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I thought that I would tell you guys what classes I was taking this year so you can perhaps feel a little pity for me. Okay, I really don’t want your pity, but since this blog is about my journey to hopefully get to medical school, I think it might be interesting to see the different courses that I will be taking now that I am in my upper level science courses. Last year I took the general biology and the general chemistry, that’s cool, but now we get to take a look at the more interesting classes. So, this is what I am taking.

Microbiology: Microbiology is the study of microbes, or better yet, microscopic organisms. Now, I am hesitant to say organisms because we also learn about viruses and those are not organisms (if you wish to understand why, leave a comment and I will dedicate an entire blog post about it). However, this is the study of bacteria, viruses, fungi, helminths, and all of those interesting things. It is extremely interesting, but extremely difficult.

Organic Chemistry: Organic Chemistry is the study of compounds that all have one thing in common: they contain carbon one way or another. Methane, Propane, Formaldehyde, and numerous others are all organic. There are millions. This class is fun; however, it is extremely difficult. I took a break from doing my homework now to write this and let me tell you, it is a tough course. But entertaining to say the least.

Calculus I: Now this is going to be the hardest class for me. Math is not my thing. No matter how hard I try, I really have a hard time with it. However, I am going to do as great as I can and if all goes according to plan, I will walk out of that class with an A. I need an A in it just so that I can really boost my GPA. That’s the goal for this semester. To MASTER Calculus because I will use it a lot in Physics.

U.S. History: This course is one I have to take because my school demands I have some general education courses. It is a piece of cake class. The last quiz I took in it, I got a 100, so that will be a definite easy A. Just read the book, write a paper, take a weekly quiz, ace the tests and I will be walking away with an A which will skyrocket my GPA. But, as always, we can only hope for the best.

So, that’s my course load this semester. The Math and two science courses are all four credit courses and the U.S. History is a three credit course, so that equates to fifteen credit hours a week. That’s a good number and I am excited about this semester. It is going to be busy, it will be hectic, but I have a good feeling about things and I anticipate that my earnings will only go up as I develop a better discipline over my time. But, one can only hope!

Do you think that there is a possibility that Google is beginning to lose some of that power that they recently possessed when it came to Adsense? Do you think that perhaps their time has either come or reforms are going to be necessary else Google go under at least when it comes to Adsense? Part of me feels that Google is losing a lot of the power that they had once possessed simply because they are getting too greedy. The Page Rank update has yet to come, they are losing big publishers and I wonder if maybe something is going to happen in the PPC world.

Why do I think this? Well, let’s take a look at some recent events. Ebay decided to stop using Google to publish their ads. That was a big slap to Google because that was one big advertiser that was no longer advertising with them. Then DIGG decided to fire Google and hire Microsoft to service their ads. I mean, that’s a big publisher right there saying, “I’m not interested any longer.” So, that’s one big advertiser gone and one big publisher gone. But, there is more.

There are smaller publishers that are deciding that Adsense is not worth the bother anymore. John Chow decided to say Bye Bye Google and start selling more private ads in place of the old 300×250 ad he had. Granted, John Chow is no big potatoes when it comes to Google (we’re talking CNN, NY Times, etc), so Google may not feel the pain. But…What if others start to leave? What if I decide to leave? What if a load of small time publishers start to leave? There goes some of their profits for sure.

So, that leads me to my big question: is Google losing its control? I think yes. I think that Google was so worried about their big time publishers that they forgot the smaller guys. They forgot about people like me and John Chow who, while we don’t make millions a month off their program, we do account for SOME of the money. If enough of us leave, that is a chunk of their profits gone. What if New York Times leaves? That’s another big publisher that is gone. And if we all go to YPN or AdCenter, that makes them bigger and Google smaller. I think that Google needs to make some changes if they are really going to stay in control. But can they?

I have an addiction. No, it’s not heroin. No, it’s not alcohol (although a beer every once in a while is nice *hint hint*). My addiction is blogging. I do it all the damn time and I am always thinking of new ways that I can expand my blogging experience. I now write two blog posts a day for Dorm Earning rather than only one. I read tons of blogs a day and I regretfully say, I sometimes neglect studying because I am reading a blog. I am studying a lot more this semester, but damn, those blogs are just so damn interesting. I think from when I started to now, my addiction for blogging has increased tremendously. I love to do it. I love writing and I love thinking up new things to make my blogs better.

