On Returning
Obviously it’s been a while since I’ve written, and it looks like I’m going to be pretty busy this semester so I might not update too much, but I’ll just mention some recent notable occurrences.
Winter break was awesome. Friends, family, Avatar, no work, good food – the definition of happiness.
But now I’m back in school mode. My schedule this semester is awesome, I love it. I’m taking interesting classes, I’m working more in the greenhouse (and I’m not working any floor-washing shifts!), and I am just very pleased with how it all lines up time-wise. My class load is heavier, but I think the classes I’m taking more are more exciting: Science Fiction, Global Lit, Chaos (Seminar), Bio (Cellular and Molecular), and Calculus (Calc is not too thrilling, I’ll admit).
And I got a raise! Of $0.25. But hey, a raise is a raise!
The Diana, our shiny new student center, is finally open. It has the feel of a chic modern art museum. I don’t know if I like it. I’m hoping it’ll grow on me. It’s very stark – the furniture is red and orange, as are some of the walls, and everything else is white. It’s a wee bit pretentious. But there is a new black box theatre, which I am pretty excited about. (Although it is rectangular – who makes a rectangular black box?)
I haven’t been out in the city to do anything yet, besides some errands around campus, but this weekend I’m going to do some bookstore hopping, maybe some downtown exploring, maybe see a show. I’ve compiled a list of shows that I really want to see this season (my top 2 are A Behanding in Spokane with Christopher Walken and Sam Rockwell and Race by David Mamet) and I’m going to do my best to get to them all. And wonder of wonders, when I checked my mailbox, I had a paycheck waiting for me, and I have another one coming on Friday; I had completely forgotten about these, so it’s basically like free money, which means I can spend it on shows without feeling guilty or irresponsible. (Terrible logic, yes. Do I care? No.)
I watched a couple of episodes of 30 Rock on my computer yesterday. Yep, I’m back in school.
