A day in the life

Freshmen are all moved in, and the upperclassmen and us sophomores are moving around campus trying not to bump into them too much. They have their own schedule of lecture after lecture telling them not to be stupid, and we have some things of our own today. For instance, today I learned how to dress for a student government meeting (business casual, if you were curious), how to write a newsletter for the dorm, and a few names that I'll forget within a few days.

For some reason my schedule of orientation gets busier over the weekend. Tomorrow we finish up at nine, Friday at 11:30 (pm), and Saturday at nine. Over the next few days I will learn how to be an effective student leader. Hopefully. Not too appealing to sit down for hours on end and listen to people read off pieces of paper. But it'll be over soon enough. And classes!

That was awesome..

Just got back from my first time white water rafting, and it was freaking sweet. The student government went up the Kennebec River to Crab Apple Rafting, where we got guides that took us twelve miles down the river, through rapids and slow spots. Getting tossed off the boat by a wave was simultaneously one of the scariest and coolest moments of my life. Underwater, with my head bumping the bottom of the boat, all I could think was, "shoot, and on the last rapid, too." I popped up downstream of the boat and swam back to it. Amazing experience. We also got to get out and swim around in the river as the current took us downstream. I'd say we probably floated around for a mile before getting back in the raft. Six of us in the raft, along with the guide, made for some awesome wave hits. I got soaking wet and swallowed plenty of river water - which is okay, because we were right at the mouth of the Kennebec - but I was loving every minute of it.

Freshmen get on campus tomorrow, and I have to be up early to help them move in. There are already a few bouncing around campus, looking a little lost, trailing their parents. Tomorrow most of the upperclassmen on campus, myself included, are talking to the freshmen about safe drinking habits. Should be a fun time.

Biden Fiden bo-Biden

So the presumptive Democratic candidate has presumed to make his choice for running mate, and it's Joe Biden. Long time senator from Delaware, blah blah blah. One the one hand, he provides needed experience to the ticket. On the other, he's a three time failed presidential candidate and a plagiarizer. He also made that nice little gaffe, "You cannot go to 7-11 or a Dunkin' Donuts without a slight Indian accent." Thank you, come again Senator Biden.

Biden isn't a bad choice. Was he the best choice? Possibly. For a candidate inexperienced with foreign policy and Washington, Biden is a good counterpart. Now for the conventions and McCain's vice pick. Obama-Biden '08. It'll take getting used to, but it just might be a winning ticket.

Heeere's Johnny!

Greetings and salutations from the wonderful state of Maine, where I have finally resumed residence after three short months in the nasty 'nati. Now that the people who read this blog (at last count, three) are no longer aware of my every action regardless of the blog, I'm going to be posting much more often.

It was a fun summer, and I'm going to miss friends, but it's good to be back here. Saturday is move in day, and aside from the fact that there will be way too much stuff to do to get settled, I'm looking forward to it. Not looking forward to hefting stuff up to the third floor, but oh well.

I have no idea when classes start, but I'm assuming that they will begin on Monday September 1st. When they do, I'll have a pretty good schedule. O-chem and Italian on Mondays, bacteriology, Italian and Spartan history on Tuesdays, O-chem, Italian and bacteriology lab on Wednesdays, bacteriology, Italian and O-chem lab on Thursdays, and O-chem on Fridays. I'll be working at the campus bookstore again this year, and hopefully I'll nab a radio spot too.

More later.