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Hi, my name is Marina Vlnar and welcome to my blog regarding my semester as a museum methods student. I hope you enjoy my posts.

Fraser River Beaded Ornament

Fraser River Beaded Ornament
BEA 50

Yokuts/Western Mono Tray

Yokuts/Western Mono Tray
BAS 236

Klamath/Yurok Basket

Klamath/Yurok Basket
BAS 80

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Lab Hours

Nothing like waiting to the last minute to complete the weekly log. I hoped if I drug it out I could get some more time in, but as Dr. C said yesterday, soon enough I will have many hours to make up the difference. I started the week with an extra 45 mins of class time for the Shanks lecture. I then logged two hours in the museum yesterday helping to edit and print documents, trying to put some on foam board, throwing out trash and generally getting in the way. I spent a total of 45 mins on the blogs this week, mainly reading others and making small comments. I then finished with reading the Shanks assignment which took a total of 2 hours 30 mins over two days.

Total hours: 6 hours

wow, now that I add it all up, I actually completed my time.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Lab Hours

I know I always say this, but what a crazy week. My daughter has been sick since last Friday and I had to stay home with her the last 2 days because she had a fever. She still has a horrible cough, but I am leaving her with a friend so I can make it to school tomorrow. I am really looking forward to the lecture, but I'm not happy about having to leave at 2:50 to make it to my next class at 3 pm. I would skip out on it, but I missed class on Monday due to the above. This week I spent 40 mins on the blogs. I spent 6 hours working on my portion of the museum exhibit. I also spent 1 hour and 20 mins reading the Shank assignment, which I loved. I was thinking about bringing my book to have it signed tomorrow, but I have to leave before the lecture is over. Maybe I can get one of my team mates to get it signed for me.

I have been sleeping on the couch with my daughter the last two night, so she can sleep upright to keep her chest clear. I am doing so again tonight, but it is killing my back and neck. I could really use a massage. I did get a break tonight while hubby watched her and I went to get my nails done. Looking forward to reentering the real world tomorrow. See you all at the lecture.

Total hours: 8 hours

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Lab Hours

Another crazy but somewhat productive week. I really enjoyed meeting my group. Team 4 is focused, motivated and just as anally detailed orientated as I am. We are a great fit. Our group spent 3 hours working together on the focus and content of our portion of the exhibit. I was able to spend 20 mins in the group meeting with Dr. C narrowing down our ideas. I also found time to visit blogs and post on other blogs for a total of an hour this week. I completed this weeks reading in 40 mins. Finally, I rounded out the week working 3 hours on completing our story board, which included online research and downloads. It is now 11 pm, and I will try and get a hour of reading in for another class tomorrow. Good night class!

Total hours: 8

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Lab Hours

I really liked completing the Deed of Gift project this week. It was fun and allowed Miranda and I to be creative and humorous. I also enjoyed the guest speaker last week. Dr. Johnson was no holds bar when it came to speaking about the problems and concerns with the CSUS museum. I loved his frankness about the situation, and could empathize with his frustrations. Below is my hours for the week, itemized by task.

I spent a total of 3 hours catching up on all my back reading (I am thankfully caught up with the syllabus). I also spent a total of 2.5 hours blogging (including meeting with Carrie to fix my page and learn how to use the RSS feed). I spent a total of 2 hours working on the Deed of Gift project, which included meeting with my partner, communicating via email, and actually getting it on paper.

Total hours completed: 7.5 hours

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Lab Hours 2/23/10

Today is my daughter, Madeline's 1st birthday, and since my hospital stay and her birthday party this past weekend, I have been very far behind in all of my classes. This has left me up very late tonight to complete my reading, updates to my blog page and completion of the quiz. I spent 3 hours reading, adding to my blog page, reviewing pics in Dr. Castaneda's pictures, and taking the quiz. I also spent a total of 2 hours this week looking at other people's blog pages (and being jealous of how nice they are) as well as spending 1 hour searching for my artifacts in the museum with Dr. Castaneda. We found my beaded pouch, but was unable to find my basket after 2 attempts. I did note that she was able to later find it, and photograph it at a later date this week. I added the entire class' blog pages to follow on my page, and I downloaded the RSS feed that was suggested, but don't have a clue how to use it ( perhaps someone who is computer literate can assist me with this part). I downloaded pics of my artifacts, and chose Team 4 for assignments. Hopefully I can catch back up this weekend (but we have friends staying with us Sat, so not likely). Say a prayer for me....

Total time: 6 hours

Friday, February 5, 2010

Home Sick

I missed class on Wednesday because I have a horrible cough and also a recurring fever. I am surprised that I was able to create this blog without any direction. I feel like a computer geek. I am stuck in bed and my husband has had to stay home with our baby because I am useless. Hopefully I will feel well enough to be at school next week. Good news is I have plenty of time to catch up on my reading when I am not sleeping due to heavy medication.