In Florida

Enjoying a vacation in Florida...Sarasota Sands, baby. Hope everyone has a safe and happy new year!

Merry Christmas!

"Merry Christmas to all, and to all, a good night!"

Had a wonderful couple of Christmas Eve services at Mount Pleasant First UMC. Got to see pretty much everybody from church who I miss most, so that was nice.

We head out tomorrow for Florida - the lovely Sarasota timeshare. Dolphins and manatees, here I come!

Lots of love to everyone, and a very Merry Christmas!

Grades are all Posted!

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

A year ago, I never thought that these grades would make me happy, but...

I 4.0ed my James Madison International Relations Class! EEEE!!!!!!! Woohoo!! I think the prof must have done some creative rounding on my behalf - I was right at the edge and would have been tipped over only if I got a full 4.0 on the exam, I think...but I'll take it! No problem! Yay!
And I 3.0ed organic chemistry. Which I was starting to worry was going to be worse than that. So:

Anthropology 270, Women and Health: 4.0
Biology 148H, Lecture: 4.0
Biology 158H, Lab: 4.0
Chemistry 351, Organic: 3.0
Madison 220, International Relations: 4.0
Microbiology 301: 2.5
Religion 310, Judaism: 4.0

Current Cumulative GPA: 3.8358. We'll take it, folks! Yay!!!

And Back in Mount Pleasant

Back in Mount Pleasant...
We played Yahtzee! last night (of course) and watched the sixth "Harry Potter." Today I'm going to try and do something at least slightly productive...
Ooh, ooh! I could wrap presents! : )

And Back in Lansing...

Back at the condo with Rick and Megan. I'm baby-sitting for Pastor Kennetha tomorrow. Megan got me "Star Trek" - Merry Christmas to me!

In Mount Pleasant

I'm in Mount Pleasant for about a day...drove up with some family friends and had a great afternoon/evening with them. Tomorrow I'm seeing a few friends and then driving back down to Lansing with some other friends. Mom, Dad, Granna, and I are off to Florida on Christmas. We're still not sure where we're doing Christmas Eve...

And we're done! (Kinda)

The final exams are done. I am now in the library waiting for a 2 o'clock meeting to start with one of the kids I supervise for my Professorial Assistantship. So come 4 o'clock (I'm hoping perhaps a bit earlier), winter break is here!
I also have an Honors Option Paper I need to write for Zierler...perhaps I'll do that in the next hour and a half. But maybe not. lol.

Four Down!

Organic chemistry was absurd. The exam was too long. The fact that Nolan (chemistry whiz) thought so too gives me some hope...but it really wasn't pretty. Ugh.

HOWEVER - James Madison International Relations was a blast! Had a lot of fun. Greatly, greatly enjoyable. Heavens, I'm such a dork...

ANP 270 Grade

Officially 4.0ed ANP 270 with an Honors Option. Surprise, surprise. : )

Microbiology Results

Got the grade report already...it is, indeed, a 2.5. I have 2.5ed my first class! Be proud of me. : )
Good life experience. Let's never experience it again. ; )

Two down!

Honors biology lecture is now done. I received a 28/30 for the term paper...the biggest negative comment was "great prose, but just too much of it." I laughed. The final was an essay. He gave us 10 questions to prepare for and told us he'd ask us one. Liar. Gave us two and let us choose. My favorite was on there. I just spent an hour and a half answering "What is life?" It was fantastic.

One down!

Microbiology is done. And even though I didn't do nearly as well in that course as I was expecting (2.5), I learned a lot, both about microbiology and myself. Things that are good to know. And now, let's never reenact that experience...lol.

Yay! ANP 201 Honors

201: Biocultural Diversity section 2, the honors course, just opened. (I've been monitoring for weeks.) And I'm in! Woohoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Becca=fun.

For your information

My grades are not going to be incredibly gorgeous this semester. Just to let you all know. So don't be shocked when you see all too many threes...(and hopefully no twos, but I can't promise...)

Classes are ending...

No more honors biology lecture! No more anthropology! Tear. I hate this time of year. And love it at the same time. I get to take new fun classes next semester...but I'm all done with some really awesome ones...

Late Night at Taco Bell

I was planning to steal a ride home with Amy from campus tonight and was waiting at church for the Wesley Foundation Peer Ministry meeting to get out. Tonight, of course, is the night they decided to go on forever...

Anyways, Amy and I decided to stop at Taco Bell on the way home. "I'd like two crunchy beef tacos, please." "I'm sorry, we're actually out of beef. Would you like to upgrade to chicken or steak for no extra cost?"

You're out of beef. Okay then. Thank you, oh Taco Bell, for your service.

I always knew that dieting was dangerous...

http://www.slim-fast.com/recall.aspx

Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 3, 2009 – Unilever United States, Inc., in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is conducting a nationwide voluntary recall of all Slim-Fast® ready-to-drink (RTD) products in cans, due to the possibility of contamination with Bacillus cereus, a micro-organism, which may cause diarrhea and possibly nausea and/or vomiting. The probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

The products were sold in stores nationwide.

Product Description:

The products are packaged in paperboard cartons and contain four, six or 12 steel cans that are 11 FL OZ (325 mL) each. Individual cans are also sold in certain retail outlets. The recall involves all Slim-Fast® RTD products in cans, regardless of flavor, Best-By date, lot code or UPC number. A listing of all RTD recalled products is attached to this press release.

No other Slim-Fast® products are affected by this recall. No Slim-Fast® powdered shakes, meal bars, or snack bars are affected by this recall.

The recall was initiated after the company conducted quality testing on Slim-Fast® RTD products in cans. Out of an abundance of caution, the company is recalling all RTD products in cans that are currently in distribution centers, on-shelf or in back rooms in retail outlets or in consumers’ homes. The company is in the process of identifying and correcting the production issue, and will resume production and shipment of the product when the issue has been addressed and corrected.

Consumers who have purchased Slim-Fast® RTD products in cans are urged to discard them immediately and contact the company at 1-800-896-9479 for a full refund. The Consumer Services Center is open Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM ET. A recorded message is available 24/7.

But I like Ben!

I can't decide about ANP: Islam and Africa. I like Ben a lot! Boo!!!

More Good Course News

So. A few words that many of you will understand as my being happy:

"Anthropology 491: Special Topics. Section 002 Topic: Islam in Africa."

Oh. My. Word.

MUST HAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Problem. REL 480: Philosophy of Religion, which I was specifically invited to take, conflicts. It conflicts with another course, too, though. So perhaps it was simply not meant to be. I can take two more religion courses with that professor in future years. I think I have to do ANP 491...because that's just too good to pass up...

Microbiology

I thoroughly enjoyed microbiology today. We discussed foodbourne pathogens and did a bit more epidemiology-type stuff.
This is me, wondering if I should switch back...and the answer is "no." I simply should convince the Honors College to pay for eight years so I can just keep going to school forever and ever.

Let it Snow!

It's snowing! Yay! I like the snow...happy Becca. Hope you all enjoy too! Lots of prayers for those without a place to go...it's getting very, very cold out there.

Thank God for Ross

I've done "The Tragedy of the Commons" in two classes today...thank you, oh MC 241.