homework!

I wonder why I hated homework when I was a kid? Now all these many years later I am actually loving it, that could be a sign that my life has been too empty but I doubt it, I always find things to do and the demands of family are no light load. So I guess it must be the wonderful mental massage my old brain is receiving.

So far, after submitting the first three assignment I only have one result back and that was in printmaking 75% ! I surprised myself. All I hoped at the start was to pass each unit even if I just scraped through, now after getting a credit first up my expectations for myself have risen significantly! Talk about pressure - not that anyone else is putting the pressure on, no this time it's just me pressuring myself to work hard and get a good result.

I am anxiously waiting for the result in the essay component as I hope my writing skills are as good as I think they are, but essays are not really my genre and referencing is far harder than I realised going into the course. However I am getting the hang of interrupting my flow to note down where and what I am reading from be it a website or a book.

The jargon hasn't been a drama for me, most likely I have picked up on it easier than some of the younger students. So much wisdom is gleaned over the years without really knowing it. When there is the rare word or concept I don't already understand you can't beat google for filling in the gaps! Even with something as trivial as the size of the document to send(max 10mb) when my computer only tells me in kb's is a 'googlable' problem. A few seconds later and I know I just scaping through the size limits and don't need to trim any more excess: laughing!

Anyway........I must go back and check if the grades are through, I have been doing this every few hours and feeling crushed everytime as they aren't in yet. See what I mean? It is me who's putting the pressure on, I could just curl up with a book or watch a movie instead and not worry so much. Obsessed that's what I am, obsessed with art, art history, textiles, and printmaking. And let me tell you I think I might be rather good at printmaking with a bit more practice.