Saturday, May 8, 2010
The State of Collegiate Exploration: Part 2
Yes, I walked through the Birch Mansion tonight. It's dark, scary, and beautiful. I was really creeped out and too afraid to turn on the lights, since, you know, the Public Safety headquarters looks right out on the mansion and they might be concerned if they see the lights on at one in the morning. The doors to the offices I tried were locked (I really, REALLY want to stroll through the president's office, though I didn't have the balls to try the his door). I need a wingman/wingwoman to calm my fears and paranoia, though there's only one person I could think of who MIGHT have the guts and the proper temperament for such an expedition, and she is quite busy at the moment, I'm sure. On a return voyage, we shall take a closer look at the building and attempt to discern the limits of access to other cool places within the building. A full report at that time!
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
Ha, two posts in one night!
Okay, peoples. So late night JUST closed and I have about four hours of reading and at least two of test prep ahead of me, probably more, and if I don't sleep then I will be zombie-like when I take my test and that will suck. I wanted to get something from the vending machine but I'm out of cash and so I found $1 in quarters, not the $1.50 I need to get bottle of Pepsi. So I bought a bag of pretzels instead. Bad idea, because now I'm really thirsty and I'm going to waste at least 20 minutes walking to the ATM in the student center and emptying my bank account so I can have a $5 bill with which to buy some bag of shit from the vending machine so I can get four dollars back and literally turn around and deposit two singles into the soda machine, because, of course, the soda machine does not take $5 bills.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
The Sorry State of Collegiate Exploration
There's no place left to explore anyone. I've wandered all over this campus, except in the Village, but there I'm a bit afraid of drunks and of facing the scrutiny of Public Safety. Otherwise I've been in every residence hall and just about every corner of the academic complex. I examined the new Spiritual Center just a few minutes ago. That leaves only the Village and the athletic fields (for those I have to cross Route 202), and neither really inspires my explorer instinct.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
A Little Wisdom
Three Axioms:
- Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.
- Nothing you plan goes according to plan.
- Life gives you unexpected breaks.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
It's 3:43 in the morning...
...and I haven't gotten anything done.
I have a paper due for my first-year seminar due on Thursday. Basically, I have to take the article my group was assigned to present and summarize it in narrative form. My first paper/presentation was a western conceptualization of a "land ethic." Then I had an article on the "color blind principle," and now it's the "Contestation and Consensus" of the morality of abortion in Japan.
To be quite honest, I could really care less about the Japanese struggle and succeeding consensus in Japan on abortion. I can, on occasion, get passionate about abortion, but the multiculturalism in this class is really starting to piss me off. To use his own jargon, I am a structuralist, and my professor is not. Another day I will explain what that means and why I think cultural plays a minimal role in shaping history.
Before I write these narratives, I usually take notes on the article with my computer. From these notes I write most of my paper, but this article is so boring and I am so lacking motivation at the end of this semester that I have done next to nothing tonight. I went to eat with some friends, came back, read the news, and texted a friend for a while. Then I read the High Point Regional Board of Education minutes. Yes, I was that desperate.
It's snowing outside, and it's coming down pretty heavy. They might cancel classes if this snow doesn't turn to rain, but Wednesday is my day off anyway. I may have to work on this paper tomorrow; I'm dozing off in the common room as we speak, so before my head smashes into the keyboard I'm going to go to bed. If this message is inconhorent, I will fix it in the morning.
I have a paper due for my first-year seminar due on Thursday. Basically, I have to take the article my group was assigned to present and summarize it in narrative form. My first paper/presentation was a western conceptualization of a "land ethic." Then I had an article on the "color blind principle," and now it's the "Contestation and Consensus" of the morality of abortion in Japan.
To be quite honest, I could really care less about the Japanese struggle and succeeding consensus in Japan on abortion. I can, on occasion, get passionate about abortion, but the multiculturalism in this class is really starting to piss me off. To use his own jargon, I am a structuralist, and my professor is not. Another day I will explain what that means and why I think cultural plays a minimal role in shaping history.
Before I write these narratives, I usually take notes on the article with my computer. From these notes I write most of my paper, but this article is so boring and I am so lacking motivation at the end of this semester that I have done next to nothing tonight. I went to eat with some friends, came back, read the news, and texted a friend for a while. Then I read the High Point Regional Board of Education minutes. Yes, I was that desperate.
It's snowing outside, and it's coming down pretty heavy. They might cancel classes if this snow doesn't turn to rain, but Wednesday is my day off anyway. I may have to work on this paper tomorrow; I'm dozing off in the common room as we speak, so before my head smashes into the keyboard I'm going to go to bed. If this message is inconhorent, I will fix it in the morning.
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