This morning I found out that I have been awarded a scholarship for the Fall semester. It is the Green Bay Packers Scholarship, which lists criteria including community service, involvement in athletics, academic achievement, and financial need. Ok - WAIT WAIT WAIT - did they say INVOLVEMENT IN ATHLETICS? If that means watching football and cheering for the Packers, then yes I am "involved" in athletics. But if that means participating in sports of any type - they have the wrong person. Maybe I excelled so greatly in the other categories such as financial need, that they chose to overlook the fact that I have little to no athletic involvement. My hand eye coordination or lack thereof is frightening. I didn't even realize our school had a gym until graduation. The rare times I did realize I was required to take physical education class in high school (by the way thank you un-named high school gym teacher for RUINING an almost perfect GPA by giving me consistent grades of C in your classes), it was a nightmare for me. Typically the gym teachers didn't really want to "teach" so it felt like everyday we played volleyball. It would never fail that two of the most athletic people that ever existed in the history of the world were in my gym class and were of course chosen as team captains. I was always the last kid picked. And it seriously didn't matter if someone else was in a full body cast, they would get picked before me. The look on the face of either Mr. or Ms. Olympic team captain was priceless as they looked like they might vomit and said "I guess we're stuck with Karrie." It isn't shocking that every third day I had gym class I told the teacher I had cramps so I could spend the hour in the library using the encyclopedia to write a report about archery or golf. Yes people, real hardcover book encyclopedias, this was before Al Gore invented the world wide webs!
As residents of a city that has one of the BEST NFL teams ever, I now place more importance on sports, but that means supporting the Packers, not playing football with them. Having grown up in a small town where if you weren't in band or sports, you really didn't have much going for you, I remember trying to bargain with God when I said my bedtime prayers to just make me athletic. I would tell him he could make me fat or ugly, but please make me athletic! Now as an adult, it angers me probably more than most parents when you see the soccer moms or dads screaming at the kids on an elementary school soccer team (or the parents, or the coaches). There are people who take this way too seriously. I do believe the benefit of winners and losers even in a game with young children, because it helps teach them how to deal with losing hopefully with grace and class. So as parents getting upset and raging at these events when our "team" loses, we are not setting a very good example. I saw photo of a sign outside of a baseball field and to close this blog I would like to share what it says. "Please Remember: 1. These are kids, 2. This is a game, 3. The coaches volunteer, 4. The umpires are human, and 5. You do not play for the Cardinals."
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Dear Mom and Dad, Camp is Fun...
Tomorrow I am picking my daughter up from Drama ("Starz") Camp at UWGB, where she has been living since June 10th. Those twelve days have seemed like 100 years! I honestly didn't think they would. My daughter is almost 12 and very independent, but she is this short little burst of energy, which often is a ray of sunshine in my life, but at other times I must admit gets a bit overwhelming. She is so sweet with this still childlike voice, but there are times when I am trying to do homework and she just wants to tell me one more joke, that I probably don't find it so cute. I am sure that any of you working/student parents out there may be able to relate. So I thought this whole camp thing might be a nice peaceful break, considering my other children are my 18 year old twin boys who have their "own lives." So maybe day one and two, I was taking in the sweet sounds of silence. And on day one and two Rachel called each night. Day 3 she didn't call... and then I think that is when I started to really miss her or maybe admit that I missed her. Is this what that "empty nest" thing feels like? I think I suddenly realized that she IS my little ray of sunshine in every day, even when I get irritable with her, I often NEED that ray of sunshine. Anyhow, I am glad she is coming home and I realized I am SO NOT READY for ALL of the kids to be gone yet!
I am also interested to see what the camp has offered her. UWGB had three camps during the same time. The Starz camp, a creative writing camp and a Lego camp (I am not really sure about this one considering this is all for middle school aged kids, however, maybe Legos are now more advanced than what I personally remember from my childhood). This camp is offered to local middle school students as well as middle school students in the Milwaukee area, who are bussed up to UWGB. It is purely a scholarship based program, meaning it is absolutely free of charge. The scholarship is minimally based on Academic record but more specifically majorly based on financial need. I feel so fortunate that Rachel had the opportunity to attend, because not only did she get the "college" experience of living in the college dorms, but she met new people and has made a lot of friends (unlike me, my daughter loves "new" people. I am personally afraid of "new" people much of the time, and the only thing that scares me more than "new" people is "new random" people). The camp not only offers classes in the area the student chooses (in her case drama - DisneyKids 101), but they also go on many field trips and activities available during their free time. From what I know the camp has taken the kids bowling, to Bay Beach twice, movies, the mall, swimming, and Rachel's class even had a field trip to WBAY TV. (Pretty disappointed considering I work in the building next to WBAY, and I didn't even know she was right next door!) For anyone who has a middle school aged child who might be interested in this type of camp, and has financial need, post a comment and I can let you know how to get in touch with the Director of Summer Camp Programs!
