Week 10-11

So the last couple of blogs (7-9) have been my thoughts about this paper and how I've struggled to keep up with everything. The saying goes, "everything happens for a reason". Well sometimes you really have to question WHY everything happens for a reason. Couldn't it be because it's lifes way of turning everything upside down once in a while just to see if your going to sink or float? Sink and your completely incapable of a little change, or if your one of the fortunate who float then life is just peachy for you isn't it? 

Right about now, I'm saying to myself "Belinda, you've become somewhat cynical or jaded in the past couple of months", and maybe I have. I could blame it on the aging process OR I can buck up, shut up and persevere. I'll take the later please.

When I first thought of a topic for this Brief, I didn't take into account the amount of time I needed to allocate myself to be able to complete it successfully. There are a few things that I will need to tidy up before submitting i.e. I will need to go back and do a brief summary of Oscar Wilde and complete the definition of genres, and it shouldn't take too long. If I had done this earlier in the semester, I wouldn't find myself in the predicament I do now.

Initially the idea was to write a short story every week, and focus on different genres, but in hindsight I have clearly overcompensated myself to this task. I didn't take into account how much thought was needed in planning a piece, or that I would need to do some research (although small a task it was) on various authors. It obviously didn't pan out the way I thought it would. However, I did receive back some positive feedback from a couple of students who enjoyed my story and advised that I should perhaps continue with the one I have posted for week 6. So, I've decided to heed their advice and continue with Snow. Thankyou for the advice guys :))

I was told by one of my friends that we have until end of week 13 to complete our briefs. This alleviates some of the pressure, but not the disappointment I feel in knowing that I could've done so much better. Final blog post in a few days upon completion and submission of Brief 2.