Monday, January 25, 2010
Monday Night
Well, I'm not hypomanic or anything. Just hadn't gotten enough sleep for some time. But I slept well last night and the night before. I'm making dinner right now. I don't usually eat this late, but I had a poetry chat with my online poetry group. My best friend, Star, is coming over later. She wants to fix my hair, so I don't know if we are going out or what. It's Monday night, but anything is possible. I did one of my meditations for Shamanism last night. I feel so good afterward. It's nice to just be quiet and still with just incense and a candle going. That's for my Norse Mythology based Shamanism course which I'll just call Ancient Rites. The other one I haven't worked on for awhile which has a more modern bent, I'll call that one Modern Rituals. I'm in the first year of both studies. But I've been in the first year of Modern Rituals for two and a half years now. Sigh. Well, playtime tonight!
Saturday, January 23, 2010
In the Way
Sometimes life gets in the way of studies at Nature U. Sometimes it's just my mood. Like I went to bed at 5am last night. I don't discount that I may be getting hypomanic. I doubt it will turn into full-blown mania, but I have my eye on it. I didn't get shit done today. Nothing on my list. Well, I emptied the dishwasher. I'm a Virgo and pretty organized with to-do lists and all that. But some days I just can't face all that. There are two women at school I'll call the Wyrd Sisters. One of them, Sister Alice, just started a blog too. She's a real pistol. It will be fun reading her blog. I hope she keeps it up. Just like I hope I can keep writing this blog.
More and more, the stuff I'm interested in doesn't interest my family and friends in RL. So I have this network of online friends who are interested in the same stuff I am or at least some of it, which is cool. If I knew I'd have this much fun on the computer I would have learned how to use them a long time ago instead of just a few years ago.
Our classes ended a couple weeks ago. Got an A in Runes 3. That's not even the third Runes class, more like the third introductory class where we learned the basic meanings of the Runes. The Runes are new to me so I had some trouble synthesizing them into poems. I write poetry too. I'm listening to Simon & Garfunkel, "Mrs. Robinson". We will find out what classes are offered for the Spring Quarter in February. Classes start up again in March. So I guess I'm having my Winter Vacation. Doesn't really feel like it. I guess it's all in your attitude. Where'd my positive attitude go? I think it must be in the wash. :)
More and more, the stuff I'm interested in doesn't interest my family and friends in RL. So I have this network of online friends who are interested in the same stuff I am or at least some of it, which is cool. If I knew I'd have this much fun on the computer I would have learned how to use them a long time ago instead of just a few years ago.
Our classes ended a couple weeks ago. Got an A in Runes 3. That's not even the third Runes class, more like the third introductory class where we learned the basic meanings of the Runes. The Runes are new to me so I had some trouble synthesizing them into poems. I write poetry too. I'm listening to Simon & Garfunkel, "Mrs. Robinson". We will find out what classes are offered for the Spring Quarter in February. Classes start up again in March. So I guess I'm having my Winter Vacation. Doesn't really feel like it. I guess it's all in your attitude. Where'd my positive attitude go? I think it must be in the wash. :)
Golden Rule Days
I decided to start a blog about my graduate school studies and experiences. I will change names and the name of my online school. I love it! But it is stressful at times. I'm in my 3rd year of graduate school. I'm getting my Master's in Interfaith. I'm also taking two Shamanism programs and a Divination program. No, I'm not going to define them, look it up if you want to. I can't sleep, which is becoming normal for me. That's why I'm up so early in the morning. And yes, this plays hell with my days. I'm a little bit cranky.
I go to Nature U. That's what I'm gonna call it. We have another nickname for the school, which is even better. I have a great teacher there. I'll call her Dean Dharma, which is a great name for her, believe it or not. I haven't thought up nicknames for the other students yet, so bear with me. I get along well with most of them anyway. I do want to focus on the positive and not bitch too much. But I probably will. You see, none of my friends in real life (RL) are in graduate school. None of them are in college. None of them are even taking classes. So I feel kinda isolated in my studies. Another reason to start a blog. Hopefully it will have some funny bits. And even if I change the names to protect the innocent, I will be honest here. Never let the truth get in the way of a good story. I might stretch the truth a little, but I won't break it.
I go to Nature U. That's what I'm gonna call it. We have another nickname for the school, which is even better. I have a great teacher there. I'll call her Dean Dharma, which is a great name for her, believe it or not. I haven't thought up nicknames for the other students yet, so bear with me. I get along well with most of them anyway. I do want to focus on the positive and not bitch too much. But I probably will. You see, none of my friends in real life (RL) are in graduate school. None of them are in college. None of them are even taking classes. So I feel kinda isolated in my studies. Another reason to start a blog. Hopefully it will have some funny bits. And even if I change the names to protect the innocent, I will be honest here. Never let the truth get in the way of a good story. I might stretch the truth a little, but I won't break it.
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