While reviewing the topics I had brainstormed I realized that most of them revolved around sports, people, places and things I wonder about. Sometimes I ask myself where is it that I am going or where do I want to go? Often I think about the great places I have been and wonder how I will be able to make it back there. I wonder how I will be able to make it to new places on this lousy college budget. I also have a lot of people in my life. From friends to family, I am learning that I tend to appreciate each and everyone a lot more as I get older. I have people here that are constantly trying to get me to stop thinking about moving back to Denver, or to another destination.
Some other things that I have pondered about is whether or not I will get this degree. Of course by “this degree” I haven’t even figured out what that will be. I wonder how long it may take me. I wonder how am I going to keep paying for tuition/books out of pocket without any assistance, financial aid or otherwise. I constantly try to figure out if I’m making the right choices or not, even when I know some are terrible. One thing I do not wonder about anymore is whether or not I’m a cynic. This is something I have come to grips with to an extent. I also tend to over analyze things. I still cannot figure out why this is.
Finally some of the things that matter to me most would be the collection of sports teams that I do follow with great interest. I want to be able to attend more of these events like I was able to do in Denver. I’ve debated several times on going down to SLC Utah to catch some NBA games, yet decided against it every single time. Just can’t stand that place I guess. I went back for the AFC championship game 2 years ago in Denver. It ended up being one of the greatest times of my life, even though we lost. Something strange but fun about tailgating and being hammered by 8-9 in the morning with people you enjoy.
Not sure if it’s necessary or not, but just to make sure, let’s get these questions out of the way. Some of my research interests are listed above, but in reality there are too many to list. But if I have interest in it, you can bet that I will be giving it my all. However if I do not, good luck to the both of us. The communities that I’m interested in are probably similar to everyone else, in that I am interested in the ones that hold the same ideals and beliefs that I do. I want to know more about success. I need to get back into that mindset and being goal-oriented again. I am curious about the amount of time this class will take up compared to your standard English 102 class.
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I'll start with your last question first: all English 102 courses have some features in common--research, 3 major research-based assignments, and so on. When I teach 102, it's pretty fast-paced--what the online portion does is a)make part of your time more *yours* to schedule and b)acknowledge that much of the work of 102--reading and responding to others' drafts, for example--can be done online. Hope this helps a bit...But feel free to keep asking questions.
Your ideas about being an 'over analyzer'--well, that's a good thing here :)
These are all interesting subjects, and I can see lots of communities/subcultures connected to them--places on campus, for example; a local club team; etc. Keep mulling over these ideas this week!
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