Learning

Today was a pretty quiet day. The highlight was when I woke up and it was raining. That didn't last though; by the time I was showered and dressed, the sun was out full force. I really don't like Mondays - nothing on TV and reminds me that I will be starting grad school soon (although I only have class on Wednesdays and Thursdays when it begins. Still, Mondays make me think of work). When I was little, I remember telling my mom one day when she came to wake me to go to school that I wanted to quit. She didn't say anything, just left, but came back in a few minutes and told me, "They said you can't quit." And I dutifully got up and went to school. So, although a lot of people might look at me and think I'm one of those people who love school (do these people exist? Do they have a 12-step program they're willing to distribute?) because I always make it a point to be in class on time and hand in all my assignments and get mad at instructors for cancelling classes, I actually don't. I just think of it as a necessary evil. Plus, I work very well in a structured environment. If it were up to me though, I'd stay home watching TV and eating chips. Literally. But, I always was one for responsibility. I enjoy learning, ironically enough. Just today, I looked up what all the titles mean in British nobility (for the heck of it), how lockpicking works and what exactly kitten heels are. Fascinating subjects all. Maybe I would have thrived better in a Montessori school. Oh, well, such is the way of the world.

Final thought: Rainy days don't get me down, but Mondays do. Sorry Karen Carpenter. :wink: