First day of University, and I could have kicked myself for not having my bag packed and all the details ironed out.  My thought was I would leave a few things to the very end to keep myself busy, so I didn't go crazy waiting to leave.  This was a mistake.  I was harried, and felt disorganized.

I pulled into campus, and stopped at the info booth to ask about where the closest place I could park.  The nice girl put down her cards (I had disturbed her game of solitaire).  She directed me to a lot directly across the road from Talbot College.  Terrific!  It's raining, and I can just scoot across and enjoy my morning coffee.

Um....it was a staff parking lot.  My transponder wouldn't let me in.  The dang kid in the booth (who should have been reading a BOOK for crying out loud!!!) thought I was a professor!!!! The closest lot was a healthy 10 minute walk from the building, in the rain.  Oh well, I had allowed myself plenty of time.

Anyway.....this is what I learned in my first day of Philosophy 1130

I know more about

Then I will EVER know about

Now, I'll be honest here.  I'm reasonably intelligent.  Mensa isn't banging on my front door, but I can walk and chew gum at the same time.  But I didn't have a freaking clooooooooooooooooooo what these people were talking about.  Only one very small glimmer of recollection here:

Professor: Why can we assume that eugenics are a "big idea"?

Me: Uh....ca we assume that some of us don't know what eugenics means?

Professor: OH! DEFINITIONS! (goes to the black board) "eu" from the Greek meaning "good" or "well" and "genes" meaning, uh...oh something health related.

Me: (to me) there's hope for you here old girl....genes is Greek for "born" all the Latin and Greek from nursing school is going to help

 

But I reckon I'm NOT supposed to know, I'm there to LEARN, right?  (Or as Socrates would say, "recollect" because I already knew everything before I was born, but simply forgot - - see Mom?  I did my homework!)

And homework?  HOLY MACKINAW!!!!  I worked a seven hours solid on homework, and still didn't get it done. I have an article to read and summarize.  The hold up was going over EVERYTHING we discussed yesterday, slowly, with a dictionary in hand, so I could digest it, and possibly retain it. 

Today I'm in Writing, and I'll be home earlier, so I should be able to get caught up. 

I didn't sleep worth a darn.  I passed out early, before "House" ended, but woke around 3ish, and laid there until 5.  I got up, unloaded the dishwasher, scrubbed the kitchen sink, tossed in a load of laundry, made coffee and oatmeal. Dinner is planned. My bag is packed, my clothes are laid out.  I'm just waiting to hear that the boys are out of the shower so I can switch loads and then go get myself ready to leave for school.  I'm feeling much better today.

 I went "no-mail" on all of my groups, so if anyone needs to get a message to me, you'd better send it to my personal email.