Decisions, decisions

Last week I was out of town for three days. 

It was not even three whole days, but leaving one day, being gone, and returning the next.

I did not post songs or articles for four days, and this is my first blog post in longer than that.

Travel was a factor, but it wasn't the only factor. It's more school (which I did work on a bit while gone).

I am trying to figure out if I can blog while finishing school.

I am in the final third of my program, but it is not an equal third; it's a more involved one.

From demonstrating understanding of various concepts and completing sections or mock-ups, now I need to make things that are more complete and fully functioning. I also want to get it all done by the end of the year.

Given that limited time frame, a simple pause in blogging could be okay, but it affects momentum. 

I went through this before, though more gradually, when caring for my mother became more and more demanding.

I do have more choice in how much time to give to school than I had about the time I gave to my mother, but still, I want to finish. In the big picture that is worth some sacrifice. 

I have thought about simply doing fewer posts, but then if I want to go over certain concepts thoroughly, does that work?

Plus now it looks like a lot of what I write could end up being thought crime. 

I mean, I'm not sure how much I should worry about that part, in terms of how it will end up being executed and how much my contribution matters, but add that to the general fatigue of living under this particular regime.

So, I don't know.

I will say that finishing up Careless People, I have never considered abandoning Facebook more seriously, and yet there would be lost connections. My belief in people mattering makes that hard to accept.

What course is best? 

All I can really say for sure right now is that I will do something, eventually, and I apologize for the suspense.