My Poor, Neglected Blog.....

It has been about forever since I've written a post with some substance, and a few weeks since I've posted at all. School and a curious child have sent me into an alternate dimension. Last week, I lost an entire day. I don't even know how! I knew the day number, I just thought it was Sunday....On Saturday....Veteran's Day may have played into the confusion, but mostly I think I'm going a little crazy.

Now that I am approaching the end of my first wave of classes, I can finally understand those who can't stand distance learning classes. They're not hard, especially at a community college level, but they are fast paced as all get-out. Trying to take an English class in 8 weeks has proven to be the most challenging, which I hate! I like to think that I am proficient in composition, so that is not the problem. It is the reading. 30 short stories, 50 poems, 3 plays and a novel (which, I had to write a 7-10 page research paper on) may not seem so terrible, but when you have an infatoddler who hasn't met a book he doesn't like to tear to pieces and feels neglected if he is not constantly entertained, it gets a little impossible to cram all of that in, especially with other classes. So far, I've been getting by with A's on essays that I've written in 2 hours to meet deadlines, so hopefully my 2-day research paper on the book I only skimmed will end up with a favorable grade as well. Thank goodness for the internet!

Deviating from school, I finally got my DSLR camera! I was completely psyched when it came in the mail. It was used, but it looked and functioned beautifully. I paired it with an 85mm lens and started shooting right away. Of course, fate intervened, and the mirror fell out after a few days of light use. The good news is that that particular Canon model has had a recall for that exact problem, so I packed it up and shipped it in with a label provided by the company to be fixed for free. I'm glad I chose Canon; their customer service rocks! It should be back by the end of the week, which is perfect because that it when my classes are complete. My next great challenge will be shooting in full manual mode. Oh, yes, it will be interesting. Beware, my friends, that thing is likely going to be around my next for the next couple of months straight.

I have more in-depth updates coming soon. Now that I have fewer distractions I have more time to devote to do the things I love to do. :)