I forgot about someone's first week

I totally failed to mention how my first week of school went...this IS my first semester with dual enrollment, after all...

It's been rough.  Textbooks have been late or on back order, and I think I've finally gotten all of my books (except for one because the store was already closed for the holiday weekend yesterday) for the classes that have already started.  I still have one more class that starts at some point in October.  I should probably look up when it starts. 

My mom was kind enough to print huge calendar pages for me.  They're probably 3' x 2' and September is now fully color-coordinated and tacked to my wall.  I have 10 different colors of marker up there, one for each something I have to do.

Green: Spanish
Orange: MicroEcon
Red: Texas History
Yellow: Early World History
Purple: International Relations (aka the bane of my existence)
Pink: Cultural Geography (doesn't start until sometime in October)
Blue: Baseball
Brown: Custody weeks
Black: Boys School Stuff
Gray: Other (appts, babysitting, trips, etc.)

Y'all, that calendar is insanely busy.  It makes me dizzy and slightly overwhelmed, and I know that there are 2 more months waiting right underneath it, with more writing to be added as needed.  It will be an adventure, to say the least.

Now, International Relations...my professor really enjoys the sound of his own voice, as evidenced by the 6 different lecture videos, each at least 20 minutes long.  Also, there was a Monty Python clip in there that he found super amusing...me, less so.  There was also a 17 page essay from 1961, and it was awful to read.  I'm hoping it gets better as we get more into the class, but I'm not holding my breath.  There's a quiz after each "unit," and they're only 5 questions each.  You can't go back if you want to change your answer.  And the time limit is 15 minutes.  And I'm notorious for picking an answer, clicking "next" and then saying, "Oh, wait!  I meant __________."  Every. Single. Time.

Also, his syllabus was unclear, so that adds to my frustration. 

Such is life.  And International Relations, apparently.

Aubs