Another Semester Nearly Bites the Dust

It's been such a long time I felt I needed to say something. I'm still in school at the College of San Mateo. I'm still seeking an A.S. in Electronic Technology. I'm also still behind schedule and with less than two weeks to go there is a sense of barely controlled panic. Pretty much my usual state at this point in the semester.

There have been some changes I have chosen to consider signs of emotional maturity. I'm as overwhelmed at this point in the semester as I have been in many past semesters with the late labs, forgotten homework, even misplaced textbooks. Yet I'm almost calm. This has also happened without the use of any new, controlled or exotic substances. This exclusion also means increased quantities of fatty or salty food. I've experienced a few cravings for high-quality chocolate, but nothing excessive.

I do wish to take a moment and apologize to many of my friends. I've been quite negligent over the last few weeks. You have been so wonderfully understanding and supportive. Once December 15th rolls around I hope we can all get together and catch up. If you're reading this mention it to me and I'll take you to lunch! (I need to keep whatever little readership I have.)

A few of the classes have been a surprise, other than just the face I'm old enough to be the father of the vast majority of the other students. I'll try to summarize some of the high points:

My Biology 100 class has covered approximately 70% of material I was already familiar. Being a geek all my life, loving to read and having an interest in biology has made this easy. The other 30% has been eye opening. There were some areas where a greater level of details were explored. Just the basics of Cellular Metabolism was amazing! If I were starting over, and twenty years younger, pursuing the biological science would be quite attractive. It's so complex, yet the potential is staggering.

The English 100 class was also surprising. I intentionally choose an instructor that felt a little tougher than average. She didn't disappoint in that regard. She is new to the school so is on probation. Thus she's being very strict in terms of following all the rules exactly. The number of pages expected is rather higher than I would have thought of a community college. I also get the impression that the instructor also believe the need to pump out so much material is not useful for keeping up high quality. But being new she isn't going to risk any problems. This has opened my eyes again to the possibility of making writing part of my career. I can't imagine doing it full time all the time. Yet as part of a larger set of tasks it might be a reasonable goal.

The Electronics classes continue. Nothing new. I'm disappointed that I was unable to finish more work on some Incompletes.

Maybe chat again in six months?