I am sitting down to write this blog post. I am so happy to announce that I am going back to school. I start Monday. It's been something that I have wanted to do for a long time, and I finally got things in order to be able to go back. I never earned a degree, although, I did substitute teach high school classes for almost ten years. While I have been working as a film critic, it's awesome, but I regret not getting a degree.
The past ten years for me haven't been easy. Being a parent is hard, and even more so when your situation is like mine, which I won't get into, but I miss my son, Elliot, incredibly since his mom and step-dad moved to Kansas. Also, learning I have Asperger's Syndrome has actually helped me look back on my life with more fondness towards myself. I was bullied really bad in elementary and middle school, until my ninth grade year. I even went to the high school my dad taught at all but one year of his career. It was nice going to a high school where the students didn't know I was bullied, so it stopped the chain, and thrived in high school. It was great.
Looking back, I can see how other kids could think I was weird. I was, but it wasn't my fault. having Asperger's Syndrome was both a blessing and a curse. On one hand, people thought I was weird, but others thought I was just really funny. My biggest symptom of Asperger's is that I get obsessed with things I love. I have been able to turn that into me obsessing enough over film to be a film critic. That symptom is more of a blessing. Insomnia is another, and I have had times in my life where I was able to do things I had to, but enough time to do things I love and wanted to do, even though I was so tired all of the time.
Also, sometimes when I stop understanding something, I have a really hard time staying focused on that thing, but that has been getting a lot better now that I am medicated and know what my Asperger's Symptoms are. Back when I returned home after my LDS mission to Detroit, I took a few classes that I passed, but I did have a really hard time with a couple, and I ended up dropping a few classes, and that's the last time I have been in a classroom being graded.
I'm only taking two classes, but they are required classes, but I am excited to take them. I am just doing the summer semester, and I am taking a required writing class, which I don't think I will have an issue doing anymore since it seems like I write so much, all of the time, and the other is a for my Humanities required class, but it's called Humanities in Film, where I will be watching movies about other cultures and groups of people. Not only does it get the Humanities credits I need, but it also gives me another film credit, so it's like two credited classes for the price of one.
I also received enough grant money to pay for my classes, as well as my books and tuition. I am also receiving the left over grant money, which is almost $700, which is great because Elliot is coming to visit me for July and half of August, and I am going to use the left over money for some activities. The cool thing is, if I keep a 3.0 GPA, I will be receiving the same grants every semester that I take classes, at least at the community college. I want to continue after that at a major university, but for now, the classes aren't very expensive, and the earned credits are the same as if I went to a university instead, so why make things more expensive than they need to be?
I wrote this blog post for three reasons. One is because I am excited to be going back to school. I want Elliot to see and know that education is worth more than money in this world. I titled this post More Precious Than Gold because that's how I really feel about education and being smart. The title is also a quote from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I know a lot of people hate that movie, but I like, and I have a YouTube video that is close to twenty minutes, but the time was necessary where I explain how the film is better and more like Indiana Jones than people think. It's a fun video. I will post a link right below.
I think I do a good job at explaining Indiana Jones as a whole, and how he formula works and stays true to what the whole Indiana Jones franchise is. I am also super excited for the 5th entry whenever Disney is finished filming it. I want to apologize for the YouTube video picture because I look crazy.
Anywho, I think that education is super important, and that no matter who you are, where you live, how old or young you are, education is one of the most important things we need throughout all of our lives. I may not be taking a lot at once, but I'm still doing it. I wish I could have done this all sooner than now, but that's water under the bridge, and I am really looking forward to my life as a college student.
That's all for this post. I hope you are all happy and safe. I hope you are doing well and healthy. Remember to be careful with Covid. I had it when I took Elliot to Disneyland in January, but I didn't know it. However, I was super tired and all of the food seemed to have all of the taste senses boosted up, so things were really rich, and made me feel sick to my stomach. I even had my booster shot, and right now, I have a close friend that has Covid, and he has lost his sense of taste, like my sister did. My sister went almost a full year without taste because of Covid, and she was vaxed and had the booster as well. We are still working through it.
Also, be kind to everyone, no matter what. It's important. I believe the kinder you are, will help you love and understand all people of all walks of cultures and life, which will in return make you happy. I find that the times I have the hardest time in my life right now is when I am angry or frustrated with things I can't control right now, and that my family and friends are what make me feel happy.
I will be back with another post soon. I had a fun idea to think of one cool band name for a Punk Rock band, and I am doing one a day for thirty days. I am only on day 8, so that will be coming out closer to the end of the month, if not, than the first week in June. They are fun, and not only will I tell you the band names, but I will also put the reference from where I came up with the name. I am also checking online to see if the band names are already being used because I want them all to be original to a point where you could actually use one and not being under copywrite laws. I will have other posts before that one, but I just wanted to give you a taste. Sometimes my posts are somthing from my past that I want to share, or something I love. I might do an introduction to curling blog post, because, why not?
Take Care For Now!
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