Errand done

[cjsmith]

The rain let up just long enough for me to visit three offices at DeAnza. At the third one, the guy behind the desk admitted that "unfortunately" not only was I in the right place, I was talking to the right person, so "it's just not your day" he said with a grin. He looked at my transcript and entered into the Grand High Assessment and Placement Computer the fact that I am allowed to attempt English Writing 1A.

"I'd rather see you do this one again," he said, pointing. "It'd be more interesting."

I tried to look at his finger on the sheet. "Differential eq -- I will NEVER, there is NO WAY --"

"No, this one."

Writing Science Fiction. That one was taught by Joe Haldeman! No lie. And I was such a complete fumblethumbs at the time that I barely got anything out of it, either. Ah, memories!

Anyway, I can now register for a writing course. Given how little writing is necessary at my beloved alma mater, I would be wise to take a few of those, just to make sure I meet all the prereqs.

The rain resumed as I climbed back into the car. :-)

Comments

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

It's criminal how I wasted that opportunity. *sighs right along with you*

[ladyqkat.livejournal.com]

Just gives me one more thing to pick your brain about when we do meet.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I wish we could just go over there and take the class (again, in my case) instead. What a waste.

[ladyqkat.livejournal.com]

Well, between sordak and I, we have 100 years of being faithful readers of the classic SF and more than that invested in The School of Hard Knocks. But we have both gotten good feedback on the stories we are writing and puting into our blogs, so we may yet realize our childhood dreams of becoming actual writers.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Excellent! Good writing is a treasure. Me, I probably don't have that potential, but I can appreciate it in others.

Education is wasted on the young

[katestine.livejournal.com]

I took the class the one semester he didn't teach it.

But I also feel I could say the above about far too many classes at the 'tute.

Re: Education is wasted on the young

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

It was wasted on me, that's for sure.