2004-02-03 around 11:37 p.m. Should I or shouldn't I take a second class?

I can understand that as an acedemic sponsor it is her job to make sure I'm doing acedemic stuff. She also understands that college is not the place I want to be right now. She really wants me to find a second class. If I really can't find one, then she'll sign my contract with just my thesis and the drawing class.

There is one class that sounded somewhat interesting. One of the two authors it examines is Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I'm going to e-mail the professor about whether it would still be possible to get in since in the course listing it says the class is to be limited.

I called home after my meeting with my sponsor because when I'm stressed and upset, I call my mom. She is usually the voice of reason in situations like this, even when she's dealing with really stressful situations of her own. We talked about how I felt about taking another class and my stressing about writing a truly good thesis.

Then she told me about her day with her mother. It turns out my grandmother isn't doing quite as well as we thought. We didn't realize quite how far gone her mind is. She can still pay bills and everything, but her house is a disaster. Papers piled everywhere, and she still hasn't gone through my grandfather's things. He died a year ago in December.

So it looks like she'll be going into an assisted living place sooner than was planned. My mother needs my support both in helping her go through her mother's house and helping her get through this emotionally. I know it's going to be really rough on her since she's going to have to deal with both her mom AND dad's stuff. Her sister is coming out in April, but it's going to take more than two sets of hands to go through that house.

So I've been on the verge of tears since 2 this afternoon. I managed to resist the urge to eat in hopes of making myself feel better. However, I did watch way more tv than I should have.

At least my new Auntie Mame book came today.

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