Farwell, Emily (for now)

Well, it's over (my Senior Symposium, that is).

I presented my paper at 3:00 today along with Tabitha and Sadie (some of my dearest friends) who are also English majors. My presentation went rather smoothly, and thanks to an amazing second reader, I was asked questions that were coherent and answerable.

Overall, I count this day as a success! I feel as though an enormous burden has been lifted off of my shoulders. Throughout this process, I learned so many things, and I am quite grateful to have had this experience.

I am surprised to find that I still love Emily Dickinson's poetry, for I was afraid that I would grow tired of hearing her voice and trying to delve into the inner workings of her mind. Perhaps I tired of this a little, but not as much as I thought I would. Granted, I do not want to talk about her poems on death or anything about negative capability for the next several days, but I am not completely burned out on the discussion ;).

Mostly, I am just glad to be finished. Senior Symposium is a milestone, another rite of passage for the undergrad, and I completed it. Thank goodness.

A Celebration Is in Order....Almost

Well, I am rid of my paper on Emily Dickinson..almost! Truthfully, I think I'll never be done thinking about Dickinson and the way she used death as a prominent theme in her poetry.

Anyhow, this post is one of a celebratory nature because today I turned in my final draft of my senior symposium paper! Upon submitting my paper, I felt quite an array of emotions: relief, nervousness, excitement; all sorts of things ran around in my head. Now, all I can do is hope that all of my hard work pays off in the end.

My presentation is Friday, and that is a completely different adventure in and of itself. No worries, I'll keep you updated ;)

How Quickly Life Does Move!

I cannot believe it's already midterm week! It seems like this semester is flying by (the same observation I usually make about every semester, haha!).

So far, this has been one of my busiest semesters, but what's a senior year for anyway?

I'm turning in my senior symposium paper on Monday. I can't believe it's already time for that, but I am pretty excited to get it in. When I was assigned such an early presentation date (Oct. 23), I thought it would be awful to have to get everything done so quickly. However, after going through the process and learning how time consuming it is, I have realized that presenting on the first date is a blessing for me. After the 23rd, it's over and done with, so I'll have a little more time in my schedule to get more done and have a little extra free time (hopefully ;-).

I just finished reading Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, and I loved it! I'm excited to start reading Wanting by Richard Flanagan. It's an assignment for my Post Colonial Lit class, so I hope it's good. I'll let you know :)