School started and My TV Shows

Today was the first day of Fall '06!

Schedule:
Monday - Bio II 8:30-9:50am; ESSP 300 10am-11:50pm
Tuesday - GIS 2-4:50pm
Wednesday - Bio II 8:30-9:50am; ESSP 300 10am-11:50pm
Thursday - GIS 2-4:50pm
Friday - Bio II L 9-11:50am

Not listed: CST (on-line)

I'm working on Wednesdays and Fridays and volunteering every other Sunday at the aquarium.

Today was pretty good. I actually had to LEARN something in Bio II! I couldn't believe it! It was pretty good, though. ESSP 300, the syllabus was 48 pages long! It's kind of like an introductory class to the upper division classes, but also a writing/critical thinking class. We will end up writing a 15-20 page case study paper by the end of the semester, along with doing job interviews and meeting potential advisors. Basically, don't fall behind and I'll be good. She does everything in steps.

I'm also taking a CST class called Media Tools on-line. It's essentially learning Flash, Dreamweaver, and PhotoShop. At the end, I believe, I will have to combine the use of all those programs into one big final project. I'm taking it as an on-line class because the lab and lecture are at the same time of my Bio class. I almost didn't get 16 units in this semester because all the classes I wanted (I checked about 5 of them) bumped into my Bio or ESSP 300 class and I HAD to have those this semester. Kind of bummed I can't go to the lectures/labs for CST, but I think I have enough resources and knowledge to do okay on my own. It's just a good thing I like learning new things like this!

My GIS class is tomorrow. Everyone I've talked to said it's not really hard, it's just time consuming and NOT to get behind in the class, which seems to be the theme in ALL my classes.

We'll see how I survive the week since my boss talked me into adding a shift and a half for this week on top of my other two shifts. So my week -- Working 27 hours (24 paid), taking 16 units, helping someone out a half hour a day, volunteering for 5 hours on Sunday, and doing my podcasting stuff. Yay for my busy schedule! Hopefully it won't be like this all semester long! :P

Now to my TV shows. I seem to be collecting TV shows I'm really getting into. I don't watch TV much, but this last half year I've found new TV shows I like!

I've always been interested in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (that's the Vegas one -- don't like NY and Miami as much), but I haven't really been able to watch it until last semester, so I'm really into that show. Of course American Idol is up there, but because of American Idol's last season I'm now into House MD. The show came on RIGHT after American Idol on Tuesday nights and I would watch it while I wait for the family to come home to watch American Idol. I ended up getting hooked! I like the type of shows that I can miss a whole season (or start in the middle) and not feel totally behind.

Well, my new show is Numb3rs. My co-worker told me that I'd like Numb3rs if I liked CSI. It's basically like CSI, but instead of using forensics or CSI people, it's about two brothers -- one is a FBI the other a mathematician. The brothers basically work together to help solve cases. It's not a whole lot of math, but it's still pretty cool. I also find it totally improbable in the real world, but I still like it! I like the math being used and it's a show I can skip a day of and not feel behind in for another one. I've been buying the episodes off of iTunes for $1.99 because it has only finished its 2nd season and it's not reairing like CSI does.

My other show I like (it's my shameful show) is Wildfire, which is on ABC Family. It's centered around horse racing, so it's really no wonder why I like it. It's a real drama, but I enjoy watching it and seeing the horses and such.

With that, I must be off to take a nap.