My presentation went beautifully. I might have stayed up a bit too late working on it, but I had to make sure that there wasn't the slightest error, this teacher would have called me out on it. In fact, the first slide stirred her ever present need to correct. Turns out, for the pottery I was referring to, the original source has incorrect dates for the period styles. Good thing I went with a later source, and I got the dates spot on, which she acknowledged. I used 'BCE' and explained my reasons, but they got drowned out by the accuracy concern. The rest of my presentation went smoothly, and I pointed out the most important aspects of my topic, which my professor referred to throughout the rest of the lecture. It brings a small (rather large, really) satisfaction to hear, 'As Vanessa correctly pointed out...' :)
A lot of my friends are going on a trip to Edinburgh tomorrow. I would be jealous, I'd love to see Scotland, but I have a lot of work to get done this weekend. Also, it is freezing here now, and I here it is worse in Scotland. I'm too tired to travel in this weather. Today was my first experience of English winter = bone-chilling fog. Don't romanticize that, it's awful. Fortunately, I warmed myself up, with my friends as a farewell for now, by a few drinks in Beaumont Bar. I played my first game of darts, and I didn't do too bad. I never struck out, that's for sure. Perhaps dart skills run in my blood. It was fun, and didn't bother me as much as I thought it might. The Germans hung out with us tonight, and they crack me up. My abs might be sore tomorrow from laughing.
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FABULOUS!!! It's always nice for a "picky" teacher to give you credit - it means a lot!
I wondered when you would hit the really bone chilling cold that we hear about ad associate with England. Brrrrrrrrrr! Is your room still heated well?
How many days left of school? How are your friends in Lawrence doing?
l, m
Congratulations. It sounds like you mastered content AND presentation. Contrary to Susan's statement, it does become easier (and it did for her, too). Too bad you couldn't apply your instinct for humor -- it's very helpful for presentations here in the States.
The pottery dating thing: is it a controversial matter, or does the later source settle it? It's possible that by luck, you used a source that satisfies the teacher's bias.
This dart thing: do they actually use the term "strike out"? If so, I wonder whether that's the source of the expression, rather than baseball or cricket. Hmmmm.
Congrats (again).
L, k
HELL YES!
Well done, madam.
You may take my finest steed. His name is Wingjammon.
(sorry I can't spell)
Seriously, though, I'm so proud of you. And I'm so glad you used BCE. Nicely, nicely done.
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