The most random things in the world

Kelsey wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Kelsey wrote:

Guess who should have read this quote! Go on guess who should have read this before publishing a certain vampire novel. "There are no such things as marble kisses or ice kisses..." -- Jane Eyre

Damn. The name is slipping my mind. Just give me a few seconds to think...
...Which is ironic, considering that said author claimed that Jane Eyre was a main source of inspiration for said book.

Now, I'm assuming that quote refers to St. John Rivers, since he was so passionless, compared to Edward Rochester.

Yes, it does refer to St. John. And yes, it is VERY ironic that Jane Eyre was "inspiration" for that author to whom the quote was aimed by me.

You guys are funny!

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Kelsey wrote:

Guess who should have read this quote! Go on guess who should have read this before publishing a certain vampire novel. "There are no such things as marble kisses or ice kisses..." -- Jane Eyre

Damn. The name is slipping my mind. Just give me a few seconds to think...
...Which is ironic, considering that said author claimed that Jane Eyre was a main source of inspiration for said book.

Now, I'm assuming that quote refers to St. John Rivers, since he was so passionless, compared to Edward Rochester.

Yes, it does refer to St. John. And yes, it is VERY ironic that Jane Eyre was "inspiration" for that author to whom the quote was aimed by me.

Kelsey wrote:

Guess who should have read this quote! Go on guess who should have read this before publishing a certain vampire novel. "There are no such things as marble kisses or ice kisses..." -- Jane Eyre

Damn. The name is slipping my mind. Just give me a few seconds to think...
...Which is ironic, considering that said author claimed that Jane Eyre was a main source of inspiration for said book.

Now, I'm assuming that quote refers to St. John Rivers, since he was so passionless, compared to Edward Rochester.

Kelsey wrote:

Guess who should have read this quote! Go on guess who should have read this before publishing a certain vampire novel. "There are no such things as marble kisses or ice kisses..." -- Jane Eyre

Ummm, ummm, wait, hang on, I can guess this one...!!!

Guess who should have read this quote! Go on guess who should have read this before publishing a certain vampire novel. "There are no such things as marble kisses or ice kisses..." -- Jane Eyre

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Kelsey wrote:

Solveig wrote:

Kelsey wrote:

Tourterelle wrote:

Kelsey wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Kelsey wrote:

I'm pretty good at history and science, but I'm not super-interested in either. I think I want to do something with languages, so I might teach English. I might teach advanced English in high school or teach English in Spain to those who want it as a second language, but I think that would limit me too much, so I think I'd rather teach advanced English.
Though, for me, politics is always an option. It's not what I want to do, necessarily, but it might be something I need to do.
All I know is that when I wake up in the morning, I don't want to dread the day ahead.

Ah...politics. I've never really been much of a leader, just a coordinator. I'd be a good adviser or secretary, but President, Governor, or the like...eh...not really. Politics seems so depressing nowadays...though I'm sure you'd make a much better politican than the majority of those today.

Advanced English, though hard, is lots of fun. I can see my teacher with quite a workload, but she really has fun. It looks like a really fun career, if you are passionate enough about it...

It would be fun to do an English class.
Politics are nasty, nasty things. Especially American politics. If current circumstances remain, I can be elected in 2032, and I'll be nearly 39 years old. And I expect your votes! You know I'd make a great president!

Of course we would vote for you, future Madame President!

I expect bribes, though.

Mmmhmm, that's a great way to start! Being corrupt to get elected won't have any negative effects.

No, it won't. As far as I know, it's common practice...

That's why I'd make a good president. I eat Common Practice for breakfast, and it's got great nutritional value. Grrr!

I'm sold. You have my vote....assuming that there is a little *something* involved.

That made me !

Kelsey wrote:

Solveig wrote:

Kelsey wrote:

Tourterelle wrote:

Kelsey wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Kelsey wrote:

I'm pretty good at history and science, but I'm not super-interested in either. I think I want to do something with languages, so I might teach English. I might teach advanced English in high school or teach English in Spain to those who want it as a second language, but I think that would limit me too much, so I think I'd rather teach advanced English.
Though, for me, politics is always an option. It's not what I want to do, necessarily, but it might be something I need to do.
All I know is that when I wake up in the morning, I don't want to dread the day ahead.

Ah...politics. I've never really been much of a leader, just a coordinator. I'd be a good adviser or secretary, but President, Governor, or the like...eh...not really. Politics seems so depressing nowadays...though I'm sure you'd make a much better politican than the majority of those today.

