expectative observation

First day of school, first day of school.

The Spring 2011 semester at UL-L began yesterday. The first day is really for introducing text books, reviewing syllabuses (or syllabi as i prefer) and feeling out (not feeling up) your professors. These events lend themselves perfectly to the keeping of a running diary...

6:44 - I wake up, turn off the alarm, shuffle out of bed, drudge myself into the kitchen and do the sleepy-kid-stank-eye-good-morning-eye-rub to welcome the florescent buzzing of the light. Surprisingly, i slept well for not typically being a morning guy.

6:48 - I pour a bowl of Froot Loo...err...Tootie Fruities...into my new froot loops bowl given to me by my grandmother. Yes. My grandmother gave me a Froot Loops bowl. Two, as a matter of fact. And yes, they ARE awesome.

7:13 - get dressed...a lot.

7:23 - unlock the bike, ride to campus being thankful for the beard and an absolutely gorgeous day. yeah it was about 25 degrees...but it's winter. it's supposed to be.

7:36 - Divine Mercy Chaplet to start the day. Say hey to Jesus, supplicate, all that good stuff.

7:51 - break the ice shelf on the bird bath. throw ice in the air, watch it shatter upon impact. ya know, really mature stuff.

7:53 - trek from wisdom to my first class in Griffin-(dor!)

8:00 - sit down in class (inadvertently in the middle of the unofficial "minority circle"), thus becoming the cream in the ho-ho (or oreo, if you prefer).

**AVERTISSEMENT** please use caution when googling images for ho-hos...

8:15 - contrary to English being in the College of Liberal Arts, i decided this will be a BS class...(get it? Liberal Arts, BA, Bachelor of Arts? eh? eh??)

8: 30 - a joyous conversation with one Kelli Landry; inspired a semester of kick-assery. also ran into the lovely Kristin R.

8:45 - notice an abnormal amount of fur on women's boots. decide i should inform the student government (Annie Connolly) about enforcing some type of anti-arctic legislation.

8:50 - find out my creative writing prof. is a dork and Arkansas fan (unrelated...or are they?)

8:57 - decide that this, too, will be a BS class. wonder what i'm doing here and why.

9:00 - receive syllabus, wonder where and when the concept of the little circles at the bottom of desks developed (why don't we have a more silent way to scoot desks?)

9:18 - quotes from Corey (writing prof.): "I'm a cocky asshole." "Not here? Oh, i had her last semester. She dropped because she was failing. I probably shouldn't tell you that but none of you know Anesha. Yeah she failed."

9:40 - Released from ENGL 223. pine for intellectual stimulation.

9:45 - Meet Kristin (Christin?, Christen?, Kristen?, Cristen?) while waiting for FREN 362 to begin. She just came back from studying abroad...and is captivating. i told her i wouldn't mind studying a broad with her, ehh ohhhh...kidding, kidding (see there's a space there between the A and B, which makes it suggestive. and that's why it's funny). nice girl, though.

10:02 - panic attack comes with the realization of course requirements

10:03 - remember to breathe

10:15 - released from class, will see May Waggoner at noon

10:25 - Walk into Wisdom, embrace Erin Garrett, meet Rebecca (Rebekah?, Rebeccah?, Ribeckuh?) who will be taking the Praxis II Saturday, and chilled out for a moment with big Garrett.

10:43 - Walk to class w/ Annie D. and Kristin R.; talked about how the sidewalk isn't wide enough and how i know them better than they do. (false, btw...or is it?)

10:54 - bathroom break (no trashcan...eh)

10:57 - arrive in an overcrowded class..realize i have the hungry.

11:04 - Alyssaand Bess arrive in class, Bess gives a jolly "hey Dayton!" i compliment her hat.

11:10 - instructor reveals that her name actually means Rainbow-Music Forest (Hung-Chu Lin)

11:20 - we actually have class

11:27 - How'd Bess turn into Cameron??? mind blowing secrecy.

11:36 - Annie C. knew it was me who left the note about boots..

12:00 - trek across campus to see Dr. Wag again. See one Derek Landry sitting there. this'll be fun.

12:08 - laugh at same jokes as two hours ago

1:20 - pick up some Zeus; eat lunch with Aaron Breaux.

2:00 - trek home for a change, go to work until 11


We'll see...
- Daytona.