I am also interested to see what the camp has offered her. UWGB had three camps during the same time. The Starz camp, a creative writing camp and a Lego camp (I am not really sure about this one considering this is all for middle school aged kids, however, maybe Legos are now more advanced than what I personally remember from my childhood). This camp is offered to local middle school students as well as middle school students in the Milwaukee area, who are bussed up to UWGB. It is purely a scholarship based program, meaning it is absolutely free of charge. The scholarship is minimally based on Academic record but more specifically majorly based on financial need. I feel so fortunate that Rachel had the opportunity to attend, because not only did she get the "college" experience of living in the college dorms, but she met new people and has made a lot of friends (unlike me, my daughter loves "new" people. I am personally afraid of "new" people much of the time, and the only thing that scares me more than "new" people is "new random" people). The camp not only offers classes in the area the student chooses (in her case drama - DisneyKids 101), but they also go on many field trips and activities available during their free time. From what I know the camp has taken the kids bowling, to Bay Beach twice, movies, the mall, swimming, and Rachel's class even had a field trip to WBAY TV. (Pretty disappointed considering I work in the building next to WBAY, and I didn't even know she was right next door!) For anyone who has a middle school aged child who might be interested in this type of camp, and has financial need, post a comment and I can let you know how to get in touch with the Director of Summer Camp Programs!
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
A Day Late and a Textbook Short
As I mentioned previously, I am taking two online classes this summer. One of them is an Accounting course. Before I knew it the first assignment was due and I did not have time to get to the bookstore to buy the book for the course. A good friend of mine, also taking this course, loaned me the book so that I could complete the first assignment. This week the second assignment is due, as well as a test. So I thought it best to get myself down to the bookstore to purchase the book yesterday. To my dismay, the bookstore told me they no longer had that book. The course would be switching to the new edition of the book in Fall, therefore, what they had was all they had and those were sold out. Perhaps I should contact the instructor was the suggestion given. I tried the library and felt pleased to find the book available for checkout, although it was the fifth edition rather than the sixth. But honestly, how different could it be? So it might be off a few page numbers. I am an intelligent woman, I can deal with this. Just to be sure, I thought it best to contact my instructor for approval to use the fifth edition. Although this would entail renewing the book every two weeks, or at least until I could get a used copy shipped to me from an online textbook seller, it seemed like my problem was solved!
An hour later the instructor answered my email to explain that with each new edition the homework problems change, and since our homework assignments were based on problems from the book, this edition would not work for me. However, she would check to see if she could locate a copy of the correct edition for me, perhaps from another instructor. In my head I was wondering how likely that might be? I had already paid for the course and since summer classes already started, I did not want to switch to a different class at this point. Feeling defeated, I sent a text message to the friend who had the correct book and asked her if I could again use her book. In fact, I told her, I might need to borrow it on a weekly basis for the remainder of the course. I had now turned into "that friend". The annoying one who never had her "stuff" together. The procrastinator who waited until the eleventh hour to prepare for anything. I was now the friend who expected others to run to my rescue for a problem I likely caused myself by not buying the book earlier, by not planning ahead. My dear friend told me it was not a problem and that is what friends do for one another. Bless your heart Kathi! Though I was still feeling bad recalling that the movie Shrek says "That's what friends do. They forgive each other." It doesn't say anything about friends loaning one another textbooks when one friend is ill prepared for summer classes and really needs to get her act together! Even though she reassured me it was not my fault considering even if I had purchased it sooner, there would still be someone in my shoes, without a textbook, as clearly the bookstore did not have enough of them, possibly thinking some people would drop the class?
Finally, yesterday afternoon, my instructor emailed me and let me know she found a copy of the book in the sixth edition for me and I could pick it up in the Business and Information Office at school. This instructor will forever be known as the instructor who saved me! Thank you thank you thank you to infinity!! Last night I was telling this tale on Facebook and suddenly up popped a comment that cleared up this entire book debacle. "So what you are saying is they could not ACCOUNT for all of the students taking the course. Maybe that was your first assignment." Maybe it was, or maybe it was a life lesson about the importance of planning ahead!
