Its not often that I actually have time to sit, organize my thoughts, and then take the time to make a post about it. Luckily now is one of those times. The class I usually have at this time is about 2 hours long, but we had an exam today, and it only took an hour. So now I'm sitting here in the library with some apple cider, trying to use up the time left until my next class at 3:00. Where to start?
I guess I'll start with my personal life. Unfortunately I'm still looking for a job, and it doesn't help that I live in the county in Florida with the highest unemployment rate. On top of that, employers aren't really looking to hire students because that means having awkward availability and hours. They'd much rather hire that high school graduate who decided to not go to college, because its steady, and comes at a low price. Those are the kinds of jobs I'm fighting for, the kinds that don't really require any higher thinking skills or college education. If I stay in this place, the best I'll do is middle management at an Office Depot or something. To tell you the truth, that actually sounds kind of nice, but in the back of my mind, deep down, I feel like I was meant to do more than that.
I've also learned that having a girlfriend is a lot like having a job in some ways. They take a massive amount of time and dedication, and you always have to be careful not to do or say anything stupid. I'm not complaining or anything, the good far outweighs anything that would be considered "bad", its just something that I've noticed.
Classes have been complicated and frustrating at times. Radical Political Economy is easy when it comes to getting an A, I pretty much control my own destiny and what grade I get. However there is a large amount of work involved. The work itself is actually pretty easy, but its going to take up a shitload of time. But at least I'll get a guaranteed A. I wish I could say that about my other Economics class, Regional Economics. I'm just confused and lost in that class. Its a bunch of hypothetical theory from old German economists about things that could happen, but probably never will. I can get the basic concepts and ideas, but once it comes to calculus and insane looking graphs, I'm lost. So far cramming the night before the exam has worked, so I plan to continue doing that.
Life after Death is just a bunch of bullshit in my opinion, but at least it should be an easy A or B. The professor just rambles on and on about his views on death and how it relates to various religions . Its interesting sometimes, but some of it just seems like common sense, and I'm kind of surprised the University commisioned an entire class about it. I can see a lengthy amount of time being dedicated to death in a general religion course, but having an entire semester's worth of it seems boring and pointless. The worst part is that of our required reading is a book that the professor himself had a part in writing. So of course we all had to go out and buy it, contributing to the money he makes from book sales. There really needs to be laws preventing that kind of thing.
The final class I'm taking is a World Lit class that meets for 3 hours, once a week. The material is pretty interesting, but the professor just seems a little off. The guy is a professional author/poet, and you can tell he's very passionate. Its just that maybe he's a little too passionate, assigning entire books plus additional readings for us to read and analyze in short amounts of time. Hey man, I know you love the stuff and actually enjoy it, but I have a midterm to study for.
Pretty much that's it in a nutshell. My life has been as bland as ever. Well, at least I have under 2 hours worth of sitting around remaining until my next class.
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Everyone I know hates Life After Death, but still decided to take it.