves are nearly spent. The "reserves" in question were the energy levels. The "two fronts": a project and the body. My plan was to go to Planet Fitness late morning, then come back home and wrap … Continue reading The 12 Days of Finals: Day 12 (and 13)
The 12 Days of Finals: Days 10-11
Almost done. Day 10 (Tuesday): CIT 302 Final Of the 3 actual exams during Finals Week, the biggest (and, arguably, most important) Final was the Web Development one (CIT 302). Going into this week, I had a solid 'B'; with a good performance on the Final and an 'A' on the Final Project, I could … Continue reading The 12 Days of Finals: Days 10-11
The 12 Days of Finals: Days 7-9: “It Begins!”
Day 7 (Saturday) To use a Track and Field phrase, I "could not get out of the blocks". The physical exhaustion finally caught up with the mental exhaustion. I managed to get another unit of Discussion Board posts and responses finished for my Systems Thinking class... but that was at about 11 PM, at work. … Continue reading The 12 Days of Finals: Days 7-9: “It Begins!”
The 12 Days of Finals: Day 6
(could probably consider this a "Night Walk" also, since I just finished for the day and it's close to 2 AM when I'm staring this blog) No word on the Cultural Diversity Final grade; I probably will find out sometime next week, maybe Tuesday or Wednesday. Part of yesterday's foot shenanigans - the toe area … Continue reading The 12 Days of Finals: Day 6
The 12 Days of Finals: Days 4-5
Day 4 (Wednesday): A short day of homework and studying, a full shift at Kinetic (9:30-5:30). The Kinetic shift was weird. I found out that 2 friends were fired earlier in the week; I also got so tired at about 3:30 that I had to take my last break earlier than planned, just to go outside, get … Continue reading The 12 Days of Finals: Days 4-5
The 12 Days of Finals: Day 3
Supplies are fine. Main enemy - the Web Site Project - not engaged today. GOOD. Sleep... 2 attempts at naps, 2 failures. I had hoped to spend time at Team Trivia this evening, as 'downtime', but could not get enough to field a team again. Since I probably won't be there next Tuesday, it will be 4 out … Continue reading The 12 Days of Finals: Day 3
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