i am finishing the first week of school. and, i'm tired.
this stuff gets more challenging every semester. i'm thankful, but i want to kick myself in the ass every time, since this would have been soooo much easier when i was younger and less obligated. ah well, hindsight is always 20/20 right?
i have some very interesting classes this semester. they are much more engaging than ones i've previously had. this is great, and not so great. but hopefully i'll find a way to work them out.
i'm taking a class called "great political thinkers" with a new professor that i'm not sure how to take just yet. it is an interesting class so far, but i'm having a hard time (along with some of my fellow classmates) in judging just WHAT it is that this man wants us to get out of the class. plus, i have a big mouth, and i hope it isn't my downfall. i suppose time will tell on that one.
secondly, i am taking a 20th century russian history class. the concept is interesting, but this one is also challenging, as the professor is a somewhat deranged russian woman with some of the wildest hair i've ever seen. cold war russia, anyone? i haven't yet tried to kiss up with slipping in a little of the russian i haven't quite yet forgotten. all in its proper place and time, i'm guessing.
next is my "current political issues" class. this one is taught by a raging liberal only vaguely disguised as a mild-mannered professor. he rocks my socks daily, and the class itself is mostly a place where you really get to just talk about politics. this is just about as close to perfection as a class could be for me, other than the fact that i don't know anyone really well in the class, or have anyone to debate with... once i get all of my newspaper subscriptions under control, this will be great.
i'm also trying to finish up my lower level division requirements, so i'm taking a computer science class, introductory to fulfill that requirement. i do have a friend in the class, who i've managed to have in at least one of my classes each session since i started school. so far, it's been really straighforeward and bordering on boring. the professor is very nice, and i'm hoping it'll be easy enough to make it one of my lower-stress classes of the semester.
then, my two big classes -- "american legal system" and "mock trial", both of which are taught by my very cool advisor. these are both fairly intensive classes (i have to write DAILY for the first class). the second class equates into joining the mock trial team at school, and going to murfreesboro, tn in november to compete in a tournament at middle tennessee state university. this should be a good barometer for me to determine whether or not i really and truly think i want to go to law school. so, i'm looking forward to the experience.
but, i'm tired. i had a relatively horrible break. i was sick for about half of it, and had to serve on a jury for the last third of it.
the jury duty experience was interesting, but annoying for various reasons. i'm glad for it overall, but damn. there are lots of no-so-great things about being picked for a jury, let me tell you.
i need to stop making excuses to go to office depot, though. i just bought MORE school supplies today. and, i would have bought more (probably) had i not had my husband and an impatient little girl waiting for me in the car. damn this addiction of mine. i do love everything i've gotten. oh, yeah, damnit, a pencil case. i knew i forgot something!
my little demon spawn seems to love school so far. her teachers are wonderful and love her, so there isn't more i could ask for there. i'm also one of the room moms for the class, and i'm looking forward to finding out what her teacher has in mind for things for me to do.
i'm also waiting patiently for the weather to cool the hell off already. there is nothing worse than trying to think fall here, when we aren't even close to feeling like fall. maybe in november. i'm dying to be able to dig out my sweaters and fleece and clogs -- and buy new stuff too. geesh.
anyway, i need to get my child off to bed, and prepare to watch '6 feet under', as there are only a couple of episodes left until the end of this season.
oh, and i'm still waiting for someone to come clean my house for me. please?!?
Posted by lara at August 29, 2004 08:49 PM | TrackBack