Tuesday, August 31, 2004
This Is It
Today is my first day of class. And I mean class, singular, as I have only one later tonight. If you're curious, it's East Asian Cinema. Sadly, it looks like this semester will focus on women in Chinese films, so I guess the works of John Woo and Stephen Chow are out. As long as I don't have to sit through Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon again.
I made use of the extra time and visited the campus this morning. First, I took the bus to familiarize myself with the schedule and stops. I do have a car here but I don't intend to drive it everyday, especially when the weather gets cold (Speaking of the weather, it has improved slightly in the same way that a bullet in the gut is an "improvement" over a bullet in the kneecap). Once on campus, I walked around and tried to get a sense of where everything I need is. I visited all the rooms my classes are in and took care of a few errands along the way. I applied for a parking permit which will apparently take forty-eight hours. I got the necessary forms to apply for Study Abroad next year. The deadline isn't until February 15th so I'm planning ahead.
My roommate still isn't here so I'm assuming he's not going to show up. Since I am a believer in Murphy's Law, this will virtually guarantee he will show up and at the worst possible time, possibly while I am in mid-stroke. I have nothing against him but this room is so tiny I don't know how any two humans could possibly share it. Besides, another body in here means another source of heat, and I can't take that.
My class goes pretty late tonight and then tomorrow's a busy day. I've got three classes, the first of which starts at 8:45 AM, so I probably won't blog again until Wednesday. Until then, just sit by your computer tapping the F5 key.
I made use of the extra time and visited the campus this morning. First, I took the bus to familiarize myself with the schedule and stops. I do have a car here but I don't intend to drive it everyday, especially when the weather gets cold (Speaking of the weather, it has improved slightly in the same way that a bullet in the gut is an "improvement" over a bullet in the kneecap). Once on campus, I walked around and tried to get a sense of where everything I need is. I visited all the rooms my classes are in and took care of a few errands along the way. I applied for a parking permit which will apparently take forty-eight hours. I got the necessary forms to apply for Study Abroad next year. The deadline isn't until February 15th so I'm planning ahead.
My roommate still isn't here so I'm assuming he's not going to show up. Since I am a believer in Murphy's Law, this will virtually guarantee he will show up and at the worst possible time, possibly while I am in mid-stroke. I have nothing against him but this room is so tiny I don't know how any two humans could possibly share it. Besides, another body in here means another source of heat, and I can't take that.
My class goes pretty late tonight and then tomorrow's a busy day. I've got three classes, the first of which starts at 8:45 AM, so I probably won't blog again until Wednesday. Until then, just sit by your computer tapping the F5 key.
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