Over Spring Break, I journeyed with Michelle and Alec to the magical land that all the goblins call "Portland." It's a pretty awesome place. It's very urban but also extremely clean because of all the rain. It's green, literally and politically--the most bike-friendly and dog-friendly city in these United States. While we were driving to Cannon Beach (so named because of a one-foot long, fake cannon at the entrance), I saw some sad sights. There were areas of the forest leveled for you greedy tree-eaters. That one trip made me decide to focus on Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, and Portland State University happens to teach a master's certificate in that area. So, in the near future, you may have to drive twelve horrible but beautiful hours to visit me!
School has become a joke. I skip two of my classes regularly to work my new job. I skip Survey of Jazz (the class that I do absolutely nothing for) and Microeconomics. Now, you might think it peculiar that I would skip micro when econ is my major. But I'm really just applying what they teach to my life. See, every decision you make has its corresponding opportunity costs. Every hour I waste in class, I could be earning a wage. So really, the prof should give me bonus points for taking his teachings to heart.
So yeah.
