So, upgrading wordpress tragically made my custom theme disappear. My fault for not having a backup, really.

How sad. I will fix it eventually, but it is gonna take a while.

Having decided to take a year-long hiatus from the forestry program in order to take care of my biology minor (and, I’ll be honest, to take it easy for a while), I’ve been perusing the university’s catalog for bio classes that both sound enthralling and fit into my schedule. Today, I happened upon a web-based course entitled “Science, Religion & Reality”. The name itself makes me grin; I can’t wait for the discussion forum. I suspect that those opting to take this course will share some of my views on science, religion, and reality– though I can imagine some with opposing viewpoints enrolling to protest.

The description sounds awesome:

BIO301: Important topics in today’s world showing significant differences of opinion or beliefs contrasting with scientific evidence or contemporary practice, such as life’s origin, beginning of an individual, sexual orientation, death.

I imagine some people take serious issue with this class. I know I am on the edge of my seat already.

I’ll also be taking entomology, a database design course (as a prerequisite to spring’s web development class), and “Ecological Restoration Applications”, as well as a few weekend environmental ed courses. The computer classes essentially there to help me out with my budding web design business (will provide link to my spellbound audience of prolifically-commenting spambots as soon as I get my own site up and running, which won’t be until after I finish my first client’s site). I’m quite excited about the whole process and can’t wait to further my programming skills.

I’ve also begun painting again; someday, I’ll get around to posting some of my work.

Tomorrow I’ll be visiting West Clear Creek with a few dozen middle-school kids, shadowing the instructors to help with my environmental education aspirations. My species tick list should be fantastic!