Online Classes and Playing A Role

Okay, today's third post, unlike the first two, is not about my iPod, and, it has two subjects. Wow, two subjects, well, almost three, but this is just an intro, so it doesn't count.

Okay, the first subject is about Online Classes. I just realized why online classes are, well, different. Not only do I need to get a different book (the one I bought cheap was for the RRCC class, not the CCCOnline class), but I also need to purchase a lab kit, and a microscope. The book is on the order of $132 plus shipping, and the lab kit (with microscope) is going to be about $240 plus shipping. So, that's an additional $372 plus two shipping charges for a class I had to pay extra to get in to. But hey, at least it doesn't fuck with my work schedule. Oh, and I still have to at least look into buying the books for my two other classes. Though, i've got two different US History Books, and Interpersonal Communication should be easy enough.

Next, is my second topic, a bit more out there. It's about me trying to play a character different from myself. It gets boring playing the shy, cautious, non-tactically minded, nerd, so, i decided to go with a complete opposite with my character for my Home Game. Instead, I'm playing a female, outgoing, courageous, tactican. Unfortunately, it's too far away from me, and I seem to be having a problem. Plus, get this, the other players, instead of offering suggestions, they go and chide me, and be rude. Heck, tonight alone I had to fight like five times of throwing an outburst because of how rude the other players were. They rib me about playing a girl. Well, sorry, but I rolled randomly, and it came up female. They tease me about playing a former military character. Well, how the frell else am I supposed to have a backstory for a Marshal? It's a military class, and just because I don't have the personal military experience to play the character, unlike at least three of the other players, they tease me about it. Plus, they want me to play the diplomat, but when I need to be one, they don't let me talk and think. They're always (or seemingly so) wanting a quick reaction, well, i can't give them one. there's a reason a full-round diplomacy takes a -10 penalty, you need time to come up with the right words.

Okay, so, i was a little wordy, but, hey, it helped.