Anyone else ever feel like this?

[acidic_liquid]

I have a 2500 word paper due tomorrow. And another 2000 word paper for Thursday. I have NOTHING. Yet I don't care. I just stopped caring. I've been sleeping in later, and just have this great trouble getting out of bed. Again, I just stopped caring.

Blah. I don't even know really. Is it laziness? I can be pretty lazy but I always end up pulling through. Right now though, there's nothing pushing me.

I don't want to post this because it sounds like I'm whining. I'm not. I know this is all my doing, I'm not looking for comfort. I'm just clueless really. I don't understand my own situation. I'm pretty sure other people go through these phases.

Let's hear it.

[wum]

^ i'm supposed to write a paper critical of Feminism.

anyone got any ideas?

[miss.myra]

^ I've got lots! Do you have a thesis yet?

[dabbler]

hahaha, i bet you are SUCH a feminist.

[wum]

Originally Posted by miss.myra

^ I've got lots! Do you have a thesis yet?

hrmm, not really.

[miss.myra]

Originally Posted by dabbler

hahaha, i bet you are SUCH a feminist.

haha quite the opposite. Then again, the world has a really f'ed view of 'feminism' vs what it really is.

[wum]

Originally Posted by miss.myra

haha quite the opposite. Then again, the world has a really f'ed view of 'feminism' vs what it really is.

I'm sorta going on that actually.

Feminism claims to smash harmful 'ideals' but I find the stuff that they themselves espouse are just impossible. i.e. "the personal is the political"

[dabbler]

Originally Posted by miss.myra

haha quite the opposite. Then again, the world has a really f'ed view of 'feminism' vs what it really is.

sorry myra, it was totally directed at wum. :$

[acidic_liquid]

Jebus. Well if we're goin to talk about papers. I have one on blogging as an alternative journalism, and the other on whether or not folk psychology applies to behaviourism, or whether this applies to type-identity theory.

Wheeeeee who wants to do them? :D

[miss.myra]

Originally Posted by wum

I'm sorta going on that actually.

Feminism claims to smash harmful 'ideals' but I find the stuff that they themselves espouse are just impossible. i.e. "the personal is the political"

a lot of people confuse radical feminism with what feminism actually is.


and yeah, it is impossible for men and women to be equal- we are not the same. *ducks*

[wum]

Originally Posted by miss.myra

a lot of people confuse radical feminism with what feminism actually is.


and yeah, it is impossible for men and women to be equal- we are not the same. *ducks*

go on :)

[miss.myra]

^I'm not writing your paper for you! :P


What are your points so far?

[wum]

Originally Posted by miss.myra

^I'm not writing your paper for you! :P


What are your points so far?

well..

on the face of it, feminism sounds like a good thing. but unfortunately like a lot of social movements of late, they define "progress" in the destruction of hitherto moral and cultural norms.

For example, there was a phase of feminism where it was considered heresy to consider that men and women were different. That all behavious were "socially constructed" and people altogether stopped trusting nature.

They were giving advice to parents telling them to raise their boys like girls and give them dolls. For girls, they were forced to enroll into mechanics classes, etc. The whole thing was a mess. I think you see that today where you have yuppie couples and they don't realize that, no, not all heterosexual unions are "oppressive." Rather, we have our roles. If we try to be exactly the same as the other as some kind of hallmark towards "equality" then the other becomes redundant.

That's sort of how I see contemporary relationships.

[miss.myra]

^Hmm I see...perhaps you can add a point about how the majority of the word's perception on what 'feminism' is based on those who follow radical forms of the philosophy, such as the examples you've mentioned.

[sweet~kandy]

Ive been sleeping lately and sorta being lazy. However I know that once school starts I'll have to get my act together and get to class on time.

Hope things work out better for you though. And dont forget those papers! DO EM!

[ebbomega]

I know exactly how you feel.

As a result, I'm now a university dropout.

[ebbomega]

Originally Posted by wum

^ i'm supposed to write a paper critical of Feminism.

anyone got any ideas?

