So you'd think with the lack of things to do in general I would post more often, but I think it's the lack of activity that has caused the stoppage in the posting. The most recent excitement has not been good excitement. However, it has taught me many things. First off, even if you go through 22 years of life thinking your family is pretty darn near perfect, crisis will bring out the flaws. Communication is of the utmost importance in pretty much every situation. Sometimes doctors aren't all as smart as they think they are. Cell phones are amazing inventions. You should always remember to call the people who matter to you even when you don't need to.
My dad bought me a new car this summer... I don't think I've mentioned that yet. It's a 2002 Toyota Camry. I love it. It's beautiful. But my beautiful car has caused me more problems than my cute little Saturn ever did. Not major problems, just stupid annoying ones. The cruise didn't work... the little lever doesn't open the door to the gas tank, and now the speaker doesn't feel like working and the keys are being weird. It wouldn't be a big deal, but the obviously the dealership my dad got it from is in CO and the nearest Toyota dealership around here is in Mankato which is 45 minutes away. I've sat in their waiting room way too many Friday afternoons and it looks like I'll have to make it at least one more. Grr. Don't take a car out of state just after you've bought it. You're asking for trouble.
Classes are so very boring. Today we learned possibly the worst group discussion technique I've ever seen and then we learned about supreme court cases we've already learned about before. It feels as though they've run out of things to teach us. If that is the case, I should be able to graduate with my doctorate. Otherwise, there should be more things to teach me. However, it might possibly be a good thing that the classes are so terrible because it makes me want to leave for student teaching more so I'm not as scared about it. After a few more experiences I've come to the conclusion that it's my confidence, not my skills that need the most work. I'm not denying that my conducting skills need practice, but I think I just really need to learn to be firm. I can be firm. I know I can. I just need to do it all the time. (or at least most of the time) So we'll see about that.