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Are you addicted? Do you think that in another six months, I may be even more addicted? Who knows? All I know is this…I love to blog and I am going to continue blogging for as long as I can. Or until I shoot myself in the head from so much stress. Probably the former though.

I have to say from working this first week with school, really getting things in control when it comes to time management can be extremely difficult. I’m not saying that I cannot do it, but I have to say that it is extremely difficult. Between the classes, the attempted social life, and the websites, it really can be difficult. But, there is a cure for this and I am beginning to come to the conclusion on what that cure is. Before I mention that, though, let me just say that things are beginning to look up despite the overload of work, so I am getting excited.

But, if I look at it, I realize two things: the first is that I fool around a lot on the internet and the second is that I get distracted in my dorm room. When I say that I fool around a lot, what I mean is that I go to DigitalPoint, read all these different blogs, check my earnings, go back to DigitalPoint, and the truth is, it gets really hectic and I tend to neglect my blog posts which is the majority of my work. Now, in the dorm room as I write this post, there is South Park playing. It is giving me a headache trying to focus on this rather than watch. The point is this: if I were to find a better place to work, I may be able to get more work done.

Time management is extremely difficult. It can be difficult to get things going if there are distractions. But, on top of that, it can be even more difficult getting so much done if there are distractions, books that need reading, tests that need preparing for, and then your websites. There are a few ways to help this out. The first is to really use time stamps. If you have the time to do extra blog posts, try and do tomorrows. Use each available minute. Furthermore, if you can get your work done before fooling around, you’ll find more productivity. And finally, if you set up a schedule, you can really get things done. Running a web network, studying, and having a social life is difficult; however, it is possible if done right. It just requires discipline and that’s what I am learning.

Like the title says, September begins a new era for my online ventures. What this means simply is now that I have slacked tremendously at the end of August, I now want to focus on two things: my earnings and my schooling. This begins a new era for me, but there are a few specifics that I intend on changing during this new era. There are a few things that definitely need changes and then there are a few things that I think are nice things to change, so let’s just go into detail about those few things.

• I intend on putting adsense back onto Zero to Med. I will be putting it at the end of each post simply because it is not used for anything else. While it may not make much money, I think that it is still beneficial and with people investing more in advertising now that the summer is over, I think it might allow for some profitable days/weeks/month.
• Dorm Earning NEEDS to get an increase in posts. I have slacked on that since school started and that’s fine because I know that once I start posting again, I’ll get the traffic back again. But, I know that I need to really work on getting that blog up to two posts a day minimum. I’ve already changed where the Adsense goes on there and I have added Kontera. That blog, if all goes according to plan, will be getting a brand spanking new theme. I want one that gives me more options and allows for some really nice growth. But, we’ll see.
• Content Writing is going to become a necessity. I tasted the sweetness of instantaneous gratification and I have to say, I really love it. I intend on increasing the number of articles that I write tremendously and I am hoping for a really good turn around each and every month. If I had it my way, I’d make a few hundred a month just by doing that and use that money to invest in the growth of my other sites.
• Now that school has started, Science Chats really is going to get a kick in the ass to start going. Since I beginning to meet a lot of the incoming science majors at my school, I think that I could get a good following. I’ve thought about mentioning it to my professors, but since I have to slightly dumb myself down to increase activity, I don’t want my professors thinking I am a moron. What I speak about on the forum and my actual scientific knowledge are two totally different things. But, I have to ensure I write in a way that people with just a general interest can understand it. If I started talking about the chemical make up of a particular protein in the deoxyribonucleic acid using massive words, people may have no idea what I was saying.
• In the same breath, I intend on giving a good push for Debateful. I figure if I can talk to some of my friends, I may be able to convince them to join up and see what’s going on. If I can get about ten of my argumentative friends to sign up, it’ll be golden. I’ll be able to increase productivity and definitely see a profit. But, that’ll just take some time. But, with both this and Science Chats, the school months might really help.

So, as you can see, there is a lot going on right now. I have the sites that I love going for me, I will be getting my first Adsense check soon (things started REALLY slow), and I can finally start saying that things are looking up. I’m looking forward to these next few months and I hope that with an increase in work, I may be able to see an increase in profits. But if all else fails, content writing is a sure buck.