Technology Fee/Convenience Fee

I am so excited about the fall semester! (Classes start 33 days from now!)
I will be taking 3 courses- two campus classes and one on-line class.
I got my bill today and I knew that my on-line class would be more but I hadn't realized how much more.
Apparently, with an on-line class you pay the normal rate per credit hour and then an additional per credit hour fee plus a "Technology Fee".
All total my on-line class is $430.00 more than a campus class. (For 3 credit hours, mind you.)
This started me thinking..... there is no class room to go to, no book to buy, no papers or tests to pass out, I won't be on campus taking up a parking space.....
Doesn't that sound like it would be cheaper? For MTSU and myself?
Curious, this higher level budgeting.

Other things:

I have started a writing campaign and made it mandatory that I write something, anything everyday. I have also started posting some of my works on a "writers" website and have been getting some positive feedback. I will be submitting some items at the end of this month and we will see what happens.

The Dead Weather is only 2 days away. Yay! I'm ready for some crazy experimental music.

My crocheting has stalled...I am dumb. The single stitch is now my arch nemesis. I am trying to make time to get to the local knitting place to have someone have a "come to the crocheting Jesus" meeting with me.

13 Days, 6 hours, 40 minutes

War Memorial Auditorium. Next to last row on the balcony. My husband's man crush. My nerdy bassist crush. Awesome.

10 a.m. Checklist

Heat up a yummy frozen bacon and egg scramble.

Heat up a super yummy whole wheat english muffin. ("Heat up" because we are not allowed to have a toaster on the second floor for many reasons that have not been explained. So it gets popped into the microwave for 30 seconds.)

Grab my water and "Old Lady Joint Juice" from the fridge.

Bring everything together at my desk and enjoy.

Take my vitamin. (The note says to, remember?)

Look at the clock and frown. (Where the hell did 15 minutes go?)

My summer vacation so far.....

Nashville Shores sunburn on top of sunburn from the lake.

This is us, duh.

Ah, yes, the chosen ones.

7 reasons Grandpa Mills is proud.

That still doesn't look very sturdy.

I LOVE it!

Note to self

In other news......

I have been inspired by randomroxann and her old timey needlepoint attempt and have decided to learn the art of crochet. I have purchased all the accoutrement, including a book about crochet called (wait for it......) Stitch 'N Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker. How perfect is that? I have managed to perfect a slip knot and a simple chain stitch (um, O.K. so maybe I don't get the correct tension on every link....) and have taken aim at learning the single stitch. The single stitch is the base for every single crochet project and it is currently kicking my ass.

I have been placed on the waiting list for the Read to Succeed tutor program. Sad face. I can't start it until September when there is no possible way I can do it because my Fall classes will be in session. I have been contemplating trying to train on Saturdays in the Fall but really, how much can one Amanda do?

The yearly event that causes as much tension and worry as it does joy and fun has arrived. Well, 1/3 of it has. And that 1/3 is freaking HUGE.

Funniest thing I've read lately? " So you all can go to Hell, have fun there together! " (That was really the perfect line for your blog J. I am going to try and work that phrase into a conversation today. Loved it!)

Remember: I'm the dude playin' the dude, disguised as another dude!

Words of wisdom from The Raconteurs

"Many Shades of Black"

Go ahead, go ahead, go ahead
And smash it on the floor
Take whatever's left
And take it with you out the door...

See if I cry,
see if I shed a single sorry tear
I can't say that it's been that great
No, in fact it's been a wasted-free year

Everybody sees
And everyone agrees
That you and I are wrong
And it's been that way too long

Take it as it comes
and be thankful when it's done
There's so many ways to act
and there's many shades of black
There's so many shades of black
There's so many shades of black

Let it out (let it all out) let it all out
Say what's on your mind
You can kick and screamand shout and say things
That are so unkind.

Yeah,
See if I care
And see if I stand firm or if I fall
Cause in the back of my mind,
and on the tip of my tongue
is the answer to it all...

And everybody sees
And everyone agrees
That you and I are wrong
And it's been that way too long

Take it as it comesand be thankful when it's done
There's so many ways to act
and there's many shades of black,
There's so many shades of black,
Yeah, there's many shades of black

Yeah...Everybody sees
And everyone agrees
That you and I are wrong
And it's been that way too long

So take it as it comes
and be thankful when it's done
There's so many ways to act
and you cannot take it back
no you cannot take it back
there's so many shades of black,
There's so many shades of black,
Yeah, there's many shades of black
there's so many shades of black
there's so many shades of black
Yeah, there's many shades of black
there's so many shades of black
Yeah, there's many shades of black
there's so many shades of black