The course, titled "The Web from the Inside Out", did seem like a computer-y subject when I enrolled, but it was listed in my planner as being an essential course for those doing communication. I assumed therefore, that what I would be learning would be more about how computer-mediated communication is changing the way we look at communication. But no. This was not to be and my poor, holiday relaxed brain had to immediately fire up and pay attention to what I am expecting will be my hardest subject this semester. A lot of the content was about the schematics and technical elements of the web. Indeed, reference was made to several acronyms that I have never heard of before. For that reason, I felt as though I was a thousand years behind everybody else in the course. They all seemed to know what was going on. Poor little me was just sitting there, trying not the get too swamped with all the information, trying not to panic, trying not to burst into tears at the prospect of failing a "smart person" course.
I have never been really good at computer things and now doing a whole course about it scares the pants off me. And the only other thing that really scares the pants off me is bridges over water. Not troubled water, just water in which I could drown. No singing, please. I have never been a lazy student, yet I feel as though this course is going to make me put in 130 000% effort. I will do it. I can do it. I'm striving for a pass, rather than an exceptional grade, but still. A little heads up from the communication department would have been nice. We also already have assessment for it, which is freaking me out. But, like I said, I can and will do it. Focus! I'm like a student study Nazi! Only without the whole destroy the Jewish, must have moustache elements.
That was my first warning that today was going to be hard and that indeed going back to uni was going to be tough. The second was when I had an extremely unfortunate timetable class clash that I had to sort out. It's all fixed now, but it would have been nice not to have had to deal with it at all. If anybody heard any abuse or rage against the timetable administration folk, that was probably me and my friend, who was also in the same boat.
I guess what I'm trying to do is review my expectations. My first review post and it's about myself. Wow. I need to acknowledge that sometimes my expectations are set too high and sometimes not high enough. I definitely need to get back into the swing of things with uni and try not to take on to much of work load so that I get tired and fail everything. See! High expectations. But I suppose it's not that bad. It's a good character trait to have, wanting to please oneself and having goals and expectations. I shouldn't be ashamed of wanting to pass and do well. In fact I should encourage that! I will not let INFS make me it's bitch. I will not be afraid to ask for help. There are plenty of lovely people in the world who would be willing to help me out.
So, let's review shall we: As "Aimee's Rant" was similar to a large number of other posts by the author, the reader was not disappointed with the quality of this particular rant. Aimee's Rant showed that whilst Aimee's life is hectic and she does tend to put a lot of pressure on herself, her want to do well is good characteristic of someone wanting the best in life. Although a little lengthy, Aimee's rant did not bore the reader and the witty banter held between Aimee and herself lightened the tone of the rant, giving it an element of amusement often forgotten by ranters. The ending of the rant inspired the continued reading of the blog by many and for this I give "Aimee's Rant" a 3/5.
Yes, I am tired. No, I'm not crazy.
Happy reviewing to you all!
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