Reality Check

To prepare for my new life in the dorm I decided to attend an open house at the school. They let us stay the night and it gave me a glimpse into dorm life. It honestly wasn't too bad, but I got to experience a few things that i'm sure I will be dealing with. My host for the night was nice, but she appeared to be attached to the hip of her boyfriend and spend most of the time concerned about whether he was taken care of  then actually hosting my experience in the dorm. I was a little irritated at first.. but then I realized that this is something I will probably experience while living there. So her neglecting me really showed me more of what it was going to be all about.
I only dealt with the PDA (public displays of affection) & wrestling for a little bit before I decided to leave the dorm room for a little and interact with some of the other students there. For the most part they had no idea how much older I was than them.. which made me happy :). Most of the students seemed genuinely happy with the school and all let me know that it was challenging (which I'm also happy about).

Overall  I'm going to be happy with going back to school. At least this time I'm armed with the knowledge that I am ADD and have the tools (meds & organization software) to help get me through it.

Good times are ahead!

Wow I haven't really been very good at the blogging thing lol ...

Well things have certainly changed a bit since I last posted. I turned 30 back in December and I guess I went through a bit of a beginning of life crisis :)

A few weeks before my B-day I decided to go check out a University that I've been very interested in since I was in high school. Well long story short I'm now enrolled to start school full time at University of Advancing Technology! I'll be starting my BA in Game Art and Animation starting in Sept. I wanted to do this the right way so I can concentrate on school so I've also decided that I'm going to be quiting my IT job and moving into the on-campus dorm.

30 years old and I'm moving into a dorm! I really never thought that would happen, but i'm really happy that it is. I already found a roommate and she seems really cool. A lot of people seem to think I should worry about the age difference, because most of the other students are right out of high school. I really don't think it will be a big deal since I share common interests... video games :)

This school seems to understand people like me, people that are smart, but just get a little distracted now and again.

I've still been using Skoach.com and since google calendar supports iCal I import my appointments. That way I can see my schedule on my HTC Hero Android phone.

On another fun note my mom, sister, and niece have all moved into my house. My mom found out that the guy she moved to be with was a bit crazy and my sister needed to move out because she is going through a divorce and needs to short sell her house.

It's all one big happy family :) Of course I gave my sister the master bedroom since she is doing me a HUGE favor and taking my lease over when I leave for school.

The great thing about everyone moving in is that it has forced me to move into a small room and get rid of a lot of stuff. This is going to make moving into the dorm a breeze!

Plus I didn't realize how much stuff I actually had.

You know that feeling when you go into a nice hotel and it's neat and clean .... and well simple? That's how it feels right now.

I almost wish I had pretended to move earlier. The actual work sucks yes... but the results are mind clearing :)

Oh and starting last December I started a graveyard shift. It's been pretty easy to do so far... tough on relationships though. I also got promoted at work.

And I'm not going to lie there were some points between when I posted last that were not so good, but there is no point dwelling on those times. I'm just looking to the future, trying to stay focused, and most of all happy!

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