Subject/Object

It is good to be back here, not that my physical body went anywhere.  However, sometimes it is necessary to have  a little bit of a social and professional break (it scares me sometimes that I am developing a profession).  Part of this naturally requires an internet break, at least from interaction, although I did keep up with everyone’s posts, some of them very interesting and insightful.

I myself really don’t have anything insightful at the moment, but outside all of the necessary adjustment to the new school I did get to read books of my own accord and write in my notebook, so maybe I can dig something out of there.  I am looking forward to settling down again back for the next semester;  I did cheat a little and go to our department’s library (”FIS Inforum: The integrated library and information studies laboratory”) on the first day it re-opened.

I am a little in awe of this class everyone in their first year has to take, FIS 1240 Research Methods.  Coming from the humanities it is not something I have even a passing familiarity with, but I am a little bit excited.  We were sent the syllabus and it seems mighty hardcore.  And there is a stats text, again, very unlike a humanities class.

More importantly, in order to complete a research project or a Master’s thesis, you have to get an A- in this class.  I haven’t got back any of my marks yet from last semester officially, although I have figured some of them out.  I am a little scared about one final project, because I only submitted a URL link, and I am a little frightened that no one even read what I did.  In all I feel I am doing well, although I could do better with a little more time on my hands, which I think will be possible if I drop a particular class and change one thing around (more to come on this).

Enough rambling, hope everyone is having a good new year.

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