Scheduling Conspiracy

Well, my spring term officially began today.

I say that because yesterday, my schedule radically changed from what it was in the morning. It morphed into a fairly convoluted mess, so I'll spare you the gritty details. Suffice it to say I traded in my one science course and went full-throttle on three English courses. Have I lost my mind? Maybe. Even still, I've got some catching up to do if I want to secure my required seminar and polish off my other GERs. I'm not into the whole fifth-year thing.

So ... I've got Writing Fiction, Faulkner, and Victorian Literature lined up for spring term. My first impressions? So far, I like what I've got. I'm still pretty dismayed at getting bumped out of the Shakespeare course, and so is my advisor because it kind of set me back. But there's nothing else I can do except wait for it to come up again. Right now, Faulkner should do nicely as a replacement for a focus author. I'm not as familiar with him, however; the only book of his that comes to mind at the moment is The Unvanquished and I don't remember how I liked it, but oh well. New classes are new for a reason. You're not supposed to already know all the subject material. I got a good vibe from the Fiction course; Dr. Allen seems like a great teacher. Very meticulous and he talks like he writes (good thing or bad? I guess we'll find out). He also proved helpful in enabling me to switch the sections of his course in order to accomodate my schedule. As for Vic-Lit, one of my friends commented that our teacher looked like Zoolander or some such name. He's a character, all right, but I like him, too. It is a reading-intensive course, but I shouldn't have any problem with it. I'm six chapters into Charles Dickens' The Old Curiosity Shop and I already like it. One definite plus is the absence of written tests (so far) and a more laid-back grading style.

So yeah, I'm convinced that the Course Selections were out to get me this term, bumping me out of Shakespeare and setting my English certification back a good bit. I'm also convinced the major departments were in on it and lumped all the English classes in the afternoon to not only make scheduling around them a logistical nightmare, but also ruin my chance to knock out my last science course. But why quibble? It's a gorgeous day outside, spring is fast approaching, I'm cured of my desert doldrums, and I still have an exciting and challenging course load. Why waste time pining for what could've been when it's more fun to take life on right now? That's a better way to live.

Of course, it helps to know your life is being pushed by Bigger Hands. :)

Song of the Day: Salvador - "Breathing Life"

Verse of the Day: "But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners." - Matthew 9:13