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My eye has been twitching for the past week or so. It's very annoying. Must be a tumor.

Anyways, the reason for the trip to Arcata this weekend was that koyote and I are considering moving there. The air quality here is awful, and it's really bothering his lungs.

I'm kind of split over this. On one hand, I think the move could be a very good thing. The area is beautiful. We both grew up within a few miles of the coast, and miss being near the ocean. The cost of living appears to be lower. They have some interesting looking programs at the local community college, including an AmeriCorp sponsored teacher training program. Perhaps most importantly, I feel like I'm stagnating here in Davis. My job has no real future, especially in relation to my long-term goals.

On the other hand, leaving Davis means most likely not studying Human Development at UC Davis. Humboldt has a Child Development program, but it seems heavily oriented towards elementary education, while Human Development at Davis is more oriented at the whole lifespan, and is of broader applicability (many people take it as a pre-med major, for example).

I'm not at all certain that elementary education is what I want to do. Actually, the thought has never even really occured to me. I've always been aimed at special education or some other type of non-traditional education where I'd be doing something besides standing in front of the class lecturing. That just doesn't appeal to me, and I fear that if I go the elementary education route, I'll be stuck doing that for at least some time (during training, if nothing else).

Beyond the school issue, the area seems rather economically depressed, and jobs are apparently pretty hard to get. This could actually work to our advantage - if the cost of living is low enough, we can possibly both afford to go to school full time supported by part-time jobs, my college fund, koyote's disability money, and student loans. On the other hand, it may just mean that I won't be able to find a job.

In any case, we'll probably be moving in June/July, when my lease is up and school is out for the year. Though I have doubts, I still think that overall it will be a good move.

And hell, maybe we can find someplace with a washer and dryer :)

I decided to drop the chemistry class I was planning to take. The class required prerequisites I didn't have, and, while I believe I could pass the class, I don't know if it would be good for my GPA, my sanity, or my other classes. It's quite possible that I'll be able to take the less advanced chemistry course, which doesn't have prerequisites, if I'm going to Humboldt instead of Davis.

So, now my schedule for this fall is Community First Aid & CPR, Human Sexuality, and Introduction to Early Childhood Education. I'm debating whether to take another class in addition to this. I could either take US History or a Speech class.

The Speech class would be really the most sensible choice. It's a general ed requirement for CSU schools, so I have to do it at some point. Plus, I'm not sure that the history is actually going to end up being a course I need.

Or, I could just not take another class. I'm doing 8 units already, so it wouldn't exactly be slacking. The extra time would be nice, and it would mean I could do yoga or some other non-academic class if I wanted. And I'd be able to watch Buffy (Bad Jessica *slaps self for even considering arranging her schedule around a TV show*).

In any case, I have a week to decide, since I can't add a class now without permission from the instructor.