I blather on . . .

That's what a columnist in the San Jose Mercury said - I blather on- and I think I'll steal it. Isn't that what blogging is all about? Talking to the air about everything and nothing in particular because it feels good to unload. Upload your brain to the internet.

Sorry I have not written in so long. I blame it on the end of school - finals and 20 page papers and final projects fell down on me. I did very well, earning 2 A's. Well, OK, an A and an A minus. So I don't have a 4.0, but to be honest I don't really care or even understand the system. UCSC during my tenure did not have grades. We had a harder measuring system called Narrative Evaluations that consisted of a paragraph for each class that was written by the professor or in the case of large classes sometimes your TA, that described the purpose of the class in a few lines and then went through your performance test by test and paper by paper. Some people say it was just glorified grades because you could kinda translate them (Outstanding meant A+ and Excellent was A, Very good = B, Satisfactory = C etc.) but I still think it was harder because like I said they listed every paper, so you couldn't blow one off and have it all melt into a "B" at the end of the term. And if you were really good they would add a few words of effusive praise, like "She was excellent, in the top 5% of this class of 300, and I sincerely hope she decides to continue in this study as she would be a great asset to the field," which was always nice to hear. So it becomes like 60 letters of recommendation. It was very effective in getting me into graduate school. It is so sad that they have cut back on their use at UCSC. The spirit of my old school is gone. You can never go home.

I'm trying to get an internship or at least a job for the summer. Wish me luck!