Meme time

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Ganked from ever_neutral:

Tennis Match Meme:

Okay, here's how this is going to work. You comment with a question (any question at all, I'm not restricting it to fandom, although I reserve the right not to answer anything that's too personal). I answer it and then ask you a question that has some thematic relevance to the question you asked me.

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Hi there! Welcome!

I am finishing up my master's degree in legislative affairs. I'm actually finished the classes - I just have the comprehensive exam to take in November and then I am officially done!

What was your favorite subject in school (at any grade level)?

[mcmegan]

I don't want to mess up your game, but did they catch onto you and make you take the exam?

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Yes, they did! *grumbles* I'm taking it in November.

The best part was that after the dept head emailed me to ask if I was taking it, and I said yes unless I can still get out of it, then I didn't hear anything else for TWO WEEKS. And the exam was supposed to be Halloween weekend. I was like, "I have been asking for information since JULY, and if I miss this exam because no one told me anything and I have to wait until spring, HEADS WILL ROLL." After yelling at about three different people, they finally sent me the info, and gave me a couple extra weeks to prepare...

[tamsin]

I'm probably outing myself as ignorant now, but what are legislative affairs? My dictionary is woefully unhelpful on the term.


Because I'm incapable of picking just one thing in answer to a favorites question:

Latin: I loved the clarity of it, the way it taught me more about my own language, immersing myself in the texts.

German: The creative writing parts, the way it showed me connections to writers before me and challenged me, hearing about different epochs and how society and historical circumstances influence art, discussing books and picking them apart to see what makes them tick.

Runner ups: history, art, biology

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Not ignorant at all - there are plenty of Americans who ask me, "So, what is that exactly?" :)

It's a broad term to cover the workings of the government and the different ways of influencing the process. It's also called government relations. My focus was primarily on the federal government (Congress, the President, etc.) since the program is in Washington, DC.

Because I'm incapable of picking just one thing in answer to a favorites question

Haha, I know what you mean! I like to challenge people, but whenever anyone asks me for a favorite, I usually end up with a top ten list instead...