Advanced English, though hard, is lots of fun. I can see my teacher with quite a workload, but she really has fun. It looks like a really fun career, if you are passionate enough about it...

It would be fun to do an English class.
Politics are nasty, nasty things. Especially American politics. If current circumstances remain, I can be elected in 2032, and I'll be nearly 39 years old. And I expect your votes! You know I'd make a great president!

Of course we would vote for you, future Madame President!

I expect bribes, though.

Mmmhmm, that's a great way to start! Being corrupt to get elected won't have any negative effects.

No, it won't. As far as I know, it's common practice...

That's why I'd make a good president. I eat Common Practice for breakfast, and it's got great nutritional value. Grrr!

I'm sold. You have my vote....assuming that there is a little *something* involved.

Solveig wrote:

Kelsey wrote:

Tourterelle wrote:

Kelsey wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Kelsey wrote:

I'm pretty good at history and science, but I'm not super-interested in either. I think I want to do something with languages, so I might teach English. I might teach advanced English in high school or teach English in Spain to those who want it as a second language, but I think that would limit me too much, so I think I'd rather teach advanced English.
Though, for me, politics is always an option. It's not what I want to do, necessarily, but it might be something I need to do.
All I know is that when I wake up in the morning, I don't want to dread the day ahead.

Ah...politics. I've never really been much of a leader, just a coordinator. I'd be a good adviser or secretary, but President, Governor, or the like...eh...not really. Politics seems so depressing nowadays...though I'm sure you'd make a much better politican than the majority of those today.

Advanced English, though hard, is lots of fun. I can see my teacher with quite a workload, but she really has fun. It looks like a really fun career, if you are passionate enough about it...

It would be fun to do an English class.
Politics are nasty, nasty things. Especially American politics. If current circumstances remain, I can be elected in 2032, and I'll be nearly 39 years old. And I expect your votes! You know I'd make a great president!

Of course we would vote for you, future Madame President!

I expect bribes, though.

Mmmhmm, that's a great way to start! Being corrupt to get elected won't have any negative effects.

No, it won't. As far as I know, it's common practice...

That's why I'd make a good president. I eat Common Practice for breakfast, and it's got great nutritional value. Grrr!

Kelsey wrote:

Tourterelle wrote:

Kelsey wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Kelsey wrote:

I'm pretty good at history and science, but I'm not super-interested in either. I think I want to do something with languages, so I might teach English. I might teach advanced English in high school or teach English in Spain to those who want it as a second language, but I think that would limit me too much, so I think I'd rather teach advanced English.
Though, for me, politics is always an option. It's not what I want to do, necessarily, but it might be something I need to do.
All I know is that when I wake up in the morning, I don't want to dread the day ahead.

Ah...politics. I've never really been much of a leader, just a coordinator. I'd be a good adviser or secretary, but President, Governor, or the like...eh...not really. Politics seems so depressing nowadays...though I'm sure you'd make a much better politican than the majority of those today.

Advanced English, though hard, is lots of fun. I can see my teacher with quite a workload, but she really has fun. It looks like a really fun career, if you are passionate enough about it...

It would be fun to do an English class.
Politics are nasty, nasty things. Especially American politics. If current circumstances remain, I can be elected in 2032, and I'll be nearly 39 years old. And I expect your votes! You know I'd make a great president!

Of course we would vote for you, future Madame President!

I expect bribes, though.

Mmmhmm, that's a great way to start! Being corrupt to get elected won't have any negative effects.

No, it won't. As far as I know, it's common practice...

Tourterelle wrote:

Kelsey wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Kelsey wrote:

I'm pretty good at history and science, but I'm not super-interested in either. I think I want to do something with languages, so I might teach English. I might teach advanced English in high school or teach English in Spain to those who want it as a second language, but I think that would limit me too much, so I think I'd rather teach advanced English.
Though, for me, politics is always an option. It's not what I want to do, necessarily, but it might be something I need to do.
All I know is that when I wake up in the morning, I don't want to dread the day ahead.

Ah...politics. I've never really been much of a leader, just a coordinator. I'd be a good adviser or secretary, but President, Governor, or the like...eh...not really. Politics seems so depressing nowadays...though I'm sure you'd make a much better politican than the majority of those today.

