Time flies

The weeks really just fly by, don't they? Tomorrow it's Friday again, and I have yet to discover what it has to offer. I think it's going to be hard to deny the fact that I'm getting older much longer, as last weekend, amazing as it was, has left me longing for a weekend of doing nothing.

I think I need to do some damage control on my political science class, which I seem to have put on hold until further notice, and perhaps that's not the best idea as the first two classes are supposed to come to an end soon. I suspect that I have two or three papers to catch up on this weekend, something that should prove to be easier than I first thought it would be. I've so far submitted three papers, and I spent way too much time and effort on the first two. They were around 4 pages each, and had 4 or 5 references. Before the third one, I was informed that each question (there were three) needed an answer consisting of about 100-200 words. So my third paper was written in no time, as will hopefully the ones I have to write this weekend.

I guess having studied at masters level, I've forgotten just how basic the A-classes, as we call them, can be. And I guess distance learning is less demanding than regular university studies, especially if you like me, forget to watch the lectures that are put up online. What's the point, I wonder, if I can pass the classes with next to no effort at all? I guess I will learn less, but to be honest I feel like I know most of what we're doing already. I mean it's politics, for heaven's sake.

I just signed up for an online writing class in freelance journalism too. I have no idea if it's any good, but I'm hoping to improve my writing at least to some extent. It can't really get any worse, I'm sure. And supposedly you're given a personal tutor who's an experienced journalist in your chosen field, and they're supposed to work with you until you get something published. It was relatively inexpensive, so I decided to give it a go. If it works out, no one will be happier than me, and if it doesn't, I guess no harm will have been done. You'll never know if you never try, right?