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Jan. 30th, 2003 01:09 pmi'm in a good mood today.
the whole getting here for 10:30 is working well for me, even though i started waking up way too early this morning (something about being neurotic, though when it comes to doing stuff that makes sure i get stuff done, i'd rather be neurotic then not)
and its a slow day here, which is a very nice change : )
and, it looks like i have lunch plans to look forward to : )
and a set of dinner plans confirmed for next week : )
and i'm going to my parent's house tonight - i feel like i haven't seen them in forever, i finally get to give them their new year's gifts and i have a massage scheduled to Saturday. yay
although, i do have to say that i'm not looking forward to the drive. i much prefer doing the trek in the summertime, when half the trip happens in sunlight.
i finally got through to someone in the admissions office at school yesterday, who pulled out a huge stack of transcripts from the person who's supposed to be entering them in but is too busy with freshman orientation to do so, found my transcript and entered it in. now, my class shows up on my degree audit. yay!
i'm giving serious thought to a couple of school things:
1. taking an online psych course from my school.
2. dropping my harvard extension course and picking up a UMB one.
and i can't decide what to do.
a part of me really wants to stick to the harvard class. its stuff that i want to know about, won't have much homework and won't count as a grade. and its a different experience.
the problem is, the professor doesn't do it for me. that, combined with the commute makes me scared that i will slack. and aside from learning less when i slack, slacking stresses me out.
its just that i feel like i have to force myself through it. if i succeed, it'll be great. if i don't, it'll suck.
for the second class, its very similar.
if i don't get overwhelmed, it should be way cool.
if i do, it'll suck, big time.
a part of me wants to jump in head first, while the other is screaming that the pool might be to shallow for the jump. i feel like i'm close to burning out, and i can't tell if taking the extra class will push me over the edge.
of course, i told myself that if i take the winter course, i will let myself take a summer session off. then, i looked at the summer session preliminary schedule, and there's classes i'd be excited to take. so, telling myself that if i take this extra class i can let myself take a summer session off is moot point - i want to take classes both sessions and will only skip one if i do burn out.
of course the good news is that if i take the online class and two summer session courses, i'll have 31 credits to go. and, then, maybe, i'll let myself take the fall off from classes.
(and damnit, the idea of being 1 credit away from senior standing is insanely enticing!)
oh, and did i mention i'm going to amsterdam?
i'm beyond excited and a little scared.
its been a while since i've travelled on my own, and i'm feeling slightly less then comfortable in my own skin at the moment.
i know i'll do fine and will most likely have a wonderful and re-centering experience, but a part of me is a little worried about the social end of things.
and i can't believe it took less then an hour between "wow, there's two floaters in the same week" and "huh, tickets to amsterdam are on sale" to actually buying the tickets. and i didn't even get ones that were on sale - for those, i would have to travel in march. and i know i could have waited to see if April ticket prices would drop, but i just needed something definite now.
eep. i'm running late for lunch. i might write more later.
the whole getting here for 10:30 is working well for me, even though i started waking up way too early this morning (something about being neurotic, though when it comes to doing stuff that makes sure i get stuff done, i'd rather be neurotic then not)
and its a slow day here, which is a very nice change : )
and, it looks like i have lunch plans to look forward to : )
and a set of dinner plans confirmed for next week : )
and i'm going to my parent's house tonight - i feel like i haven't seen them in forever, i finally get to give them their new year's gifts and i have a massage scheduled to Saturday. yay
although, i do have to say that i'm not looking forward to the drive. i much prefer doing the trek in the summertime, when half the trip happens in sunlight.
i finally got through to someone in the admissions office at school yesterday, who pulled out a huge stack of transcripts from the person who's supposed to be entering them in but is too busy with freshman orientation to do so, found my transcript and entered it in. now, my class shows up on my degree audit. yay!
i'm giving serious thought to a couple of school things:
1. taking an online psych course from my school.
2. dropping my harvard extension course and picking up a UMB one.
and i can't decide what to do.
a part of me really wants to stick to the harvard class. its stuff that i want to know about, won't have much homework and won't count as a grade. and its a different experience.
the problem is, the professor doesn't do it for me. that, combined with the commute makes me scared that i will slack. and aside from learning less when i slack, slacking stresses me out.
its just that i feel like i have to force myself through it. if i succeed, it'll be great. if i don't, it'll suck.
for the second class, its very similar.
if i don't get overwhelmed, it should be way cool.
if i do, it'll suck, big time.
a part of me wants to jump in head first, while the other is screaming that the pool might be to shallow for the jump. i feel like i'm close to burning out, and i can't tell if taking the extra class will push me over the edge.
of course, i told myself that if i take the winter course, i will let myself take a summer session off. then, i looked at the summer session preliminary schedule, and there's classes i'd be excited to take. so, telling myself that if i take this extra class i can let myself take a summer session off is moot point - i want to take classes both sessions and will only skip one if i do burn out.
of course the good news is that if i take the online class and two summer session courses, i'll have 31 credits to go. and, then, maybe, i'll let myself take the fall off from classes.
(and damnit, the idea of being 1 credit away from senior standing is insanely enticing!)
oh, and did i mention i'm going to amsterdam?
i'm beyond excited and a little scared.
its been a while since i've travelled on my own, and i'm feeling slightly less then comfortable in my own skin at the moment.
i know i'll do fine and will most likely have a wonderful and re-centering experience, but a part of me is a little worried about the social end of things.
and i can't believe it took less then an hour between "wow, there's two floaters in the same week" and "huh, tickets to amsterdam are on sale" to actually buying the tickets. and i didn't even get ones that were on sale - for those, i would have to travel in march. and i know i could have waited to see if April ticket prices would drop, but i just needed something definite now.
eep. i'm running late for lunch. i might write more later.
