We have more important things to talk about, so let's just get the blog program out of the way.
Day 15 → Something or someone you couldn’t live without, because you’ve tried living without it.
Flip flops and caffeine.
TODAY was the first day of my classes. It finally happened, YO! [That's my shout out to Elokin who listened to me bitch about our dorm's lack of water due to plumbing problems and contamination which, by the way, now seems to be fixed.] Anyway, I had three classes today.
Survey of Mass Communication - Enter Professor? Dr.? Ms.? Miller (she didn't specify), a blonde woman of average height who is kind of on the skinny side. She's older. Not old, just older. Maybe 50. She was fun to be around and had decent energy. She talks fast, and at some point in the next few weeks, I guarantee you that I'll be asking her to slow down. But she's really nice, so I doubt she will object. She likes for her class to be talkative People interject and talk freely. She is obviously wise because she can comfortably laugh at herself. I loved her class before I got there.
Fundamental Issues/Philosophy - Mr. Allen who is very tall forgot to bring his dry erase markers. To be honest, this was about the most interesting thing that happened the entire time. Don't get me wrong - he's nice, and I think I'll really enjoy his class. It's just that he doesn't have his introduction fine-tuned yet. He ended up scaring me half-way through class when he said that philosophy papers look nothing like anything we've ever written before. He'll be teaching us how to write them - that's not the problem. The deal is, he said it was harder for writers to get the system down because nothing can be poetic - it has to be straight forward. But I could stand to use fewer flowery lines in my writing and to be a little more straight forward, so this class will probably help me with that.
American Government - Of all my classes, I expected this one to be the most boring. WRONG! Dr. Thomas is absolutely hilarious! He has more energy than any teacher I've ever had. He was all over the place. Out of nowhere, at the beginning of class he randomly played the theme from Star Wars. He joked, he laughed, and he danced. Yes, danced. But not to the Star Wars theme. He told us about what happens when you're phone goes off in class - he dances. So, of course, someone purposely played one of their ringtones, and Dr. Thomas got jiggy with it. He then asked us what a good reason for missing class would be, and the same guy answered, "Your grandma got run over by a train, and then when you found out, you fell down an escalator." That only asked more from Dr. Thomas, who I have decided I absolutely adore. I can't wait to get back to his class.
When I first got to my AG class, I heard some people talking about someone who was preaching on campus. They didn't say too much about it, but after class, I saw it going on outside. I stopped to watch, and that guy was a hot mess. He was standing on a chair in mis-matched clothes and an ugly hat yelling about how he was a preacher and was completely perfect. Apparently, everyone else was messed up and chose to be that way. One of his fellow nutjobs was standing close by filming it. They wore religious t-shirts and buttons that declared their hatred for sin and porn. From the responses I heard in the crowd, it seemed like they had probably made some racist comments. I ran into my friend, Abbe, and we hung out for a few minutes listening to his stupidity. It was good to see her, but I'm hoping that the next time we get to hang out we have better entertainment.
I met a guy while waiting in line at the Bursar's Office to get my student ID recoded. He started talking to me, and I wish he had never stopped. He could have talked all day about anything, and I would have listened. I really, really hope I run into him again soon.
