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Editors Note: Kyle and I have discussed this post some, and I've come to the conclusion that it doesn't seem to be tongue-in-cheek when it is supposed to be. This is all supposed to be in jest. Sarcasm and all that.

Later today, I will be a college student once again. I see this endeavor as having two fronts. First, I will be going to class, doing working and finishing my degree. Second, I will be a cultural anthropologist hiding in the dusty shrub just outside the village, observing the natives.

I have gone to campus a few times to get things set up and every time I quickly become a stranger in a strange land. I'm just not 18 anymore. This semester I will be taking classes with 18 year olds though, and maybe - just maybe, I can pass as one of them. I'll listen to bad music, and eat horribly, and brag about getting ahold of some beer. I'll befriend a wide-eyed freshman, and then tell him that I can't hang out on Saturday - I'm going to Aspen for the weekend. Just when he thinks that he has me figured out, I'll start bitching about property taxes and the cost of building a wine cellar.

Most of my classes should be pretty fun, the biggest challenge will probably be my computer science class. This class covers topics I mastered long ago. Keeping focused thru the semester is going to be hard. Yes, I understand polymorphic equivalence. No, multiple inheritance isn't a great idea (most of the time). When's lunch? I'm going to go play around with lambda calculus in PPC assembly.

I'm looking forward to my Philosophy class in symbolic logic. I'm great at things like that, and the instructor looks interesting. Anyone that noticed that Andrea Dworkin died is ok in my book. For my lit class, one of the books is by Paul Auster, nothing wrong with that. My last glass is in American Government. I've seen the West Wing. I think I'll be ok.

So, nothing taxing to start with, but a good selection for getting back into the flow of school. I'm still trying to find the best route for the commute (which may end up being the worst part of school). Books are purchased and I've got my schedule imported into iCal - synced with my phone and iPod. I'm ready.