Fastest Fingers in the Bookstore

Thoughtfully, my sociology professor made the second extra credit assignment the exact same as the first. What a guy.
The first time I did it, I got 10/10 extra credit points, which is nice. Not to jinx my grade luck, I wrote 50% more than I did last time, and used a new topic.

I just hope I did it correctly for this instance, though, because I've already submitted it and we've yet to attend class this week...

One Down, Countless to Go.

First college test today, General Sociology chapters one through three.
I finished in fifteen minutes. I took an extra five to double check my work. There were a few ambiguous questions, but I’m fairly confident.

Twenty minutes after I started my test, I was leaving the room. Nobody else looked even close to finished.

Man, was that awkward.

Meds be Damned

I'm sorry, Dr. R. You're an interesting guy, really. You know how to relate to your students, even though this is a ground-level course and 99% of your students couldn't care less about the subject matter. I realize that not everyone is as familiar with some of the basics as I may be, and that some background information might be necessary at the beginning of the course.

But seriously, an ENTIRE HOUR on the scientific method?

First Day of School

I really like the smaller of my philosophy textbooks (Philosophy 101 By Socrates, Peter Kreeft)

"[Y]ou shall hear from me the whole truth; not eloquence, gentlemen, like their own, decked out in fine words and phrases, not covered with ornaments; not at all — you shall hear things spoken anyhow in the words that first come. For I believe justice is in what I say."
--Socrates, at his trial

First day of school wasn't bad at all. I did wake up an hour late, but because I had actually planned to wake up an hour early it all canceled out (I refuse to believe that it is spelled canceled and not cancelled, but whatever).
My Philosophy professor Dr. N. is a really funny guy, and an amazing teacher. He teaches through the Socratic Method (it's philosophy, duh) but he does so to such a degree that you end up rethinking anything you believe about the question. And it's only the first day.
The girl next to me, as sweet as she was in the beginning of the class — complimenting me on my shirt — was absolutely incensed when the teacher rejected her answer outright. She was muttering under her breath for a good minute. Then again, her answer was kind of pretentious and... of dubious quality.

Between classes, Elyssa C. and I went to get our textbooks from the book store, and after she left for her Astronomy class, I relaxed in the cafe and transcribed all of my notes from philosophy into an outlining program that I found hidden in the depths of my mac.
I ended up recognizing this girl Kristyn L. whom I had met once before (in 8th or 9th grade...). She's a friend of Shannon and the gang, so she's a friend of mine. I sat next to her while she read, and ended up reading my philosophy assignment (10 solidly interesting pages) about 3 times. The author is absolutely brilliant.

"'Know thyself' was inscribed over the Delphic oracle's temple. It was the first commandment of the god Apollo, who supposedly inspired the oracle (the 'Sybil,' a prophetess who spoke in the god's name). The second was 'nothing in excess.' These two commandments summed up the wisdom of Apollo."
--Peter Kreeft, Philosophy 101 by Socrates

It's nothing special, but it isn't dry and boring. Hush, I like it.

After Kristyn and I parted ways, I went to my sociology class, where, while waiting outside, I was approached by Jose, an aerospace engineering major from Guatemala who lives off campus with his brothers. He had recognized me from our philosophy class, but it didn't go much further than that.
In class, I sit down next to a girl who kept dropping her pencil (I, of course, was gentleman enough to keep picking it up for her), and eventually just collapsed her desk and sent her stuff flying everywhere.
The girl behind me was giving her number to the girl sitting next to her, when her friend proclaimed "Yeah, why not just tell everyone here!" So, she finished her number a bit more quietly. Obviously, I turned around and asked her to 'repeat that last part.'

The class went off without a hitch, except once the professor didn't give us enough time to copy a slide. But with my new outlining software, I kept it all neat and organized. Hooray!

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I've been walking so much lately that both of my achilles tendons are strained, and my legs feel like i've worked them out.

Which, incidentally, Joey A. and I are about to do. So, I bid you adieu until next time.