Short Circuit's Journal: Observations on a New Semester

Had a great time with my brother, but I'm back home.

Be warned, I'm a bit talkative today.

Two days of a new semester at GRCC, and things are looking good. I've run into five high school acquaintances, M.H., S.P., the wedded P.W. and his wife, and a familiar face who graduated in '04. It's interesting that in the three years since I graduated from high school, I've built up nearly enough credits to graduate with an AA, yet three of the four others in the list just started attending college.

Still, it's always fun to run into people from my alma mater, even if I don't get sent class reunion letters. What do people do at those, anyway?

Classes this semester were a pain. I was enrolled in the accelerated Spanish-1 and Spanish-2 classes, each a half-semester long. 8 credits total.

First day of class was a challenge, I was at maybe 70-80% of my ability to learn, but I was hacking it. At one point, the instructor says that if the students hadn't had at least three years of high school spanish, they wouldn't make it in the class.

I was enjoying the class; I love meeting and learning about individuals, and I thought I'd take my interest a step further, and study the native language of a fast-growing subset of America. they appreciate it when you show respect. In my experience, as an American middle-class caucasion male, showing interest in a person's native language and culture is a significant example of respect. I wanted to stay in the class, but only if I was going to pass it. (It being one of the final credits toward my degree probably had something to do with it.)

I talked to the instructor, and he told me there wasn't a non-accelerated class I could swith to if I couldn't make it in his class. As a result, I had to try to swap out three of the four classes I was enrolled in this semester. Since the semester had already started, there was a shortage of classes I could take to fill my credit requirements. I spent hours watching for positions to open up in classes. When I enrolled in one, "Film Viewing & Construction," I had to log out, punch out, and dash across campus in order the catch the last 20 minutes of the first class period.

Well, all appears to be set now. Assuming I pass all my classes this semester (a gimme bet; I haven't failed a class since I started college. The closest I came was a D-, and I've corrected the problems that led to such a low grade.), I'll graduate this fall. I'll probably be going back to CC in the winter semester, for insurance reasons.

Enough of my rambling...your turn.

new semester

[open_minded_2002]

new try but i've been doing it for four weeks. i've been in the dog house long enough. don't you think?

Re:new semester

[Short Circuit]

Open Minded,

This has nothing to do with keeping you in "the dog house." I
do not want any contact with you. Further contact and I WILL take legal
action. Do NOT reply to this message - I have made myself clear - This
is not a warning or a threat, it is a fact.

--Mike Mol

yo brother

[open_minded_2002]

ah this is lis friend ashely, all she wanted was peace bro, and you to forgive her. shes been doing good for awhile now,a nd your still bneing a jerk cant you just forgive her and im confused we thought this was open public internet she dont call she dont go your house she aint near you brother why you being so testy shes in the bathroom right now so if you need to take legal action take it on me but i seriously think you are overreacting for she has laid not one hand on you and all she is in is shock of ho

To myself:

[open_minded_2002]

Four weeks on former comment meant I have been in school for about a month. I am tired of this mysterious reasoning. I am never told the true reason why to things. I would like to completive understand. I was on the wrong drug and now I am not and I am fine but you are treating me so harshly I want to cry. I am not out to get you, I have not ever physically hit you. I do not get it. I truly do not. Why you choose to still be so mean to me after all these months. Why? What do you possible gain by being so me

slashdot

[open_minded_2002]

"All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective owners. Comments are owned by the Poster. The Rest © 1997-2005 OSTG." If you click on the link you choose to read the link. According to this website. Four weeks on former comment meant I have been in school for about a month. I am tired of this mysterious reasoning. I am never told the true reason why to things. I would like to completive understand. I was on the wrong drug and now I am not and I am fine but you are treating me