I finally graduated college this year. It only took me 10 years of working full time and going to school part time, but at least I’m done. I have a fancy piece of paper that’s going to collect dust on my wall. Woo!

So now what do I do?

I was so burned out on school by my last year, that I almost just gave it up all together. I swore over and over and OVER that once I was done with school, I wasn’t going back. I was even a little bitter at my boss when he asked me (before I’d even graduated) to take an online Web Design class during the summer. (Over it now, Kev. No worries!) But now I’m bored. I thought I’d have a ton of extra time to do all sorts of fun things. That extra time has been quite elusive. I work later into the night, and come home and do a few chores around the house, and then suddenly it’s time to try and get to bed. I’m not entirely sure where the hours go.

I’ve decided to go back to school. Crazy, huh? Except this time I’m going to take classes that I’ll actually look forward to. I want to take an Adobe Photoshop class. I’ve read a lot of online tutorials, and I could probably do just fine without taking a class. I have figured out a lot of it myself, but only when it comes to designing mastheads and web page layouts. But I want to learn how to make my crappy photos look awesome. I’m always in awe of the photos that Dooce puts up on her pages. I’m hoping someday mine will look just as wonderful. Or at least the people will look like people, instead of pasty white corpses.

I’m also wanting to take sign language classes. Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve been fascinated by sign language. It’s actually the only class I got an A in when I went to college the first time. I have sign language dictionaries, sign language software, and already know a ton of words (and not just the bad ones!). Someday I think I want to be a sign language interpreter. I guess that’ll depend on how quickly I learn. I’m trying to find someone to take it with me, so I have someone to practice with. Not a whole lot of people I know are even remotely interested in learning, so I’m probably going to be on my own. But hey, maybe I’ll make some new friends!