Here’s another update from your friendly neighbourhood blogger. To be honest, I’ve barely touched my books with assignments coming due. I finished my presentation on “Barbie across cultures” for my Intercultural communications class, so that’s a relief. My Business Combinations Assignment is wrapping up after I help out with the bibliography.. as for my tax assignment.. oh boy.. that’ll take some work and a good amount of help.
I notice that there are a few people in my life who constantly bring up what I’m going to do after accounting. To be honest, it’s really quite draining when they ask me about my progress, and it isn’t the encouraging kind of inquisition - it almost feels like disdain or pity to prop their own situations up.
As for getting help, subconsciously, I know I have a lot of pride, but when it comes to asking for help.. how can you ask for help when you haven’t truly done the work. I can’t stand asking for help when I haven’t put in the work to do so. It’s almost as if I’m going through a subconscious backlash that is preventing me from doing what needs to be done.
I’m not one to lash out, but I feel as if I’m being stretched to the max as I come close to finishing these courses with the thought of just “passing them”. But then again, I’m still aware that I’m making a mountain out of a molehill. Perhaps I’m just being whiny about how I’m not “feeling” the material or that I’m not “passionate” about Accounting or Tax.
While this is a public journal for myself to reflect upon, I implore those who read these posts to KEEP ME ACCOUNTABLE - meaning leave me comments or anything 
My psychology towards my graduation isn’t the healthiest because in actuality, all I really want to do is just pass so I can move on and get into the CMA Accelerated program and actually LEARN AND REMEMBER accounting material from years ago that, for the life of me, I can’t remember.
And to those who keep on asking me about “How I’m doing with Accounting?” or “How’s the job hunt?” - I’m doing great as I’m going at my own pace and I’d just to add.. Bugger off!
- Will
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April 2nd, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Hang in there man! only 18 days til graduation how’s that work? I’m about to grad. too but i got about 2 months before I graduate [RIT] … are you getting out early or something?
I know that “checked out” feeling though, just gotta stick with it, sooo close to being done!
April 2nd, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Hm… as a student who has 4 more years to go with no summer vacations whatsoever, I wish I were in your position
It’s a little more than two weeks Will!! Hang in there and you are as free as a bird.
April 2nd, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Hey Dan & Adam,
Thanks for the comments guys! I really appreciate your feedback!
I know it was a stream-of-consciousness sort of post, but I just had to unload all of that pent up negativity.
I’ll be posting daily from here on in. Short posts to keep me on track and reflect.
After exams.. I’ll be playing the Beatles track, “Free as a Bird”
- Will
April 3rd, 2008 at 7:53 pm
Hey, you don’t have to be *passionate* about Accounting. I think it’s actually healthier if you weren’t. It doesn’t matter what you do, just how you do it.
Good luck. I’m feeling this senioritis too!
April 3rd, 2008 at 11:04 pm
Hey Jess,
You’re absolutely right. Perhaps I wasn’t clear enough as it was a stream of consciousness post.. I guess I used “passionate” loosely.. I should have used “enjoy” or derive some meaning from my chosen line of work.
I figure something should be at least be interesting or provide some sort of intellectual stimulation that one enjoys to want to get up in the morning and do it all over again.
I think I’ll call this phase I’m in right now my quarter life crisis?
April 6th, 2008 at 11:40 am
i went through that phase too! only a few more days will! you can do it!
April 14th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Only one more week!!