Not So Much of a Break

Like the title of this post suggests, this has not been much of a break. Not to complain, but I need to go on a little rant. Because of the holidays, work has been pretty short, so I have worked, and am working tonight, all five days of break. That's 40 hours, nonstop. Yeah I'm glad I'm getting more money because I'm working more than scheduled, but I have been a horrible student. I have not touched any homework.

As far as this paper goes, I really don't think I have much to fix except adding more sources, however I could be totally wrong. We haven't gotten any feedback on our drafts yet, so I'm not quite sure what I need. Peer reviewing didn't really help me out much, so hopefully Monday I'll get some guidance. It's really hard to go back and find sources to match knowledge you have. Dr. Kyburz recommended I use my text book, but honestly, we never use our textbook, so that's still going to be somewhat of a challenge.

Also, if anyone out there is reading this, I've decided to use Star Wars and their cloning of Jango Fett as a VERY sci-fi example of the fear of genetics and cloning. I would just like to know if that's a common example people can relate to, or if it's totally out of context.

This Paper.

Writing this paper has been quite the struggle. I know everything I want to say, but I'm just not quite sure how to say it.

There are so many things that I could bring to the table when talking about genetics. Do I just do fear and science? Do I only detail the debate of religion and genetics? Do I do both, and if so, how do I do it effectively? This paper should be quite easy because it's mostly summarizing, but I still don't even know what sources I want to use.

Honestly, I had no idea I would be so unmotivated to write this paper. Ever since I've been in genetics, and especially after the release of the church's statement regarding the ALS foundation and stem cell research, I have been so headstrong and ready to write a paper on the topic.

Perhaps it's because the end of the semester is nearing and there are so many things I need to do, like write a formal lab for my genetics lab, that I'm struggling so much with prioritizing and work and time management that I just do not want to write. However, I will, because genetics is something that I am passionate about, and even if Dr. Kyburz is the only one in my audience, at least I've had shared something I like with someone.

Legen. . . Wait for it . . . Dary!

In the most non horrible student way, when I found out we had to post two blog entries a week, this is all I could think of. I recently just watched the whole series of How I Met Your Mother, and realized it was the greatest show ever! Do any of you guys watch the show? How did you like the ending?