Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Summer semester
Spring is in full swing and the Summer semester is coming soon.
I have finally gotten around to going back to school and finishing my Associates. I feel a bit mixed on the subject. On one hand it would be a good accomplishment and enable me to continue my education and work toward getting my Bachelors degree. On the other hand it is not cheap and will drain my already low fundage. I have cut back decently with my spending already. My anime purchases have slowed to a mere trickle. Netflix has picked up a lot of that slack. I can watch anime legally without purchasing it. I have been increasingly interested in live action Japanese shows and movies lately. I enjoy the pacing of Japanese films, it is so much slower paced than most American films, but has its moments of action. It is like a dance, rapid advancement with pauses for you to catch your breath.
Back to the main topic. I am taking a single Economics class this summer semester. It is a retake of one I took in an online course. I ended up with a F in it because my teacher never got my final paper. I resent it to him, but did not check back to confirm that he had received it. I was feeling pretty burned out at that point. So I gots to take it over. Which is good because I don't remember a thing from that class.
I have started trying to learn some Japanese with a tape/book set from the library. It is going to be interesting, but I should be able to find plenty of materials to practice with. Perhaps I will take a Japanese course at CLC this Fall and keep an eye out for class trips to Japan. That might be a great way to be able to visit. It would give me a taste of what it is like to travel and then I could plan a trip of my own.
It seems like such a long time to wait, yet the days seem to flow past. I wish I could remember and learn faster without being so distracted by games and TV.
I have finally gotten around to going back to school and finishing my Associates. I feel a bit mixed on the subject. On one hand it would be a good accomplishment and enable me to continue my education and work toward getting my Bachelors degree. On the other hand it is not cheap and will drain my already low fundage. I have cut back decently with my spending already. My anime purchases have slowed to a mere trickle. Netflix has picked up a lot of that slack. I can watch anime legally without purchasing it. I have been increasingly interested in live action Japanese shows and movies lately. I enjoy the pacing of Japanese films, it is so much slower paced than most American films, but has its moments of action. It is like a dance, rapid advancement with pauses for you to catch your breath.
Back to the main topic. I am taking a single Economics class this summer semester. It is a retake of one I took in an online course. I ended up with a F in it because my teacher never got my final paper. I resent it to him, but did not check back to confirm that he had received it. I was feeling pretty burned out at that point. So I gots to take it over. Which is good because I don't remember a thing from that class.
I have started trying to learn some Japanese with a tape/book set from the library. It is going to be interesting, but I should be able to find plenty of materials to practice with. Perhaps I will take a Japanese course at CLC this Fall and keep an eye out for class trips to Japan. That might be a great way to be able to visit. It would give me a taste of what it is like to travel and then I could plan a trip of my own.
It seems like such a long time to wait, yet the days seem to flow past. I wish I could remember and learn faster without being so distracted by games and TV.
# posted by kc masterpiece @ 1:27 PM 
