First Day of Summer School - and - Two Surprises

A few months ago, I started taking online courses at UMUC (University of Maryland University College) to earn a degree in Healthcare Systems Management. Today marks the beginning of the summer term, and I’m taking two classes: Introduction to Research and Introduction to Statistics. I kicked butt last term (4.0 GPA), so I shouldn’t be anxious.

I’m anxious anyway!

I just spent three hours getting in the term’s first round of study. Instead of reaching for one of my headphone sets to listen to music in the bedroom like I usually do, I went into the living room to study, and used my iPod as a music source instead of my phone. Not only was studying very productive, but I also had two pleasant surprises:

1. I played my iPod’s music through our stereo, and quickly realized that I forgot what it feels like to FEEL BASS. You feel it all over your body. It is a very good feeling.
2. My iPod’s song list (over 2,000 titles) hasn’t been updated in many months because my phone is my main music source. I shuffled the playlist and listened to rock, hip-hop, R&B, classical, jazz, reggae, and Latin tunes that I haven’t heard in a long time. Earth, Wind and Fire, Tito Puente, Rush, Mozart, Black Star, The Police, Kool and The Gang, Jay-Z, Beenie Man, Monica, The Roots, David Bowie, Prince, Red Hot Chili Peppers, you name it, you get the idea.

That’s it….The sun is out today, too! It’s time to run an errand or three!