My Fall Classes

Apparently I am a poor blogger. I look at other people's blogs, and they post nearly daily. I'm hitting a rate of one a month at the moment. Shabby.
I meant to write about the classes I'm taking long since. Maybe this is better. I can tell you how much I'm enjoying them.
Literature and Film began in the last week of August, and Non-Fic Chick Lit began in the last week of September. They are both online classes.
I took Literature and Film because two of the three required movies were Stephen King golden oldies: Stand By Me and The Shawshank Redemption. The other movie was Jaws, which I watched for the first time because of this class. Let me say this: Stephen Speilberg is a wizard. The film mesmerized me.
So far the class has been relatively easy, if a little light on the literature end of the equation. The second half of the class is swathed in mystery: even the schedule ends midway and says "The remainder of the schedule will be posted later." That later should be soon. I hope I like what happens.
Non-Fic Chick Lit intends to create Sarah Vowells and Mary Roaches of us all. Despite the horrible, horrible name (only oldies like me dispair of the use of the term 'chick.' But I say I can put up with chick lit as long as we can also discuss dick lit. Discussion in this class is lively and writing we've seen so far from class members shows promise. We're only in week 4.
On 'class days' I can hardly wait to sign in and see the new lectures, the reading questions, and the exercises. And I get to do it in my p.j.s and have coffee during class! Not all online experiences are great, but so far I've got a good semester going.