school marms. again!

does anyone remember that saturn commercial where the car is driving along, four or so passengers... making their way through a college campus? just driving along a street packed with greek people clowning around with lampshades on thier heads, etc.. i think there's an eels song playing in it. i think i may also remember a goat being in it as well. anyways, they're driving along and as they make it out of the campus, they pass a sign that says "Now Leaving College". they sort of look at each other in this wild-eyed bewilderment; cue saturn man's voiceover - and end of commercial. i had a tough time adjusting to post college life. i just read an article in Time that defines a growing generation the author termed Twixters, aka people who aren't ready for the responsibilities of adulthood but who have already used up all thier acceptable college time, per se. i graduated in 2001. to me, that doesn't seem like all that long ago but to an 18 year old, that was back when they were in 9th grade. i even tried to go back. in the fall of 2003 i decided i was going to go back to school. not to get a degree or anything... i conned the people here at work into thinking i needed to learn to speak spanish if the company was going to remain competitive in the construction field (which in Baton Rouge is slowy growing true). needless to say, it ended up being a disaster. i can't balance a 40+ hour a week job and ANY school, not even 3 hours. i got a D in the good senorita's class and my reward for trying to relive college was being called "mr. sam" by the kid who sat behind me. there is always the ruse of graduate school, but the sad fact is that my undergrad is in sociology (with the criminology concentration, mind you!)... and a masters in sociology is merely a stepping stone to a phD in sociology. a phD in sociology is merely a stepping stone to TEACHING sociology. that's right. thats all its used for. oh fuck it. i'm getting my mba. if george w bush can do it then so can i. and it's a great thing to do with your time. i mean, right? come on. lets all go back to school! this way! follow me!