Organized Chaos

Well, i just wrote my 2nd poli sci midterm. I bombed the first one, as i was completely unprepared. Completely my own doing, or undoing as the case may be. I resolved to be prepared for this one - the class is interesting, the prof is great, the text is engaging. I just don't read it. I have become relatively skilled at online Texas Hold'Em though.

I planned for this exam. That is a new thing for me. I booked Tuesday night off work for the sole purpose of staying home and reading. As it turns out, because of my fucked up sleeping patterns, i also skipped all my classes on tuesday (including poli sci), to stay home and study. I did study all day, but my progress was remarkably slow as i attempted to catch up on the myriad forms of feminism, positivism, post-colonialism, cosmopolitanism, communitarionism and all their dissidents. Is there nothing better to do with our time than invent circuitous and rhetorical theories so that we can label thim with post-neo subtelties!? Argh. It was a frustrating day.

In the back of my head, i knew those things probably wouldn't be on the exam. The prof herself is far more interested in security, human rights, the UN, the US etc... i don't blame her either, it's good stuf. Anyway, the point is, i wasted my pre-planned study day on bullshit that i didn't need to know.

And i wasted lots of last night being social. And lots of this morning wasting time.

But. I think I did okay. It is somewhat of a relief that without massive amounts of reading, i actually have a fairly good idea what i am talking about. I'm not sure how well i put it down on paper, and no doubt a little more preparation would have eased that process. I'm not expecting a great mark, either. But i didn't bomb it, and i can now move onto the next crisis (papers, due monday, not started) with a clear mind about this one.