Not feeling well and still work to do.

I have been plauged with headaches and the occasional waves of nausea I sometimes get. I know that this is only the result of stress over of work remaining and tiredness over work I have already done.  But that doesn't really help all that much as I feel rather grotty all the time really.
On the bright side all I have to do is re-work my midrash essay and then I need to turn my attention to sermons and to other things (will probably blog about these at latter date.) Sorry that once again this is a short and insubstantial posting but will post more fully when feeling less awful and when I have more time.

An update

Classes have now properly finished, and I have been away on a short family holiday but I still have a lot of work to do.  So far I have finished five of my seven essays: Liturgy, Piyyutim, Prophets, Maimonides and Education.
I also have done some considerable work on Rabbinic literature and I have a good third draft of my Midrash essay.
I get back to London on Sunday, and then I'll have to work (really hard and fast to get these two finished up by the 3rd of June).
Emily and I still need to have a debriefing meeting about Jewish Care/Norwood placement. So how find time for a meeting with my Rabbinic-Tutor, then there is ordination for the current 5th years and of course Kol Bo., and then I can say I done with the 3rd year. Although I kind of feel done with it already.
I know that this is short posting, but I am very busy I will post more fully latter.

Last day of class for third year

As the title says today was the last day of classes in my third year.  And it was quite a busy one, started with services as normal. The liturgy in which Emily and I had presentations. Both went well, I think.  Then after a very short break it was into Rabbinic Literature Insensitive, again we had presentations (there are more students in this class).  I was happy with how this presentation went also.  After a lunch time meeting of the student-society with the principle we had midrash. We studied a short midrash topical for Shavuot.
Then after a trip to the library it was time to go home, none too soon.  So all I have left to do is:

Short bit written work for Rabbinic Literature (although it is assessed and does carry marks)
One essay more or less from Scratch
re-drafting one (needs major work)
finish of last essay.

Then all I have to do is find time to work on my limmud thing, oh and there is still Kol-Bo.

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Today I woke up still feeling really rather rubbish and ill.  But I had a lot of work that needed doing.  One I had a Skype meeting about the Limmud project I am involved with, which I think went really well we are making good progress.
Then I need to work on my two presentations for tomorrow again I think they are pretty good. They could be better but given the amount of stuff I have on.
So the list no looks like this:

1. Presentation Liturgy
2. Presentation Rabbinic Literature intensive
3. Mini-written Assessment Rabbinic Literature Intensive
4. Preparation for Education Essay
5. Write Education Essay
6. Finish off Rabbinic Literature Intensive Essay
7. Re-draft Midrash Essay
8. Kol Bo
9. Service Patrons
10. Service WCS

So after that very long list is crossed off I can say that I am done with the third year. Now to bed and hopefully to sleep. Long day tomorrow last day of classes of the third year.

An earlier than expected update.

I should not be blogging, I should be working but hey there is nothing like procrastination.  Also it does feel as if, my third year has ended not absolutely true I have one more full day of school left, Monday. But not that many classes. As I have two presentations. One class will be almost entirely presentations by the students. The other class although we have presentations there will also probably be time for a closing of the semester (liturgy). The after lunch the very last academic class of the year (midrash).

Then I have one mini-written piece to do, albeit that it is assessed.  A couple of days to do the preparation on the education essay, and of course Shavout. Before going on study leave/family holiday.  

During which I need to write my Education essay. Then when I get back back I need to finish the Rabbinic literature essay and re-work the one for midrash. So thats where I stand with work.

Since my last posting I have had what is more or less my last posting at Jewish Care.  And have had a couple of meetings about my fourth year. More details about that in latter postings. And of course there was the Kaufmann dinner. That made for one very tiring Thursday.

This is a photo of me and Emily at the end of the dinner. 

Looking further ahead. I have Kol Bo, and the MRJ music conference and then I really am totally done with the third. Albeit that I shouldn't count my chickens until they are hatched.  I also need to fit work in on the thing I doing with Limmud, for which I have meeting tomorrow. And of course fit in a meeting with my rabbinic tutor. So even when I am less busy I will still be very busy. 

Last post for a little bit.

This will probably be my last posting for a while, as I am about to enter a period of intense activity followed by a family holiday (where I'll in more or less away from easy internet access and what time I have will be focused on emails.)
All this means that I will not really have time for blogging, but I will return as soon as possible.  At the moment I am working away on essays no surprise there really.  I think that in all probability I'll have finished my Maimonides essay by the end of day on Tuesday, I am continuing to work on Rabbinic literature intensive essay.
I also need to get as much work done on Education as possible, I don't need to finish it or even really draft it.  All I need to do is plan, find materials and then photocopy actual materials then I can work on it while on my 'holiday', then all I will need to do, and I say all advisedly is finish off Rabbinic Literature intensive, and rework midrash.
All in all, although I am not really happy I am no longer panicking.  I also have two presentations remaining: You guessed it Rabbinic literature intensive and Liturgy.  So in terms of assessments that is what remains.  In terms of class I have a full school week remaining, and in truth I am more than ready for it come to an end.  There is also the formal College dinner (again next week).
Looking further ahead there is Kol Bo; which I am hopeful will be interesting (although by stage of the year I'll be very very tired.)
I am currently very tired as I went over to S., last night and the conversation although fascinating was intense and I am not used to 4:45 am starts!
When I got back to the flat at about 9:20 am, I simply crashed and had about two hours of sleep. Then I went out to enjoy the sunshine (patchy though it was) and to get some stationary.  Its always pleasant, wonderful in fact to read outside in the fresh air.
After getting my stationary I was returning though the park when I noticed how beautiful the cherry blossom trees were, so i went and sat below the canopy. In the end I lay down and looked up at the sky though the variegated red-pink-white blossom and the criss-crossing branches. Very beautiful and very peaceful then it was back to the flat to get on with some work.
Both for school and for the Limmud Chavaruta project.
Latter I'll phone home because its been quite a while.