Advanced English, though hard, is lots of fun. I can see my teacher with quite a workload, but she really has fun. It looks like a really fun career, if you are passionate enough about it...

It would be fun to do an English class.
Politics are nasty, nasty things. Especially American politics. If current circumstances remain, I can be elected in 2032, and I'll be nearly 39 years old. And I expect your votes! You know I'd make a great president!

Of course we would vote for you, future Madame President!

I expect bribes, though.

Mmmhmm, that's a great way to start! Being corrupt to get elected won't have any negative effects.

Kelsey wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Kelsey wrote:

I'm pretty good at history and science, but I'm not super-interested in either. I think I want to do something with languages, so I might teach English. I might teach advanced English in high school or teach English in Spain to those who want it as a second language, but I think that would limit me too much, so I think I'd rather teach advanced English.
Though, for me, politics is always an option. It's not what I want to do, necessarily, but it might be something I need to do.
All I know is that when I wake up in the morning, I don't want to dread the day ahead.

Ah...politics. I've never really been much of a leader, just a coordinator. I'd be a good adviser or secretary, but President, Governor, or the like...eh...not really. Politics seems so depressing nowadays...though I'm sure you'd make a much better politican than the majority of those today.

Advanced English, though hard, is lots of fun. I can see my teacher with quite a workload, but she really has fun. It looks like a really fun career, if you are passionate enough about it...

It would be fun to do an English class.
Politics are nasty, nasty things. Especially American politics. If current circumstances remain, I can be elected in 2032, and I'll be nearly 39 years old. And I expect your votes! You know I'd make a great president!

Of course we would vote for you, future Madame President!

I expect bribes, though.

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Kelsey wrote:

I'm pretty good at history and science, but I'm not super-interested in either. I think I want to do something with languages, so I might teach English. I might teach advanced English in high school or teach English in Spain to those who want it as a second language, but I think that would limit me too much, so I think I'd rather teach advanced English.
Though, for me, politics is always an option. It's not what I want to do, necessarily, but it might be something I need to do.
All I know is that when I wake up in the morning, I don't want to dread the day ahead.

Ah...politics. I've never really been much of a leader, just a coordinator. I'd be a good adviser or secretary, but President, Governor, or the like...eh...not really. Politics seems so depressing nowadays...though I'm sure you'd make a much better politican than the majority of those today.

Advanced English, though hard, is lots of fun. I can see my teacher with quite a workload, but she really has fun. It looks like a really fun career, if you are passionate enough about it...

It would be fun to do an English class.
Politics are nasty, nasty things. Especially American politics. If current circumstances remain, I can be elected in 2032, and I'll be nearly 39 years old. And I expect your votes! You know I'd make a great president!

Kelsey wrote:

I'm pretty good at history and science, but I'm not super-interested in either. I think I want to do something with languages, so I might teach English. I might teach advanced English in high school or teach English in Spain to those who want it as a second language, but I think that would limit me too much, so I think I'd rather teach advanced English.
Though, for me, politics is always an option. It's not what I want to do, necessarily, but it might be something I need to do.
All I know is that when I wake up in the morning, I don't want to dread the day ahead.

Ah...politics. I've never really been much of a leader, just a coordinator. I'd be a good adviser or secretary, but President, Governor, or the like...eh...not really. Politics seems so depressing nowadays...though I'm sure you'd make a much better politican than the majority of those today.

Advanced English, though hard, is lots of fun. I can see my teacher with quite a workload, but she really has fun. It looks like a really fun career, if you are passionate enough about it...

I'm pretty good at history and science, but I'm not super-interested in either. I think I want to do something with languages, so I might teach English. I might teach advanced English in high school or teach English in Spain to those who want it as a second language, but I think that would limit me too much, so I think I'd rather teach advanced English.
Though, for me, politics is always an option. It's not what I want to do, necessarily, but it might be something I need to do.
All I know is that when I wake up in the morning, I don't want to dread the day ahead.

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Tourterelle wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Tourterelle wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Tourterelle wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Tourterelle wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Tourterelle wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Here we go...off track again. It's a good thing that this thread is called "The Most Random Things in the World.

I just got assigned a senior thesis in English today. What I find especially difficult is that I can write about anything. So...I decided that I want to write about loneliness and its psychological effects on the male protagonists of Crime and Punishment, The Great Gatsby, and Jane Eyre. They all go crazy in different ways...

I've only got 1 month to write this up...

