tick… tock… tick tock..

After being informed that the new schedule of classes was released for spring quarter, I got to thinking — time really does fly by. I remember starring down my fat list of “classes left to take before I can graduate” during my freshman years and it seemed like there were sooo many classes with soo many requirements. However, now, looming before me is my last quarter before my senior year — I notice that I am basically done my undergraduate education. All my breadth requirements are completed, all my lower division stuff is completed… which only leaves a handful of math and computer science classes left. After this spring quarter; 12 to be exact. That means I am only 12 classes away from graduating in a year. That’s 4 classes a quarter without summer school. That’s simply insane. I can’t believe I’m almost out of here. I can’t believe I’m 20 years old. I can’t believe the “real world” is out there… and I’m not so many steps away.

I know I’ll regret saying this sometime, but I can’t wait when my life is simply WORK + LIFE… with no SCHOOL variable. I guess it just seems odd (and exciting to me) since I’ve been going to school for what, 15 years, constantly now? Jesus. I mean, that means when I leave work, I’m done for the day… I can do whatever I want! I mean, no homework to worry about, no research project deadlines looming, no upcoming exams, no nothing. Just work. Oh, and bills, but I pay that stuff now anyway.. so they cancel out.

I wonder how things will be in a couple of years. It feels like everything is going to change. I kind of don’t want it to change, but I know it will. I know it will probably be for the best, and I know I’m probably taking most of the it granted right now, but I just want to keep that school atmosphere without the school portion of it. That makes sense, Right?

Ahhh… I guess we’ll find out what life has in store for me and for you.

Adieu. Navid.