I miss summer. Desperately. With all the passion of my being, and I have to say that that's quite a bit. Hot days. Hot nights. Twilight, swimming, green grass, flip flops, tank-tops, tourists, sunscreen... I want it now. And the painful thing is that winter, in all reality, is just getting going here in peachy Nova Scotia.
I bought new curtains (that was an experience I'll not recount here), curtains that are designed to cut down on cold winter drafts. Mom brought by an electric heater. I have two down duvets on my bed and three other blankets on the ready. I bought knee high winter boots and two winter coats (yeah, I really really really don't like being cold). None if this is helping with the summer pining.
What brought this on was the unashamed perusing of my moms best friend since forever's daughter's website. I happened to read a post from the middle of July (in Vancouver). "Its hot. Did I mention its hot? Screamingly, maddeningly, unpleasantly, hot" oh, and the previous post had talked about flowers. We won't have flowers for almost 3-4 months. MONTHS. These days I wish I were somewhere else.
I suppose that a single post can't be held completely responsible. I've got a lot of things running through my mind that somehow seem like they'd be easier to deal with if the days were longer. And warmer. Nothing bad can ever last on a long warm night. Hell, you can just go walk it off. Or at least work through it while you are walking. No hope for that now. Its cold and dark out and really, that just promotes depressing things.
Oh and I was doing so good... *sigh*
I think I'll go have a hot shower and pine some more. Maybe I can find some summery perfume to help it really hit it home. Hah.
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Friday, January 19, 2007
I found this when I was formatting my computer: It is the very first assignment for my materials class with Mary Anne White at Dalhousie... man she was awesome, and I was definetly sucking up... haha although you know, I probably wasn't at all...
Laura Albrecht
Chemistry 3303B
Assignment 1
A Learning Philosophy
To have learnt something, a mind must not only be able to remember the new information that has been introduced, but it must be able to apply the new concepts to other ideas and situations that have not yet been encountered. Simply memorizing facts and outcomes, with no understanding of the underlying theory or process, allows for no expansion on new ideas. Learning how a result comes about, and why, replaces the need for memorization, as it becomes possible to derive almost everything from what has been learnt.
In my experience, learning success is found in those occasions where I am truly interested and inspired by the information presented to me. I strive to find connections between what I already know and what I am learning. These connections are not always evident and work and dedication is often required to fully grasp the concepts presented. Practice with assignments and studying the course material are essential to learning, and often outside references are necessary.
In this course I anticipate an opportunity to learn a lot of new material that I am not familiar with. I also hope to be able to apply it to, and find connections with, the things that I already do know. Every little bit is another puzzle piece fitting into the mechanics of the world.
*sigh* I miss the days when I thought like that... I suppose I still do, I just need more opportunity to exercise it.
Laura Albrecht
Chemistry 3303B
Assignment 1
A Learning Philosophy
To have learnt something, a mind must not only be able to remember the new information that has been introduced, but it must be able to apply the new concepts to other ideas and situations that have not yet been encountered. Simply memorizing facts and outcomes, with no understanding of the underlying theory or process, allows for no expansion on new ideas. Learning how a result comes about, and why, replaces the need for memorization, as it becomes possible to derive almost everything from what has been learnt.
In my experience, learning success is found in those occasions where I am truly interested and inspired by the information presented to me. I strive to find connections between what I already know and what I am learning. These connections are not always evident and work and dedication is often required to fully grasp the concepts presented. Practice with assignments and studying the course material are essential to learning, and often outside references are necessary.
In this course I anticipate an opportunity to learn a lot of new material that I am not familiar with. I also hope to be able to apply it to, and find connections with, the things that I already do know. Every little bit is another puzzle piece fitting into the mechanics of the world.
*sigh* I miss the days when I thought like that... I suppose I still do, I just need more opportunity to exercise it.
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