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typical June and not so typical educational support So. According to diaryland, it's already been four days since I updated. I might beg to differ, but since I have no real since of time, it probably has been four days. So anyway. It has been hot and humid here, aka it's officially June. There hasn't been any rain, the grass is browning and little dust swirlies appear every so often. My garden has a sprinkler set up in the middle of it. Tick tick tick ratatatatatatata. Seriously. It is the most ingenious way of watering ever. Too bad I can't take full credit for the idea. My concrete patio is glowing white as the dusk settles in, bringing mosquitos and cooler weather. I haven't set up any furniture yet, so it is barren and lonely and calling to me through the sliders. "Come set up a lawn chair and rest your feet on my day-warmed surface". Sounds like a plan, but I will probably procrastinate till tomorrow afternoon. It's supposed to be cooler. Just 88 degrees. So yesterday we got a call from my older brother, the first one since April. We were sort of wondering if he had been kidnapped or fell off the face of the planet or something. But no, he just didn't feel like calling his family. We all went over to his place and played video games. I set up a character on one that is just a kickass chick. She has a bad attitude though. My Mom has said it's just like me. Heh. But I noticed my older brother had a stack of books on his desk, and one of them was @tlas ShruGged, which I have been wanting to read for some time now. So far it's good. I'm on page 25 of 1069. I'm so glad my brother doesn't charged overdue book fees like a library does, because I'm pretty sure it's going to take a while to read. I just got through with the Kn0wn W0rld about a week ago. Thought provoking stuff. I have decided I'm going to get at least one classic book whenever I go to the library to load up on reading material. Expanding your mind is a good thing, and it'll give me something good to do till I can get back into college classes this fall. I'm going back to take two r@diology tech classes, so I can be certified for that. Speaking of college classes, I sat down this past weekend and talked with the two most important people in my life, also known as my Mom and uncle. I told them individually that I was afraid of letting them down, and they meant the world to me. I proceeded to tell them that I know they think it's a waste of time for me to go into historic preservation, but I love it with all my heart and I think it's what I was meant to do. I also said I was not going to consider going because I knew how they felt. My Mom said "You have to do what's right for you, because it's your life and you need to do what will make you happy." My uncle said, "I think you should go into historic preservation. You should just go to community college and take your math, science, language and etc. classes so it won't take so long. After you graduate then you can hire me to help you." Holy crap. They approve, and I'm in a little bit of shock. There really isn't anything to stop me, except being afraid of going out of state. That itself isn't so big of a fear anymore now. I'm still taking medical classes in the meantime, to have some income while in school, and also to have something to fall back on in case the preservation doesn't pan out. But now that I actually have a support system at home, I don't see so much where that would happen. |