2/7/12

Getting all of those sheets today was a bit overwhelming and intimidating. It really feels like we are getting into this whole process now, and we are going at full speed. I don't feel like there is any more time to be "enjoying" free research. Everything needs a purpose now. But I am excited about making a "Portfolio Binder," and I think I'll like having everything in hardcopy.

During class today, I went in noodletools and began making notecards for the annotations I've been making in my book. I have a lot of notecards! And I'm not sure that's even a good thing. I feel like I have a lot of unnecessary or not useful information. Some point soon, I need to go through all of them, check them, delete the ones that are insufficient/meaningless, and make organized piles or it's going to drive me crazy.

Something I'm worried about right now is getting off topic. I keep reading so many things I think are interesting or cool, but then I realize amongst my excitement that it has nothing to do with my topic! I feel like I just need to take 15 minutes and write out all of my ideas on paper to keep myself focused on what I'm looking for! I think this is what I was most afraid of, and now I just need to redirect myself.

This wasn't the most uplifting blog, but this is where we're supposed to vent our feelings right? Whew, another day down...