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June 27, 2001
Can you say hiatus?
Hiatus. Yep. Didn't think I'd take one, but... blame it on Simmons. See, I thought it would be a great idea to take three classes over the summer -- I took one, the Intellectual Freedom class, last month, and I'm taking two during the next six weeks. I like them both a lot -- one of them is Information Services and the WWW (I'll learn HTML! Finally!) and the other is Literature of the Humanities. Both professors are great, and the classes are interesting. But the workload... oh, man. I sat down and figured it out, and it looks like I'll have at least two to three hours of homework a night. I'm trying to actually budget my time this semester, rather than leaving everything until the last minute. I also have assignments due every class session, so I can't procrastinate. So. I will have little free time, and less free brain space. I will likely be sending messages to the notify list, so now would be a good time to fill in that nifty little box at the bottom of the page. I keep reminding myself, I'll be done in December... but then I enter the scary world of job hunting. Aaaiiiieeee! In all seriousness, that scares the hell out of me. I've been having nightmares about it. I read job listings, and feel woefully underqualified. And I'm trying to figure out where I want to live -- I know I want out of Boston. I love it and all, but I'm dreadfully tired of it. I'm sick of being surrounded by people and noise. I want to be able to live alone. (Please, Lord, let me find a place where I can live without a roommate...) I want trees, and to be able to see stars at night. I know I want to stay close to family, and all my friends (except you online folks) are here. I've lived here longer than anywhere else. It scares me to think about leaving. But... I'll deal with that when the time comes. Got to get through July first. See you in a month. Join the list, and, as always, email me! I'll welcome the diversion. And, just to tide you over, here's me as a superhero, courtesy of the Hero Machine... 
Posted by Mary Ellen at June 27, 2001 09:42 PM