Today, it meant school zones and a slightly longer drive time to work. I grumbled like a good and proper crotchety old woman.
Which is funny, considering that I’m also starting school today. Again
Every year, my church prays for everyone returning to school the Sunday before the term starts. This includes all the college students as well.
Venus was sitting next to me and leaned over close. “Aren’t you going back to school too? Shouldn’t you be up there?” she whispered.
"Well, yes... But I’ve been up there every year for the last seven years. At this point, I think even Jesus has a cutoff.”
I was joking, but also, not really.
If you would’ve told 2005 graduating senior Lorraine, with her 4.0+ GPA, that 2012 Lorraine would still be putzing around her undergraduate education, she probably wouldn’t believe you. Little, nerdy elementary school Lorraine, with her buck teeth, poufy hair, who'd finished with the highest reading level program by the end of fourth grade, would’ve laughed at you too.
Little did past mes know: I am a bad student.
I didn’t realize it then because I was busy being good at school. I’m also good at somersaults, overeating and spending way too much money. It doesn’t mean that I enjoy any of those things, though, because somersaults give you headaches, eating too much gives you stomach aches and spending too much makes you poor. Coincidentally, school gives me headaches, stomach aches AND makes me poor.
The worst part of it all is that I love learning, I just don't like school. Clearly, I don’t know what I want, which is probably why I’m still in school anyways.
Two years and 10 months ago, I not only started this blog, I also quit school. Or, I quit my pharmacy major and what followed was an unplanned school hiatus. I've tried to go back a few time, and in fact have previously written posts similar to this, but one way or another I always end up with all my classes dropped before I even gave them a chance to start.
I’m back, though, and today is my first day of school. At least, I'm pretty sure I'm back. I plan on using positive reinforcement to keep me on track. Namely, lots and lots of refined sugars. I'll end up fat, sure, but at least I'll be educated.
Back to school and I don’t have a new outfit, but my hair is still pretty cool.
I like all of your faces.They are too cool for school.
37 comments:
I haven't been around much lately, but wanted to say I still read, still think you write TEH AWESOME, and love this post. Pharmacy! That's hardcore. My wife studied pharmacology. But she hated it (her job after graduating and getting a post-graduate degree) and is now back in school studying physical therapy.
So me and her are totally going through the back-to-school motions. Her because she is about to start classes again, and me because... umm... I don't know. Maybe I could go buy a new pencil case and bring it to work and pretend.
oh man, i'm the same way. i've been at junior college for 5 years. have 2 AS but i just don't want to keep going. my parents are surprisingly ok with it. good luck with your classes!
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Good to know I'm not alone. After 5 years at university I still haven't graduated and don't feel close to it. And even if I did graduate, I wouldn't know what to do with myself anyways :(
I was good in high school, probably because it didn't require any effort from my part. I got by easily without studying too hard but my industrial engineering program is not high school anymore.
Good luck to you!
It takes a lot of guts to do what you're doing, girl. You should buy yourself a cupcake every Friday after school - that's what I did, as celebration for getting through the absolutely random world of advanced schooling.
...Although, I gained 10 pounds in college. So this may not be the best idea...
I was like you, but a total nerd all the way until high school and then I coasted through that (thanks BCPSS!). I graduated high school in 04, and I finally JUST finished undergrad this past May and have no idea what to do with myself now that I'm not crying over how much my books cost this semester.
Good luck!
I'm starting my senior year wednesday. while also realizing I'll be here at least an extra semester. ugh. i am totally with you, i like learning i just don't like school!
Good luck! What are you studying?
You know what is ironic? I coasted through high school as was a pretty mediocre student (I got decent grades because my mother forced me to) even into college. It wasn't until my sophomore year of undergrad, when I finally declared my major and decided I wanted to be an English teacher for sure, that I finally got my act together and excelled in school. I was driven by knowing exactly what I wanted and that drive continued on into my master's program which I finished in less than two years while working full time (with a 3.9 avg). I say this because I want you to know that it is HARD to be motivated in school when you are unsure of what you want to do with your life. Many people struggle with this (many who are much older than you) and so I don't think it is something to feel bad about. You will find a passion for something, and when you do, you will feel differently about school. I know it. Best of luck this time around and I hope that it goes well!!!
Well I do wish you luck with school. I loved learning, and when I was younger I always told myself I was going to go all the way to university. Then I dropped out of college. Twice. I am now going in to the Open University though (an online uni basically, work at home courses) and hopefully it's going to go well. Schools are terrible, terrible places, and are not really suited to learning. It's very possible to love learning, and hate school. At least, that's how it worked for me.
