I had a brief period of not wanting school to start up again (and iterations of it all leading to Logan and I having to break up should we last that long, when I head to the Peace Corps assignment next January... sooo horrible and far reaching of me, I know... but I couldn't help it the thought came unbidden) but now I'm looking forward to it. I went to collect some textbooks today fully expecting one or two only, like last semester. nope. I have one text for one class, none for two classes, and seven texts for my community based natural resource management class. Books with these titles:
-Communities and the Environment: Ethnicity, Gender and the State in Community-Based Conservation-Working through Environmental Conflict: The Collaborative Learning Approach-Collaborative Environmental Management: What Roles for Government?-Bowling Alone-Groundwork for Community-Based Conservation: Strategies for Social Research-Swimming Upstream: Collaborative Approaches to Watershed Management& -Making Collaboration Work: Lessons from Innovation in Natural Resource Management

So looking at all these books makes me wish I had more money, but mainly makes me excited for this class and this semester and for the Peace Corps again. This is what I want to work in. All along I knew there should be a field that combined biological knowledge with working with people so they can begin to learn the importance of conservation, getting people involved in the process and excited about it. Involvement so they can see the benefits of conservation and the risks of utilitarianism and ubermanagement. Yay! Also it's very positive to see so many books, now that I think about it. I am so tired of reading articles. I know it won't stop, but it's nice to have some books that have to at least have some semblence of interest to readers beyond just the scholars of the world. Easier language so it becomes a faster read.

My roommate might be moving out. I hope this isn't God's way of letting me know to appreciate her despite her talkative nature and messy habits by giving me a new roommate next month who smokes and drinks and steals and is a pig etc.... Or cooks smelly food with my pots.
I'm in the process of hopefully reformatting my computer and clearing the drive and having a fresh start for the upcoming year. I hope to get rid of some viruses I have and finally eliminate Windows Millenium from the computer and completely switch to XP. Today I pulled all my music off my computer and archived it for the time being. Tomorrow I'm hoping to back up most everything else and go through the steps to rid myself of the viruses.

I've also decided that the second week of school I'm going to take my car in to have the ball joints replaced like was recommended. As I said before, I learned that it is a safety hazard to leave it un-fixed because a wheel could pop off. Logan mentioned his concern, which was sweet, and I had been thinking that I won't ever have the money for it, so might as well do it sooner. It ends up being under 500 dollars, which I don't thing is too bad.

Now, to bed! Church tomorrow and more getting ready for the new school year. Also some swimming if I can manage it.:)