Quote of the Day #1: “Okay, so you’re going to notice two things about me over the course of the semester. First is that I’m going to wear the same four outfits over and over. And second is that I’m going to get really fat.” — Nicole Kelley, professor of my Christianity in Antiquity class, telling my class yesterday that she is pregnant
Quote of the Day #2: “People need something to do on all those other planets.” — Tatia Jordan, instructor of my Article and Essay Workshop, commenting on the need for the development of the female cyborg prostitute in the movie Blade Runner
It’s been a slow week. I’ve had a lot of reading to do for my various classes. Time passes slowly when you’re in the library. This Wednesday alone I was in the library from 12:30 PM to 10:30 PM. Yeah, ten hours. I can’t say that’s the norm, but five to six hours per day isn’t too far away from average.
Continue reading ‘A Word on James Frey’
It’s hard to believe that it’s been two weeks since I’ve last posted an entry. A lot has happened since then, and it begins with the story of how I got back to Florida.
Everything was going according to plan. I was in the Atlanta airport waiting for my connecting flight to Tallahassee. It was Sunday night. My first class wasn’t until 8 AM Tuesday morning, so I wasn’t worried about being tired the next day. As I’m sitting at the gate watch an NFL playoff game a voice over the intercom says that the flight is oversold and if anyone would be willing to give up their ticket they would be compensated. This was the first time in my life when I haven’t had to be back at my destination right away and they have needed people to give up their seat. They were offering $400 towards a Delta flight, a night in a Sheraton hotel, and two meals. I was sold. I turned in my ticket and made my way to the hotel shuttle. I get back to the airport early the next morning and it turns out that even that early morning flight had been oversold. I asked the woman at the counter if I could turn in my ticket a second time and I was told that I could. Would I really walk out of Atlanta $800 richer? No. As it turned out they needed four people to give up their seat, and I was the fifth person to turn in a ticket. Oh well. I still made out like a bandit as far as I’m concerned.
Continue reading ‘Spring ‘06 Has Officially Begun’
I have just completed an incredible week. So many friends. So many places. So much money spent. So much fun. And I want to jump right into it… but I really can’t. I have two things I need to tell you first, then I can talk about New York and all the fun there in.
Continue reading ‘NCP Reunion’
