Sneak peek

Hello there,

So far, the semester has been going well I feel. Making the decision to keep on top of assignments from the get-go has really eased off some of the worries about deadlines (a decision that may have benefitted me last semester). This will be very effective as I mainly have continuous assessments, which involves a lot of assignments before Week 13. Like Hamlet, my biggest weakness is procrastination (however my inaction has not led to tragedy, so I’ve one-upped him in that regard).

At the moment the most challenging assignment so far has been for Public Administration. The fact we were doing Public Admin itself alone was enough to confuse us, as we had been doing Politics. I digress. The students were put into groups, and each given a topic regarding a recently re-established country called ‘LULITMI’. The question my group was given was about the oversight of policing, and how it should be completed in LULITMI. We each had do an individual essay on an aspect of our question, mine was about district policing. I found the most difficult part of the essay was the research into various countries’ district policing, which involved more fact-based information.

I aim to get my assignments for all my modules done as efficiently as possible, to reduce stress at deadlines and allow me to actually enjoy free time I have without the thought of impending assignments looming over me. I believe the image below perfectly encapsulates that feeling. I decided in January that 2020 would be a productive year for me and combatting my habit of getting into a panic over assignments will be a part of my New Year’s resolution. I know it’s all well and good saying that now, but I will keep you updated on my progress of revamping my academic methods. If I don’t work on my procrastination I will at the very least increase my water intake.

Until I post again,

Alison

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Back again

Hello again,

I hope all’s well with you , dear readers. I had toe group presentation for ‘LULITMI’ yesterday. I was a bit nervous thinking about it beforehand, but by the time it rolled around I was feeling ok. I think we did a good job with our poster (I mean I’ve nothing on Bob Ross but a fair attempt for someone who regularly locks herself out of Word Documents on her own laptop. Bless pre-made poster templates. I felt like a proud mother seeing it displayed at the Ideas Fair. I surprised myself with how I was actually able to come up with a somewhat comprehensible answer to some of the questions the panelists asked. Overall, I think the oversight of policing in LULITMI was in good hands.

With regards to History, I was busy completing a precis (sounds fancy I know) based on an article by Amanda Wunder detailing the impact a controversial hoop skirt, the guardainfante, had on 17th century Spain. There was a variety of absurd arguments against it, like it could be used to smuggle prisoners out of jail. Oh to have the fanciful imagination of a man in the 1600s. In a way I found it amusing how men tried to discourage women from wearing it. It made me think that this ignorance could be seen in today’s world, where similarly non-sensical and laughable arguments are often made, especially in the era of Trump (and various other who like to invent their own reality).

I’d say my biggest hill yo climb this week was InDesign. I’ve been struggling with it since the start of the semester but I felt I had somewhat of a breakthrough with it. I felt it was a major achievement that I managed to actually get words onto the file, courtesy of a friend who figured out how in the last week or two. I was nearly delirious in the week’s lab, but eventually got there through the power of shared uncertainty about the exercise at hand. I managed to get practise in on Wednesday, using borderline incomprehensible notes I had made on my phone. Fingers crossed the exam next week goes well.

I think that’s the end of my week’s account. Farewell, talk soon.

Alison

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.

Oscar Wilde

About Me

Hi, I’m Alison. I’m a Journalism student in the University of Limerick. I have a penchant for daydreaming and plan to one day manifest those daydreams into films. I’m a massive unapologetic TV show nerd, and can more song lyrics than information from my secondary school education. My goal in life is to own a cottage in the countryside and have land where animals can roam free. So fingers crossed on that.