College Thoughts and Occurrences

THE VIEW FROM MY DORM ROOM

Okay, first of all - I LOVE this view. It looks out over the sidewalk that leads into the dorm. It reminds me of how in "Anne of Green Gables" (movie, I mean. For some reason, I never read the books.) there was a nosy lady who lived by the crossroads and would sit on her porch and watch everyone who went by. She knew when people were leaving and where they left to. I'm not saying I'm nosy or anything, but it's neat to have a view of the entry way to Troxel. The view is lovely, and it's nice to look out the window and see people and not cows (though I kind of miss the cows.)

COLLEGE CLASSES: HALF THE CHALLENGE IS FINDING THEM

Chemistry was good today . . . when I finally got to class. The classroom was at the end of a hallway and a paper with the class number was tacked on the wall, so I figured I was in the right place. It was only after I sat down in the very front row, volunteered to pass out syllabi (but I never looked at them), sat down again and looked at the powerpoint that I realized I was in a Biology class. Yeah. "Pretty stupid" wouldn't cover how I felt. Anyhoo, I got to the right classroom in time to hear Dr. Ahmad's class introduction which included a . . . .

TUTORIAL ON HOW TO PRONOUNCE "AHMAD"
If people had been pronouncing my name incorrectly for over half a century, I'd probably be giving them a tutorial on it, too. It is not "A -mad." It is "Ah-mad." While he was born and educated in India, his name is of Arabic origin. There are two types of "h" sounds, and the "h" sound in "Ahmad" is an "h" sound made with the throat.

THIS CAMPUS IS INSANELY EASY TO GET LOST IN
While trekking about campus, I am never without my handy-dandy yellow campus map. Four years from now, I will be using this map to get to my Finals. I think I should get it laminated.

MISCELLANEOUS
My Bio. lab had better be interesting; it's nearly three hours long. One of the lightbulbs in the bathroom doesn't work. The pigeon nest on the ledge has two baby pigeons in it. My critical thinking course doesn't start 'till Wednesday, so I have the rest of the day offf. I only know of two places to eat on campus. I need to stop blogging and get back to studying.