Ugh

So. It's been nearly three months since my last entry. Why, say you? Well, me busy, says I.

Here's part of the reason:

I'd really like to get a Masters Degree. Someday. It's not that it'll help with salary, although it might. It's that when times are tough and company's are looking to dump people, people with Masters Degrees usually get dumped last. And... they usually get hired first, am I right? Not to mention that getting a Masters would seriously deepen my knowledge base. By a lot. Like, really... ALOT. In any case, I signed up for a distance learning class through the University of Idaho, since the program at UAA allows you to transfer up to three classes. I signed up for Finite Element Analysis, which to sum up, is Applied Advanced Calculus. Now, silly me procrastinated and signed up late. So, I got my materials late. So, I started late. Strike one. AND - I haven't done one calculus problem in well over 10 years. Strike two? I spent probably 60 to 70 hours last week not only trying to catch up in the class, but trying to do it while digging out the cobwebs that have formed in the Calculus Caverns of my brain. Needless to say, as of yesterday, I intend on dropping the class. Ugh. A waste of an R&R? Eh... probably not. I think in the long run, this was a good lesson for me. I haven't taken a college class in many moons, so getting this kind of a slap was good for me if I really want to pursue a Masters at some point. however, with my schedule, and my desire to take classes that I can look the teacher in the eye, it might be a while.