I like your analysis of school: headaches, stomach aches, and poor. I miss being in school and several times over the past few years I've thought about going back. But when I realize how much it would cost to go further with my degree and I get the dry heaves. So far, I'm just letting the man keep me down.
I feel like you and I should start a support group for the whole positive reinforcement thing. And, you know, to go "OH GOD, WHO LET THESE CHILDREN INTO A UNIVERSITY???????" (Yes, I'm looking at you, boy in my class who was in Grade 6 on 9/11. I was already at university then...).
Also, I'm totally with you on the headaches, the stomach aches and the poor. Oy...
What a coincidence...I'm going back to school, too. I'm 31...but I took two 2-year breaks.
I hope you have a great first day! Put some zebra cakes in your lunch.
Yay back to school! I'm also on the six year program, hopefully it won't turn into the seven year, but there's life to be lived and things to see, so who cares when I graduate? Besides high-school Kaylee who wanted to be in the FBI and the President.
i went back to school today too, hope it went well!
So far so good! Hope your day went well. Let's both eat a cookie in celebration. :)
High school Kaylee sounds awesome. I decided in kindergarten that I wanted to be a pharmacist because it was the biggest word I knew. AND I STUCK WITH THAT AS MY MAJOR.
I'm so good at life choices.
I didn't know you where doing the school thing again!! I'll mail you Pop-tarts when you get gold stars. :)
Not only who let these kids in, who let these idiots graduate?!?!!
I've already confessed that I'm a bad student, but seriously. At least make sure college graduates have mastered spell check.
The man sure is good at keeping people down. He probably went to college for that.
I'm taking a number of online courses because people: ew.
Hopefully this will help with that whole, "I hate going to school" thing, since I'm tricking myself by remaining pantsless at home.
Good luck to you too, dearest.
Thank you my dear! I know that if I could just decide what I wanted to do the rest would be a little easier for me. It's just me and that darn decision now. I'm stuck between what I'm passionate about and what is practical. The story of my life. :)
I hope your first day (and first week) of school are amazing. I know you're killing it.
Not entirely sure. :)
I'm currently doing some business-y type pre-reqs and then by the time I'm done there I'll have decided between communications or management.
So glad I'm not the only one! This is why the Internet is awesome.
Thank you! And congrats on finishing! I'm sure you'll soon find something to do, especially with that money NOT being spent on books. :)
You know. The 10 pounds aren't ideal but, mmmmmmm. Cupcakes.
Yep. I did the bare minimum to be an A student in high school, which was awesome. Didn't quite work out for me after high school...
Thanks, and to you too!
Thank you! My parents learned to deal... lol.
Thank you Kev. It's been too long since I've made an advance on you, despite the fact that you are totally unavailable and live on the internet. That said, I'll just give you a creepy e-hug, I've missed you.
And I love that you are having sympathy back to school pains! It's a painful enough process that I totally believe this is a thing.
I can't wait to go buy mechanical pencils with 0.5mm lead. THEY ARE MY FAVORITE.
At first when I read this I thought you said your church PAYS for everyone going back to school and I was all "Dude, I need to switch churches. Would they pay off my student loans?" Then I re-read it. I wouldn't go up there either. Standing up front at church is my job... and I still hate doing it. lol. But seriously, good luck with your classes! YOU CAN DO IT!
hope your first day went well! i miss that Back to School feeling - I always felt so hopeful and ready for the new year... of course a month later, that feeling was gone, but it was good at the start! =)
Oh I totally get you about loving learning but not the school part i.e. exams and essays part right? Hope things go better this time round :)
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Yay! Students 4 lyfe!
Good luck! I hear that starting is usually the hardest part, but you have a lot of people who are rooting for you!
Hahah I know what you mean - I've been in school/uni every year except one since I started... holy crap I just did the maths and realised that's 21 years. I'm old. And still at uni. Yikes. Err anyway I'm sure I had a point here. Oh yes that's right - hope it all goes well for you and you enjoy it! I love learning too, which is why even after this degree I'm considering another one (or 3).
Fret not. I start school on the 5th. I always thought I'd be done by now too. Apparently my life had other plans for me. Good luck and stick with it. What's your major now?
I'm taking more sign language classes. I love learning, but I hate how long of a day those classes make after work.
"Coincidentally, school gives me headaches, stomach aches AND makes me poor." Haha, that was brilliant! Probably my favorite sentence of this post. Anyway, welcome back to the world of education! It's not a perfect lifestyle, but it is a means to an end...a way to push forward and (hopefully) land a sweet job. I hope you enjoy it!
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