An hour later the instructor answered my email to explain that with each new edition the homework problems change, and since our homework assignments were based on problems from the book, this edition would not work for me. However, she would check to see if she could locate a copy of the correct edition for me, perhaps from another instructor. In my head I was wondering how likely that might be? I had already paid for the course and since summer classes already started, I did not want to switch to a different class at this point. Feeling defeated, I sent a text message to the friend who had the correct book and asked her if I could again use her book. In fact, I told her, I might need to borrow it on a weekly basis for the remainder of the course. I had now turned into "that friend". The annoying one who never had her "stuff" together. The procrastinator who waited until the eleventh hour to prepare for anything. I was now the friend who expected others to run to my rescue for a problem I likely caused myself by not buying the book earlier, by not planning ahead. My dear friend told me it was not a problem and that is what friends do for one another. Bless your heart Kathi! Though I was still feeling bad recalling that the movie Shrek says "That's what friends do. They forgive each other." It doesn't say anything about friends loaning one another textbooks when one friend is ill prepared for summer classes and really needs to get her act together! Even though she reassured me it was not my fault considering even if I had purchased it sooner, there would still be someone in my shoes, without a textbook, as clearly the bookstore did not have enough of them, possibly thinking some people would drop the class?
Finally, yesterday afternoon, my instructor emailed me and let me know she found a copy of the book in the sixth edition for me and I could pick it up in the Business and Information Office at school. This instructor will forever be known as the instructor who saved me! Thank you thank you thank you to infinity!! Last night I was telling this tale on Facebook and suddenly up popped a comment that cleared up this entire book debacle. "So what you are saying is they could not ACCOUNT for all of the students taking the course. Maybe that was your first assignment." Maybe it was, or maybe it was a life lesson about the importance of planning ahead!
Friday, June 15, 2012
In Your Free Time This Summer....
Summer in Wisconsin seems to fly by every year. Due to the fact that we only get a few months of warm weather, we are forced to squeeze 99,999 activities into those 3 months. This often means that by the time we hit June, we have every weekend of the summer booked up. Or maybe it is just me??? In the event that you aren't like me and don't have an "itinerary" booked for your summer yet, here are a few suggestions for things to do this summer.
1. Go to Wisconsin Dells - go on every waterslide at Noah's Ark, ride Hades, scariest rollercoaster I have ever been on, at Mount Olympus (not joking! I had my hair pulled back in a tightly wrapped ponytail holder when the ride took off and by the first drop, it came out - blew away - but of course when it was over I said "that was awesome! Let's go again!") and eat dinner my FAVORITE Italian restaurant - Carvelli's Pizza and Pasta House on Broadway Street. The food and staff are phenomenal.
2. Bring your kids to the newly opened Green Bay Children's Museum on Washington Street on the site of the old Younkers building. The museum provides an interactive learning atmosphere, which includes a little town where they can shop and use working cash registers, as well as a firehouse that includes gear, costumes and realistic firefighting equipment.
3. Go to a Farmer's Market! There is one every Wednesday evening on Broadway and each Saturday morning downtown (kind of behind the post office on Monroe). In the summer, the only place to buy produce is to get it fresh at the Farmer's Market. It not only tastes better, but you feel better because you are supporting local businesses. And do NOT pass up the flowers. They are reasonably priced and gorgeous - better than anything I have seen in a floral shop. (And tell your husband about it... my own husband will often get up early Saturday mornings and go pick up a "just because" bouquet for me before I even get out of bed! No complaints about that!)
4. Take a cruise on The Foxy Lady. This boat will take you on a tour down the Fox River while you enjoy the scenery, drinks and you can even book a group cruise that includes a meal.
5. If you are 21 or older (sorry kids!!), check out the newest wine bar and craft beer store in the area, The Bottle Room, located on Lineville Road in Howard. They serve food, an assortment of wines, and craft beers which you can enjoy inside or on the patio. They also have a retail area where you can purchase wines and beers.
6. Have a picnic in a park with your family. Pack a picnic basket with sandwiches, fruits and cheese and a cooler with drinks, grab a blanket and spend the afternoon in the sun, away from electronics and distractions. Pamperin Park is one of my favorite places to have a picnic, as they have a huge grassy area, so you can have a little privacy to talk without the people right next to you hearing everything you say, or getting hit in the head by a football!!!
