Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Some Updates
Well, after the others in my hall found out about this blog, several want to contribute! So please keep an eye out for the guest contributors, as they blog about *their* experiences as first time college students.
On a side note: Apparently my body has already adjusted to this back in school thing before my mind has. :P The last two days, I have been getting to sleep around 1am, and still waking up around 7, well before my alarm. 9.9 I've been trying to make myself sleep longer, so we'll see how that goes.
Alright, time for MY first class. One benefit of college: There can be as few as two people, and the instructor will still run it. Makes the course that much easier, in my opinion. :)
Stay safe, everyone!
On a side note: Apparently my body has already adjusted to this back in school thing before my mind has. :P The last two days, I have been getting to sleep around 1am, and still waking up around 7, well before my alarm. 9.9 I've been trying to make myself sleep longer, so we'll see how that goes.
Alright, time for MY first class. One benefit of college: There can be as few as two people, and the instructor will still run it. Makes the course that much easier, in my opinion. :)
Stay safe, everyone!
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Hurricane Irene
The hurricane up here was pretty much just a bad storm. Lock down after 6:30pm, no leaving the halls or dining area, and always check in with the RAs. Basic stuff. We had a tornado warning around 10:30, but it didn't interrupt much.
Basically, I have spent the last two days throwing myself into all the activities here. Lectures about support services, surviving college, all that. My book discussion group was amusing. Very few people finished the book. Only a couple liked it. For the curious, it was Strength in What Remains. Don't ask for a summary, I've already deleted it from Kindle.
The Meet Arcadia thing was interesting, though I will say this. Getting into an impromptu contest to see who can scream the loudest or longest is fun. Especially if you win. The resulting coughing and being unable to breathe part is not. Breathing Is Happy.
Being from a good distance away, I have elected to live in the dorms, and asked for a single roommate. She has not yet arrived, we're assuming due to the storms. We hope she does soon. So I am the lone person over 21, besides my Resident Assistant, in my hall. I am also the lone non-freshman.
Lucky for me, the girls on my hall are a LOT friendlier than I am used to people their age being. Maybe I'm cynical from my time at my last two colleges, but these girls are mature, friendly, and have refused to form cliques. Everyone is welcome. *Everyone.* Kinda reminds me a little of high school, except they've been actively dragging me into hall activities. ;) It's nice.
Today we are still kind of in lock down, so I may take a day to relax, maybe join some calmer activities, and just have a decompression day. This may be my only weekend on campus until it snows, so I do plan on getting out at some point.
See you all later!
Basically, I have spent the last two days throwing myself into all the activities here. Lectures about support services, surviving college, all that. My book discussion group was amusing. Very few people finished the book. Only a couple liked it. For the curious, it was Strength in What Remains. Don't ask for a summary, I've already deleted it from Kindle.
The Meet Arcadia thing was interesting, though I will say this. Getting into an impromptu contest to see who can scream the loudest or longest is fun. Especially if you win. The resulting coughing and being unable to breathe part is not. Breathing Is Happy.
Being from a good distance away, I have elected to live in the dorms, and asked for a single roommate. She has not yet arrived, we're assuming due to the storms. We hope she does soon. So I am the lone person over 21, besides my Resident Assistant, in my hall. I am also the lone non-freshman.
Lucky for me, the girls on my hall are a LOT friendlier than I am used to people their age being. Maybe I'm cynical from my time at my last two colleges, but these girls are mature, friendly, and have refused to form cliques. Everyone is welcome. *Everyone.* Kinda reminds me a little of high school, except they've been actively dragging me into hall activities. ;) It's nice.
Today we are still kind of in lock down, so I may take a day to relax, maybe join some calmer activities, and just have a decompression day. This may be my only weekend on campus until it snows, so I do plan on getting out at some point.
See you all later!
Welcome back
Hi, I'm Cygnata. Some of you may know me from my other online haunts, but for those who don't, let me introduce myself.
I'm 30, a veteran of many jobs, like my buddy Gryph, who used to update this blog. Pharmacy, Retail, Food Service, Gofer, Lab Tech, Internet DJ, all that good stuff. So I'm a Floater, too. However, the focus of this blog is being shifted. Please come join me on this new journey.
As of July, I am a student at Arcadia University. I am a Biology major here, looking to focus on many different animals, though mostly birds. I love computers, gaming, learning, and pretty much almost everything. I'm willing to try anything once.
Shall we begin?
I'm 30, a veteran of many jobs, like my buddy Gryph, who used to update this blog. Pharmacy, Retail, Food Service, Gofer, Lab Tech, Internet DJ, all that good stuff. So I'm a Floater, too. However, the focus of this blog is being shifted. Please come join me on this new journey.
As of July, I am a student at Arcadia University. I am a Biology major here, looking to focus on many different animals, though mostly birds. I love computers, gaming, learning, and pretty much almost everything. I'm willing to try anything once.
Shall we begin?
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