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Poor Student Living the High Life

Friday, November 17th, 2006

I’ve been a barely employed student for so long that I can’t really imagine what it would be like to have money. And I don’t think I’ll be faced with that prospect for awhile. Just a week ago I was again reminded of how much education costs these days. I’ve tried not to let it get me down however. I’ll continue living in sweet denial. Before I start cashing in those massive checks that teachers get I can still live the good life while being totally skint. Here’s some stuff I’ve enjoyed over the last couple of weeks that has been free or nearly free.
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Back to School

Sunday, October 8th, 2006

I’m sitting in my room (groovin’ to B.B. King because I felt in need of some blues) at the end of the first week that I’ve felt like a proper student. Since we finished orientation I’ve been left pretty much to my own devices. I was looking forward to things being a bit busier and this week it got busy, relatively speaking. I only have two classes and both classes meet at 4 in the afternoon. This makes my friends with much heavier loads look at me with envy and loathing. I feel like a slacker too. However, reading lists for both classes are quite impressive so I’ll have plenty to keep me occupied. It’ll be a lot of work, just not a lot of time in class. We don’t have any exams for these classes. All my grades will come from the two essays I write for each class and then my dissertation this summer. This makes me a little nervous. Class here is very self-directed which also makes me nervous because I have a tendency to be a horrible procrastinator. I’ll either learn to conquer that or suffer I guess.
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