I'm Allowed To Be Frustrated

Everything was going pretty well until I started working on my website and powerpoint. I had no idea it was going to be so hard getting all the pictures I needed for my action plan, and Rico is actually making me pay him for them. Sucks!

I'm just spinning in circles with my website because nothing seems to be working right. I want to keep the theme and design of it, but I'm afraid I'll have to change it. I'm tired of changing things about the project so hopefully Mr. Mays can do that voodoo that he do and fix it.

Our presentation day is coming up in like two weeks and I just hope everything ends up being okay. I don't know what I would do if I failed grad project. (I most likely won't fail, but I'm still a little concerned)

Dot Dot Dot

I started my website. I can't stand Dreamweaver. I'm pretty sure its main purpose is to make me mad.

I started my presentation. I have no idea how to set up. I want to be creative, but I can't think of anything which is just lovely. I'm sure I'll come up with something. I better or I'll fail.

I need serious help with putting together my survey results because I'm like handicapped when it comes to making charts in excel.

What else can I do but keep going? This isn't fun!

General Update

Things seem to be slowing down. I know I have a lot to do, but I don't know where to start first. I just finished putting together the results of my survey, which took half a period, but it was worth it.
The results weren't really shocking but they were interesting. I just have to put it into graph form and in my paper.

I also need to start putting together my presentation and my website. What joy!

Good Pace

Mrs. Savido is helping me get out copies of my survey so the information that I'm going to gather from that will help me finish my lit review completely. I still need to get a good conclusion, try to make my sentences flow better, and make all the edits that need to be done. Fortunatly, Ms. Denise is helping to edit my paper so having an actual professional writer and editor look at my paper is great and will help a lot. I love knowing people so willing to help me.

The interview situation isn't that great because Ms. Lee never got back to me, and I never got in contact with a professional in another ethnicity so I just have Black journalist.

Its kind of annoying, but I like the pace I'm going. I think with the rate I'm doing I'll be able to complete my each part of my project well.

It's Getting Better

Everything is going pretty well. I think I'm moving at a decent pace, but it could be just a little bit better. I have to get my survey out, and finish my interviews. Ms. Lee never got back to me, which has me a little upset because she would have been great to interview. Rachel and Nexus are letting me interview them so that will be done by Saturday. Once I have my survey info put together, and my interviews all in, my paper will be pretty much set. Besides from editing, I won't have to add any more information unless a teacher tells me otherwise. I have some really good quotes, great sources, so I'm really excited!

Gosh...

I only need one more interview and then I'll be done trying to contact and track down people. After that I can finish my lit review and start on my portfolio. I figure I should be done with it by next Monday or Tuesday at the latest.

Right now the only thing I'm real trouble with is my survey. It's hard trying to think of questions that aren't so open-ended. Hopefully I'll get done soon and get it out so I can add the results to my lit review. Hopefully.

Progress

Over the past couple days, I have set up several interviews with my old mentor and Chris Moore. Hopefully by the end of the week, I'll have a couple more lined up too and my survey finished. One problem I'm having right now is finding minority journalist that aren't black. My goal by the end of the week is to have at least an Asian and Latin journalist to interview too.