1 month isn't terrible, but the worst part will probably be actually getting yourself to do it. I know when I have a huge deadline like that, I put it off until the last second.

See...normally, I'd also put it off to the last second, but I'm going to try and change that this time around. I really want to do a good job, since it counts for 4 test grades in this marking period.

The paper is so in depth and complicated. I have to reread Jane Eyre (the fun part), then go research criticisms, psychology books, etc. I'm so terrified...English isn't exactly my best subject.

Oh God, that doesn't sound like fun. I hate in-depth projects and all that research.

Ugh...last year, I needed to write a thesis for my US History class. Everybody else worked in pairs, but because I was the "new person in town", I worked by myself. I ended writing about the advances of feminism after the 19th Amendment (women's suffrage). It took me FOREVER to find the three specific authors I needed, their biographies, their works, criticisms, and non-printed information. I badly procrastinated on that project. Yet, a few days after I turned it in, my teacher walked into my calculus classroom and told me that my paper was the best one he'd ever read in his career and that his department had read in several years. It caught me by surprise. I should have published it, like they told me I could, but I got lazy...sucks for me.

That's awesome, Zara. You should have published it.

Why can't you now?

I still might, but I've got a lot on my plate now. I should have published before I sent out college applications. That would have been impressive...I could have gotten in at MIT early (instead of getting defered to the regular round...grrr). College applications suck...I'm glad that they end with this Thursday...

I can't relate; I obviously haven't sent any in. I don't even know which college I'm going to attend yet, although it probably will be a UW school.

What's your top choice?

I don't have a top choice--I'm rather indecisive. I've applied to:

1. University of Texas at Austin
2. Texas A&M University
3. Rice University
4. Washington University in St. Louis
5. Northwestern University
6. Harvard College (for kicks, though it would be awesome if I got in)
7. MIT (same as Harvard. I got defered to the second round...let's see what happens)
8. Yale (Ditto...though I have a Yale interview this Sunday)

So I've applied all over the spectrum. Well, when it comes time to apply, seriously don't procrastinate. It completely killed me. All of my friends warned me about this, but I didn't heed their advice.

UW is a great college system. I remember you mentioning that you wanted an English major and a French minor...is that still true? Is there a certain career path you'd like to follow?

That would be awesome if you did go to Harvard! I know for a fact I couldn't get in.

You're majoring in Mathematics of some sort, right?

My plan for an English major and a French minor still holds true. The only issue is, I'm not sure what I want to do with either. I've always wanted to write, but that doesn't work as a solid career; I've been considering becoming a copy editor, though, for a publishing house, magazine, or etc. I did a project informing people about that career a few months ago, and we had to find some places that were hiring. American Girl magazine (located in Madison or Milwaukee, I think) was hiring, and that sounded amazing.

I might go to UW Stevens Point...

I wanted to double major in some math/science combination, then minor in Spanish. It sounds like a heavy load, but I have a lot of AP classes to balance it out, so that it only takes 4-ish years. At some places, I'm doing biomedical engineering and chemistry, and at other places, I'm doing biology and mathematics. But, regardless, I wanted some kind of humanities minor, and Spanish seemed perfect. There are so many practical applications (esp. if I go into the medical field).

Oh, God. Math and science are my weakest points. Excuse me, but: yuck!

I suppose they both do have practical uses, but I'm just pathetic with both. I live in the world of imagination, not facts.

On the subject of AP classes; I think I'm taking AP English next year. We'll see.

Tourterelle wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Tourterelle wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Tourterelle wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Tourterelle wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Tourterelle wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Here we go...off track again. It's a good thing that this thread is called "The Most Random Things in the World.

I just got assigned a senior thesis in English today. What I find especially difficult is that I can write about anything. So...I decided that I want to write about loneliness and its psychological effects on the male protagonists of Crime and Punishment, The Great Gatsby, and Jane Eyre. They all go crazy in different ways...

I've only got 1 month to write this up...

1 month isn't terrible, but the worst part will probably be actually getting yourself to do it. I know when I have a huge deadline like that, I put it off until the last second.

See...normally, I'd also put it off to the last second, but I'm going to try and change that this time around. I really want to do a good job, since it counts for 4 test grades in this marking period.

The paper is so in depth and complicated. I have to reread Jane Eyre (the fun part), then go research criticisms, psychology books, etc. I'm so terrified...English isn't exactly my best subject.

