what a crazy/wonderful day! the day before it was MLK day and was snowing practically all afternoon here. it was so pretty. i got to meet eva and alison for lunch at mela before they headed back to d-town! and i spent the afternoon with marshal and jen. marshall and i watched trashy judge shows and the news for hours. so based on the weather coverage i just knew classes would be canceled today, but they were only delayed. this worked out ok too though. i got my books and the first part of my refund check, and went to my classes, except for art history which didn't meet today. and i got to see president obama's speech in between them. it's very inspiring to have a president in office that you helped elect, and that you believe in so much. i think things will definitely start changing. speaking of change, i joined the y monday and am going to start going tomorrow after my first day at my internship. i'm excited about both of these things. and i'm proud that i made them happen. i'm also going to try and start this diet thing that katy did awhile back that frankly i'm not going to be able to maintain wholeheartedly. but at this point i figure any changes i make as far as what i eat and working out will be helpful to what i had been doing. also i haven't really had enough time to go grocery shopping yet to get these things i'll be allowed to eat. oh well, wish me luck.
besides those things, i have a lot of work ahead of me this semester! i have gotten started already but will have to stay on top of it all or i'll be doomed. my classes are:
(1) mgmt 489 - internship
(2) mgmt 458 - marketing strategy
(3) mgmt 491 - capstone senior seminar
(4) arth 350 - 19th century european art
the internship class is going to be great, because i'm really excited about the place i'm working, but the first couple weeks are stressing me out because i have to come up with a timeline for my whole semester for my internship project, and my manager is out of town tomorrow, and it's due on fri, which will only be my 2nd day. but i talked to my teacher and said i would come up with something and then just make revisions according to my manager's inputs.
the marketing strategy class is going to be really interesting. we will be working with a local company (i'm not sure which one i'll be in yet), helping them with new marketing campaigns/directions, etc. it should be fun. and i really like my instructor, and she's also my adviser for my internship, so that's helpful.
the capstone class is going to be the craziest thing ever. we have this software thing we sign up for online called capsim where we simulate 8 years of an industry we have to control. i have a partner that i like, so that won't be a problem. but we have to make all the production, financing, marketing, and research and development decisions for an industry and make sure that all our products fall within the optimal constraints, and remain profitable. we will be graded based on the profit margins to a large extent, i think. it's all spreadsheets and graphs and flow charts and there are a lot of things where you have to change certainn figures and then see how everything is affected, and you may have to change it back. i'm just really nervous. and everything you do in the process has to be recorded because at the end of the course you have to do a write up of the whole process that's supposed to be 50-70 pages. and i'm really forgetful so that part is scaring me a lil bit. in addition to that we have a research project, of which the first draft is due in just over a month! also we have to do 10 papers relating to business cases in our textbook. so on top of being incredibly confusing and scary, it's just a lot of work. the good thing is i have a good partner, and my professor is really helpful and i think i'ma need it.
the art history class hasn't met yet, and despite being a lot of writing and reading and memorization (like all other art history classes), i think it will be a much needed break from business.
i double checked with the offices here and everything is set for me to graduate. i'm very excited about this semester and this year.
i'm also very sleepy, so i'm going to bed where it's warm. goodnight.
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