School days...
Aug. 20th, 2005 01:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
urbpanI just selected (not "registered" since registration doesn't begin until monday) a class to take this fall:
Writing about Nature and the Environment
An advanced writing workshop for students with an interest in writing about the environment, the course is also appropriate for students in the field of environmental management who wish to strengthen their writing skills. Some of America's most interesting writing has addressed the issue of our place in nature, from Emerson and Thoreau to Rachel Carson, Edward Abbey, and John McPhee. This course examines a range of writing about nature and the environment, all the time giving class members a chance to write about the subject themselves.
For some reason I'm terrifically nervous about it! When Alexis and I were talking about it yesterday, I said "There must be prereqs--I haven't studied ecology--I'm not qualified--" etc.etc. It's not as if I haven't ever written about nature before. But now I'm holding it up to scrutiny--real scrutiny...school scrutiny...*gasp*...HARVARD scrutiny. I have a stomach ache just thinking about it.
I won't sabotage myself! I may not be able to register on Monday (the website says high traffic may prevent it, and to try on Tuesday), but dammit, I will register. I've already payed the outragious registration fee, so if I don't get in, I have to register for something there.
Introduction to Nutrition at UMASS was so easy to take. This one, I'm nervous just thinking about it.
Writing about Nature and the Environment
An advanced writing workshop for students with an interest in writing about the environment, the course is also appropriate for students in the field of environmental management who wish to strengthen their writing skills. Some of America's most interesting writing has addressed the issue of our place in nature, from Emerson and Thoreau to Rachel Carson, Edward Abbey, and John McPhee. This course examines a range of writing about nature and the environment, all the time giving class members a chance to write about the subject themselves.
For some reason I'm terrifically nervous about it! When Alexis and I were talking about it yesterday, I said "There must be prereqs--I haven't studied ecology--I'm not qualified--" etc.etc. It's not as if I haven't ever written about nature before. But now I'm holding it up to scrutiny--real scrutiny...school scrutiny...*gasp*...HARVARD scrutiny. I have a stomach ache just thinking about it.
I won't sabotage myself! I may not be able to register on Monday (the website says high traffic may prevent it, and to try on Tuesday), but dammit, I will register. I've already payed the outragious registration fee, so if I don't get in, I have to register for something there.
Introduction to Nutrition at UMASS was so easy to take. This one, I'm nervous just thinking about it.
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Date: 2005-08-22 05:43 pm (UTC)plus, you'll enjoy it. and you write very well, idiot! you must know this!
hope you get in -
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Date: 2005-08-22 06:08 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-08-29 06:00 pm (UTC)Seriously, dude, you will kick ass.
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Date: 2005-08-25 10:19 pm (UTC)LOL! Thank you for saying that!!