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Random, long ass entry
Jul. 18th, 2002 03:07 pmOoh, back. Okay, I was earlier but I forget about lj. The orientation thing was fun. I liked it and I'm beginning to love UW. The campus is georgeous (green, lovely) with plenty of grass everywhere to just plop down and enjoy. Trees are all around. The buildings look great and the campus as a whole is large (I will get lost, I know this) but not too large that walking from place to place is impossible.
First I arrived at Haggatt, one of the residence halls (probabably not one I'll be staying at though) and got my room key. I went up, unlocked my door and man, that room was small and strangely shaped (octagonal). I stared dumbfoundedly at the impossibility of me bringing most of what I wanted. I swear I shed a tear at the idea of how many books I can't bring. My roommate arrived, we shared some awkward talk. (weird girl, she liked math and is willingly taking more, including physics)
We then walked to the meeting place, got breakfast, picked up materials, listened to the orientation leaders, played some stupid games (the wave, anyone?) the be-silent-but-get-in-order-of-your-bday thing for which they didn't even bother to check (I should have just pretended to be January).
We broke off, with each with our orientation leaders, did some more stuff, attended a lecture (criminal sociology) then went into groups to "talk" about what we learned. The group leader asked some questions (the one you're supposed to answer in your head) like "How many people have stolen something" to "How many have jaywalked" etc... and this one girl pulled a Xander and raised her hand to the "done all five" question. Hee.
We got our UW net IDs and so my email is Kimbek@uw.something.something (our names had to be "professional" and it could only be 1-8 characters) The tech guy was talking about the T1 line connections we would have and how you could download mp3s in seconds. ::salivates:: Downloading Buffy is now feasible. Yay.
I took my french although it was obvious this was not a professional test because the part on prepositions was a badly drawn dragon attacking a princess on a tower in front of a lake with a knight and his horse nearby. There were some subjunctives and passe compose vs imparfait but it was multiple choice so it was a lot easier. I did okay (26 pts out of something, middle level) and got into french 102 (101 meaning failed, beginning, 102 middle, not enough to pass but knowledgable and 103 being 3rd quarter, testing out of any foreign language requirement) Since I plan on pursuing french (dammit, I did not waste 5 years of my life on this only to give it up) it was good I didn't do so well. Looking at the course discription, a lot depends on speaking skills and my speaking skills suck ass. (I can read well enough but talking in french is a whole 'nother story)
After the test, there was a barbecue (ugh, no. Barbecue implies hamburgers and such. Chickenshit burgers do not count) We watched this hilarious improv show and then we got to hang out for a while. That was annoying because all the stores were closed and I couldn't go to the comic store I as had planned on... So I participated in ultimate frisbee (participate being a loose interpretation of what I actually did, which was stand around and avoid the frisbee) Later, went to bed. The pillow and sheets were the lowest quality possible and since I couldn't sleep, I listened to my buffy music CD for an hour, which contained lots of pretty music from the show (I was *this* close to finishing the download for Halo Friendlies but it ran out of sources).
Next day, we learned how to register and then registered for our classes. And because there weren't many good classes opened, I had to do the FIG thing (Freshmen interest groups. They reserve spaces in a bunch of classes and the group some together that freshmen get to sign up for. This makes it so the a group is taking the same classes.) My current quarter schedule:
Writing Comp on subject: Philosophy - MWF late mornings
Intro to Philosophy - MWF afternoon & TTh afternoon
Greek & Roman Mythology - MWF - afternoon
included with this is a small FIG requirement which is after the TA section on Tuesdays (and an extra evening thing that happens a few times a quarter that meets during, ugh, Buffy.)
So 15 credits this quarter and all my classes are grouped together on the same days. All of this to get the mythology class. Sad that this was the best of the lot. No french was available and the other groupings had classes I would definitely suffer under.
But ooh, there's this one class that I really want to take. Though my probable AP english credit takes the place of this class (English 111) I'm hoping to get them to change the credit (which is something they'll do for FIGs so it's possible). This instructor is teaching her own version of English composition and this was her course disc:
Course Section Title/Topic: "The Cultural Work of Vampire Figures in Contemporary Literature and Film"
Thanks to Victorian and postmodern treatments, the figure of the vampire has become a rich and subtle icon, condensing into a single resonant image all manner of personal and social obsessions and anxieties. One critic recently claimed that "Vampires go where the power is," and with this in mind we will examine several recent vampire fictions while asking: what do these recent fictions reveal about changing cultural anxieties around kinship, sexuality, technology, and (most important for this class) writing? We will write critical essays considering the different cultural work vampire fictions do, exploring extracts from novels and short stories like Bram Stoker's "Dracula's Guest", Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, Jewelle Gomez's The Gilda Stories, Laurell K. Hamilton's Guilty Pleasures, and Nancy A. Collins Sunglasses After Dark.
WARNING: English 111A is primarily a writing course, but due to the thematic focus, some of the materials presented in this class are of a graphic and disturbing nature, dealing explicitly with themes of horror, sexuality, and/or violence. If such material is likely to offend or upset you, please consider taking a different section of English Composition.