Oh God, that doesn't sound like fun. I hate in-depth projects and all that research.

Ugh...last year, I needed to write a thesis for my US History class. Everybody else worked in pairs, but because I was the "new person in town", I worked by myself. I ended writing about the advances of feminism after the 19th Amendment (women's suffrage). It took me FOREVER to find the three specific authors I needed, their biographies, their works, criticisms, and non-printed information. I badly procrastinated on that project. Yet, a few days after I turned it in, my teacher walked into my calculus classroom and told me that my paper was the best one he'd ever read in his career and that his department had read in several years. It caught me by surprise. I should have published it, like they told me I could, but I got lazy...sucks for me.

That's awesome, Zara. You should have published it.

Why can't you now?

I still might, but I've got a lot on my plate now. I should have published before I sent out college applications. That would have been impressive...I could have gotten in at MIT early (instead of getting defered to the regular round...grrr). College applications suck...I'm glad that they end with this Thursday...

I can't relate; I obviously haven't sent any in. I don't even know which college I'm going to attend yet, although it probably will be a UW school.

What's your top choice?

I don't have a top choice--I'm rather indecisive. I've applied to:

1. University of Texas at Austin
2. Texas A&M University
3. Rice University
4. Washington University in St. Louis
5. Northwestern University
6. Harvard College (for kicks, though it would be awesome if I got in)
7. MIT (same as Harvard. I got defered to the second round...let's see what happens)
8. Yale (Ditto...though I have a Yale interview this Sunday)

So I've applied all over the spectrum. Well, when it comes time to apply, seriously don't procrastinate. It completely killed me. All of my friends warned me about this, but I didn't heed their advice.

UW is a great college system. I remember you mentioning that you wanted an English major and a French minor...is that still true? Is there a certain career path you'd like to follow?

That would be awesome if you did go to Harvard! I know for a fact I couldn't get in.

You're majoring in Mathematics of some sort, right?

My plan for an English major and a French minor still holds true. The only issue is, I'm not sure what I want to do with either. I've always wanted to write, but that doesn't work as a solid career; I've been considering becoming a copy editor, though, for a publishing house, magazine, or etc. I did a project informing people about that career a few months ago, and we had to find some places that were hiring. American Girl magazine (located in Madison or Milwaukee, I think) was hiring, and that sounded amazing.

I might go to UW Stevens Point...

I wanted to double major in some math/science combination, then minor in Spanish. It sounds like a heavy load, but I have a lot of AP classes to balance it out, so that it only takes 4-ish years. At some places, I'm doing biomedical engineering and chemistry, and at other places, I'm doing biology and mathematics. But, regardless, I wanted some kind of humanities minor, and Spanish seemed perfect. There are so many practical applications (esp. if I go into the medical field).

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Tourterelle wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Tourterelle wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Tourterelle wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Tourterelle wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Here we go...off track again. It's a good thing that this thread is called "The Most Random Things in the World.

I just got assigned a senior thesis in English today. What I find especially difficult is that I can write about anything. So...I decided that I want to write about loneliness and its psychological effects on the male protagonists of Crime and Punishment, The Great Gatsby, and Jane Eyre. They all go crazy in different ways...

I've only got 1 month to write this up...

1 month isn't terrible, but the worst part will probably be actually getting yourself to do it. I know when I have a huge deadline like that, I put it off until the last second.

See...normally, I'd also put it off to the last second, but I'm going to try and change that this time around. I really want to do a good job, since it counts for 4 test grades in this marking period.

The paper is so in depth and complicated. I have to reread Jane Eyre (the fun part), then go research criticisms, psychology books, etc. I'm so terrified...English isn't exactly my best subject.

Oh God, that doesn't sound like fun. I hate in-depth projects and all that research.

Ugh...last year, I needed to write a thesis for my US History class. Everybody else worked in pairs, but because I was the "new person in town", I worked by myself. I ended writing about the advances of feminism after the 19th Amendment (women's suffrage). It took me FOREVER to find the three specific authors I needed, their biographies, their works, criticisms, and non-printed information. I badly procrastinated on that project. Yet, a few days after I turned it in, my teacher walked into my calculus classroom and told me that my paper was the best one he'd ever read in his career and that his department had read in several years. It caught me by surprise. I should have published it, like they told me I could, but I got lazy...sucks for me.

That's awesome, Zara. You should have published it.

Why can't you now?

