05/03/2006: "[Library] Onward and upward, moving on."

The semester's coming to a close, which means that I'm not at the point where I have to do all those things I should've done 14 weeks ago. By some odd twist of fate, I'm not swamped with work for once. I still have alot of tests to study for, and homework is just now starting to die down, but at least it's not as bad as last semester.

What does this all mean? My classes will be ending soon, I'll be graduating a few days after that, and then I'll be going to a different school to finish off my major in the Fall (another 2 years of fun). In the process of getting all this stuff done, I'm gaining a decent supply of stories regarding administration and bureaucracy, and how it not only doesn't make any sense, but the fact that it works at all surprises me. The infamous catch-22 has been my bread and butter. In order to register for classes, I need to make an appointment. I can do that online. To do it online, I need a username. Aha! But, to get a username, you need to be registered for classes. So, basically, to register for classes, you need to be registered for classes. It won't be so bad next time around (since all my paperwork's already done, and I'll already have my numbers, passwords, and such), but it's definitely been interesting thus far.

My personal life never makes any sense to me, so I'm not sure what to say about that. There are people around sometimes. I occasionally even reply to e-mails or return phone calls! It feels like there's something mildly important I'm overlooking, or haven't quite noticed, but I'm not really sure what. Nor do I even know what this means. But it seems that change is afoot. The question is, what? I'm kinda rambling, since I have free time and finished all my homework much earlier than I thought I would.

This also is tied into the problem of "what you want" and "what should happen", the struggle between what you feel and what you think. I nearly always take the path of "what is best" as opposed to how I feel, but sometimes I wonder if that really is the better of the two choices. Even if it does preserve long-term peace, who knows the opportunities that were missed? If you jump onto the speeding train, it's going to take you someplace you've probably never been. But you might also miss the jump and get run over. Balance is really what's best in these things.

Oh! Right. I got a new watch. This doesn't impact anyone or anything really, but I do like my new watch. It's not as precise as a digital watch (especially since it has no "second" hand) but it makes up for that in looking nicer (the face is a reflective blue, darker than the other one I had), and it's heavy, so it can serve as a club if I get attacked by hobos. Not sure how likely this is to happen, but isn't it good to be prepared?

I should probably go and finish off the book I'm reading (Donald Keene's "The Pleasures of Japanese Literature") so I can return it to the library and get started on something else soon. Just one more class today, one more tomorrow, then the weekend. Not that I have plans yet, but.. well, it's the weekend.

Off I go!


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