Today

Was the last day of undergraduate class para me. I no longer have to sit through another undergrad class as long as I live (unless I get really really DUMB and decide to go for another BA).

Some things I liked about being an undergraduate:

1)You don't really need to know what the hell you're doing academically. You can just take some cool classes, sit back and have it almost spoon fed to you.

2)You don't really have to give a shit. I mean you do, and I did, but you can not show up and still manage to get a decent GPA. (believe me I've shown up for 2/3 of my undergraduate career).

3) The end is more finite and clear, and also it is unbelievably easy. The next phase in my education is going to be more difficult. Whether I go to law school or grad school, I will have massive examinations that require a LOT of my blood sweat tears heart soul. At the beginning, through the middle and at the end. (also you have to show up for big people school).


Things I will not miss about the undergraduate experience:

1)teenagers. (sorry kids, mama loves ya, but doesn't want to sees ya everyday... mama's got some vodka she needs and you kids kill mamas buzz)

2)The TA system-I'll like it better when I'm a TA. But as for being an undergrad and dealing with them, here are a few of my thoughts on it:

A)They are only a few (if that) steps higher than me in the educational process. I don't feel I need to treat them as though they are special. (I treat them with the respect that anyone deserves, no more and no less). I also don't have any need to believe that they know more than I do-although sometimes I have found some brilliant TA's who do in fact know a hell of a lot more than I do-I've also met plenty of people who don't even have associate's degrees who know a hell of a lot more than I do-so their place in grad school means little to me. Additionally I am not at all fond of the hierarchy at all, and I am glad that I never have to be scolded by a TA for not showing up to class. When/if I am a TA I vow never to scold my students. I will however give F's liberally to any undergrad student that resembles my undergrad performance-because more than likely they will deserve it.

3)I am currently disenchanted with school at all-so I am just glad that I know that all I have to do is go to work come home open beer go to sleep go to work come home open beer go to sleep go to work... and so on. Right now I can't think of a more luxurious lifestyle than that. I'm positive it will grow old, but until then... here's to beer sleep and work.

4)my house-mate. How does she tie into this? Well, if I weren't in school I would be living somewhere else. My housemate is not bad, nor is she evil, lazy, unclean... she isn't the usual things that bad housemates are accused of being. She is just dumb and thinks she's brilliant (there is nothing more annoying-except for maybe some ass-hole who just completed her BA thinking she's brilliant) and additionally she has the dumbest boyfriend.... Seriously I never in my life imagined that someone could be that stupid. I mean... ok think of the term Meat Head and multiply that by about one hundred. He doesn't watch the Daily Show-because he doesn't "get it"... but more than that-well, let's just say that if he grunts it's probably the most intelligent thing he has ever said in his entire life. So yeah, I'm NOT going to miss living here. Why didn't I move you ask? Have you checked out the housing situation in Santa Cruz? Believe me I tried to leave. Plus she isn't a BAD housemate, like I said. She's just... simple.

So that is my list for today. I have a paper I want to write this evening. A paper that I need to have written by Sunday evening, a final on Monday and a final on Wednesday. Wednesday is my actual END day.

at which time I will open a beer and stare at my TV for a multitude of hours and not speak at all. I will drool on myself I will be sofa king relaxed.

peace.