I really want to like Dr. Price. He seems like a nice enough guy. But he has this way of making you feel like a lying, cheating, lazy pre-teen...I dunno, it just rubs me the wrong way for some reason. Today we got a worksheet outlining his editing marking skills. Just to make sure that we didn't think our writing was worth anything, he added several editing symbols. Here's just one of many:
TMSE!
Explanation: there are far too many surface errors for the final-draft of a college paper at an academically-prestigious institution such as GCC. The sheer prevalence of these errors reflects very poorly on you, indicating carelessness, lack of proofreading, lack of excellence, and/or an ignorance of grammar. The number of exclamation points indicates the magnitude of the problem.

So ya, I am now even more terrified. Who in their right mind sets students up to fear and/or expect failure so much?! Well, I'd write more, but this Technology of Instruction class looks to be a crucial one. Today we're learning how to open folders, use the mouse, and even minimizing text boxes and the like. Woo....challenging stuff here! ...why are my classes bi-polar?!

So I need something exciting to write about on here and I asked Emily & Malinda if they would burn down Crawford with me. Emily said sure since they denied her financial aid as well. Malinda still needs some convincing. However, her J key fell off and she sucessfully replaced it, which was somewhat exciting.

Well, despite an overall sense of exhaustion, we had some fun times last night. The night started with a trip to PEW to see the student-made movie Silverware. Not only was it a decently professional looking film, but it was also pretty funny! Hosting an all-star cast of English and Theater majors, the spoof of Ocean's Eleven told the tale of how Hicks was cleared out of all 3,000 pieces of silverware in one night, and the masterminds behind the theft. After that, it was time for the first intervis party of the semester. We had about 10 people in here (a pretty full house) watching Gosford Park. It was a typical British film: everyone is cheating at least once on their spouses, the servants know everything, the wealthy are made fun of, someone is killed, everyone is a suspect, the detective is an idiot, and it stops, rather than ends conclusively. After that we had some interesting convos while Brian and Jesse amused themselves with a karate fight between my stuffed animals. All in all, a great start to the semester.

Well, for the most part my classes look like they will be fun. However, I have two classes (back to back as luck would have it) that look less than exciting. A brief glimps into my past couple hours:

11:17--I frantically find a seat in my second Advanced Writing class of the semester, dreading the implied consequences of what happens to those who don't show up "on time, and if at all possible early". Dr. Price arrived and told us to get out our homework: our first paper proposal. Oh, excuse me. We're not that far yet. First we need to write a paragraph on our topic choice. Then we can write a paper proposal, then our detailed outline, 2+ rough drafts, and the final...finally. Two girls arrived late (probably 45 seconds and a minute). Dr. Price took both their names and told them to see him after class. Then he checked for homework. One girl didn't have hers...she also was added to the black list. After some class time, we were told to pick partners for editing for this paper. Scott, my partner, is a transfer sophomore from Cali. Unfortunately he forgot to write his homework on the form that Dr. Price gave us, and because it was just on a piece of notebook paper, didn't get any credit for it. So now I am petrified of this man and the class and of screwing up unintentionally, which I do a lot. Also, he has an obsession with the metaphor of choosing your paper topic and relating it to marriage and "forsaking all others".

1:00--Well, after inhaling lunch in 10 minutes, I ran over to Technology of Instruction. The past 75 minutes have been nothing but sheer agonizing boredom. Luckily it's over, so you all will just have to wait till next time to hear more stories.

Well, I survived my first Tuesday. Left the room at 8:30 and didn't get back till 4:30. Went to breakfast, chapel, Am Lit, Adv Writing, Technology of Instruction, and Communication for Educators (thank goodness that class was let out early!) Yes, I will definitely want to crash on Tuesday nights.

Yes, that's right...time to hit the road again. After a month of sleeping in, TV, IMing, and playing "Momma Erin", I am more than ready to join the ranks of my friends and classmates as a lazy, disaffected college student. It was a good break, while it lasted, and ended with a wonderful evening with the fam. We went to the Outback and had way too much to eat and laughed way too loud and often...always fun times. Tomorrow it's back on the open road, and hopefully it'll be uneventful enough that I won't be writing about it on here (for once I'd like to drive without bad weather and have it take less than 12 hours!). Well, I'll catch you all on the flipside yo. Laters!

bukethed83: remember...i have new stuffed animals
bukethed83: :-)
bukethed83: smaller...more compact...and they squeak when you hit somethin really hard with them...
bukethed83: hehe
Sassy E14: lol
bukethed83: like a roomie...hehehe

Umm....should I be thinking about learning a martial art or self-defense? My roommate has had way to much time alone to conspire against me. Perhaps I'll just stock up on a pile of "weapons" that would put Saddam Hussein to shame. Hmm....any thoughts?

Woohoo! Not only do I get to see my oh-so-cool roomie (even if she does hate me for that last post) and all my other friends in 4 days, but I also get to enjoy improvements in our cafeteria. That's right, they finally made the wonderful switch from Coke to Pepsi products. Free Mountain Dew, here I come!

Well it's that time again kiddos. That's right, the time when my dear roomy starts whining for a new post to entertain her. Well I started writing a post about last weekend and how half the guys in youth group nearly killed themselves sledding and Dani, JamieSue and I all went to McDonalds in our pjs. But that got boring pretty quick. So since I'm feeling lazy, this is an interactive post (which means that it will be boring cause most of you are too scared to comment even though you read my website all the time...I know who you are!). So what should I write about next? Think of it as like me finally conforming to al those stupid reality tv shows that is always polling the audience. Or just think of it as me being too lazy to write about semi-exciting happenings in my life, cause it's true.

Well my dear Skippy is getting on my case for not providing her with hours of entertainment via my website posts, so I have been bullied into writing this post because, well, let's face it folks, I'm a big pushover. Soooo, with that in mind, it's time for this week's "stream of consciousness". The following will probably not be for the faint of heart (or sane of mind for that matter)...

Let's see, where to begin? Well, this is Emily's idea. We got our grades back finally. We're not on accademic probation, which makes us both very happy. I wonder how many spelling mistakes I'll have in this....oh, water is boiling, gotta stir the mac & cheese...my house is covered in snowmen. it's also really cold. i've decided to stop capitalizing cause i'm too lazy. my friend jay thinks that my parents are secretly snowmen. i think he may be right. he gets paid to sit at his school's computer lab and do nothing but fall off chairs or talk to people online. so does mike. i'm jealous. short sentences are fun. we have a lot of snow here, almost two feet, and i am soooo sick of shoveling my driveway. this is getting boring. i'm sorry to all of you who are still reading. you deserve a cookie. hmm, i have promised a lot of people cookies lately...i really need to get around to baking some soon. that reminds me of when that joke all started at iosf last summer. that was some fun times: music, dancing, camping, our crappy tuna-can sized "stove", and that soap that could be used for anything from shampoo to dish soap. ahh, those were the days. hopefully i'll get to go back next year. i'm substitute teaching this week at my old high school. 9th & 10th grade geometry, trigonometry, calculus, and physics. so hopefully i'll have more exciting things to write soon. already i had a guy ask me if i was getting married anytime soon and one of renee's friends told her that she should have warned them all that i was pure evil. hmmm....guess i make strong first impressions. *note to self* do not get so excited about learning physics tomorrow. well, the mac and cheese is done and i have run out of things to say that would not make you scream and gouge out your eyes and renounce our friendship (see, it's already getting silly). so goodbye my dear friends. until we meet again in this lovely yellowish box, adieu!