42 Dreams of Arizona Bay

Searching for the question to the answer of 42.

Hope I wake up

I hope I wake up on time.

Tomorrow is the beginning of college for the first time in four years. I’m only taking one class, but am seriously considering a path that will lead me to more school.

My last lapse in schooling lasted five years, but I was also younger then. And this time, I do have a degree.
I often get asked if I go to school here. I usually respond, in an irritated voice, that no, I just work. That will still be true after class starts. School is not my job. I’m not in Fresno for school.

I sometimes wonder if I really still look young enough to be in college. I don’t feel like it. I feel some culture shock coming on. I felt old the last time.
Then again, most of the questioners are decades older, so perhaps they’re no longer good judges of age. I know I’m not. Anything under 25 seems babyish, and old keeps getting older and older. Old is a few nebulous years older than my dad, because my dad is not old, and never will be old.

I’m sure this class will be fine. I don’t really care what people think. Community college is traditionally a place where there’s a mix of old and young, and it seems I will fit into that first category.

Btw … I have a Las Vegas post brewing. I just haven’t had the time, because my procrastination has been keeping me from writing it, and from mentally preparing for school.

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4 Responses to “Hope I wake up”

  1. Heather

    Mentally preparing, huh? You’re much farther along than ne. :)


  2. For me, the hard part would be adjusting to homework again. Studying. Ugh…starting to remember all the things I disliked about school. Anyway, good luck to you. I’m sure you’ll fit in fine.

  3. Lisa

    What class are you taking?

  4. Mel B.

    A web design class.

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