Updates...

Things are hectic and I'm ignoring it - bad move, I'm sure. I have a paper 'due' to my mentor at work on Friday... I feel as if I'm unqualified to write it, just because I barely have a toe in the water that is the subject of Computational Models in Social Sciences. It's interesting though, I'm learning (what a concept!). My old organization at work asked me to come back to help out with a Fest that will be at the end of May. I'm meeting with them next week to see if it will work, but I have my doubts because the semester is wrapping up and Death Cab for Cutie is playing in Denver the day of the start of the fest (which coincidently is my 6th anniversary at Sandia - I should NOT spend it working). We'll see what happens though, I wouldn't mind working with them again. I dropped Alcoholism, the class, from my life... I figured the best way to learn about the psychology of alcoholism would really be to pick up the bottle, so I bought a case of my favorite beer. Kidding, but I really did drop alcoholism. All joking aside, I feel like it was part slacker but well thought through and I am happy with this decision. By dropping the class I will be able to keep my job through March (instead of August) and take a couple of classes in the fall. Productive procrastination, of sorts. So now, I only have 2 actual classes (out of 4), Deaf Culture and Positive Psychology. I have my independent study that doesn't consist of 'class' and cross-cultural psych that I've decided to not go to... not that I ever really went (I think I've been to a total of 2 classes (that's 4 half classes) haha)... I found out today I got a 100% on the midterm... soooo I'm done thinking about going. I'm diggin' it.

Plan v2

Back to plan A.B... or was it 1.3... or... whatever.

I want to do something with sign language... I'm attached to Bonnie, workin' on my 3rd semester w/her. She's great! I want to stay in the sign program at UNM, there's an attraction. I realize it might not be the greatest thing to have the desire to hold 10 billion bachelors but I think I will regret this one if I don't go for it. It will also give me a little more time to come to terms with the whole moving out of state thing for grad school. I might be in denial a bit, but the whole "break" before grad school is not a form of procrastination. Getting accepted into ASL 3 pumped me up... (I think I gave up a little after convincing myself that I wasn't going to get into it...)


Here are the steps I am taking to explore my passions:

Photography --> Take as many photos as possible while trying to figure out the next step

Sign Language --> ASL Immersion week (if I can afford it), and going STRONG next semester

Conflict Resolution --> Mediation class in the fall

Updates

Summer classes started this week. Started out with 9 hours... dropped to 3... decided the lower division classes really weren't worth it. The one class I kept seems like it'll be pretty great. (yay for online summer classes!)

Just got a new job... Got the lead from my friend Jess should be a pretty good time! ...and no, I'm not leaving the current p.o.w. (place of work, not to be confused with prisoner of war) it'll be a while before that happens. Anyway, went in for the interview on Wednesday and got a call yesterday (Thursday) saying I got it. They originally said it would take at least a week before I'd know whether or not I got the job... so I was pretty happy with finding out less than a day later.

I'm volunteering for EQNM this weekend during Pride with Dom... pretty excited about that.



... Just want to put it out there that I need to do the following:

Try yoga , go sky diving & go on a west coast road trip w/Sarah... oh, and of course - travel OUTSIDE of the country.

Going nutty ...pt 2

... still kinda holdin' onto the idea of a Masters in Conflict Resolution (pr'ly cuz it's the most attainable). Back when that was my "plan" (like, last week...) I made a list of schools that offered it... today, I looked on craigslist for apts/houses in Glenside, PA (home of Arcadia University) and they look pretty reasonable. Ideally I'd like a Western Univ so I could get in-state tuition through the Western Exchange Program... but Glenside is like 5 minutes away from my aunt.... I think... which could be fun! :) hmmmmmmmm....

Going nutty

So I've written numerous entries on this whole "Nichole's future" subject thang... 3 of which are still sitting in my drafts pile... I've decided I really need to start documenting this.... so that when I'm finally admitted, people will know that it's really nothing new.

Alright. Here is where my thoughts are headed:

Week before last: Met with mentor. Options are: Marketing, Counseling, Photo and ASL (chart below)

Last week: Met with the mentor, decided to look into my options with photography (because, well... after all, it is one of my few (known) passions). So then I decided to delve into a deep search of grad schools that offer a Masters in Conflict Resolution. Then I decide I am not well rounded enough so I need a Bachelors in Engineering.

Earlier this week: Engineering isn't really something I'm all that crazy about, I'll get a B.S. in bio. Then maybe do a Masters in Conflict Resolution... cuz now I'm cool and hybrid-like and will appeal to the science type people.

Today: Accelerated Nursing Program. Masters in Nursing. Post-Masters Certificate. Nichole, Nurse for 4 years. Then... Masters in something somewhere out of the sate.

Tomorrow: God only knows.

I've been doing alot of self-eval as to why I'm so frickin' NUTS... and I think I'm starting to understand. Basically it comes down to: I hate (and by hate, I mean I fear doing it for the rest of my life) clerical work. - maybe I'll get gutsy and post that blog. Hmmmm.

Kbye.

::posting w/out reading... so it actually gets posted::

Plan v1

Met with the mentor yesterday. I was tasked with making a list of grad school programs that interst me. I was told not to go further and figure out where I'd go with them... but I did anyway. I love lists.

I realize it's kinda hard to read but it's a plan... sorta and I kinda like it... sorta.