Sunday, August 15, 2010

To enroll or not to enroll?

Here's something else bugging me. I've been taking poetry courses at ASU for the past several semesters. I am hungry for this. I learn so much. The professors have been wonderful, each one unique and brilliant in his/her own way. But it's so damn expensive! And tuition keeps going up, up, up. This fall semester, tuition + fees for a 3-credit course is almost $2000! So, I sit here dying to take a 500-level poetry course that will be demanding and juicy, will feed my mind and spirit, and not taking the step to enroll because I think I should not be spending that much these days, with personal circumstances in a state of turnover and too much credit card debt and my inheritance dwindling as the market wallows in an apparently long-term funk. I know that's the right decision, the practical and cautious decision, but I ache to enroll, I salivate to be challenged in a classroom dedicated to poetry. Damn. I might (usually do) have a sudden last-minute change of heart and just throw money at myself! Thinking...

2 Comments:

Blogger Bouncin' Barb said...

Hi. I enjoyed reading your blog and have gone through a few of them. You have a good sense of humor. I am very new to blogging to just searching and clicking links that people read and that's how I came to you. So cool. As for your dilemma I guess you have to ask yourself what's the worst thing that will happen if you spend the $$ and what's the worst thing that will happen if you don't take the course right now. I know I hate it when this happens to me. Keep us posted and I look forward to reading all of your blogs. I've added you to my follow list.

5:31 PM  
Blogger Cranky Ol' Lady said...

Well, I had to pay the tax man, and soon I'll have to pay a fortune for implants to replace two extracted molars on the upper left. I thought maybe I'd just leave the space, but always chewing on one side only is annoying. These expenses, much as it kinda breaks my heart, speak strongly against registering for courses this semester. So, I'm restraining myself. Tough love.

6:57 PM  

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