Thursday, 29 March 2018

Task Completion

I enrolled in an online course at York University that ran from Jan 9th to Mar 29th. It was a gruelling 125 hours...quite literally. I just didn't want to pass; I wanted to do my best. I think I did and I actually finished all course work a day early and looked forward to celebrating with Lady A. And in a déjà vu moment, G joined us last minute. We were back at the same restaurant we were at a few weeks ago.

One would think that G might have been kinder to me this time around. But he didn't get the memo and I guess he doesn't read the blog. Some days I wonder if he is really my friend?! He was like this lunch monitor who watches over the kids at lunch time to ensure they eat in 15.59 minutes and get out and play. In G's case, he had to get out and play. To heck with Lady A's throat and mine if the soup we ordered scalded our throats and left us with an inability to eat anything else in the future. The man needed to get out there and play! (I will leave the “what” of this a mystery to be revealed at a later time.)

I actually told G that Lady A and I would have had a leisurely 3 hour lunch if the man hadn't been there! His smug answer to that was literally "Who eats that much?!". Nobody eats for 3 straight hours!! Duh!! It is people spending 3 straight hours together in conversation and food is secondary really.

I could complain forever about my friend G, but perhaps he is the comic relief I needed and perhaps it was also wonderful to have had those therapeutic outbursts in forgiving company. After such an intense few weeks, I was quite exhausted and was actually ready to fall asleep after the crazy hours that went into the last few days of the course.

So, it was good to be dropped off home a little early so I could have a bit of downtime before I had to be in a meeting at Hans' school. So, it all worked out. And I can always schedule the 3 hour lunch with Lady A at a later time.

It felt really good to complete a task and celebrate with friends. This was also a task that is akin to what the boys do on a daily basis. I wanted to be a good student and a good role model for them. I believe I accomplished that. I want them to know that there is no end to learning. I definitely feel smarter than I did before Jan 9th of this year!
 

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