Unlikely Blue Demon.
Well, Friday it was made official. I had an admissions interview (which I stupidly planned at 9am) at DePaul University. I was a little nervous I'll admit. The idea of going back to school is a little scary for me, but also very necessary. Scary because I've made a few other attempts to get my degree, but I never really did that well. Unless you count my time at Triton. One class, one A. I think that makes my time there perfect. But the last time I went back I was in my late 20s, and I still had 2 of the 3 rock standards on my mind 90% of the time. If you would except the replacement of "beer" for "drugs" in the old "Sexy, Drugs, and Rock n' Roll" motto then that would make my 3. Doesn't have the same ring to it though. But either way, I didn't do too well at C.O.D. either.
The necessary part of this is because I'm 35, and have pretty much reached the point in my life where I can't move on any further without a degree. I'm really sick of snotty 20-somethings coming in and getting a job I should have gotten simply because they have a degree and I don't. Then of course I'm the one that has to train them since I have loads more experience in the field. So I decided to go back to school.
So I sat in the interview with a very nice and laid back woman that had that appearance of being a mother of 3 (I know that appearance because its how my mom looked when my two sisters and I were kids). She told me all about what I needed to know, and how to use the online class registration thing, and then told me she'd sign the papers and officially make me a student at DePaul's School For New Learning. I shook her hand, said thank you, and went down to the bookstore to stare my officially licensed clothing collection. Nothing fancy, jut a baseball cap. After that I called my wife Jean and told her I got in and we talked about what was said in the interview and all. We were both excited that I got in. Meats I have to knuckle down and work my ass off for the next 3 years, but it will be worth it.
On the ride home I realized a couple of things. I started to think about DePaul, and how odd it is that I'm going there. Those of you that don't know don't realize that I don't believe in religion. I don't have a problem with it as long as its not forced on me, and I don't force my beliefs (or lack there of) on anyone. But I personally think its all a load of crap. So here I am, a student at DePaul University. The school named after a Catholic saint. Earlier on the phone my wife reminded me that it was a catholic university. I told her I knew that, and did think it was kinda funny. On the ride home I started to think about that. Then I realize how odd DePaul's mascot was. I'd been saying for days that I hope I'd become, and now I am officially a "Blue Demon", but it didn't hit me until then that the school's mascot is a Blue DEMON. Thought it was rather funny. Just another contradiction I guess though.
But anyway... I'm officially a (DePaul) Blue Demon. Congratulations are welcome, gifts of cash in any denomination larger then $20 would also be appreciated...LOL
(GO BLUE DEMONS!!!!)