Okay, I haven't written here in a while. Tomorrow, school starts again. This time it's the summer semester and I have never taken summer classes before. Everything is compacted. They teach in eight weeks what they usually teach in sixteen. Classes are three hours long. I have two and they are back to back. I will be in class for six hours straight. One good thing, I have the same teacher for both classes -- he will be going through whatever I am going through. We're both in it for the duration.

I'm just hoping I can find someone to carpool with like I did last semester. I'm just beginning to realize how lucky I was then. With gas so expensive this 80 minute commute is going to be a killer. I'd like either someone to carpool with or someone who will let me crash at their place for two nights a week. Then again, that's expensive too with buying meals out and all that.

What have I been doing for the past four weeks between semesters? Pretty much nothing and maybe that's a good thing. The collapsing I have done is a way for me to get in touch with myself. This whole year I've collapsed. For those who don't know, I lost my job last September and I recieved one year's severance pay. I haven't worked since then. These good times aren't going to last forever. I've got to start looking for a job. I want to move out to Lansing near school. It means farther away from home and family but maybe that's a good thing as well. I've got a Vonage phone and my mother has a nationwide calling plan. No matter how far you move away you can talk for as long as you want.

So again, what have I done these past four weeks -- squat! Oh yes, I found this little device, a multimedia hard drive, that can be hooked up to your TV. I never wanted to download TV shows and movies before because I can't stand watching them on the computer. Now, I can download shows, copy them onto this and play them back on the TV. I've got all the new Doctor Who's, all six episodes...

Okay, I haven't written here in a while. Tomorrow, school starts again. This time it's the summer semester and I have never taken summer classes before. Everything is compacted. They teach in eight weeks what they usually teach in sixteen. Classes are three hours long. I have two and they are back to back. I will be in class for six hours straight. One good thing, I have the same teacher for both classes -- he will be going through whatever I am going through. We're both in it for the duration.

I'm just hoping I can find someone to carpool with like I did last semester. I'm just beginning to realize how lucky I was then. With gas so expensive this 80 minute commute is going to be a killer. I'd like either someone to carpool with or someone who will let me crash at their place for two nights a week. Then again, that's expensive too with buying meals out and all that.

What have I been doing for the past four weeks between semesters? Pretty much nothing and maybe that's a good thing. The collapsing I have done is a way for me to get in touch with myself. This whole year I've collapsed. For those who don't know, I lost my job last September and I recieved one year's severance pay. I haven't worked since then. These good times aren't going to last forever. I've got to start looking for a job. I want to move out to Lansing near school. It means farther away from home and family but maybe that's a good thing as well. I've got a Vonage phone and my mother has a nationwide calling plan. No matter how far you move away you can talk for as long as you want.

So again, what have I done these past four weeks -- squat! Oh yes, I found this little device, a multimedia hard drive, that can be hooked up to your TV. I never wanted to download TV shows and movies before because I can't stand watching them on the computer. Now, I can download shows, copy them onto this and play them back on the TV. I've got all the new Doctor Who's, all six episodes of Primeval (the TV show, not the awful movie), and the second season of Life On Mars.

I watch way too much TV.