A good cup of french-pressed, fair trade joe from Peet's. Me and Einstein know what's up. And, how appropriate, drinking from a cup with a physicist printed on it right before physics class. The handle of that cup says, "coffee makes me smart." I definitely believe that coffee makes me smarter, temporarily. However, I didn't drink enough to make a difference. I realized I didn't have as much time as I thought before class started, so I had to dump more than half the cup :(. Maybe if I got a little deeper into that cup I would have been smart enough to remember that I just bought a thermos. Anyways, I got ready, hopped on my bike and headed to school. I didn't know where my class was specifically, I just knew the general area, so I just parked my bike at a near by bike lot and walked. Of course, that bike lot was far from my class when I was running late. *side theory: if I get better at skateboarding, I could bring a skateboard with me to school and after I park my bike I could skate to where I need to be. It would be more efficient. **counter theory: if I learn where the bike lots are I could park closer to class.
Since I was one of the last students to trickle in, I didn't get a good seat. I sat dead center in the first row... this is a class of 300 kids mind you. Physics was, well, boring and I don't think thats going to change. I hate word problems, I've never been good at them; I get lost midway through them. I started to read my book tonight and literally started laughing out loud when it told me that physics will appeal to my sense of beauty.PFFFFT!
Anyways, I came home to get ready for my jogging class and eat a little something. For some reason, I got the notion in my head that my class started at 12:30. I don't know how I did when I even wrote out my schedule for you all yesterday.. it clearly states that jogging is at 12:00. In addition to being 30 minutes late right off the bat, (and not aware of it yet) I couldn't find the track. I even asked people in the gym and they had a hard time explaining it to me. It took me 15 minutes to find it. I would have jogged to it since I was in my clothes already but I was wearing my backpack and was too afraid to look like the small, typical freshman who is so petrified of being late they sprint to class, meanwhile their backpack is flying in every direction. So, I walked. After I finally found it, about 5 feet from the door, for no apparent reason, I remembered that the class started at 12. I just turned right back around and headed for my next class. I didn't even bother trying to catch the last 10 minutes of a jogging class.
Not going to my jogging class gave me 20 minutes to find my last class. I was thinking "Yes! 20 minutes! It's fool proof." Nope. My next class was in the hardest building to find because it's connected to a completely different hall and it's made from all sorts of materials, and is comprised of all sorts of different colors. It looks like a billion different buildings all bunched into one. I had 20 minutes to find this class and I was about 10 minutes late. This was a french class that I was trying to add. Again, I had to sit directly in front. The teacher didn't utter a word of english the entire time, she spoke french until the end of class when she wanted to let us know this is how it's going to be all quarter. She wanted to tell us that this is the only time we will hear english come out of her mouth. Intimidating... but exciting! If I don't get into this Primate behavior class tomorrow I'm staying in french. Yes, I am aware that it is a hard and time consuming class but this is the only plausible way I will be able to learn another language. Call it a hobby if you will... this is what I like to do and this is what I'm good at. I think it's shameful that america is not multilingual like the rest of world is and I like to communicate with people while I travel, even in the smallest ways.
The other class I was supposed to crash today was physics lab but they decided not to have lab today, so I guess I'll try next week. Cool thing about lab: they split the class into 2 teams and each team alternates weeks they show up to class, so I would only go 4 times a quarter! I dig that.
The rest of the day was filled with stuff that I've been doing every day. I got the last of the hangers I need and screwdrivers to finally build the canvas dresser my parents got for me a few years ago. I attempted to read my physics book for a while at Peet's it was semi-successful, it was a start nonetheless.
When I couldn't read anymore, I went home and tried to cook dinner on my stove for the first time. My stove sucks. It's an electric stove and only the rear burners work and even one of the back burners started smoking as soon as I turned it on. Basically, I cooked a meal that I cooked often back home that usually takes me about 20 minutes, and that's because it involves rice. Well, on this stove it took me an hour to finally say "Eff it, close enough." It turned out good but, man, it sucked to make.
I guess today is just filled with learning experiences. It's all part of the adventure. Tomorrows classes:
9:00 O-chem
3:00 Primate Behavior (pleeeeeaaassee wish me luck with this one, I want it so bad)
BEST PART OF THE DAY: Jerusha, Eric, Violet, and Levi are expecting another boy!!!!! Congrats to you guys I love you! Oh little baby boy you've got a lot of boy cousins/brother to compete with. So excited! Violet says she wants the name to be Kendall no matter what the sex is... we'll see if they consider that.
Oh and I discovered a surf club! I don't know what to do with these options! Anywho, better rest up for o-chem. Good night evry-bawdy!! (said like dr.nick from the simpsons)
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