joni | January 30, 2010
– the 10 pages (of the 50 I need to write) of THE essay I finished writing on Sunday
– finally being officially enrolled
– ha! no refresher classes!
– finishing two (of the eight) books on the present reading list (there are so many lists now I can hardly keep track)
– Kaeskwela’s fiction writing workshop going well [...]
joni | January 27, 2010
Finally.
I am officially a student this term. Again. And I have eight library books to prove it.
Right after I had finished the enrollment process, I headed straight to the library. Ooh, exhilaration.
JC: How many books can a grad student borrow? And for how long?
Librarian: Thirty. Two weeks.
JC: (eyes wide) Thirty?
L: Yes, thirty.
JC: (eyes wider) Thirty?
L: [...]
joni | January 25, 2010
There will be a marked decrease in my blogging activities. As all you two avid readers of my blog know, I have been preparing for my thesis defense. Never mind that I have yet to officially enroll. (The registrar is still retrieving my records. Apparently, they have been buried so deep that they are having [...]
joni | January 24, 2010
– finally started writing THE essay
– ironed out office stuff, for now
– saw funny, funny “Daybreakers”
not so sure if it was meant to be funny though…
joni | January 19, 2010
…is scary. But it has to be written. And soon.
As I might have mentioned before, the thesis does not end with just THE novel. I also have to write an accompanying essay explaining my creative process in writing the novel. The idea itself is quite exciting. I am one of those writers who enjoy writing [...]
joni | January 17, 2010
It’s been a crazy week and not really in a good way. But it’s not possible that I don’t have anything to be thankful for in the past week. I just have to think harder.
*thinks
*thinks hard
*thinks harder
Oh there!
– David’s word that I will not be required to take refresher classes
But until I get to enroll, [...]
joni | January 11, 2010
So my meeting with Doc Bau went better than I expected, mainly because to prepare myself, I always expect the worst. Next step is to know what the department would decide my next step would be…
Best case scenario: They would allow me to defend and graduate this term. The other scenario is that I need [...]
joni | January 10, 2010
- boundless energy at work
Must have been because of the long holiday break, I had boundless energy at work the past week. I love it!
- meeting with Doc Bau
Which went better than I expected. More on this some other time.
- birthday dinner c/o Boss Pete
Went back to Brasserie Boheme. This time, I was with work [...]
joni | January 8, 2010
It’s the 8th of January! What a very special day! Happy birthday to:
Chris Pechstedt
Holaina Oblifias
Jeniffer Antonio
Sarika Chand
Wonderful people all!
and also me! Me! Me! Me!
And since we are on the subject of me, this is why I don’t gain weight. While this is why I’m so smart. Sheez! I’m off to bed to get even smarter! [...]
joni | January 6, 2010
I have been so busy since getting back to work after the long holiday season. I’m so tired I can only think in bullet points right now. So, to update:
Doc Bau texted the other day to schedule our meeting to discuss the second draft of the novel. It will be this Saturday afternoon, his house. [...]
