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so after only the first day of school i can say a few things. there is NO WAY i would have been able to pull off seagull. no way at all, and the class i replaced seagull with is awesome.

this semester, however, i will be doing more reading than i have ever done in my entire life. i guess that's a good thing since i'm in the last two years of college, and feel like i haven't been challenged academically so far.

Here is a run down of my classes and my "beginning of the semester" take on their difficulty.

TMA 105: Media Tools. Okay this class is sort of a joke. Yesterday we learned how to put a battery in a camera and turn it on. Not even kidding you. Exact words "and this is where the power button is located." It's also a first block class which means it's over by october 23rd. I wonder if next week I'll learn how to turn on a computer.

TMA 114: Reading and Constructing Narratives. This class is going to kick my butt in the reading department. There are 2 plays or stories to read each week along with the movie we watch on wednesday. A lot of reading, and a lot of journaling about what I'm reading about. I'm not sure how this class will begin to take shape but I really enjoyed the first day's lecture. Dean Duncan rocks.

TMA 185: Beginning Production. The third class in the required core (other two above.) This class is also going to kick my butt in the reading department. Along with the daily readings and outlining of what I read, there are film projects due throughout the course. The teacher is new to the faculty this year and so far so good. Just a lot of reading.

TMA 187: Producing, Production Management. This class is going to rock! We only meet once a week, for three hours 6-9pm. Besides that nasty factor, and the also incredible amounts of reading to add to the others I really am going to love this class! or at least ti hope.

ANTHROPOLOGY 101: A general ed which covers two requirements. YAY! also a ton of reading. Two books, a pamphlet, a trip to the bean museum, and a crazy russian teacher. not expecting to like this class one bit. Just doing it to get it done.

REL 333: Teachings of the Living Prophets. This class will hopefully be mellow as it seems to be. We are mostly graded by our "journal" and our responses to what we READ. (more reading.) there are only two tests! a midterm and a final. i'm down with that. and having a lady religion teacher will be a nice change.


a busy semester ahead of me, that's for sure. and away we go.