So, I think my project course/short thesis paper is just about done. It needs a little fixing up, but I’m almost ready to email it to my 2nd reader.
Inequality + economic growth + human development + Guatemala = 24 pages of fun.
Except, even though it’s done, I’m not actually finished with it. I have to make a powerpoint presentation and present it to a bunch of people who have nothing else to do on Thursday morning. It’ll be the last presentation of my academic career (until I go back to school at some unknown time in the future). Thank God.
And now, I have 2 more papers (and a powerpoint) left. I hope to finish my memo on Federal hate crimes legislation tonight so I can devote the rest of my energy to Brazilian inequality and fun powerpoint presentations.
Oh - and I still have class today and tomorrow… wtf.
Everyone is talking about finishing up classes and graduation… of course, I still have forever and a day left until my last day of classes (May 13 + paper deadlines), but I’ve started the official graduation countdown (”The Final Countdown”) - 32 days.
I’m always thinking about my future/what will happen after graduation, but unfortunately I don’t have any answers right now. I have absolutely no clue what will happen after May 23rd. I still don’t have a post-graduation job; I don’t even have a part-time job to hold me over. Therefore, I’ve come to this conclusion:
On May 23, 2008 at approximately 6pm, I will be a bum.
The only deadline I will have after May 23rd is move out day, July 31, 2008. I guess that makes July 31st “Judgment Day”.
Anyway, since I’m incapable of thinking of any past 7.31, I figure I should focus on the present-day, the now. The pre-May 23rd; my pre-bum-ness. As I said earlier, I’ve started the countdown and it’s a little frightening because I have so, so, so much to get done before (an even earlier deadline) May 16th.
1. April 22: Lead class discussion (with Melissa) about school reform. Turn in 2000 word memo on hate crime legislation.
2. May 5: International Econ Policy take-home final is due
3. May 12: International Econ Policy 4 page (single-spaced) Colombia memo is due
4. May 13: The final 2000 word memo on hate crime legislation is due in my Equality class
5. May 14 or 21: International Development (IDEV) Econ 15 page (double-spaced, hopefully) paper on Brazil is due
6. May 15: My project course “thesis” is due. 20-25 pages (double-spaced). I have to also present my paper to a bunch of people who will probably tear me apart with questions that I won’t be able to answer. Excellent.
On the 16th, I’m leaving town to see my undergrad buddies graduate. I desperately hope to finish that IDEV Brazil memo on the 14th, but holy crap - I don’t know where the time to write these papers will come from in the next 3 weeks… Did I mention the fact that I probably won’t do anymore reading for my classes? Who has time for that anymore?
