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Well I got an “A” on my project for ASL, we had to sign a children’s story as if we were telling it to a five year old, it was a lot of fun, I did “Three Little Pigs”. Now all I have left in that class is a final Thursday night. I plan to study hard for it right after my Biology Lab exam, and right before the class so retention is higher, although if I was spot tested at the moment I’m sure I’d do well. I have learned the info already but after my lab exam I’ll want a refresher, I’ll need it! I’ve completed 2 more class tests this week in General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, both with 100%’s - I really LOVE chemistry, and my professor is awesome, all of my professors are actually, I’m going to dearly miss them!! I hope to have such wonderful professors when I move on to university. I have so much more testing still left to do with my Organic Lab final today, we get to figure out how to find the structure of a compound based upon the IR and HNMR graphs, yummy. It’s actually easy and fun - it’s like finding the missing pieces in a puzzle. I love puzzles! Then afterwards we’re supposed to watch the professor blow glass, that was my idea as last semester end we did some and he proved to be a glass-blowing expert, I said - wow can we do more and he promised at the end of this semester we will and he’s definitely a man of his word! This should be fun. In Organic Chemistry lab we’ve made nylon, rayon, acrylic, styrene, stilbene, methyl orange dye, distilled ethanol and so many other chemical compounds and such - it’s been fun! One of the more fun things is when you put two liquid chemicals in and they react instantaneously and create a solid; such as happened with nylon.

Here we are at the culmination of the semester. It’s always intense at the very end when you are working diligently to maintain the A’s you’ve earn up till now. It’s so disheartening to think of working this hard for 15 weeks and then having all that hard work go to the wayside whilst a “B” slips into front-running position. I for one can’t allow that to happen, so it’s this point you have to (it seems) work doubly hard to keep the “A” you’ve earned in order to finish on top. So needless to say - I’m usually a tad intense these days and I think when this semester finishes I deserve a full body massage - yep that sounds like a plan. I feel like I’ll be on an obstacle course going from one test (and test subject) to another all the next two weeks, wait maybe because I will be. This is what happens when you double up and take 24 credits, thank goodness one class ended early (flex session course) so I’ve gotten that out of the way, so I truly only have 21 credits to be worrying about, gee I feel lucky now. I turned in my project for ASL and I have no idea my grade yet, but will surely find out soon, right now I am at the point of second-guessing my work there. I’ve checked over my tests for that class and other than one 96 grade the rest were all 100’s, but of course there’s the final. I’m in similar situations with the rest of the classes too, so I feel an enormous amount of pressure to perform and do well, I feel like the basketball player having to make the foul shot. Okay back to work now since I can’t click my heels and say “I wanna go home”

Well the Phi Theta Kappa induction ceremony took place tonight and my son Steven Camillieri and myself Robin Taylor-Corbridge were officially inducted into Phi Theta Kappa, The International Honor Society of Two Year Colleges, Yes!

Seems like this semester just started and we’re already gearing up for finals! It’s crazy how fast it moves along - before I know it I will be in medical school. Ah - but first I need to conquer my finals. I’m starting off this semester with one “A” already secured (boy that feels great) - now I am finishing off the last of my courses at their most challenging times as well. I’ve gotten very used to my professors here and have enjoyed being in their courses so much. I will miss each of them separately for many different reasons. Dr. Hamlet is “my daily fix” since I have him every day being that I am in 2 of his courses simultaneously. He’s about the smartest person I know when it comes to chemistry, in short this man knows his stuff and another thing he knows is how to keep it at a level where you not only grasp what he is teaching - you appreciate it and all of life for that matter, since it begins with chemistry. Dr. Broen is awesome and upbeat and we can learn a never-ending array of biology from that man, especially at a molecular level, but we are on Bio 2 right now and that means the bigger systems. I love my email exchanges with both Dr. Hamlet and Dr. Broen as whenever I have a questions (outside of the classroom usually) about aspects of life or find something interesting to pass along - I feel free to fire away my email and share. I hope to continue that level of friendship even after I’ve moved on to university. Ms. Weems, our ASL professor is just an outright awesome person and teacher, she does such a complete job of teaching all about Deaf Culture and not just the basic sign language of the American Deaf (ASL). She’s really opened up my eyes to what it’s like to be Deaf in our society and made me realize, it’s not a handicap, it’s just a difference and it definitely should never be considered a barrier. Professor Riddle has been awesome with calculus, she’s truly a blessing. Dr. Puzziferro was an awesome instructor for the American Federal Government course I took and certainly has opened my eyes to much about our national government I wasn’t aware of and she made our course fun and exciting, certainly having that course right now in the midst of some of the most controversial heated campaigning didn’t hurt none either, all-in-all - it was a fun course for me, and hey, I got 100%! Okay… back to studying… so much still left to do!

I got 100% in American Federal Government (POS2041) - I’ve gotten close to a grade like this in Philosophy last summer when I earned a 99.1% - but I have to admit this is my first 100%!! I’m elated!

Well apparently Tuesday was April Fool’s Day and my youngest son (Brian) decided to trick me, cute! I wasn’t even expecting it - had totally forgotten about it and he got me good - kids!  :-)   Well tomorrow is MOSI day - we’re all going to Museum Of Science and Industry in Tampa - might as well do something fun & interesting during our Spring Break - I’m guessing Draven (grandson) is going to love this place - he can put his little hands on everything there! even if it rains it will be fine - cause basically everything is indoors there. I can’t wait to see the planetarium show and the IMAX Theatre movie - not sure yet which we will choose - but it’s going to be a fun day for us all, It’s nice to have these family days - they are events (small as they are) that I live for. I love to see the smiles on my loved ones faces. I’ve had to do a calculus test while on break - so it hasn’t been totally fun times and of course I have some work to complete as well to help catch me up and keep me on track - but for the most part - I have to admit - it ain’t so bad to be kicking back and sleeping in for a change - it’s been relaxing - it’s amazing how something little like sleeping in makes a world of difference to help recharge the batteries and go again. I hadn’t realized how hard & fast I was going and how nice this would feel - but to be honest I’m kind of getting bored a tad too - SO going to MOSI will be nice, plus I will now see things from a different perspective - I will have a science base now - whereas before I enjoyed it immensely - I didn’t relate as I will now. I love science - I’m SO excited!