I still might, but I've got a lot on my plate now. I should have published before I sent out college applications. That would have been impressive...I could have gotten in at MIT early (instead of getting defered to the regular round...grrr). College applications suck...I'm glad that they end with this Thursday...

I can't relate; I obviously haven't sent any in. I don't even know which college I'm going to attend yet, although it probably will be a UW school.

What's your top choice?

I don't have a top choice--I'm rather indecisive. I've applied to:

1. University of Texas at Austin
2. Texas A&M University
3. Rice University
4. Washington University in St. Louis
5. Northwestern University
6. Harvard College (for kicks, though it would be awesome if I got in)
7. MIT (same as Harvard. I got defered to the second round...let's see what happens)
8. Yale (Ditto...though I have a Yale interview this Sunday)

So I've applied all over the spectrum. Well, when it comes time to apply, seriously don't procrastinate. It completely killed me. All of my friends warned me about this, but I didn't heed their advice.

UW is a great college system. I remember you mentioning that you wanted an English major and a French minor...is that still true? Is there a certain career path you'd like to follow?

That would be awesome if you did go to Harvard! I know for a fact I couldn't get in.

You're majoring in Mathematics of some sort, right?

My plan for an English major and a French minor still holds true. The only issue is, I'm not sure what I want to do with either. I've always wanted to write, but that doesn't work as a solid career; I've been considering becoming a copy editor, though, for a publishing house, magazine, or etc. I did a project informing people about that career a few months ago, and we had to find some places that were hiring. American Girl magazine (located in Madison or Milwaukee, I think) was hiring, and that sounded amazing.

I might go to UW Stevens Point...

Tourterelle wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Tourterelle wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Tourterelle wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Tourterelle wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Here we go...off track again. It's a good thing that this thread is called "The Most Random Things in the World.

I just got assigned a senior thesis in English today. What I find especially difficult is that I can write about anything. So...I decided that I want to write about loneliness and its psychological effects on the male protagonists of Crime and Punishment, The Great Gatsby, and Jane Eyre. They all go crazy in different ways...

I've only got 1 month to write this up...

1 month isn't terrible, but the worst part will probably be actually getting yourself to do it. I know when I have a huge deadline like that, I put it off until the last second.

See...normally, I'd also put it off to the last second, but I'm going to try and change that this time around. I really want to do a good job, since it counts for 4 test grades in this marking period.

The paper is so in depth and complicated. I have to reread Jane Eyre (the fun part), then go research criticisms, psychology books, etc. I'm so terrified...English isn't exactly my best subject.

Oh God, that doesn't sound like fun. I hate in-depth projects and all that research.

Ugh...last year, I needed to write a thesis for my US History class. Everybody else worked in pairs, but because I was the "new person in town", I worked by myself. I ended writing about the advances of feminism after the 19th Amendment (women's suffrage). It took me FOREVER to find the three specific authors I needed, their biographies, their works, criticisms, and non-printed information. I badly procrastinated on that project. Yet, a few days after I turned it in, my teacher walked into my calculus classroom and told me that my paper was the best one he'd ever read in his career and that his department had read in several years. It caught me by surprise. I should have published it, like they told me I could, but I got lazy...sucks for me.

That's awesome, Zara. You should have published it.

Why can't you now?

I still might, but I've got a lot on my plate now. I should have published before I sent out college applications. That would have been impressive...I could have gotten in at MIT early (instead of getting defered to the regular round...grrr). College applications suck...I'm glad that they end with this Thursday...

I can't relate; I obviously haven't sent any in. I don't even know which college I'm going to attend yet, although it probably will be a UW school.

What's your top choice?

I don't have a top choice--I'm rather indecisive. I've applied to:

1. University of Texas at Austin
2. Texas A&M University
3. Rice University
4. Washington University in St. Louis
5. Northwestern University
6. Harvard College (for kicks, though it would be awesome if I got in)
7. MIT (same as Harvard. I got defered to the second round...let's see what happens)
8. Yale (Ditto...though I have a Yale interview this Sunday)

So I've applied all over the spectrum. Well, when it comes time to apply, seriously don't procrastinate. It completely killed me. All of my friends warned me about this, but I didn't heed their advice.

UW is a great college system. I remember you mentioning that you wanted an English major and a French minor...is that still true? Is there a certain career path you'd like to follow?

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Tourterelle wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Tourterelle wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Tourterelle wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Here we go...off track again. It's a good thing that this thread is called "The Most Random Things in the World.

