... but not until classes finish for the day. Yesterday was quite interesting - again, I didn't want to get up, but I did get to class ten minutes early. This lecture class was Introduction to Politics, with Dr. Innes, and I sat in the front row. Because I like sitting in front. The lecture was very interesting -- along with Matt and Matthias, I got to talk a lot. The class encourages participation, which is nice.
New Testament followed Poli, and I was a little less excited about that class. It was taught by a new adjunct - he also pastors in the Village, so he's pretty busy. During class, he offered a T.A. position - to which I applied. I felt it would be a good way to get a better feel of the professor. We did discuss an interesting idea regarding belief circles, and a rather extensive discussion ensued, actually pulling us slightly off track.
We had a forty minute lunch break before Western Civilization, but I made the mistake of going back to the Vogue instead of going to Subway or something like that, putting me in WCiv three minutes early - the last person in class. Western Civ looks like it will be fun as well - the extra credit opportunities were intuitive, and seemed interesting. Anyway, at 1:50, I was done for the day. I went to the King's library for a while to work on Politics, and sat at the same desk as Provost Olasky. That was neat.
Had leftover spaghetti, used the last of the meat for burgers, and had an otherwise slapstick supper. Went up on the roof with Matt after the meal -- talked with Matthias, as well. Then some sophomore girls came up, and Matthias played some of his guitar compositions. We got embroiled in another discussion (I don't remember how it started - it gradually became transubstantiation and later deistic evolution), and I walked off to call Mom. Eventually, Angie came up to invite us to one of the guy rooms, where they were watching the original Die Hard. We all moved downstairs ... I must admit, I fell asleep for part of the movie. I think I got the gist, though.
After the movie ended (around 1:30), Matt and I walked the girls home, and then hit the sack at 2. Good thing there is no class on Fridays ...
31 August 2007
30 August 2007
C-1 -- First Day of Classes
Classes started yesterday at 9 AM. I got up at 7, read the Wall Street Journal, ate breakfast, jumped in the shower, and ended up four minutes early for class. Since most of the class was already there, I got a couple odd looks when I walked into Macroeconomics. The class was very interesting, and it looks like it will be challenging (read:difficult). Following Macro was College Writing I. CW looks like it will be interesting as well, especially since it is a "Introduction to New York" course, as noted by Prof. Campbell. Class wrapped up around 11:50, so then I went back the apartment for lunch.
In the afternoon, I went to get my ESB building pass ... ended up waiting for an hour as those who came in before their 2 PM Logic class flooded the office. After that, I worked on my Macro assignment - doing my "entry interview," ten questions answered in 100 words or less. After four years of King's, every student takes the same "interview." Apparently, it's a way to judge how well you learned.
Later in the evening, Chris Ross called to tell us about a party we and some other rooms were invited to attend. The party, held in Herald 3C5, ended up being two rooms of freshmen boys and Chris' room. Apparently, 3C5 is the "sister" room to Chris' room, and the girls wanted to adopt us as "little brother" rooms. They did feed us (banana pie!), and there was French press coffee, and we had a stimulating discussion about the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Then the discussion broke into smaller parts, and I talked to Emily and Matt for a while about the Founder's competition last February. Matt actually determined that there was five Founder's winners in our room at one time, which was intriguing.
Around 11, the conversation shifted to the sophomore level Plato & Aristotle class, so the remaining freshmen (Emily, David, and I) took our leave of the party. Quite enjoyable, overall. When we got back, we had another brief discussion with Zachary, who stopped by to say hello. I think I ended up in bed around 12:30.
In the afternoon, I went to get my ESB building pass ... ended up waiting for an hour as those who came in before their 2 PM Logic class flooded the office. After that, I worked on my Macro assignment - doing my "entry interview," ten questions answered in 100 words or less. After four years of King's, every student takes the same "interview." Apparently, it's a way to judge how well you learned.
Later in the evening, Chris Ross called to tell us about a party we and some other rooms were invited to attend. The party, held in Herald 3C5, ended up being two rooms of freshmen boys and Chris' room. Apparently, 3C5 is the "sister" room to Chris' room, and the girls wanted to adopt us as "little brother" rooms. They did feed us (banana pie!), and there was French press coffee, and we had a stimulating discussion about the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Then the discussion broke into smaller parts, and I talked to Emily and Matt for a while about the Founder's competition last February. Matt actually determined that there was five Founder's winners in our room at one time, which was intriguing.
Around 11, the conversation shifted to the sophomore level Plato & Aristotle class, so the remaining freshmen (Emily, David, and I) took our leave of the party. Quite enjoyable, overall. When we got back, we had another brief discussion with Zachary, who stopped by to say hello. I think I ended up in bed around 12:30.
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