logb(y) = x

In life we often make choices we don’t think will impact us as much as they end up doing. I made one of those choices. In a split second, by filling out one form, I gave up one of the few things that had always made sense to me. I don’t regret doing it, but I am unhappy with my choice, at least for today. It sounds weird to actually admit this and will it make me sound like a complete geek? Probably. So what is it that I miss??? Math…

Yes it’s true I miss dwelling over numbers and equations. Spending all the effort to find out was x actually equals. Doing numerous spread sheets and filling them with numerous formulas. It’s kind of an odd enjoyment really considering not long ago I used to struggle through almost every math problem I did.

It’s been almost a year since I have done any hard core work. Things I used to have memorized in the back of my head have now escaped my memory. The complex part of my mind seems to have started to die. How you ask did I come to such an odd conclusion you ask? All it took was watching my friend do financial spread sheets. I took one look at the text book and had the urge to solve. Upon leaving high school it was somewhat of a shock to my math teachers (Mr. Bolton, Mr.Hartle, Ms. McDonald, and Ms. Neufeld) that I was choosing a future without the unsolvable x. I’m sorry if I’ve disappointed all you you, but you knew I was never meant to be behind a desk for endless hours.

So as I shed a tear and raise my TI84 Plus for the 11 math credits that I have (and probably will never need) and the 4 of the best teachers I have ever had I have only one thing to ask you…Have you ever felt like you have lost a part of you before???