I've gone and done it. I'm now in week 3 of my first semester (there are 4 if I wish to complete it in two years) of my Masters in Mass Comms course at a local uni. Yikes! What was I thinking? Maybe I was (am?) bored at work, and needed to occupy my time. Of course the family's already factored in, but there's still room for other stuff.
Anyway, my classmates are spread among the young and the young-ish. There's a swath of civil servants, foreign students, exchange students, ex-journos, ex-this and that, and me (ok, I quaify for one of the aforementioned categories, but I thought I'd make myself the exception). More females than males, although this shouldn't be surprising. Already I'm involved in two project groups - one for each class. Oh yeah, part time students (that's me) are supposed to take 10 units (or classes) over 4 semesters to complete the course, in addition to sitting for an examination for each of the classes. So I'm thinking of doing a 2, 3, 3, 2 combi. Considering the load, it's not half as bad as the full timers.
And here I am, week 3 and counting, getting used to being a student again - wondering if I've bitten off more than I could chew. Oh well, I'll plough on and post my thoughts (and regrets, if any) soon.
On the band front, it's been a relatively quiet two months since Rock D'Fort ended (in June), but we've gone on and completed a demo of 3 tunes for some SAE students, and will be meeting another SAE final year student to discuss the prospects of making an EP (about 5 songs). Ambitious we are not. Besides, J's decided to fly the coop and do her MBA in the States, which means we're now looking for her replacement. She'll be out for a year, but as the song goes, 'who knows what tomorrow brings'? Anyway, I hope to see more activity on the music front in the coming months.