I just got assigned a senior thesis in English today. What I find especially difficult is that I can write about anything. So...I decided that I want to write about loneliness and its psychological effects on the male protagonists of Crime and Punishment, The Great Gatsby, and Jane Eyre. They all go crazy in different ways...

I've only got 1 month to write this up...

1 month isn't terrible, but the worst part will probably be actually getting yourself to do it. I know when I have a huge deadline like that, I put it off until the last second.

See...normally, I'd also put it off to the last second, but I'm going to try and change that this time around. I really want to do a good job, since it counts for 4 test grades in this marking period.

The paper is so in depth and complicated. I have to reread Jane Eyre (the fun part), then go research criticisms, psychology books, etc. I'm so terrified...English isn't exactly my best subject.

Oh God, that doesn't sound like fun. I hate in-depth projects and all that research.

Ugh...last year, I needed to write a thesis for my US History class. Everybody else worked in pairs, but because I was the "new person in town", I worked by myself. I ended writing about the advances of feminism after the 19th Amendment (women's suffrage). It took me FOREVER to find the three specific authors I needed, their biographies, their works, criticisms, and non-printed information. I badly procrastinated on that project. Yet, a few days after I turned it in, my teacher walked into my calculus classroom and told me that my paper was the best one he'd ever read in his career and that his department had read in several years. It caught me by surprise. I should have published it, like they told me I could, but I got lazy...sucks for me.

That's awesome, Zara. You should have published it.

Why can't you now?

I still might, but I've got a lot on my plate now. I should have published before I sent out college applications. That would have been impressive...I could have gotten in at MIT early (instead of getting defered to the regular round...grrr). College applications suck...I'm glad that they end with this Thursday...

I can't relate; I obviously haven't sent any in. I don't even know which college I'm going to attend yet, although it probably will be a UW school.

What's your top choice?

Tourterelle wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Tourterelle wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Tourterelle wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Here we go...off track again. It's a good thing that this thread is called "The Most Random Things in the World.

I just got assigned a senior thesis in English today. What I find especially difficult is that I can write about anything. So...I decided that I want to write about loneliness and its psychological effects on the male protagonists of Crime and Punishment, The Great Gatsby, and Jane Eyre. They all go crazy in different ways...

I've only got 1 month to write this up...

1 month isn't terrible, but the worst part will probably be actually getting yourself to do it. I know when I have a huge deadline like that, I put it off until the last second.

See...normally, I'd also put it off to the last second, but I'm going to try and change that this time around. I really want to do a good job, since it counts for 4 test grades in this marking period.

The paper is so in depth and complicated. I have to reread Jane Eyre (the fun part), then go research criticisms, psychology books, etc. I'm so terrified...English isn't exactly my best subject.

Oh God, that doesn't sound like fun. I hate in-depth projects and all that research.

Ugh...last year, I needed to write a thesis for my US History class. Everybody else worked in pairs, but because I was the "new person in town", I worked by myself. I ended writing about the advances of feminism after the 19th Amendment (women's suffrage). It took me FOREVER to find the three specific authors I needed, their biographies, their works, criticisms, and non-printed information. I badly procrastinated on that project. Yet, a few days after I turned it in, my teacher walked into my calculus classroom and told me that my paper was the best one he'd ever read in his career and that his department had read in several years. It caught me by surprise. I should have published it, like they told me I could, but I got lazy...sucks for me.

That's awesome, Zara. You should have published it.

Why can't you now?

I still might, but I've got a lot on my plate now. I should have published before I sent out college applications. That would have been impressive...I could have gotten in at MIT early (instead of getting defered to the regular round...grrr). College applications suck...I'm glad that they end with this Thursday...

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Tourterelle wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Tourterelle wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Here we go...off track again. It's a good thing that this thread is called "The Most Random Things in the World.

I just got assigned a senior thesis in English today. What I find especially difficult is that I can write about anything. So...I decided that I want to write about loneliness and its psychological effects on the male protagonists of Crime and Punishment, The Great Gatsby, and Jane Eyre. They all go crazy in different ways...

I've only got 1 month to write this up...

1 month isn't terrible, but the worst part will probably be actually getting yourself to do it. I know when I have a huge deadline like that, I put it off until the last second.

See...normally, I'd also put it off to the last second, but I'm going to try and change that this time around. I really want to do a good job, since it counts for 4 test grades in this marking period.

