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"Catlike Qualities Contest!"

Let slip the cats of artistic creation! For more information and contest details, visit Birde's journal: [link]

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SUPPORT FLEDGLING AUTHORS!
Young Vampire: Lamia of Akkad by Birde Williams
Amulet of Vichalace by Zoe Stead
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The Shelverman Chronicles by David Grant
Mistatem Pangeshi by Lauren Danielle King


Stars in Solindell by Sara Tierney.

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Spring 2009 at Mont Alto

It was strangely gratifying to see familiar faces in most of my classes. In fact, the only class where I don’t know anyone is my Art class, but I can deal with that. And I’m with the Mont Alto Gaming Club again this semester with another round of Assassins...which I don’t know if I’ll actually play this time since I really don’t have the time or the money (admission for the game is $5, the weapon of choice is nerf guns.) I may, but...eh. I’m holding out for the close-quarter combat inthe spring with swords. *wicked grin* I’m hoping for arena sudden death matches like Roman gladitors. Ok, here are my classes:

Writing for Humanities:
Monday/Wednesday/Friday from 12:00pm-12:50pm with Dr. Russo.

I added this class at the last minute because it’s one that I’m missing but is required, according to my audit. We have three options for the English 202 class, and Humanities was the only one that would really apply to my area. So I’m going to read a lot of books that I don’t care too much about, even if I don’t hate them, and find someway to BS my papers again. Unfortunately, I have A LOT of papers to write, one right after the other, so I can’t slack off at all. At least I know Russo is a good teacher, so I can practice my formal writing and editing some more.

Russian Folklore:
Tuesday/Thursday from 9:30am-10:45am with Professor Mueller.

This is a new class for Mont Alto, so no one knew anything about it. I was hoping this would be an interesting class, but I’m not too sure now. Professor Mueller is a nice lady who was born and raised in the Soviet Union, so she’s got the historical background, but her accent is heavy and she strikes me as a new teacher because of the uncertainty of her presentations. Still, we get to read Russian fairytales, so that will be fun, even if the overall class gets a general "eh" feeling from me.

Intro to Drawing:
Tuesday/Thursday from 11:00am-1:50pm with Professor Qually, or "Ms. Q."

This class looks like a lot of fun! Ms. Q is very energetic and funny, and best of all, she believes in teaching technique! Even though she wants s to explore and use our own creativity, she knows that we can’t properly express ourselves without knowing the proper tools. I am sooooo grateful for that! Finally, and art teacher who isn’t a total ditz! I’ve just gotta make sure that I keep up with my assignments, since this class will have the most time-consuming homework. I don’t know if I like drawing in class yet though. I tend to draw for about 30 minutes before I need to take a break, otherwise I get burnt out on the piece and start cutting corners. Drawing at home works better for me, but still, at school, it’s a nice way to relax a bit.

Critical Reading:
Wednesday from 3:45pm-6:15pm with Dr. Boon.

I’ve had Boon before, so I know he’s a good teacher, but I am VERY skeptical about the class. It’s literary analysis, which I hate, all with books that I’ve read before and LOATHED like The Great Gatsby, The Metamorphosis, T.S. Elliot, Brokeback Mountain, etc. It’s probably going to be a pain, but maybe I’ll learn something unrelated from Boon. I can only hope...otherwise my sarcasm is going to get a workout...and I’ll need bandages for my mouth from biting my lip so Idon’t blurt out something embarassing.

German 1:
Online via ANGEL with Professor VanderKolk.

This is my online course, but there’s a lot of work that’s going to go into it. This first week wasn’t too bad since I remember a lot of the intro stuff from my two years of German in high school, but now it’s going to get harder and be really involved with a lot of computer stuff. *sigh* Ah well. The activities on the CD are amusing.


So, in short, I have a lot of reading and writing intensive classes, plus a lot of drawing. The only class I really like and look forward to is Art; the rest range from so-so to annoyance, but I’ll deal. Outlook isn’t too good though, felt like I’d been hit over the head with a brick by the end of the first week, my brain was working so hard. Free time is pretty much shot, although I still managed to not do any homework this weekend. ^_^;;

I wish everyone luck in their own classes this semester!