08/02/02: Boredom

[juju]

I cannot wait for school to start. I'm so damned bored! Ok, I know, I know, there are millions of interesting things I could be doing. For some reason I don't feel like doing any of them. This is probably a good thing, since school starts in a month, and I can only have one obsession at a time. Hopefully I can trick myself into making school my obsession again. Although that is dependent on how interesting the classes are. I do very well if I find a subject interesting. Last year they were pretty dull, and I sucked.


Here are the classes that i'm taking this semester:


Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

Introduction to the nature of culture and its influence on human behavior and personality: comparative study of custom, social organization, and processes of change and integration of culture.

The Anthropology of Religion

An exploration of rituals, symbols, and rules that shape religious life. Religion is viewed broadly, considering activities that invoke powers beyond the reach of ordinary senses. Examining a variety of cultures, we explore what people say and do as they participate in activities such as magic, healing, pilgrimage, and contemporary religious movements.

Database Management Systems

What a database management system is; different data models used to structure the logical view of the database;
relational, hierarchical, and network. Implementation techniques for database systems: concurrency control, rollback and recovery, integrity and consistency, and view implementation.

Elementary Spanish II

Elementary courses stress pronunciation, aural comprehension, and simple speaking ability, and lead to active mastery basic grammar and limited reading ability.

I should have taken more CS classes, but the few that I actually needed were filled very quickly and I couldn't get in. So I just took some classes to fill my Anthropology minor, hoping that that would keep me stimulated. I'm actually kind of excited about those classes. I'm passionate about computers. But for god's sake, I need a little spice in my school diet. It would be different if we had good CS teachers, but most of them are very boring.

Databases doesn't sound interesting to me. But I understand that knowledge of them is pretty damned important, so I figured i'd better go ahead and take that class. I've never had this teacher before, so if i'm lucky he'll be cool.

Spanish, I fucking hate. I think I lack the ability to learn a new language. I'm going to keep trying, though. I've already had this damned class once. But since I did so poorly in Intermediate I, i've decided to go back and review the basics. It's quite depressing to consistently do badly in a subject. My only consolation is that since i've already had this class, it can't possibly be that hard.

I think i'll go buy the books today. Maybe that'll give me something to do.