What Semester Would Be Complete…

Without me complaining about textbook prices?  I’m taking a summer course that I am already really mad that I have to take in the first place (French).  Today was the first day and after the class was over, I went to the book store to get the book.  Since it’s only a month long course, [...]

Always Check The Drawers

The semester ended Friday and I am now home.  Friday was a hectic day of my last final, packing, cleaning, and loading up cars.  I got home at 10pm, so I didn’t unpack anything until Saturday.
I unpacked all my clothes and realized that I was missing some of them.  I believe I left an entire [...]

Is It Really Necessary?

Is it necessary for the college to mow the lawns everyday?  They have mowed nonstop this entire week.  It’s a little excessive.  It’s loud, a waste of gas, and makes me sneeze.  They’re even mowing today when it just rained and the grass is wet.
Is it necessary for the garbage truck to come twice a [...]

No Excuses

Back at the beginning of the semester, my Honors professor had us email each other a list of ideas we had for our respective thesis papers for next year. We did so and at the beginning of the next class, he asked if we read everyone’s ideas.
The class erupted in a frenzy of complains that [...]

We’re Killing a Forest

My Creative Writing teacher decided to make each of us print out 21 copies of our 8-10 page short stories.  I was quite surprised at this because normally the teachers make the copies for all the students.
Then I got to thinking, if each of us prints out 21 pages of a 10 page paper, that’ll [...]

Shame On You, Stephen King

I have never read Stephen King’s novels, mainly because horror books have never interested me. I have no doubt that he is a great writer, though. He has been recognized as one of the most brilliant writers of our time.
He recently gave an interview in which he said of Stephenie Meyer (author of [...]

Thirteen Really Random Things (TT#6)

I haven’t done a Thursday Thirteen in a while, mainly because I can’t think of anything.  So, today I’m just going to post thirteen random things.

1.  I watched a movie in Creative Writing today that was about a Nursing Home Beauty Pageant.   It was possibly the strangest thing I have ever seen in my life.  [...]

From Six to Two and a Half

When I first got my iBook two years ago, the battery would last for six hours.  This was very impressive.  It continued to last for six hours for about a year and a half.  Last semester, I noticed that the battery life would only be four or five hours, which was still pretty good.
However, over [...]

Research Methods

One thing that drives me insane about psychology class is the fact that every single one I’ve taken starts the same way.  The first week is devoted to research methods.  Studies, surveys, experiments, and the scientific method.  I’ve had it drilled into my head since Freshman year.
This semester, I am taking a four credit class [...]

Of All the Days to Have a Test

Today was my first day of classes.  Or should I say class.  I only had one today and all we did was spend a half hour going over the syllabus.  We got out early.
We have four tests throughout the semester, one of which is during finals week.  Spring Break is in March and we don’t [...]