I've never felt real. Never felt grounded or felt as though life was anything but some incredibly bizarre dream that just won't end. It's really hard to convince myself that anything is important when I don't quite believe it's real.

My glasses broke last Thursday, I saw the eye doctor Friday and had new glasses by 1:30 this afternoon. I didn't realize how blurry my vision was until I could actually see again.

Continuing ed is offering an ongoing beginning medical transcription class for $400. Meets Monday and Wednesday for three hours until one reaches 560 hours, give or take. I could start it right away or in a couple weeks. I tend to finish things quickly, so it might not take as long as that for me. It includes medical terminology and most of the books and anatomy and sounds like a real class. The intermediate section is another $400 and takes another 210 hours. Advanced is another $400 and another 400 hours.

And then there's a one time, three hour class in the middle of July for $58 that sounds like it's just some woman who's been doing medical transcription for 20+ years. The pros for this one are that it's much cheaper, much faster, and sounds like more practical application/real world realities than the other. I'm not sure it's training so much as it's a chance to see if it's something you're really interested in, or a guide of sorts if you already have the training. I could go and see what she has to say, and then take the actual class if I choose to do so after that.

I don't know. It would be nice to have something part time I could do as much or as little as I had time for, when I had time for it. I'm not sure I want to wait until July to look into it. I do know that I don't want to still be a letter carrier in twenty years, or even ten, and I have even less interest in management.