School is back. We'll see -how- back it is for me personally eventually. Word of advice, do not put off tomorrow what will take 6-8 weeks due to bureaucracy.
I like my classes. I suppose that shouldn't surprise people who know me--I'm (probably) taking an intro class to C programming, and an intro class for Linux OSs. Programming will be a pain, sometimes, I'm sure, but I'm glad enough to have something actually prodding me to learn--messing around with MUD code doesn't give one the feeling of urgency that grades do. And it's been a -long- time since I programming in BASIC with my dad's Commodore 64 (don't mention the Vic20--that didn't end well). Linux is another thing I rather lazily tinkered with in the past. Problem was, Windows was/is easier. As versions keep coming out for Windows, I need to know less and less. Linux has this steep learning curve--note, the class is an -Intro- to Linux! And worth 3 hours! I suspect that the class on Windows Vista might be worth extra credit in someone else's class, but that's it. But, back to the point--it's neat, I looked into it before, but now I really have a reason to dig into those commands.
Fun thing about taking classes part-time: it's possible to have just one instructor. It's consolidated my need to explain why I couldn't actually register for those classes until today. Since the instructor is used to teaching online courses, and most of the classwork is online, I'll have to do some catching up...as soon as the registration flips some mysterious switches that will allow me to access the classes...
But no matter the stupid fiddly-stuff with Financial Aid and registration, it feels good to be on campus, to know that I'm a student (maybe), and yes, even to learn stuff.
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