(almost) back to school

Raise your hand if you completely forgot to update your 'blog yesterday?

*raises hand*

Ah well. I wouldn't have had anything to say yesterday anyway, because I spent last week-- my week off-- in complete indolent laziness. (Read: playing World of Warcraft.) But today, I registered for school! Which is another illustration of the difference between schools in Ireland and in America: in the U.S., you would usually register in April for a term that starts in September. In Ireland, you register the week before-- or, in my case last year, three weeks after-- classes start.

There were some Adventures in Bureaucracy involved in registering, of course. Basically, my registration path should have gone: Moore Institute-->Registration. Instead, it went more like this:
Moore Institute-->Registration-->Fees Office-->Moore Institute-->Fees Office-->Registration

Ah well. I am registered for college, my tuition fees are paid (thank you, stipend!), and I have a new student ID. It looks exactly like my old student ID except for the expiration date. I also chose classes! Last year, for my MA, the courses were all the same for everyone, but since everyone in the Texts, Contexts & Cultures (hereafter referred to as TCC) PhD is working on a different project, there are two required courses and a choice of two out of several optional courses. So my courses are:
-Imaging Ireland (required)
-Research (required)
-Studies in the History of Colonialism and Imperialism 1 (elective)
-Colonialism in 20th Century Cultural Theory (elective)

What the hours will be, of course, is anyone's guess.


Other news: I will not be updating this weekend, because I will be in America this weekend! I will be in Ann Arbor, Michigan, as a bridesmaid in my friend Cary's wedding! How exciting! Additional excitement: seeing my parents, seeing my bestest best friend in the whole wide world (Neil), spending not one but two nights with my wedding date Jim. Hopefully I'll have pictures on my return!