more school fun

my really-for-real plan to finish my degree(s) has not subsided, and i've decided to take full time classes this fall, even if i have to eat ramen to do it. (or-- egads-- get a roommate.) to that end, i shushed my procrastination long enough to remember to register on time. only one more class that i need for the AA is available online, which means i'll actually have to go to campus regularly, so i need all my options open lest i otherwise get stuck with daytime classes. reg started yesterday, & i had already picked out a nice balance between boring gen-ed crap and hopefully-interesting crap. i confirmed with C that a commission check i've been expecting is indeed in the pipeline & should arrive within the month, & will be equal to or greater than what i need to cover tuition-- & sweetheart that he is, he offered to advance me the dough if the closing goes awry. so, class numbers in hand, online i went. after twenty minutes of going around in circles with the not-at-all intuitive software, i finally had four classes in my "basket." (gee, when you call it a basket, i feel less like i'm giving up four nights a week for several months, and more like i'm buying something fun on amazon, or going on a picnic!), after verifying that i have 2 more weeks to pay, i clicked "enroll." anyone who knows anything about my history of educational issues knows what the next screen said: "sorry, you can't do that-- you have a hold on your account." yes, i hurled an object across the room. no, it was not my laptop. but i REALLY mean it this time, so after i calmed down, i went right back to the site (instead of waiting six months and hoping the imaginary hold would just go away) and clicked through to the "holds" page. lo and behold, "there are no holds." it's incredibly difficult not to assume that the universe just doesn't want me to go back to school, but i won't be defeated. at least not until this happens at least three dozen times. (mind you, that number is not far off.)