miles and miles

Don't worry that you are missing anything through my lack of posts lately. Most of my commuting time these days is spent thinking about what I need to do for class, or trying to stay awake as I am getting less sleep these days. I will be back to posting regularly in the near future.

By Degrees....

Homework is kicking my butt these days, there is so much of it. My day begins with planning how I can get my work done, my homework done, my reading done, eat, take care of the cats and my husband, and then find some time to sleep. Getting a new degree is exciting; doing the work to earn it is overwhelming.

This past week's work has left no time for blogging. I have decided that while I am working on my degree, I will continue to blog, but not everyday - just when I really have something to say. Of course that could be everyday at different times.

This week I have seen something interesting - two different vanity plates devoted to degrees. The first was on a Honda S2000: JD MBA. The other was on a Chevy Suburban: MS PHD. I tried to think about which one I thought was the most successful based on the vehicle that the plates were attached to. There are different ways to interpret their cars. First, the Honda is sporty, fun, and possibly fast. It is probably good on gas and therefore slightly conservative as it isn't a pure luxury car like a Lexus or Infinity. The Suburban is a large beast. Bad on fuel economy, imposing, and yet useful. It can be a great family car if you have a large number of kids.

Which would I rather have by comparison? A JD/MBA or a MS/PHD? I think I'll stick with my MAs, and my civic. Perhaps I will one day be able to have a plate that reads: MA-3/MLS. Who needs a JD, MBA, or PHD when you have 4 Master's degress? I'll be more broadly educated.

And equally in debt.

IM GOOD

I had my first in person class tonight. It was two and a half hours of awesomeness focused around Diversity. Yes, Diversity was an old, old wooden ship used during the Civil War era, but the diversity being discussed in class is more along the lines of differences.

Anyway, after class let out at 9:00, I was driving the 40 minutes home when I saw a Cadillac Escalade with the vanity plate: IM GOOD. Suuurrrreeee. You're so good that you have to tell everyone that with your license plate so they'll be aware of it. That sounds kind of fishy to me. That sort of mentality - trying to over sell something - makes me question instead of accept.

However, maybe that is the point with this license plate. If you say IM GOOD and people instantly question it, perhaps, Mr. Escalade, you are trying to capitalize on the "bad boy" image. Well, either way, I won't buy it.

Put that plate on a Toyota Prius and I won't question it. Sure you'd be safe, boring, and taken for granted, but that's what being good is all about, right?