Classes: Day one Half One

First day of classes Fall 2005-

First class: intro to Soc. with Greenwald. I find myself tossed into a parallel universe where strange straggley haired men who talk very slow are allowed, and even PAID to waste 50 minutes of my life 3 days a week. Where it takes all of those 50 minutes to explain three shorter-than-a-sentence points on the board...and where he moves the paper covering the further points at least three times with no purpose, not covering or showing any new material...I have never been this bored in my life.

Second class: Brit Lit 2 with Riley. I love Riley. If I loved him any more I may worship him. He is an ever ready fount of knowledge spewing forth entire histories and writings without so much as a note card. He is clear, precise, and much too smart to be working at this University. He so loves his subject that his eyes often close when he recites a piece of work. It's just passionate. He is what makes this school worth while. There are too few Terry Riley's in this world.

It is pouring rain very hard and I have one more class to get to. This sucks muchly. I have a 75 minute Creative writing class ahead of me, and a long wet walk.