My (second) First Day of School

My second semester in school starts tomorrow and I am actually really excited. What a difference from a few short months ago when I was a back to school newbie, I was so nervous back then, now I am a seasoned pro, ready to take on academia. Well, that was until I saw my 772 page Professional Baking book.

Seriously, I can't even carry it. I think they should have textbooks for different age brackets. The just out of high schoolers, no matter if they fell into the jock category or not, are young and they get the heavy books, they can handle it. The at risk for osteoporosis group consisting of anyone who has been driving for at least 25 years, gets an abridged book, or maybe a paperback smaller version. Perhaps I will run for class President and that will be my platform. For now, I'm going to have to hire someone to carry that damn baking book to and from class for me. I know they have tutors for hire, what about toters?

While standing in line today to buy my books I became bored, and also I needed a distraction from the large smelly guy standing in front of me that kept brushing up against my hand with one part of his torso or another. Just about the time I was about to take out my Whole Foods Lavender spray sanitizer, and bathe myself in public with it, hopefully washing away any germs said smelly guy deposited my way with his insidious inability to stay in his own space and not invade mine, I was called to the next open register. Imagine my giddiness, I had only waited 45 minutes!

I find it funny that I seem to have the wrong idea about what my classes will entail, until I get my books and open them up. Much to my surprise, Hospitality Purchasing is another (like Sanitation last semester) earned certificate course. It's taught by my Sanitation Instructor. I think he is the certification king. Anyway, I don't know what I was thinking, but, I was under the impression it would focus on purchasing equipment and supplies, to set up a kitchen or restaurant. Sure, the book does cover that, in a short LAST chapter. The class will focus on purchasing food items, and the safety regulations in doing so. Now that I read about it, it makes sense. Come to think of it, had I read the class description prior to signing up for it perhaps I would have saved myself the surprise, but, the class is on my required list and whatever it is about I'm taking it, so I figure why bother actually reading unnecessary information, such as class descriptions, when I have to take it whether I want to or not. I have to save as much of my reading and comprehension powers for the real stuff, like actual school and tests. There is only so much of it to go around these days.

I am a little bit nervous about my baking class, I have read and heard about the Instructor, a master baker (my sis says every time I say that it sounds like I'm saying he's a masturbator - which he may be, but not in class hopefully) from Germany that is supposed to be, quite simply, not so nice and definitely not easy. What am I getting myself into?

Guess we'll see....I'll keep you posted....