The Results Are In....

Well, the waiting for the 2007 academic year is over, as the results for Second Semester dropped softly (but significantly) into my mailbox today.

All in all, I didn't do too badly. High Distinctions for Triune God and Gospel of Mark, and a Credit (which was only a couple of points off a Distinction) for Faith & Learning.

Must say I was rather pleased with these results for two reasons. Firstly, Semester One was a lot more difficult than I expected; my brain seemed annoyingly sluggish for some reason, and my overall results were solid, if a little disappointing. Secondly, Semester Two was complicated by another round of surgery on my left eye, coupled with the distraction of going through the selection process for applicants to the ordained ministry of the Uniting Church.

I think the difference was that I actually managed to be prepared for a change. I chose my assignment topics early and got stuck into the necessary research without delay. Thus, even though I was laid up for a couple of weeks by the surgery, I had copious notes awaiting me once I was able to get back to work, and writing the essays turned out to be nothing like the nightmare I expected.

You know what - all that guff my teachers and lecturers have been telling me over the years about being disciplined and committed was actually true! Who would have thunk it?

Anyhoo, I reckon I've got bragging rights for this semester...let's just hope my newly found commitment to discipline doesn't disappear over the summer!

Talk to you soon,

BB

Quote for the Day: An intellectual is a man who takes more words than is necessary to say more than he knows. (Dwight D. Eisenhower)