First Blog Post and Expectations for the Class!

Topic:  Describe what you hope to gain this semester from BCM 3700.

I really hate trying to answer questions about what I expect to gain from a class.  The problem is that generally what I expect is something that I already know about.  It is more or less the unexpected that I gain.  For instance, I currently write a lot of letters and memos for work weekly and I have pretty much know all of the particulars we have covered in those topics.  I am not discounting the class as old hat, however, because there is bound to be useful tidbits sprinkled throughout the classes.  For instance, choosing to address a woman as "Mrs." or "Ms." has always been a bit of a delicate choice for me.  It is good to know that there is a general rule to lean.

I do expect to be annoyed with the little details that change the way I currently do business.  A single space after a sentence is unnecessarily picky and, in my opinion, looks less professional than double spacing.  Additionally, my client base is likely to think that I am in error as they generally have spent their lives with the generally accepted "double space after period" convention.

What I really would like to gain, though it is somewhat incidental, is to start a routine by writing this blog.  What I have been trying to do come up with some routine so that I do something creative every week, be it drawing or whatever.  Unfortunately, routines are hard to establish and my time and energy are stretched pretty thin, so it has not been working out well.  So it might be completely unrelated but that is ultimately what I hope to gain from this class.