could never go back
yesterday i got to broaden my knowledge of adobe illustrator on my new company’s dime. not a bad way to spend 6 hours really. well, that holds true for the first three and a half hours. not sure what happened the remainder of the time.
i was the first student to arrive. i was cheery, i was talkative, i was excited. and as class began, my attention level was high as i took a few notes and thought to myself, “maybe i could take a few classes, y’know, here and there. just to keep my brain sharp. i could take a class on HTML and CSS like i’ve been meaning to.”
but then somewhere halfway through, i got bored. ADD kicked in. i was still learning to an extent, but i wasn’t following the instructor as well as i had in the beginning. maybe his teaching abilities were suddenly depreciating. maybe it was that dreadful 3 o’ clock hour that i hate no matter where i am. maybe i needed caffeine. maybe i needed to get the hell outta there.
granted, i picked up a few new skills that i didn’t possess before the class. but the truth be told, i’m not student material anymore. and it pains me to say that because i was a good student. in fact, i liked being a student. and i promised myself during my last year in college that i would continue to educate myself. education is fine and dandy, but just not in the traditional sense. i just can’t sit still long enough.