One of the single oddest things about attending classes on the summer ‘mini-mester’ system they have at Auburn is that they’re over so dang quickly. Five weeks is simply not enough time to learn most subjects. I mean, I’ll come out of this with decent understandings of both marketing and geology, but there’s no time to do anything but cram the required material. No time to get to know the professors, no time to absorb enough to know what questions I should be asking. It’s somewhat frustrating.
Still, it is the way it is. And there are a couple of advantages to the super-compressed schedule. It keeps everything current. There’s no time to forget important stuff in between meetings. The constant reinforcement can be a huge help in learning languages and math.
The other advantage is that it allows me to keep taking classes. Oddly enough, I love taking classes. The structure of it, the access to specialized knowledge, the new possibilities and ideas that always spring to mind, all of these things combine to provide some serious enjoyment.
In other, completely unrelated news, I stepped outside to take a completely non-regulation break (yeah, I’m pretty sure that our scheduling policies technically violate pretty much every work/break/work regulation out there) tonight, and dang it was a nice night. It rained about three hours ago, and it’s warm (around 75 degrees). I just stood there, bare feet pleasantly warmed by the stone walkway, a slight breeze blowing, and a very lovely sky above me. And I thought to myself, ‘Wow, I’d really love to have a hammock, some company, and a couple of hours to just sit out here and talk.’
Just thought I’d share, and one day I’ll come back and read this, and probably go buy myself a hammock. You know, just in case.
Thomas