Three Days Down...

...And I'm not even going to think about how many to go. You know, that sounded pessimistic and unhappy, and that's not how I feel right now at all. Miraculously, I still feel motivated, so barring a last minute shift, those of you who bet on the over on Monday are looking good.

So far, my classes are looking good. I must admit, after the lecture today, I'm a little concerned about my Zoology course, as I'm pretty much convinced our teacher thought we were fifth-graders today...fifty minutes of "What is Science?", "What is the Scientific Method?", and "What Different Kinds of Animals Do You Know About?" is enough to drive a sane man mad. Fortunately, that happened to me years ago, so I'm safe. Or at least, I'm beyond help. Never sure which.

All of that being said, I guess I'm just getting what I deserve. All I asked for was an easy science class to finish off my gen-ed requirements, and it's looking like I'm getting exactly that. I'm sure (false confidence) it'll get more interesting as we get into the meat of the topic, though. My Tuesday/Thursday classes are really still for the large part unknowns to me. Judging a class from the first session is virtually impossible. My history teacher and my French teacher both seem cool...I was a little concerned about my French after about two and a half years without speaking or writing in the language for any significant period, but after hearing others talk in class and finishing our first homework assignment, I think I should be OK. As in, I wanted to throw the workbook out the window because it was so easy and tedious. Conjugations of verbs in the present tense? Really? At the intermediate level? Once more, I'm sure (false confidence) this class will get more interesting and difficult as we get into the meat of the semester.

All in all, things are still going great. That last sentence was for the benefit of my parents, who I know read my blog, but it's also true. The one potential snag I see so far is that I have about twice (no exaggeration) as much homework this semester as I had in the fall. In the fall, essentially I had to do significant amounts of homework for 2 of 5 classes. This semester it's 4 of 5. See, I'm not that bad at math, I know 40% is half of 80%. So wish me luck. Until next time, wear your seatbelts.