Done with an Incomplete!

I can finally tell you truly that I have finished one of my incompletes! I turned in the last paper for my MComm 270 Media Law class yesterday. It feel so exhilarating to have that weight off my shoulders. Yippee! One down, one to go. I plan to finish up that last one during the summer, so I don't have to do it in the fall when I will be taking classes again.

But that is last semester's classes. This semester's are almost over. I just have one four page paper due next week, and then a presentation in the other class and I'm done! The presentation should go smoothly. It is for my English 107 Technical Writing class. My group will present the document we created for the Santa Clara County Camellia Society. We wrote an officer's handbook, which finally got all the oral history into written form. Now all their procedures and duties and bylaws and everything are contained in one handsome binder. We will give them 5 copies, one for each officer and a floater, plus the 4 for us in the group and one for the teacher. So 10 copies total. But it didn't cost as much as you would expect, because we did it at Maple Press, which is really economical. it is just a local independent print shop, but they turn out really professional work. It looks amazing. We found this great binder for it, a faux leather one with a front clear sleeve that holds our cover. We all did excellent work if I say so myself.

Happy Mother's Day everyone!

The Queen and President Bush

I love the Queen. It has been so much fun to follow her trip to America. I especially love her hats, as I'm a confirmed hat lover. She always wears these beautiful creations. And a new one every day. Did you see the Kentucky Derby? There has always been a tradition of wearing hats to that event, and with the Queen and her entourage (do they still call them ladies in waiting?) also wearing since fine hats it was such a sight to see.

Our dear President hosted several events for Her Majesty. A Laura Bush's suggestion he will hold a white tie dinner for the Queen and other dignitaries tonight on Monday. Did you know that once the queen is done with her meal, everyone is done and the dinner is over? Royalty waits for no one. I think she eats slowly on purpose because of that rule.

Already, Bush has formally welcomed her to the White House and has given a little speech about the ties between our two countries. He remarked to the Queen, "After all you've dined with 10 U.S. presidents. You've helped our nation celebrate its bicentennial in 17 -- in 1976." The article goes on to say that the Queen, "peered back at him from beneath her black and white hat," as Bush looked at her sheepishly.

He did catch himself and I appreciate that. I still find it amusing though. Check out the full article to see how Bush characterized this look. Very funny.

Reuters full article

Home Sweet Home

Sorry I didn't write just as soon as I got home. It has been so busy with the end of the semester speeding towards us.

I got home on that Thursday, and felt progressively better day by day till I was pretty much well on Sunday. So about a solid week of the flu, which is about right. I wish I'd had some Tamiflu right as it started. I might have been able to keep my original plane. Good medicine.

Now it is work work work till semester's end. I have two four-page papers, a PowerPoint presentation, a huge document that has to be printed by a local press shop, and several more Tech writing documents. It sounds like a lot but I think it is doable. Just have to work solidly and consistently from now till May 14.

Here we go! Wish me luck!