I swear, every time I write a post about having nothing to write about, something comes up shorly thereafter.

Today I came home to find something exciting in my mailbox…my certificate from UCSB Extension!! I am now “officially” certified in Graphic Design and Visual Communication.

I’m glad that I am finally done. Sitting in a class for 3 hours (with the occasional 8 hour Saturday session) starts to get to you after awhile—especially when you already know most of the stuff being taught. I did learn a few things though, and more importantly, I made some connections.

I think the thing that sucks the most about the program is that none of it was discounted. UCSB employees get a discount on Extension classes…UNLESS they involve a computer lab. Since ALL of my classes were in a lab, I had to pay full price. I think this makes no sense—with as many less-than-competent employees as they have, you would think that the University would want to encourage people to improve their computer skills. Instead, they discount classes that teach you things like how to make your own vineyard.

Anyway, I now have another piece of paper worth a few thousand dollars. Time will tell if it proves to be useful…

Posted at 7:03 PM |