memories of 2010

I can hardly believe it's 2011 already. Didn't 2010 just fly by?
I've gotta say 2010 wasn't a bad year. I've also gotta say it wasn't a memorable year either. Looking back over the past 12 months (or at least as far back as my occasionally failing memory will allow) I don't recall any major milestones in my life.
So I'll sit here and try to jog my memory.
Let's see... Oh yeah, I attended my 25th high school reunion this past August.That's sort of a milestone. It was a three-day event and seriously, I was bored by day one. There wasn't a very big turnout. So I didn't get to see everyone I'd hoped to see. That kinda sucked. However I did get to reconnect with two people that I love and have missed terribly over the years--Michelle Elkins and Lance Askins. Two members of the elite group of people who made my high school experience a lot more fun than it would have been otherwise.
After much taunting from both of them about my technological deficiencies, I decided to join facebook. As it turns out, social networking is kinda fun! I've reconnected with tons of people I haven't seen in years. And it's not just people who graduated with me, like at the reunion. I can "friend" anyone! (well, anyone who has a facebook account, that is) It seems strange, me communicating on the internet. I'm the absolute opposite of techno-savvy. It also seems strange to use the word "friend" as a verb, but what the hell all the hipsters are doing it. ; ) <-- in case you didn't know, that odd looking bit of punctuation is me winking. That's something else I've learned on my journey along the information super highway. Look at me, zooming into the 1990's FINALLY!
And speaking of journeys, I've kind of been on a spiritual journey of sorts. I thought of getting a degree in Holistic Theology. I figure that a theology school would accept me, regardless of my inability to pass remedial math. Unlike some (read ALL) mainstream colleges. Now there's a rant I could really go on. Seriously, why is math so damn important! Unless it's something you'll use daily in your line of work, taking math in college is pointless. Hellooo! I can use a calculator! Pushing buttons isn't that hard. Hell, I'm doing it right now. But I digress...
So I did some research--yet another thing I learned how to do using the internet--and found out a few things about obtaining an online degree in Holistic Theology (Lord knows there isn't a school with flesh and blood humans, around here in the Bible Belt, that would dare teach such heresy as Holistic Theology)
First, it's expensive and financial aid isn't offered. I suppose I could get a student loan but paying it back could get tricky. See, the second thing I learned about Holistic Theology is that getting a degree in it -- even a PhD-- doesn't guarantee you a job. This type of education, though very interesting, doesn't really translate into employment qualifications. To the best of my knowledge, it just qualifies you to legally marry people.
Well, I took care of that. I just went online--once again using that wonderful internet--and became an ordained minister. Now I can legally marry people. No fuss. No muss. I could also perform funerals, pastor a church, or whatever any other minister could do. Not that I'm going to, mind you. But it's nice to know I have that to fall back on just in case this stay-at-home-mom gig falls through.