Gettin’ School’d
So Monday was my first day of my new semester, and the first time I’ve taken classes since 3 or 4 semesters ago. So far……….so good, I think 
. All of my classes are DE (Distance Education) meaning I stay at home and do all of the work on my own. Then I just submit assignments via email or on Blackboard. I’m taking College Composition I (basically English since I didn’t take college-level english in High School), Concepts of Personal and Community Health, Introduction to Network Concepts, and Microcomputer Operating Systems. I should mention that I decided to change my major to Computer Graphics and Web Design Specialization; previous to my return to school I was working towards a Game Design Specialization. The two degree only differ by 3 or 4 classes, so what I may end up doing is just take an extra semester and see if I can’t get both specializations.
I’ve had some problems dealing with these classes in the past and I didn’t do so well as far as grades were concerned. Not so much that the classes were hard…just that I’m not a school-type of person. For some reason I just don’t get that much out of the type of teaching atmospheres that schools around here use. Not to mention there’s a lot of social stresses that I have to deal with, which makes it that much harder. But I’m really gonna try and buckle down this time around. I’m pretty sure I’ll regret it later on if I don’t go through with it.
So the question has to be asked – how will classes affect my mapping and projects? The list of priorities has definitely changed, that’s for sure. But that shouldn’t be a surprise. I won’t say that they bring me to an utter grinding halt; I will almost certainly still have some free time. I’ll just have less of it, that’s all :wink: . Progress will probably be slowed down and you may not see much of or from me. But rest assured, they won’t be canceled or anything drastic like that…unless something drastic happens. And it also depends on how demanding these classes turn out to be; right now I can’t give a definite answer on that. The tl;dr is this – I got important, grown-up school stuff to do so I may not map as often, but I’ll still be around and I’ll never, ever stop mapping completely.
So…*sigh*…I tried to make that post sound as positive as possible. I just hope I can follow through with it. Wish me luck guys!