7. Travel the state... just get in your car and go without specific plans or destinations in mind. There are so many beautiful areas to see, whether you are camping, staying in a motel, or if you have your own cabin/cottage. Door County is beautiful in the summer, but there are also so many places in northern Wisconsin to see. Rivers, lakes, waterfalls - whether you enjoy hiking, whitewater rafting, boating, fishing or just sitting on a beach with a book soaking up the sun, you can find it.
So get a map, and see not only what our own community has to offer, but also what our great State has for summer fun. Just be sure to bring a PAPER MAP and TEACH YOURSELF HOW TO READ IT. I know we all have GPS devices either in our cars or built into our phones, however, last year after visiting Cave of the Mounds and House on the Rock (caution: do NOT visit House on the Rock on a 90 degree day. It is NOT air conditioned!!!), we were trying to make our way back to Green Bay, but wanted to avoid Madison. However, we found ourselves in a GPS dead zone. So being a confident navigator, I pulled out a map we had in the car. The problem is, I have NO sense of direction, so I was reading the map the wrong way and took us very far west (just outside of LaCrosse), rather than Northeast! I never would have made it with Lewis and Clark I guess. Anyhow, learn your directions and how to read a map before you head out, because if the compass in your head is like mine, it is completely unreliable!
1. Go to Wisconsin Dells - go on every waterslide at Noah's Ark, ride Hades, scariest rollercoaster I have ever been on, at Mount Olympus (not joking! I had my hair pulled back in a tightly wrapped ponytail holder when the ride took off and by the first drop, it came out - blew away - but of course when it was over I said "that was awesome! Let's go again!") and eat dinner my FAVORITE Italian restaurant - Carvelli's Pizza and Pasta House on Broadway Street. The food and staff are phenomenal.
2. Bring your kids to the newly opened Green Bay Children's Museum on Washington Street on the site of the old Younkers building. The museum provides an interactive learning atmosphere, which includes a little town where they can shop and use working cash registers, as well as a firehouse that includes gear, costumes and realistic firefighting equipment.
3. Go to a Farmer's Market! There is one every Wednesday evening on Broadway and each Saturday morning downtown (kind of behind the post office on Monroe). In the summer, the only place to buy produce is to get it fresh at the Farmer's Market. It not only tastes better, but you feel better because you are supporting local businesses. And do NOT pass up the flowers. They are reasonably priced and gorgeous - better than anything I have seen in a floral shop. (And tell your husband about it... my own husband will often get up early Saturday mornings and go pick up a "just because" bouquet for me before I even get out of bed! No complaints about that!)
4. Take a cruise on The Foxy Lady. This boat will take you on a tour down the Fox River while you enjoy the scenery, drinks and you can even book a group cruise that includes a meal.
5. If you are 21 or older (sorry kids!!), check out the newest wine bar and craft beer store in the area, The Bottle Room, located on Lineville Road in Howard. They serve food, an assortment of wines, and craft beers which you can enjoy inside or on the patio. They also have a retail area where you can purchase wines and beers.
6. Have a picnic in a park with your family. Pack a picnic basket with sandwiches, fruits and cheese and a cooler with drinks, grab a blanket and spend the afternoon in the sun, away from electronics and distractions. Pamperin Park is one of my favorite places to have a picnic, as they have a huge grassy area, so you can have a little privacy to talk without the people right next to you hearing everything you say, or getting hit in the head by a football!!!
7. Travel the state... just get in your car and go without specific plans or destinations in mind. There are so many beautiful areas to see, whether you are camping, staying in a motel, or if you have your own cabin/cottage. Door County is beautiful in the summer, but there are also so many places in northern Wisconsin to see. Rivers, lakes, waterfalls - whether you enjoy hiking, whitewater rafting, boating, fishing or just sitting on a beach with a book soaking up the sun, you can find it.
So get a map, and see not only what our own community has to offer, but also what our great State has for summer fun. Just be sure to bring a PAPER MAP and TEACH YOURSELF HOW TO READ IT. I know we all have GPS devices either in our cars or built into our phones, however, last year after visiting Cave of the Mounds and House on the Rock (caution: do NOT visit House on the Rock on a 90 degree day. It is NOT air conditioned!!!), we were trying to make our way back to Green Bay, but wanted to avoid Madison. However, we found ourselves in a GPS dead zone. So being a confident navigator, I pulled out a map we had in the car. The problem is, I have NO sense of direction, so I was reading the map the wrong way and took us very far west (just outside of LaCrosse), rather than Northeast! I never would have made it with Lewis and Clark I guess. Anyhow, learn your directions and how to read a map before you head out, because if the compass in your head is like mine, it is completely unreliable!
