Final relief and fun!--Pam Pfaltzgraff

Wood Duck Days was a great event this year. The students in PAC worked really hard to make the event successful. They spent a whole morning chopping onions for the homemade curry that they made. I thought it was really good. They cooked enough for 500 students and faculty and that was 50 pounds of onions. I sure am glad that I had class that morning! Don’t get me wrong I love onions; it’s the housework I don’t like. I did end up winning a medal again for Chalk the Walk that was sponsored by The Creative Arts Alliance Club. That was again a cool feat!

I am at my desk, and my desk looks like Mount Everest. It usually does around this time of the semester. My school bags are packed with old homework assignments and notes that I thought I might need sometime and never did. Next week will be spring cleaning for me. Getting ready for my Pottery class should be a breeze. One thing I didn’t think about when deciding to take pottery was how the pottery will get under my nails. I can’t stand the feeling of dry dirt in my nails. I will cut them super short, but still… It reminds me of chalk on the chalk board. My Math instructor, John Gingerich, would have white hands at the end of our class. It just sends shivers down my spine thinking about it. I probably would look dumb putting on a pair of latex gloves before I attacked my projects, wouldn’t I? I wonder if it would work… I may just have to check that out!

I would always get my books from the bookstore at school. My pottery book was $82.50 at the book store and that is a lot of money for me. I never thought of buying them anywhere else, but I am especially broke this time of year. So, I did some investigating. I checked eBay and found a book that I ended up losing the bid on. I found the same pottery book and re-bid on eBay at even a lower price and won. The money came out of my pay-pal account already, and now I wait. Like I said… I have never done this before, and I am scared. I absolutely hate getting ripped off. I really hope this works for me. That’s one thing about the book store is that they have the book you need. You get to inspect the book and not have to worry about if it’s coming or not. But if it does work out… I sure did get a heck of a deal!!

I was really concerned about the grades I would have earned this semester. I thought for sure that I was going to get 3 B’s and 1 A. If you ever had read my previous blogs, I was a stickler about getting A’s. As it turns out, I may have done better than anticipated and this makes me happy! It has been a great year. I have had the time of my life. It’s kind of sad though. I am losing friends that are going to 4-year colleges. This is my first experience at losing friends like this. I guess it sets me up for my career. I am sure that I will be attached to my clients, and I will have to set the mended souls free. I just can’t think of a better more rewarding profession than the one I have chosen. I am soooooooooo excited to see where life is going to take me!

One more final tomorrow and I am done! I get to tutor over on the East Campus until Thursday, so I will still be around. I may look better by Thursday!! HA HA! I was up at 4 am this morning studying for my finals that were at 10 and another at noon. I boycotted my comb this morning. It felt good to throw on sweat pants, brush my teeth, slide on some lipstick, stuff my hair in a bun, and boogie out the door this morning with a great cup of java. I felt like a real college kid that had 2 big finals today! It was cool! Real cool!

Take care,

Pamela

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