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November 23, 2009
November 16, 2009
Last week looked promising. We had a lot of interviews scheduled and a lot of time to get our articles written. But, as always, conflicts arose and other obligations made progress difficult.
Two of Zach’s interviews were a bust, and it looks he might lose a third due to scheduling conflicts. One interviewee was even so bold as to stand Zach up, without explanation or apology.
This image was borrowed from Walk-In Medical's website.
I spent several days playing phone tag with one of my sources, Dr. Kommer of Walk-In Medical Care,in an effort to set up an interview. He returned my call on Tuesday, while I was at work, to let me know that he was available until two o’clock that day. I didn’t get the voicemail until three o’clock, when I got off work, so it was too late. I called again and left him another message, which he returned the next day. This time, I was in class when he called and by the time I got his message, it was once again too late. Finally, on Thursday, I talked my boss into giving a long lunch break so that I could drive down to Walk-In and try to steal five minutes of Dr. Kommer’s time. Luckily, it worked. The quotes I got aren’t great, but it’s certainly better than nothing.
Christine faced issues of her own, between coming down with a cold and trying to fight with various departments and advisers in an effort to sort out her schedule for next semester.
And to top it all off, we’re starting to feel the pressure that comes with the end of the semester – final projects for other classes, major exams (Zach took the GRE last weekend!), et cetera. Fall semester can be particularly stressful when you factor in the Thanksgiving holiday and the family/travel stress that always comes with that.
Needless to say, it has been hectic and it will be hectic until the semester is over. We might be slightly behind the schedule we originally laid out for ourselves. But we have a new plan, and we will succeed. We have to, right?
This week, we’re going to focus on editing our audio clips and getting photographs to supplement them. If luck is on our side, we will have that done before Friday, that way we can spend the weekend editing and finalizing the print articles that will complete our project.
Wish us luck!
