On shopping and school supplies
Went shopping today - I've been looking for niceish, button-up short sleeved shirts I don't hate to wear over my tank tops for at least a month or two, and I also wanted to go looking for one of those sun shades you put in your car to keep it from getting to a billion degrees inside. Found a shirt, so yay for that, as well as two new pairs of underwear because half my pairs are getting rather old and holey. Did not find a sun shade, but I suppose 1 out of 2 isn't bad.
The reason I'm posting, though, is not really because of either my fashion success or my failure to beat the heat. Nah, I'm writing because Target and ShopKo both have their Back to School Corners set up already, and I may have gotten a wee bit nostalgic when I walked past them. This will be the first fall since 2003 where I won't be joining the educated masses as they stock up on all the pens, pencils, notebooks, and folders they'll need to survive another semester of school, and I am kind of at odds on how to feel about that.
On the one hand, I absolutely love learning and going to lectures and taking notes listening to guest speakers in a subject I'm interested, and I won't be doing that anymore (or at least not for awhile; I might go back for my Masters in a few years). On the other hand - no homework, and I will never have to take another Chemistry test again, which is fantastic beyond belief.
Alas, I am torn. Mostly leaning toward "Ha ha, enjoy, suckers!" because I can totally go to lectures and take notes and listen to guest speakers at any Geo-conference for only a small sum (usually it's between 50-75 dollars to register and get a year of membership in whatever society is doing the conference), and I *still* NEVER HAVE TO TAKE ANOTHER CHEMISTRY TEST AGAIN!
So, you know, small sacrifices and all that.
The reason I'm posting, though, is not really because of either my fashion success or my failure to beat the heat. Nah, I'm writing because Target and ShopKo both have their Back to School Corners set up already, and I may have gotten a wee bit nostalgic when I walked past them. This will be the first fall since 2003 where I won't be joining the educated masses as they stock up on all the pens, pencils, notebooks, and folders they'll need to survive another semester of school, and I am kind of at odds on how to feel about that.
On the one hand, I absolutely love learning and going to lectures and taking notes listening to guest speakers in a subject I'm interested, and I won't be doing that anymore (or at least not for awhile; I might go back for my Masters in a few years). On the other hand - no homework, and I will never have to take another Chemistry test again, which is fantastic beyond belief.
Alas, I am torn. Mostly leaning toward "Ha ha, enjoy, suckers!" because I can totally go to lectures and take notes and listen to guest speakers at any Geo-conference for only a small sum (usually it's between 50-75 dollars to register and get a year of membership in whatever society is doing the conference), and I *still* NEVER HAVE TO TAKE ANOTHER CHEMISTRY TEST AGAIN!
So, you know, small sacrifices and all that.