You people probably have about as much time to read my blog posts as I have time to write them. That amount of time is NONE. I have lots of time to entertain a smorgasbord of interesting thoughts in my head all day long, but to barf them out into a crafty blog post is entirely different.
I went from having more time than I knew what to do with to having more things than I have time to do. And that is school's fault. Let me give you sips from both a glass-half-full and glass-half-empty perspective:
School is awesome because learning is awesome. I feel cool when I know new stuffs. Who doesn't want to learn that the three desserts you're eating a day are steering you down the yellow brick road to type 2 diabetes, a disease which is somewhere around 92% preventable?... said my Chronic Disease Prevention professor. Now I can keep eating those three desserts but with an extra dollop of guilt. I learn about how 1/3 of Americans are obese and I roll my eyes in disgust and shame at our fatty habits. And then I pick up some Taco Bell on the way home. And hate myself for being the "stereotypical American" who my classes are teaching me not to be. I'm obviously not in a writing class right now.....okay.....
And it's always good to know that if I divide one polynomial into another I get some absurdly ridiculous variable-infested radical that means absolutely nothing to me and looks messier when the problem's solved than when it was started. Glad I know that. I feel cool on the rare occasion I get the answer right the first time and a little bubble pops up that says "excellent." What it means by that is "Excellent job getting a 2 on your AP Calc test Senior year so that now you can take baby math with all the freshmen and feel smart for solving easier problems than you solved 5 years ago." Smart-mouth bubble.
But I really do like being back in school. After little brain activity for several months it's refreshing to have mini mind explosions anytime I open my physiology book and read about neurotransmitters and depolarization and antagonistic control of the heart....and then study it until I understand it. I enjoy being in so many core classes for my major (Exercise and Wellness) and find myself thinking about, applying, and sharing my new-found nuggets o knowledge with others.
It's satisfying to learn and progress and be busy. I love the challenge of learning how to micromanage the minutes of my day, savoring and relishing moments of rest or fun like you can't in the summer because the summer is in large part rest and fun. There's the thrill of never knowing who you'll run into throughout the day as you try to doggy paddle your way across the raging rapids of people right thur between the JFSB, the SWKT, and the ESC. You know the place. If you're not careful you'll get trampled like Mufasa. Mufasa. Mufasa. But seriously, the longer you're here the more people you know and the cooler you feel giving them the head jerk nod thing as you walk by. I don't do that, by the way.
There is a satisfaction from crawling between the covers and mashing your face into a cold squishy pillow after a long and productive day on campus that doesn't come when you're not in school.
And speaking of how much I love school, I should get back to my homework.
And it's always good to know that if I divide one polynomial into another I get some absurdly ridiculous variable-infested radical that means absolutely nothing to me and looks messier when the problem's solved than when it was started. Glad I know that. I feel cool on the rare occasion I get the answer right the first time and a little bubble pops up that says "excellent." What it means by that is "Excellent job getting a 2 on your AP Calc test Senior year so that now you can take baby math with all the freshmen and feel smart for solving easier problems than you solved 5 years ago." Smart-mouth bubble.
But I really do like being back in school. After little brain activity for several months it's refreshing to have mini mind explosions anytime I open my physiology book and read about neurotransmitters and depolarization and antagonistic control of the heart....and then study it until I understand it. I enjoy being in so many core classes for my major (Exercise and Wellness) and find myself thinking about, applying, and sharing my new-found nuggets o knowledge with others.
It's satisfying to learn and progress and be busy. I love the challenge of learning how to micromanage the minutes of my day, savoring and relishing moments of rest or fun like you can't in the summer because the summer is in large part rest and fun. There's the thrill of never knowing who you'll run into throughout the day as you try to doggy paddle your way across the raging rapids of people right thur between the JFSB, the SWKT, and the ESC. You know the place. If you're not careful you'll get trampled like Mufasa. Mufasa. Mufasa. But seriously, the longer you're here the more people you know and the cooler you feel giving them the head jerk nod thing as you walk by. I don't do that, by the way.
There is a satisfaction from crawling between the covers and mashing your face into a cold squishy pillow after a long and productive day on campus that doesn't come when you're not in school.
And speaking of how much I love school, I should get back to my homework.
