Caught your whoas
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napoleonherselfSo, school.
Monday-Wednesday I have one (probably very boring) class from 4 to 5:15. The book is eighty dollars used from the bookstore, but there happens to be a guy who had a used copy listed on Amazon who lives here in Bloomington. I know because I emailed him and asked him just where in Indiana he was, and then we negotiated a bit on the phone. So basically he has de-listed his book on ye olde Amazone, and I am going to email him the times I can be on campus, and at some point hopefully I will get a "never been read" textbook and he will get 25 bucks cash. Screw you, IU bookstore! I will even call strange boys on the phone just to avoid giving you money! That is how much I hate you!
I still have to go to the bookstore for the course packet for my 9:30 AM Tuesday-Thursday class. Ugh. 9:30 AM. WHY ZOD WHY
At least said class looks to be very easy. There will be around 23 assignmenty thingies, three questions each but you only have to get 2 right to get full credit, and only the best 20 are used in the grade. There will be about the same number of quizzes with again only the best 20 counting. Each test allows an entire double-sided ordinary-sized-paper cheat sheet, and there will be special assignments for extra credit. Welcome back to high school I guess? Whatever. Apparently we will be doing both math and SQL. I have experience with both of these things so that is okay.
At 3 I will be off again to the other class I have Tuesday-Thursday, which I may also have to hit the bookstore for, depending. I could've gone to the bookstore just to see what was on the shelf, but then half the time they've either listed an optional book as required, listed a required book as optional, or shelved the wrong damn book entirely. I do not trust the labels on the shelf at the bookstore. I trust onlyZuulwhat the professor tells me. Zuul would probably lie and tell me that I need the Necronomicon or something.
On the way to class, some guy on the bus behind me said to some girl also on the bus behind me that he doesn't like living on the east side of town. Sure, as the girl said, it's much quieter than places closer to campus. However, there is "no culture". Dude, getting drunk, turning up the stereo, and getting into fistfights over sporting events is not "culture". Plus, as much as I like to refer to our home as being on "the far eastern reaches of civilization" (said in a snooty accent), it is ten minutes away from campus. We are even connected to all that "culture" by a thrice-hourly bus line. You are currently ON that bus. Living on the east side is awesome because it is quiet. Period. Shut up and go join a frat if you want to get cozy with a beer bong more often.
The campus shuttle is actually a very busy, very full bus at peak times; it was literally standing room only and then some, with people having to crowd up against the doors because the aisles were full. Suck it, losers! I live at the TERMINUS OF THE ROUTE! I'm GUARANTEED a seat! Except maybe on the way back, but eh. Leaving campus, the bus more-than-half-empties at the first major apartment complex anyway.
That's about it. Time to chill and do my daily load of laundry, I guess.
Monday-Wednesday I have one (probably very boring) class from 4 to 5:15. The book is eighty dollars used from the bookstore, but there happens to be a guy who had a used copy listed on Amazon who lives here in Bloomington. I know because I emailed him and asked him just where in Indiana he was, and then we negotiated a bit on the phone. So basically he has de-listed his book on ye olde Amazone, and I am going to email him the times I can be on campus, and at some point hopefully I will get a "never been read" textbook and he will get 25 bucks cash. Screw you, IU bookstore! I will even call strange boys on the phone just to avoid giving you money! That is how much I hate you!
I still have to go to the bookstore for the course packet for my 9:30 AM Tuesday-Thursday class. Ugh. 9:30 AM. WHY ZOD WHY
At least said class looks to be very easy. There will be around 23 assignmenty thingies, three questions each but you only have to get 2 right to get full credit, and only the best 20 are used in the grade. There will be about the same number of quizzes with again only the best 20 counting. Each test allows an entire double-sided ordinary-sized-paper cheat sheet, and there will be special assignments for extra credit. Welcome back to high school I guess? Whatever. Apparently we will be doing both math and SQL. I have experience with both of these things so that is okay.
At 3 I will be off again to the other class I have Tuesday-Thursday, which I may also have to hit the bookstore for, depending. I could've gone to the bookstore just to see what was on the shelf, but then half the time they've either listed an optional book as required, listed a required book as optional, or shelved the wrong damn book entirely. I do not trust the labels on the shelf at the bookstore. I trust only
On the way to class, some guy on the bus behind me said to some girl also on the bus behind me that he doesn't like living on the east side of town. Sure, as the girl said, it's much quieter than places closer to campus. However, there is "no culture". Dude, getting drunk, turning up the stereo, and getting into fistfights over sporting events is not "culture". Plus, as much as I like to refer to our home as being on "the far eastern reaches of civilization" (said in a snooty accent), it is ten minutes away from campus. We are even connected to all that "culture" by a thrice-hourly bus line. You are currently ON that bus. Living on the east side is awesome because it is quiet. Period. Shut up and go join a frat if you want to get cozy with a beer bong more often.
The campus shuttle is actually a very busy, very full bus at peak times; it was literally standing room only and then some, with people having to crowd up against the doors because the aisles were full. Suck it, losers! I live at the TERMINUS OF THE ROUTE! I'm GUARANTEED a seat! Except maybe on the way back, but eh. Leaving campus, the bus more-than-half-empties at the first major apartment complex anyway.
That's about it. Time to chill and do my daily load of laundry, I guess.
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Terminate the Terminus
Date: 2007-01-09 05:41 pm (UTC)And campus culture is over-rated. Did I tell you about the time I found (presumed) freshmen, err, releasing vital bodily fluids on the plants in front of the library?
Re: Terminate the Terminus
Date: 2007-01-09 05:46 pm (UTC)I guess at least the plants did not die of thirst that week. Poor plants.
Re: Terminate the Terminus
Date: 2007-01-09 05:56 pm (UTC)It says a lot about campus culture when local grocery store has a huge "Get Your Kegs Here" sign.
Re: Terminate the Terminus
Date: 2007-01-09 07:14 pm (UTC)I don't get the deal with booze, I really don't. It tastes yucky and it makes you act dumb! What the hell, people?
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Date: 2007-01-09 06:23 pm (UTC)Aaaaamen.
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Date: 2007-01-09 07:19 pm (UTC)Ha ha!
See, get it? Cultures? Because like mold and stuff and...
I'll be over here now.
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Date: 2007-01-09 09:24 pm (UTC)Of course, when the mold from the bathroom meets the fungus from the kitchen, it's a culture clash!
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Date: 2007-01-10 12:51 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-01-10 02:41 am (UTC)>.>;
*me takes her bad pun and 80's references and scuttles away now*
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Date: 2007-01-10 02:29 pm (UTC)(thank you, Wikipedia, for informing me that there was a reggae band named Culture)