well i'm 1/2 way through my first week of phd school! and so far so good.....except for the irritating traffic the drive to baton rouge isn't really that bad...i'm sure i will get tired of it just like i got tired of treking from hammond to chalmette--but if i get to live and work where i want then it's an acceptable trade off......

my two classes i've been to are dr. stater's tudor/stuart england and dr. dietz (my major professor) late medieval class.....both really interesting.....both are classes i pretty much know the material in....so it's kinda boring in that i've already gotten the overall material.....basically i'm sitting in on two undergrad classes and the hard part comes when i have to do extra outside reading and such! but stater and dietz seem really relaxed and laid back....as of today i have to read two chapters in one book for dr. stater by next monday and two books under 130 pages by next wednesday for dr. dietz! totally doable....especially since there are no papers involved! just discussion....rock on! i have one new friend in grad school that already had 4 books and three papers due by next week....GO ME!!! i'm on the slow road! i'll totally take the easy way out this semester while i get my feet under me.....

and actually having two classes on mwf is better....cuz driving all that way for only one class is kinda dumb! and now i can knock two of them out with one trip! so for the most part i'm good! i'm just tired right now and unmotivated to get started packing....i gotta get my shit together so i can get into my new apt next week! hopefully i can get the electricity and internet set up so i can actually LIVE THERE!!! i've got to have internet to do my school work.....and electricity goes without saying.....hopefully that will all get worked out!

ooooo and carolina might be visiting next weekend! yay....my first guests! hope they don't mind the floor....cuz the couches are gone!!!