The eve of a new semester

The new semester begins tomorrow. Instead of having to put up with the usual four-day week and worry about four new classes, I only have to put up with a two-day week and worry about two new classes. That's good, but nobody seems to understand how good it is to me. Apparently I'm the only person who gets nervous about having new classes. Anyway, here's my schedule. I don't have to worry about the first two because Programming I was easy, and I've already been in AP Euro this past semester.

1. Programming II
2. AP European History
3. Pre-Calculus
4. American History Honors

Programming II is taught by Mr. Mumtaz, who also teaches Programming I. (Hi Mr. Mumtaz, if you still read this.) I had Programming I the first semester of last year, so it's been an entire year since I've had that class. I haven't touched programming much during that time, although I have installed Visual Studio .NET on my own computer and hammered out a few things. It might be hard to remember some of the syntax and stuff, but I guess there will be some sort of refresher, and I can probably get back into thinking like a programmer pretty easily.

AP Euro continues as usual. We had to read a chapter over the long weekend. I read it today. I think there's going to be a test on it tomorrow.

I'm pretty sure that for Pre-Calculus I'll have Mr. Gates, because he seems to teach all the higher-level math classes. Everyone says he's boring, but I don't know. He kind of seems that way -- I've heard him talk -- but I guess it's hard to be exciting if you're talking about math. I haven't been in a math class since the end of last semester, so I'm pretty rusty. I have a feeling I'll be really bad at first, but I shouldn't feel that way. I hope I can at least get to the level of the SAT before I take it on January 28. That's what I need to focus on.

As for American History, I'm not sure which teacher I'm going to have, but I know that Luke from AP Euro is going to be in the class. From what I understand, this American History class is kind of intensive, but if I'm doing well in AP Euro, it shouldn't be that much of a problem, I guess. Have I got a thing for history? I don't know.

In other news, I decided the other day that I should write a book. See, Luke is writing a book that connects the songs of the Grateful Dead to Eastern religion philosophy. He's using this self-publishing-type service. I figure I can probably work on a book of poems and short stories. So I've started it and I've been working on it over the past few days. I think it's going to be pretty cool... if I ever finish it. Even though I'm going to use some material I've already written, I've got a lot more to write if I want to make a sizeable book.

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