Do I stay or do a go…

What a perfect song for my mood.

As I sat in lecture tonight I was more and more convinced that this course is not for me. Too many math proofs, etc. It has been far too long since I have done this stuff and wasn’t particularily good at it when it was fresh. I also don’t really see how this stuff will help me professionally or with the research work I am doing. Don’t get me wrong, there are parts of it that are interesting. It’s just that it is a lot of work for a small return. I won’t even mention how difficult it is to read a book like ours with two little girls running around the house.

I tried talking to my prof about this a little after class.  He sort of laughed it off which ticked me off a bit. Sadly he is also my advisor and there is a part of me that feels like I am letting him down. I suspect he wanted me to take it because he loves this stuff. Honestly, I could care less. If it works and someone else has proven the equations, why do I need to? I am going to talk with him tomorrow.

My plan is to do what I originally envisioned which was to take our graduate database course. I have talked to a few friends who are in there who don’t think I’ll have any problems getting caught up. We are only a couple fo weeks into the semester fortuantely.

Fun way to start the new year.