The Future is Happening, Like Right Now.
School starts up again Monday, and all I can think is, will I finally have my direction when this is over? Will I have figured out, for good and all, what I want to do with my life?
Well, it's not really all I think about. That's actually just an itching in the back of my mind, really. If I started freaking out about it now, I'd be dead from stress by the end. Nah, I'm more worried about the workload I'm gonna be facing when those two classes kick into gear. I worry about the possibility of having to do one (possibly two) +ten-page papers every week. The fact that I only take both classes once a week solidifies that possibility even more.
Anyways, point is, I've gotten used to all the free time I've had over this past year, and it actually became a weekly routine for me. I asked for wednesdays off of work simply to go to karaoke in Midland, because goddamn, do I love it. I'm just hoping to have some minimum of time to spend with those I've become better friends with since getting out of school. One special lady in particular...
This winter has definitely been a one of upgrades. A new, first-time ever Full Time Job with benefits, a new car, goal-oriented school aspirations (and a FAT financial aid check that came in today), a five-year plan with a business partner who also happens to be my brother. Hell, I'm afraid of giving off the impression that I'm a well-rounded independent individual. The thought of people thinking that is WAYYY too much pressure. Jake does it much better, having the whole New Family angle. Gods, I can't wait to move on from here. It just feels like its all onwards and upwards.
Anyhoo, tomorrow I'm off on the hunt for a new laptop (see: FAT financial aid check). Time to be really prepared, as far as this Master's program is concerned.
Well, it's not really all I think about. That's actually just an itching in the back of my mind, really. If I started freaking out about it now, I'd be dead from stress by the end. Nah, I'm more worried about the workload I'm gonna be facing when those two classes kick into gear. I worry about the possibility of having to do one (possibly two) +ten-page papers every week. The fact that I only take both classes once a week solidifies that possibility even more.
Anyways, point is, I've gotten used to all the free time I've had over this past year, and it actually became a weekly routine for me. I asked for wednesdays off of work simply to go to karaoke in Midland, because goddamn, do I love it. I'm just hoping to have some minimum of time to spend with those I've become better friends with since getting out of school. One special lady in particular...
This winter has definitely been a one of upgrades. A new, first-time ever Full Time Job with benefits, a new car, goal-oriented school aspirations (and a FAT financial aid check that came in today), a five-year plan with a business partner who also happens to be my brother. Hell, I'm afraid of giving off the impression that I'm a well-rounded independent individual. The thought of people thinking that is WAYYY too much pressure. Jake does it much better, having the whole New Family angle. Gods, I can't wait to move on from here. It just feels like its all onwards and upwards.
Anyhoo, tomorrow I'm off on the hunt for a new laptop (see: FAT financial aid check). Time to be really prepared, as far as this Master's program is concerned.