Damn the world of college textbooks!

After a little thought and consideration, I decided to drop German and take up French. German is just getting old, even though I technically don't know anything German.

So, just now I toted my $120 German text back to the campus bookstore and picked up the $140 French book. When I brought them to the counter to undergo the exchange, I was informed that I would only get half back because I had opened the plastic on the three German books bound together.

In sum, my impatience to open my textbooks has cost me over $60. Those meanies. I promptly told the woman behind the counter that I wouldn't opt to sell them back the book at half-off. Sure, I bought the French book, but I kept the German one, too, and I'll try to sell it to someone else.

Otherwise, college is going okay. It's only Day One of classes, so who knows?

"Be happy, play nice, live life."
--My mommy

Did anyone else get a going-off-to-college card from their parents? I sure as hell did. The front of the card dons an empty birdcage, door swung open.

They also gave me a fish. A plush toy fish. Not an actual fish.

The fish has a story. They received it at a business seminar based on the "Fish Philosophy." (I'm not sure if that link will work; it's being mean to me.) It's moreso a business/marketing concept, but before they ran off to work this morning, they told me the key points: play, be there, make their day, choose your attitude.

May the funk be with you.

Hrm...I just read Manda's entry, but it didn't show up on the actual blog. This makes me sad, I wanted to comment. Oh well, I'll do so here. Manda, you're totally right, I miss my fam, especially my mommy. *sniff* And yes, friends are replaceable, but don't just get rid of us nonchalantly because of that. I'd miss you too much. Now we can just be long-distance, check in via blog etc buddies. *muwah*

Manda, Brett, off you go tomorrow. I'm so happy for you! Have fun, enjoy the chaos, as Manda told me, you only get to be the incoming recently graduated high schoolers once, so enjoy the snot out of it. It's fun. I'll probably call you both tonight just to check in on your packing progress (hopefully you both aren't repeating my mistake of basically packing the night before...lol) and dish out the very little advice I have. ;) I lurve you!

*muwah*

Jesi embarks on her first college class tomorrow morning. Brettness will be embarking on his second year of secondary schooling come next week Monday... and I will be bringing up the rear, like only I know how. *giggle* I love how Chemistry is my first college class ever. I'm gonna try my darnest to read as much as I can in my classes before that first day so I don't have to play catch-up.

You know, maybe it's not a good idea that I have three classes every Monday and Wednesday... I wonder, maybe I could switch my MWF Beg. Spanish II class to a class that's TTh instead... so then I'm not board to tears on Thursdays. If it's meant to happen, then there will be any opening then... if not, I'll tough it out. *pops sedative and caffine pill*

I'm glad Jesi is having a good time at UND. While she's attending her first lectures, I'll be packing my belongings into various Rubbermaid containers and boxes... while starting to realize that I'm REALLY going to miss my family. REALLY going to miss them, probably moreso than anything else. I love my friends, but I'll make new friends at Morris... family is irreplaceable.

Disco beats,
Manda

So it ends...and so it begins. My last night before college. Heck yeah! ;) I venture off tomorrow to places and things I've never experienced, I join the ranks of those who have come and gone before me in the collegiate world, I...k, enough of that. I'm excited, I'm nervous, I can't wait to finally meet my roomie! :)

Question. Are we going to keep up this blog once we've all become actual "College-Goers"? Just a random thought that went through my head just now.

*muwah!* Wish me luck! I love you!

I'm going for my final college shopping today. I'm finishing off the must-haves for my dorm room. I have a ginormous list of things that I need to get which will probably be accompanied by more things that I don't need but just "had" to get. I'm too much of an impulse buyer, it's bad for my checking account. Thank God mum is coming with, she'll keep me in line. After that I'm going over to UND to buddy-up with the music department secretary. I'm gonna see if I can get into the ultra exclusive individual voice lessons for non-majors. Apparently they're hard to come by and you have to audition, but I've gotta try, huh? Just thought you oughta know. *pose*

Fourteen days until I move in to college-land. FOURTEEN! What the hell am I doing moving into college? I still feel like a high schooler. I'm not even close to being ready. I still have a crapload of stuff to buy, I haven't even begun packing in the slightest sense, I haven't even contacted my roommate! Ack! K...I'm done now. But seriously, I'm scared. I mean, I'm really excited and everything, but at the same time, I'm really apprehensive. I'm the first one leaving for school, none of my friends are going there (though an EGFer and I have promised to join forces so neither of us is alone), and I'm gonna have to start all over. Obviously starting over has its advantages and cool aspects for which I'm very excited, but right now because of my stress I'm kind of concentrating on the scary side. ;) I am very relieved that I have my drama buddies who are going there for someone to know, but it's gonna be weird to be one of approximately 2000 incoming freshmen. That's a lot more than our humble 128-person graduating class. Granted, I really like the idea that I can't possibly know everyone in my class, but it's also adding in the small-fish-in-a-big-pond feeling. Ah well, I'm positive it'll be really awesome once I get there, but it's just the waiting that's killing me. I really want to see all of my friends before I go. I hope that'll work out. I'm considering throwing a final karaoke party before I go, so I can really jam with mah peeps. ;) I hope people will come. *muwah!* ~Lana~