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Who Am I ?
Summer classes have begun. For me, this means balancing two online classes with working, being a mom and a wife and a friend and a sister and a daughter ... the list goes on. This week this also means dealing with a broken dryer, a mess from Saturday's graduation party that is still not quite cleaned up, appointments with Air Force recruiter for one of my sons, rides to work for my other son, drop offs to UWGB drama camp for my daughter who forgot the all important eyeliner and hairbrush when she packed, bills to pay, groceries to buy, and still try to enjoy the gorgeous summer weather without getting a bleeding ulcer from the stress. It is all worth it though, life, the chaos, is beautiful.
One of my online courses is a class called "Thinking Critically and Creatively." I mentioned this in one of my previous blogs, perhaps a bit in jest of the name of the course and how it relates to me. Now that I am one week into it, I find this class to be beneficial in ways I had not expected. One of our first assignments is to post about "Who Am I?" on Discussion Board. This, among other things occurring in my life, led me to think about how I would answer that question. For our class, of course, our post requires us to relate our personal lives and who we are to what we have read in our book and state why we agree and disagree with what we learned from reading the chapter. Yet thinking about it, this might be a beneficial and therapeutic exercise to reflect on our own lives and the "self" we present to other. It got me thinking a lot about who I am, not only how I see myself, but how others perceive me. And who is the true self? There is often distinction between the working me, the mommy me, the crazy have a good time friend me, the wife me, and the inner nerd book reading glasses wearing dorky me. More often than not, many of us wear so many different "hats" throughout each day of our lives that we lose who we really are. Often we become something or present something to others to be accepted and to keep others happy. It is human nature to want others to like us. And for some of us, our own nature is to avoid conflict. This might mean not showing our true self to everyone we relate to in life. This might mean hiding behind a veil, or simply filtering ourselves so as not to rock the boat.
Despite all of this, I have realized it is important not to compromise who we are to please others. Not to lose our own soul and spirit just to fit in and be accepted. I am often hesitant to speak my mind when my viewpoint opposes others, for fear of not only rejection but also offending others. So I challenge all of you out there and I challenge myself to be who you are and show who you are, without fear. Do this with class without offending others, but be consistent to who you are and what you want to be. I could write a novel about who I really am, and it might surprise some of my friends and family members, but instead of writing it all here in this blog, I am going to live it. This summer, I challenge you to do the same. And if you know me personally and you have any question about who I am, I am open to telling you and answering questions. However, I have spent much of my life saying it, but not showing it or doing it, and after all actions speak louder than words.
One of my online courses is a class called "Thinking Critically and Creatively." I mentioned this in one of my previous blogs, perhaps a bit in jest of the name of the course and how it relates to me. Now that I am one week into it, I find this class to be beneficial in ways I had not expected. One of our first assignments is to post about "Who Am I?" on Discussion Board. This, among other things occurring in my life, led me to think about how I would answer that question. For our class, of course, our post requires us to relate our personal lives and who we are to what we have read in our book and state why we agree and disagree with what we learned from reading the chapter. Yet thinking about it, this might be a beneficial and therapeutic exercise to reflect on our own lives and the "self" we present to other. It got me thinking a lot about who I am, not only how I see myself, but how others perceive me. And who is the true self? There is often distinction between the working me, the mommy me, the crazy have a good time friend me, the wife me, and the inner nerd book reading glasses wearing dorky me. More often than not, many of us wear so many different "hats" throughout each day of our lives that we lose who we really are. Often we become something or present something to others to be accepted and to keep others happy. It is human nature to want others to like us. And for some of us, our own nature is to avoid conflict. This might mean not showing our true self to everyone we relate to in life. This might mean hiding behind a veil, or simply filtering ourselves so as not to rock the boat.
