So, I keep saying that one of these weekdays, I'm going to ride my bike to work. The weather was good for it yesterday, but I sorta chickened out/got lazy and didn't do it. The weather today was pretty lousy, and it looks like tomorrow's forecast is for rain, too (I'm not usually one to check weather reports, but I might need to start doing so). Anyway... one of these days!

On a completely unrelated note, I need to figure out what classes to take this fall semester. I am at a fork in the road of my life, here... I need to decide between two different routes:

• Fast-Track to Done: I could satisfy all of my requirements and get my degree pretty quickly. At this point, I need two courses in my discipline (Natural Sciences), two writing intensive, and two expository writing. There are exactly two courses in the catalog that are both science AND writing intensive. I could take them both this fall, then an expository writing in the spring, do the paperwork, and finally be a college graduate.


• Almost-as-Fast, Done Better: To give my transcript a bit more marketability, I have the option to narrow my concentration to Biology, instead of just Natural Sciences. To do that, I would need ONE additional biology course beyond than the fast-track plan above. So, take the two writing intensive sciences this fall, then an expository writing and any bio in the spring. Do the paperwork, and finally be a college graduate.


• Not-so-Fast, But Maybe Much Better: If at some point I want to apply for graduate school of any kind, I will probably need to have pre-requisites like all of the basic sciences. Since I last took those basic sciences over a decade ago, I would need to retake them. I can't really take ALL of them in one year since they're much more time intensive than the courses I'm looking at now, but I could possibly spread them out over two years, with the fast-track classes above mixed in. The whole thing would take me another four semesters instead of two, and would be a LOT more work. They would all be classes I've had before, and done well in, but that was as an 18-20 year old full-time student.


Ugh... I've got some thinkin' to do!