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weaselettI am being absolutely terrible with my last assignment, aka the Ancient Warfare essay - I said I was aiming for the friday just gone, then decided to hand it in today, but I have yet to write it up in full. This is what happens when I have floating deadlines for academic stuff :S
I've done pretty much all the reading for it that I can - the issue is, there's a key book that I need to read, which I have on reserve at the uni library, that is now almost a week overdue. I am not particularly impressed.
On the other hand, this is a first draft (it is a very strange concept for me, I mean, it's only last year that I started doing first drafts of fics, meaning actual proper first drafts that got altered beyond the beta notes before they became a final draft. I've never had a first draft hand in thing for an essay. o.O)
So, my aim is hand in the first draft tomo (am so doing an all nighter tonight *g*) along with the other assignment, which I have finished and that has been sat in my bag for a little while (it's due this friday - I am early *gasp*) - then work on the second draft from friday onwards, with the intention of handing that in next friday, regardless of whether I have had the notes back on the first draft by then (mainly as I have no idea when the actual final deadline is, besides 'mid may...ish') - plus, the lecturer who is meant to mark it for me has done himself an injury, so I have no idea if he will even be able to mark anything. *head desk*
So yes, complicatedness.
But hey, reading Caesar's the Gallic War multiple times (I need to find a different translation for working on the second draft, cos the person who did this translation translated 'virtus' which is unhelpful, as it has no actual set translation. Also, it is very important part of any argument regarding portrayal of enemies. *sighs*) - but yes, Karl Urban's voice in my head as I read it. I want him to do an audio book of it. I would be very happy. *g*
Anyhoo - once this essay is done that's it. Just me and the dissertation. \o/
AND fieldtrip on thursday. Also, have to bother lecturers to see if they'll give me references for an application (job starting october - dissertation has to be done by 11th sept - so damn near perfect potentially).
I've done pretty much all the reading for it that I can - the issue is, there's a key book that I need to read, which I have on reserve at the uni library, that is now almost a week overdue. I am not particularly impressed.
On the other hand, this is a first draft (it is a very strange concept for me, I mean, it's only last year that I started doing first drafts of fics, meaning actual proper first drafts that got altered beyond the beta notes before they became a final draft. I've never had a first draft hand in thing for an essay. o.O)
So, my aim is hand in the first draft tomo (am so doing an all nighter tonight *g*) along with the other assignment, which I have finished and that has been sat in my bag for a little while (it's due this friday - I am early *gasp*) - then work on the second draft from friday onwards, with the intention of handing that in next friday, regardless of whether I have had the notes back on the first draft by then (mainly as I have no idea when the actual final deadline is, besides 'mid may...ish') - plus, the lecturer who is meant to mark it for me has done himself an injury, so I have no idea if he will even be able to mark anything. *head desk*
So yes, complicatedness.
But hey, reading Caesar's the Gallic War multiple times (I need to find a different translation for working on the second draft, cos the person who did this translation translated 'virtus' which is unhelpful, as it has no actual set translation. Also, it is very important part of any argument regarding portrayal of enemies. *sighs*) - but yes, Karl Urban's voice in my head as I read it. I want him to do an audio book of it. I would be very happy. *g*
Anyhoo - once this essay is done that's it. Just me and the dissertation. \o/
AND fieldtrip on thursday. Also, have to bother lecturers to see if they'll give me references for an application (job starting october - dissertation has to be done by 11th sept - so damn near perfect potentially).
