I uploaded a new video! This one is from the NCP reunion this past New Years. It’s our appearance on CBS’s Early Show. I’m in back of the people holding the blue sign, wearing a black wool cap (you can hardly see me unfortunately, but the rest of our crew is fairly visible). To get to it click on the videos link on the navigation bar above. Hope you enjoy it.
Edit: Youtube removed the video because it showed copyrighted material.
Quote of the Day: “Okay, so on the board you see morbidly obese Jesus A and B.” — Nicole Kelley, in an attempt to explain the differences in beliefs between Nestorius and Cyril (see diagrams below)
Quote of the Day #1: “You might think, more popes, more holiness. Not so, as it turns out.” — Nicole Kelley, professor of Christianity in Antiquity, commenting on the various points in history when there have been more than one pope
Quote of the Day #2: “If you’re using words what kind of words do you want to use?” — Tatia Jordan, instructor of my Article and Essay Workshop, giving those people who might be using words in their paper a useful thought to ponder
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.
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.
Holy cow, the next few days are going to be crazy. This morning I’m going to be hanging out with Renee Leduc and Rachel Christofel. In Connecticut! That’s nuts. After that I’m taking a train to be reunited with some of the NCP gang. In New York! Even more nuts. I’ll be there through the 4th of January. I’ve also got a couple of FSU peeps who will be passing through New York on a road trip while I’m there so I should see them too. Craziness. Sorry for the short post. Just wanted to make you jealous.
If this week is any indication I think I am going to become the most boring person ever if I leave Tallahassee after college. In fact, I might still become the most boring person ever if they force me to move off campus. I might have to go back for a master’s degree and live in Rogers or New Hall.
Sorry. The reason I’m freaking out is that I have had so little social contact outside of my family for the last week. And don’t get me wrong, the main reason I go home and the main reason I look forward to going home is because of my family. But I have spent so many hours reading and so many hours on the internet and so many hours not around other folk that, even as introverted as I am, I think I might go bananas.
I looked at the date of my last post and I’m just now starting to realize how much happened since then. Hopefully I can do it justice.
But before I launch into all of that let me first say this: my sister has gotten into two schools already! Woo hoo! Auburn and Texas have both recognized greatness. I’ll continue to keep you posted on this. I’m really excited to see where she ends up (as I’m sure you all are).
Since that last post I have taken five tests and I am about to take a sixth. My finals week started early. Last week I had an oral test in Spanish and finals in Career Development, Risk Management and After The New Testament. This past Tuesday I took a written Spanish test and this afternoon I’ll be taking a final in Speech. Then I’ll be done. It’ll be t-minus one semester and counting.
Quote of the Day #1: “There were all these discussions in the ancient world about whether Jesus pooped.” — Nicole Kelley, my after the New Testament professor, as our class gets off topic
Quote of the Day #2: “See, I’m always a step ahead of you and myself.” — Dr. Robert Marshall, my risk management professor, making light of himself after giving the wrong definition for an insurance term and not realizing it until he was done with his lengthy explanation
Quote of the Day #3: “Sometimes their s— hits the fan too. [pauses] I’m sorry for saying… s—. [pauses] S—! S—, s—, s—! It feels good sometimes to say s—!” — Mark Zeigler, my fundamental speech professor, originally explaining that we should be real and honest at a job interview, then degenerating into what you see
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