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[Hostile]

So I decided to go back to school this past week in pursuit of a Associates Degree in Applied Science. It was a field I can convert some of my current credits to. So I signed up for 2 classes with an additional one in a waiting list. It should be interesting. I'm a bit nervous but I feel much better after todays english placement test. It was a 2 hour test, I finished in 1 hour and scored a perfect 100%.

Glad to see I didn't completely lose my mind. Taking three classes to start after taking five years off of school might be ambitious. But they aren't difficult classes. But taking into account I work 50+ hours per week in my full time job, I'm still abit nervous.

So wish me luck. I begin Jan 11th. The nice part about not being broke is I can come right out and pay for it. No loans or anything unless 30 days on a credit card is a loan.

My classes:
111 College Composition I
115 Intro to Computer Applications and Concepts
100 Software Design

Each class is only 1 hour 15 minutes once a week for 4 months. So they can't be that hard. I was able to schedule them all on one day. So when I finish the three classes, go right to the library and finish the weeks assignments so I can sleep at night for the other 6 days.

Who knows, give me two years and I might actually be useful around here...

[Námo]

I wish you luck ... and some good sleep, too.

Luckily I've become to old to attend any kind of school (or rather too lazy ... there's still a lot of curiosity left in me)

[Hostile]

I'll be 40 in a few years. But you do have me beat. Nice to know I'm not the oldest person here.

[Allathar]

Well, looks like it could be fun What kind of computer stuff do you want to do with it? And what's your current job?

[Ash]

Last I heard, he was a bank clerk and a landlord.

Just goes to show, you're never too old to learn. Next semester: Anger management classes.

[Hostile]

Actually that was a number of years ago and I was a bank manager, not a clerk. And I was a landlord which is why my education has been subsidized by... me!

I've sold off my properties during my divorce for obvious reasons. You can say, I'm starting with a clean slate. What was old is now new again. If anyone noticed. I'm a lot nicer guy. So much less stress once everything was finalized.

Fuck the losses, there is still so much to gain!

Anger management classes?! The whole idea of it pisses me off...

[Vortigern]

Have fun, Eric. Education is great, although don't count on being able to do everything in one night. I told myself I'd do that this year, yet there I was the night before the deadline, mashing out an essay.... Either way, learn things, meet new people, revisit your college years and go get wasted now that you're old enough to hold your alcohol properly.

[Phil]

Haha, nice! You are never too old to educate yourself. Also with that amount of time spent in class, it remains pretty bearable

Anyway, good luck.

[duke_Qa]

good job going back to get some extra education. Right now my plan is working a bit for a few years then figure out if there is something I would study to specialize myself.