After many years of procrastination and excuses, I finally took a big leap. I went back to school.

I do say back to school, because I did take a few classes at a community college. About 12 years ago. Which I mostly dropped. So my highest level of completed education is still High School. Which my grandmother doesn’t let me forget every holiday season.

When I started my current job in 2002, they told me “Go to college – we’ll pay for it.” I made excuses for the next couple years, and every annual review my boss would tell me “Go to college – we’ll pay for it.”

So I finally did.

I’m in my third block of classes at Axia College of University of Phoenix Online. Basically the community college they make remedial folks like me go to before they will let me into a bachelors program.

But I’m doing it! I’m carrying a 4.0 GPA after 4 classes, and I think I’ve got a chance of actually having an Associate of Arts Degree in Business. In about two years.

Maybe then I’ll be able to get some sleep. Or go test for the second half of the Yang short form.