Funerals, Sickness, and Politics

Hello people. I can honestly say I hope you all have had a better time than I since my last blog. Not that I'm not thankful for Thanksgiving and the break is brought with it, but when it is coupled with a grandmother's funeral and a very nasty stomach bug, it is just not as enjoyable.
Don't worry, I won't be all gloomy for this blog, so you can keep reading. Other than that things haven't been that bad, and, really, the death in my family made me realize how lucky I am to be at such a great school. I emailed my professors and work study supervisor and let them know that I had to leave a few days before Thanksgiving break. This was on a Sunday, and within 4 hours all had responded with their condolences and assurances that I would be excused and would be helped to catch up upon my return.

Now that Thanksgiving break 2010 is history, there are only 2 weeks of classes and a week of finals remaining. It really is a scary thought. I have so much to do, but I'm sure I'll be able to make it. Plus I have the Christmas season to help me make it through.

I've told you before I live off campus this year, which means I have a living room in which to put up a full-size Christmas tree! I am pretty much in love with it. It is a cozy feeling to be able to study beside it :)

This week will also feature something pretty exciting. Though I'm not exactly on par with her political beliefs, Sarah Palin will be in Lexington to sign copies of her newest book at Joseph Beth Booksellers. I will be going there to cover the event as per my duties as News Editor. We are calling around trying in desperation to secure even just 5 minutes worth of time to interview her (I mean seriously, how awesome would that be to interview a possible Presidential candidate?) Keep your fingers crossed for us, and I'll let you know how it goes. At the very least I should be able to interview her spokesperson or something...

Major, Registration, etc.

Hey guys, I hope everything has been going well for you all. Everything is going great here, my favorite time of year is slowly creeping up (I'm sorry, I love Christmas). I just bought decorations for my apartment, and I'm itching to put them up!

Currently, however, I'm hard at work with trying to decide my schedule for next semester and May Term (In case you don't know, May Term is a month-long semester at Transy where you take one class everyday). It will be a new experience, because Transy has moved to an online registration system. It will be new for all of us. I hope it goes well.

I don't think I've ever announced it on here, but I recently declared my major! I originally came into Transy planning to major in Political Science. However, after taking some courses from poly sci and other subjects, I ultimately decided on a different route (and this is totally doable. At Transy, you don't ever declare a major you first year, so you can change your mind). My major is, officially: Writing, Rhetoric, and Communication. Popularly called WRC, this major is unique to Transy and combines your traditional Communication major with an emphasis on writing and more focus on classical communication (and some Philosophy). I really enjoy it, and I'm still minoring in Political Science.

Now that I've declared a major I was allowed to pick a new adviser. When you come to Transy you are assigned a random adviser, that may not be in your field of study. I loved my assigned adviser, but it was definitely beneficial for me to pick one in my major. We've already met several times, and I've got a great plan mapped out for the rest of my time at Transy.

I will let you guys know how registration goes. Keep your fingers crossed for me in hopes that the courses I want aren't full before my turn to register!