Too Much Aggro Part II

As I hinted at yesterday, Alison went over last night where I'd went wrong in my TMA1. I'd made a big mistake by asking her to do this on weekdays because it stressed her out trying to explain my mistakes in detail. Poor dear. She gets enough crap from the kids at her school and here was me getting all sulky when she told me where I went wrong. She already works too hard!! I really don't take criticism well but I (hopefully) will get better so it will hurts a bit less in future. Luckily a re-write wasn't needed so I kept at it until I finished a 2nd draft.

Up 'till now I've not had much contact with my tutor except the odd e-mail but last night I took the plunge. Although I prefer e-mail to the phone, she's the total opposite. I've been asking her things by e-mail and literally been waiting for days for a response. As I needed to know asap what her feeling were on quotes being included in a word count or not, I had to call her. She seemed nice - if a little distant - and had a nasal American accent. I discussed my fears a little with her but I didn't feel too reassured by the conversation that followed. Not in so much as what she said (which should have been encouraging) but in her attitude. It's almost as if she didn't want another fear-stricken student going over his/her fears again with her. But, hey, you can't judge someone on a first call, eh? We shall see at the tutorial next week.

So I've decided tonight's the last night I'll work on it but I'd imagine that not a lot more has to be done. It's at 520-530 words and the arguments are there. It's going in the post tomorrow regardless. Wish me luck!!

PS I'd printed out a copy of the 2nd draft late last night to read its through its arguments aloud for clarity and check for more errors. When I got up this morning, I found that Alison had unexpectedly checked my copy said "This is much better, sexy!". Awwww. Bless.