exactly, if I could learn to make explosives from household products instead of memorize seemingly useless stuff (at least for my desired proffession) I would be much more happy.
Speaking of happy... *pulls out Daedric Dai of Freezing and goes after Dagoth Ur's minions*
Somehow I can see why they wouldn't want to teach you about explosives.
I just got a enchanted longsword from Mournhold. Daedric, with paralyze, fire damage, and I believe it has shock damage as well. And it weighs 81 pounds.