The results are in . . .
Ok, so the NoJoMo votes from the last entry are in and the results come to:
3 people pleading for me to participate in NoJoMo
3 people mildly expressing their approval of me participating in NoJoMo
2 people leaving notes that failed to mention NoJoMo
2 people who didn’t know or fully understand what NoJoMo is
Ignoring RYN’s, I consider this a 6-4 victory for completing NoJoMo. So, come November 1st, just remember, you asked for it.
As a note, NoJoMo is an acronym for “National Journaling Month” or something like that and for all I can tell it’s just a thing a diarist started on OD last year that caught on pretty well throughout the site. The supposed rules are that you post an entry every day during the month of November. So, that should help explain to you readers just what you’ve gotten yourself into.
I should probably go ahead and write a miniature entry while I’m updating on this. I’ve been incredibly swamped with schoolwork lately. I mistakenly thought that grad school work would be no more difficult than undergraduate work (and maybe even easier), since generally the grades in grad school classes are a lot higher. However, I failed to account for the fact that the average grad school student is far more intelligent than the average undergrad student, and that that’s the reason the grades are higher – not because the work is easier. I further failed to consider that UGA is a way tougher school than GC&SU. It’s the 4th best public accounting grad school in the country, at least according to CPA exam pass rates. And, yeah, it’s hard.
This week I have a group Financial Statement Analysis project to complete with an expected completion time of 15-20 hours along with an individual Tax Research project with an expected completion time of 12-15 hours. In the meantime, I also have 3 other classes to do work in, as well as having to actually go to class 4 days a week. It’s definitely a lot more than I’m used to. It is forcing me to take a bit more pride in my grades though. In the past, I’ve been able to pop out A’s and B’s with very minimal effort and I’ve just grown accustomed to it. This year, if I pull out an A on a project, I’m glowing all day. I admit, it is an oddly nice feeling to work at something and then succeed at it (though an equally bad one to work at something and then fail at it . . .).
Overall, being at this university gives me a very different perspective on my abilities. In the past, I’ve always been at least one of the better students. At my high school I was thought of as a genius, and I was still definitely an above average student at GC&SU. At UGA, I doubt I’m even average. So, finally, after all my years of education, I’m getting to learn a new lesson.
Finally, I know what it’s like to be the stupid kid.
I would do NoJoMo but I couldn’t write every day, I’d get boring… What do you study? My husband is studding his post-grad next year to become a physics, science and math teacher. It’s always get to see new abilities in yourself. As for stupid, I’m sure you are far from it…
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Yeah, that helps you understand that everything is relative….even greatness!
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That somewhat sounds like NaNo. It begins every November and the goal is to write a minimum of 50,000 words for a novel.
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Oh…then what am I thinking of, where you have to write a novel…NaNoWriMo!!! Okay, yeah. I’ll do NoJoMo…I kind of already do, no?? ~I’ll be
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surely you aren’t stupid. 🙂 grad school sounds hard.
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Accounting is gross.
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RYN: You are not 18! 18 is pushing it. I am 24, that’s a big difference at this point in life. In 10yrs or so it won’t be so big. You are in grad school, you are mentally on the same page as me or at least in the same book. I would date somebody around 21 and older…depending on what stage of life they are in. *plus you have the most adorable southern accent!*
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Oh, no the breaking news was that he came over, even without condoms…I’m sure he knew he wasn’t going to get any, yet here he was. And here I was, thinking that we were not much more than beds for one another and bodies to sleep with. There is more to us though, and that is nice to know. You’re right; it is not breaking news that I am not a dirty slut. Thanks! : ) ~I’ll be
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I know, a lot of people include a lot of things in the word sex. I don’t really know why I think of it that way, as that’s how it’s taught in ‘sex education’ and I guess that’s why I think that way. I’m not sure. So no, lesbians never have sex, according to me…of course they ‘make love’ or whatever. I don’t know. I tend to just dismiss these kinds of differences as stupid and something thatno one will ever agree on. Though it does bring up good points and interesting insights. ~I’ll be
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ryn: Hah!! You clearly have no idea how many people I rant at! No, not aimed at you, a jumbled amalgamation of an observation of most people on my favourites list, maybe. I do think the type of girl you fancy reinforces what you think women should be like, but I guess we’re all prone to that, I just like my women hardcore 😛
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Everyone would rather be in someone else’s shoes. It don’t mean nowt. I hate you guys for not even having to think about your health, possible imminent death etc, and I meet patients with parkinsons and hate myself for even having “normal” patches between seizures. I was just trying to say summat I do like about myself, because Hunter is calling me “excessively negative” and beating me up a lot.
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(You wouldn’t have to “deal with” the boy-on-boy stuff if you swapped places with me. No one’s forcing me to do anything.)
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Me, posting envery day? Naw, that could never happen… PS: Re: Your note to YFN re: virgin boys: I don’t see why virgin boys would be a turn off to girls. Because then they can fairly certain you don’t have any STDs or illegitimate children laying around. Which is plus ten nina coinz in my book.
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RYN: Nice? You think having a conversation with someone about your married life together, when you’ve known that person for a bare four months, with all apparent seriousness and persistance, is nice? I do hope you’re kidding. I’m more than a little worried that I will have to mail someone their white-gold diamond ring back this December. xoxoxoxoxox
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RYN: I didn’t want to be the one to tell you.
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you have been so busy with okcupid that you are neglecting your od. i am very upset by this. also by the fact that you aren’t brave enough to admit your love for me.
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I haven’t been here frequently enough to have voted on that last entry before you posted the results, but for the record, you’d better do it again after making a point about it with me. 😛
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You’re just full of chastisement lately.
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ryn: You can go off and have sex any time you like! I can’t get my bloody health back. Or any of the other stuff they took off me. Or anyone who’s dead. Or maybe you just mean you can’t find anyone as fucking cool as John or Kira, to which I just say: hah.
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I think stupid is a mentality. I feel totally stupid at med school the entire time, just because it seems like everyone there went to school and have had years and years of education and know what they’re doing. Technically if they were all cleverer than me they’d get better grades… I remember your daily thing last year involved a lot of girlfriends and surveys… did you enjoy it?
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what are you doing? are you taking a break before you have to write every day in november? i’m concerned.
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Just a note to say I think you’re fab.
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Oh hi my name is Matt and school is so hard and i’ve never actually had to try before so please please feel bad for me. I’m sorry, I’m being mean. Poor Matt. By the way, I think Michael’s in love with you. HAHA
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RYN: I know, but before I would fight about it and it was just a waste. I’m going to try and talk to him about it tonight, if I talk to him. It’s just hard because he gets mad really easy since he’s bi polar. but thank you.
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Holy crap! You’ve transfered to a new school and grown up and everything and I missed it all. I will never forgive myself for missing all of this.
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