Write the whole thing like it was being said by Ash.

Don't forget to have a footnote somewhere that says "Shop Smart, Shop S-mart!"

[lithe]

oh papers.

i like to pretend that i don't have an unreal amount of work to do, by watching lesbians on tv, looking through pictures of my drunken weekend, and chatting with friends on msn. about half an hour ago i decided i should make a school to do list, so let's see...

for tonight:
two english assignments, to be published online by midnight. 1/2 done.

for tomorrow:
project portfolio including: 8 pages of research, two 'concept maps', a 'problem stratigraphy', and an annotated bibliography, plus any extra accumulated materials. oh, and an introduction to a community outreach portion of the assignment. 4/7.

for wednesday:
a free-write on a book i haven't read.
a presentation. 0/3.

for thursday:
nothing! woo!

for friday: (ARTS COUNTY FAIR!)
10-12 page paper for english.
10-12 page paper for classics.
10-12 page paper for religion.
3 page paper for eosc.
an 'executive summary' for the aforementionned project.
1.5/5.

and yet i'm still on fnk. wtf.

[veN]

^ Haha glad Im not in school anymore!

And Erwin, I felt your complacency last year when I did a course over the summer semster. HUGE mistake. I didn't care about anything.

[yoko*]

Originally Posted by acidic_liquid

I have a 2500 word paper due tomorrow. And another 2000 word paper for Thursday. I have NOTHING. Yet I don't care. I just stopped caring. I've been sleeping in later, and just have this great trouble getting out of bed. Again, I just stopped caring.

Blah. I don't even know really. Is it laziness? I can be pretty lazy but I always end up pulling through. Right now though, there's nothing pushing me.

I don't want to post this because it sounds like I'm whining. I'm not. I know this is all my doing, I'm not looking for comfort. I'm just clueless really. I don't understand my own situation. I'm pretty sure other people go through these phases.

Let's hear it.

Maybe it's a first year thing. I think I made a similar thread to yours a long time ago when I was in my first year. Sometimes it's hard to work hard when you don't know what you're working hard for. I went through a phase of not caring in my first couple years at SFU and I was 0.1 grade points away from Academic Probation. Now, I'm in my third year and on the opposite end of the GPA scale. If I had a chance to turn back time I'd have told my former self to get my act together, because you pay for your mistakes later.

I think interest in school doesn't just walk itself right towards you, but rather starts with you making a conscious effort to change your attitude and your behaviour towards school. I think that it also helps to take courses that you really enjoy. Sometimes it's a long process, trying to figure out what it is that brings out the passion in you, but that's what first year is all about. Trial and error. You're allowed to change your mind.

So what courses have you taken so far, and what interests you?

Post-secondary education is really what you make of it, and it could be an awesome experience if you let it be. What I embrace most about the experience, particularly in Arts is that it's not all about regurgitative answers. The ability to think differently and critically and write coherently will pay off. Such skills are not emphasized or valued in highchool. I remember a while ago when you were more active on the boards, you had a lot of great opinions and things to say on the boards on various subjects. That level of opinion can really be useful, especially in the Faculty of Arts.

It also helps to have a long-term goal to work towards. Whether it be a scholarship, further schooling (e.g. grad school, law school, transferring to other programs which require better GPA's) such goals may provide you an incentive to work harder and maintain your GPA.

Oh, and the professor you have makes a huge difference too.

[acidic_liquid]

Well my big goal is definitely to graduate, and get a great career. I have a genuine interest in the courses I'm taking. I'm thinking it's because of a mix of different things as to why I don't care. I love school. This sounds cheesy, but I love learning, I love going to lectures and I love having discussions in tutorials. Right now, my profs are all alright.

I think it's just a weird phase. This happens to me a lot.

I just gotta get the ball rolling.


Nev: I'm taking two courses this summer. One lecture starts at 9:30am :(

[yoko*]

Originally Posted by acidic_liquid

I love school. This sounds cheesy, but I love learning, I love going to lectures and I love having discussions in tutorials. Right now, my profs are all alright.

Meee too :p