The paper is so in depth and complicated. I have to reread Jane Eyre (the fun part), then go research criticisms, psychology books, etc. I'm so terrified...English isn't exactly my best subject.

Oh God, that doesn't sound like fun. I hate in-depth projects and all that research.

Ugh...last year, I needed to write a thesis for my US History class. Everybody else worked in pairs, but because I was the "new person in town", I worked by myself. I ended writing about the advances of feminism after the 19th Amendment (women's suffrage). It took me FOREVER to find the three specific authors I needed, their biographies, their works, criticisms, and non-printed information. I badly procrastinated on that project. Yet, a few days after I turned it in, my teacher walked into my calculus classroom and told me that my paper was the best one he'd ever read in his career and that his department had read in several years. It caught me by surprise. I should have published it, like they told me I could, but I got lazy...sucks for me.

That's awesome, Zara. You should have published it.

Why can't you now?

Tourterelle wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Tourterelle wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Here we go...off track again. It's a good thing that this thread is called "The Most Random Things in the World.

I just got assigned a senior thesis in English today. What I find especially difficult is that I can write about anything. So...I decided that I want to write about loneliness and its psychological effects on the male protagonists of Crime and Punishment, The Great Gatsby, and Jane Eyre. They all go crazy in different ways...

I've only got 1 month to write this up...

1 month isn't terrible, but the worst part will probably be actually getting yourself to do it. I know when I have a huge deadline like that, I put it off until the last second.

See...normally, I'd also put it off to the last second, but I'm going to try and change that this time around. I really want to do a good job, since it counts for 4 test grades in this marking period.

The paper is so in depth and complicated. I have to reread Jane Eyre (the fun part), then go research criticisms, psychology books, etc. I'm so terrified...English isn't exactly my best subject.

Oh God, that doesn't sound like fun. I hate in-depth projects and all that research.

Ugh...last year, I needed to write a thesis for my US History class. Everybody else worked in pairs, but because I was the "new person in town", I worked by myself. I ended writing about the advances of feminism after the 19th Amendment (women's suffrage). It took me FOREVER to find the three specific authors I needed, their biographies, their works, criticisms, and non-printed information. I badly procrastinated on that project. Yet, a few days after I turned it in, my teacher walked into my calculus classroom and told me that my paper was the best one he'd ever read in his career and that his department had read in several years. It caught me by surprise. I should have published it, like they told me I could, but I got lazy...sucks for me.

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Tourterelle wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Here we go...off track again. It's a good thing that this thread is called "The Most Random Things in the World.

I just got assigned a senior thesis in English today. What I find especially difficult is that I can write about anything. So...I decided that I want to write about loneliness and its psychological effects on the male protagonists of Crime and Punishment, The Great Gatsby, and Jane Eyre. They all go crazy in different ways...

I've only got 1 month to write this up...

1 month isn't terrible, but the worst part will probably be actually getting yourself to do it. I know when I have a huge deadline like that, I put it off until the last second.

See...normally, I'd also put it off to the last second, but I'm going to try and change that this time around. I really want to do a good job, since it counts for 4 test grades in this marking period.

The paper is so in depth and complicated. I have to reread Jane Eyre (the fun part), then go research criticisms, psychology books, etc. I'm so terrified...English isn't exactly my best subject.

Oh God, that doesn't sound like fun. I hate in-depth projects and all that research.

Tourterelle wrote:

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

Here we go...off track again. It's a good thing that this thread is called "The Most Random Things in the World.

I just got assigned a senior thesis in English today. What I find especially difficult is that I can write about anything. So...I decided that I want to write about loneliness and its psychological effects on the male protagonists of Crime and Punishment, The Great Gatsby, and Jane Eyre. They all go crazy in different ways...

I've only got 1 month to write this up...

1 month isn't terrible, but the worst part will probably be actually getting yourself to do it. I know when I have a huge deadline like that, I put it off until the last second.

See...normally, I'd also put it off to the last second, but I'm going to try and change that this time around. I really want to do a good job, since it counts for 4 test grades in this marking period.

The paper is so in depth and complicated. I have to reread Jane Eyre (the fun part), then go research criticisms, psychology books, etc. I'm so terrified...English isn't exactly my best subject.

Zara Sahana 007 wrote:

YES!!!

I'm finally a master. "Master Zara"...I like the way it sounds...

Congrats!