So my plans of doing library work all Monday went down the drain because I initially thought classes were suspended, which of course meant no libraries open. Buzz! Apparently, classes resumed and the libraries were open `til around 3pm, I think. Oh well. No use crying over spilled milk.

So today in class, we continued discussing the chapter on Methodology. We're using Felix Librero's book on writing a thesis as our reference. The book's pretty simple and it's real easy to understand. Thank goodness. We were dismissed half an hour early today, because Ma'am B had to go to a meeting. We're also getting a free cut on Friday because she wants to give us time to review for our first long test on Tuesday. Eep. Time to start reviewing like mad. I've heard a couple of things about Ma'am B's exams. One thing is, they're not easy.

My classmates are so funny. Last Friday, our attendance sheet had these columns: Name, Student No., Signature...and Favorite Cartoon Character. HAHA. Today, it was Favorite Prof. d: I wonder what it'll be on Tuesday.

I am purposely ignoring my thesis this weekend. I swear I'm going to work nonstop next week. I just don't want to do anything related to it right now.

My problem got discussed again today. I always get tongue-tied during recitation. Anyway, Ma'am B asked if I could give an example of a problem which could be used with the correlational research design. I gave mine and apparently, I was right. (;

I didn't go to the library today because the weather so bad I wanted to go home. I'll work on some internet research later. Along with other stuff I need to work on for school.

I'm getting more and more anxious as each day ends. I keep thinking, Oh my goodness I didn't do a single thing for 199 today! I keep worrying that I won't meet up to the expectations of my teacher, and I'll eventually disappoint her. I'm trying to be more positive though. I think it helps. Only good vibes from now on.

I'll just say this one more time, I love my 199 class and classmates. I wonder how everyone else in my batch is taking their 199 though. I hope they're getting much help from it as we are in my class.

And so, the verdict. I got my first draft back. Hmm, it had a LOT of red marks on it. That much I can say. d: But I scanned through the notes, and I must say, things are becoming clearer and clearer to me now. It helped that my research problem got discussed in class. My classmates had some very interesting questions, and I'm sure it'll make my thesis clearer and more precise. (: See? I'm being very optimistic about things.

So apparently, participation and participativeness are two entirely different words. Hmm. In my head, while writing the paper, I thought they meant the same thing. I think I want to use participativeness, since I think it's more interesting. They all had a problem with the use of consultation hours and Ma'am B wrote on my paper if I meant frequency instead of use. There's so much work to be done. I need to read up on the history of this system that uses consultation hours. I need to go back to that ratty old bodega, also known as Fonacier, to get my hands on an undergrad thesis written last year. Work, work, work is what I'll do for the rest of the year. And I've got all my notecards to guide me. Hehe. (Shut up about the notecards already!)

I need more sources! I'll spend the whole of Monday researching. I've never gone to the library this often. HAHA. And my blockmate's OC tendencies are starting to rub off on me. Not that it's a bad thing, of course. (:

I have never been so tired in my life. But I am proud to say that my time has been used very productively. Instead of eating (how bad, I know), I went to the library and took down notes from the journals. It hadn't occurred to me until now that I had to take down a lot of details and not just parts I think I could use. I was supposed to take down things like the methodology, number of participants, findings, et cetera. I think I'm going to be spending a lot of my time in the library these days.

I also vow to look at the thesis in the archives of the library. The topic is extremely close to mine so I think it will be of much help to me. I need all the help I can get, really.

I printed out the APA format, too. (: It's a lot like Turabian, I think. Or maybe I'm getting all these formats mixed up already.

Oh, and I finally bought myself index cards. Note taking will be oh-so-much-more-fun. Right.

You're on the right track.. Take it easy, honey.. Who would've thought I'd be singing songs from Pippin in my head just to keep the positivity about all this school work? (:

Submission of our very first output (ever) for the thesis was today. When my teacher said to print it on "ugly" paper first, I thought she meant to print it on scratch or low quality bond paper, which is what I did. I came to class only to find out that my classmates had very pretty paper and very dark ink and some even had theirs in a folder. I, on the other hand, had two pages of crumpled scratch bond paper with the text printed out as "Draft". Lord. I wanted to go back home and print out (what very little) I had. ): How embarrassing.

I'm passing a longer (not to mention NEATER one) on Thursday.

I asked someone to buy 5x8 index cards for me. I have 3x5 index cards already. I plan to get organized about this. I remember in high school, we had to write a thesis for English class. We had all our notes on 5x8 cards and our biblio entries on 3x5 cards. I'm planning to do the same for this sem. Hopefully, it will make my work more.. efficient.