Trying to catch up

The point of my blog was to journal what it is like to go to college at a time in life when I can't remember where I left my keys, purse, house...etc.

It's sort of kicking me right now. I am in the middle of writing research papers. My first problem is the subject matter isn't very interesting to me. Biology research papers? Who even knew they were necessary? I've chosen adaptive radiation and the tectonic plate theory. See? Boring!

And math. WTH? I hate to tell the upcoming parental generation, but their kids are going to be so messed up. Teachers are being forced to teach the little darlings so much pertaining to critical thinking skills that they are not being taught, and drilled on, the basics. I'm learning something called tessellations right now. Basically, its how to repeat drawn patterns. I'm sure its got something to do with something, (Maybe geometry?) but its not making sense to me. I even asked the teacher what to tell the kids when they asked why they were learning it, and she didn't have an answer either. And don't get me started on polyhedrons.

Mom's house in Irving is finally on the market. She acts like she's excited about the move. I hope she is. It's hard to make sure we're doing the right thing for her.