Despite all of this, I have realized it is important not to compromise who we are to please others. Not to lose our own soul and spirit just to fit in and be accepted. I am often hesitant to speak my mind when my viewpoint opposes others, for fear of not only rejection but also offending others. So I challenge all of you out there and I challenge myself to be who you are and show who you are, without fear. Do this with class without offending others, but be consistent to who you are and what you want to be. I could write a novel about who I really am, and it might surprise some of my friends and family members, but instead of writing it all here in this blog, I am going to live it. This summer, I challenge you to do the same. And if you know me personally and you have any question about who I am, I am open to telling you and answering questions. However, I have spent much of my life saying it, but not showing it or doing it, and after all actions speak louder than words.
Friday, June 1, 2012
Back to the Books
Next week marks the beginning of summer classes. Last summer I was not working, so I chose to take two classes which met on Tuesdays and Thursdays. One class was Economics and the other Criminal Procedures for Paralegals. I was excited about my Criminal Law class, however I had a suspicion Economics would bore me to death. I assumed there would be a lot of math and calculations and financial type formulas I would need to work with. To my surprise, I enjoyed this class, not only getting a lot out of it, but also found myself with much to offer as far as participating in the discussion. As classes go at NWTC, this one was a pleasant surprise.
This summer I am again taking two classes, however, I am taking them both online. Accounting for non-accountants and Thinking Critically and Creatively. Being overconfident (ok, full of myself sometimes..), I am sure that I already think critically and creatively. What could be more creative than writing a blog, right? I am not exactly Martha Stewart-ish artsy craftsy, meaning I can't make a vase out of a leftover toilet paper tube or a picture frame out of popsicle sticks. I do not make wreaths out of leftover wine corks, although I do collect the corks for a friend who shall remain nameless, who has been working on some sort of cork creation since 2005 or something ridiculous like that. The decor in my home screams "less is more!" I know where Hobby Lobby, Michael's and Joanne Fabrics are located, but the horror of stepping into those stores is typically too much for me to bear. So I often don't categorize myself as a creative type. An artist I am not. However, I do believe that I can think creatively. I tend to find humor in many things others could not. I can turn a short story into a drawn out, comedic embellishment of what it truly was. As far as thinking critically, I would suspect that I am an epic fail. Though my friends might tell you I can be disagreeable, cynical, argumentative, and defensive at times - I have a hard time being critical, as I understand that word. I am not hypercritical. If someone does something for me, I will typically tell them it is awesome and to me it will be, because I don't pick things apart, especially when it is done out of the goodness of someone's heart. Or maybe it is just my less than heightened sense of awareness that I don't notice. At one point in my life, a few years ago, one particularly critical friend accused me of not caring enough to notice flaws and pick things apart, which is not the case. I just think that anything anyone else does is awesome, and if I am asking someone to do something for me, it means I cannot do it myself, therefore, they are probably better at it than me - which makes it awesome. Bottom line is, I probably will benefit from this class, which leaves me anxious. So on that note, bring the summer classes on!!!
This summer I am again taking two classes, however, I am taking them both online. Accounting for non-accountants and Thinking Critically and Creatively. Being overconfident (ok, full of myself sometimes..), I am sure that I already think critically and creatively. What could be more creative than writing a blog, right? I am not exactly Martha Stewart-ish artsy craftsy, meaning I can't make a vase out of a leftover toilet paper tube or a picture frame out of popsicle sticks. I do not make wreaths out of leftover wine corks, although I do collect the corks for a friend who shall remain nameless, who has been working on some sort of cork creation since 2005 or something ridiculous like that. The decor in my home screams "less is more!" I know where Hobby Lobby, Michael's and Joanne Fabrics are located, but the horror of stepping into those stores is typically too much for me to bear. So I often don't categorize myself as a creative type. An artist I am not. However, I do believe that I can think creatively. I tend to find humor in many things others could not. I can turn a short story into a drawn out, comedic embellishment of what it truly was. As far as thinking critically, I would suspect that I am an epic fail. Though my friends might tell you I can be disagreeable, cynical, argumentative, and defensive at times - I have a hard time being critical, as I understand that word. I am not hypercritical. If someone does something for me, I will typically tell them it is awesome and to me it will be, because I don't pick things apart, especially when it is done out of the goodness of someone's heart. Or maybe it is just my less than heightened sense of awareness that I don't notice. At one point in my life, a few years ago, one particularly critical friend accused me of not caring enough to notice flaws and pick things apart, which is not the case. I just think that anything anyone else does is awesome, and if I am asking someone to do something for me, it means I cannot do it myself, therefore, they are probably better at it than me - which makes it awesome. Bottom line is, I probably will benefit from this class, which leaves me anxious. So on that note, bring the summer classes on!!!
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