Man, this sounds so much better than writing things about philosophy. Alas, it wasn't available at this time...
And so instead of going to lunch I hurridly ran to one of the comic stores. Very pretty. There are 3 comic book stores and 2 used bookstores in the immediate area... Yay.
And so I rushed back to the orientation and went to this idiotic play done by the orientation people which was supposed to be about a freshman's first day. There was a talking squirrel name Squirrelniqua. I think that says enough.
And now because I feel like being completely random...
First, Blaine(close up) - the new host of Beat the Geeks is so Harry Potter grown up with a dash of Snape. Weird.
Second, Orsinal has got the cutest games ever. All the characters are so freakin' cute. Especially in the game It Takes Two (third icon from the left, top with the brown dog)
Third, I still haven't gotten the scores. Other people are already reporting their's so it's out there!
Fourth, Grrr to the Emmy people! How in the fucking hell does The Carol Burnett show, The Family Guy, The Simpsons, Fairly Odd Parents, and Judging Amy get nominated for Outstanding Music and Lyrics and not OMWF?!?
::grumbles about idiocy of people::
First I arrived at Haggatt, one of the residence halls (probabably not one I'll be staying at though) and got my room key. I went up, unlocked my door and man, that room was small and strangely shaped (octagonal). I stared dumbfoundedly at the impossibility of me bringing most of what I wanted. I swear I shed a tear at the idea of how many books I can't bring. My roommate arrived, we shared some awkward talk. (weird girl, she liked math and is willingly taking more, including physics)
We then walked to the meeting place, got breakfast, picked up materials, listened to the orientation leaders, played some stupid games (the wave, anyone?) the be-silent-but-get-in-order-of-your-bday thing for which they didn't even bother to check (I should have just pretended to be January).
We broke off, with each with our orientation leaders, did some more stuff, attended a lecture (criminal sociology) then went into groups to "talk" about what we learned. The group leader asked some questions (the one you're supposed to answer in your head) like "How many people have stolen something" to "How many have jaywalked" etc... and this one girl pulled a Xander and raised her hand to the "done all five" question. Hee.
We got our UW net IDs and so my email is Kimbek@uw.something.something (our names had to be "professional" and it could only be 1-8 characters) The tech guy was talking about the T1 line connections we would have and how you could download mp3s in seconds. ::salivates:: Downloading Buffy is now feasible. Yay.
I took my french although it was obvious this was not a professional test because the part on prepositions was a badly drawn dragon attacking a princess on a tower in front of a lake with a knight and his horse nearby. There were some subjunctives and passe compose vs imparfait but it was multiple choice so it was a lot easier. I did okay (26 pts out of something, middle level) and got into french 102 (101 meaning failed, beginning, 102 middle, not enough to pass but knowledgable and 103 being 3rd quarter, testing out of any foreign language requirement) Since I plan on pursuing french (dammit, I did not waste 5 years of my life on this only to give it up) it was good I didn't do so well. Looking at the course discription, a lot depends on speaking skills and my speaking skills suck ass. (I can read well enough but talking in french is a whole 'nother story)
After the test, there was a barbecue (ugh, no. Barbecue implies hamburgers and such. Chickenshit burgers do not count) We watched this hilarious improv show and then we got to hang out for a while. That was annoying because all the stores were closed and I couldn't go to the comic store I as had planned on... So I participated in ultimate frisbee (participate being a loose interpretation of what I actually did, which was stand around and avoid the frisbee) Later, went to bed. The pillow and sheets were the lowest quality possible and since I couldn't sleep, I listened to my buffy music CD for an hour, which contained lots of pretty music from the show (I was *this* close to finishing the download for Halo Friendlies but it ran out of sources).
Next day, we learned how to register and then registered for our classes. And because there weren't many good classes opened, I had to do the FIG thing (Freshmen interest groups. They reserve spaces in a bunch of classes and the group some together that freshmen get to sign up for. This makes it so the a group is taking the same classes.) My current quarter schedule:
Intro to Philosophy - MWF afternoon & TTh afternoon
Greek & Roman Mythology - MWF - afternoon
included with this is a small FIG requirement which is after the TA section on Tuesdays (and an extra evening thing that happens a few times a quarter that meets during, ugh, Buffy.)
So 15 credits this quarter and all my classes are grouped together on the same days. All of this to get the mythology class. Sad that this was the best of the lot. No french was available and the other groupings had classes I would definitely suffer under.
But ooh, there's this one class that I really want to take. Though my probable AP english credit takes the place of this class (English 111) I'm hoping to get them to change the credit (which is something they'll do for FIGs so it's possible). This instructor is teaching her own version of English composition and this was her course disc:
Course Section Title/Topic: "The Cultural Work of Vampire Figures in Contemporary Literature and Film"
Thanks to Victorian and postmodern treatments, the figure of the vampire has become a rich and subtle icon, condensing into a single resonant image all manner of personal and social obsessions and anxieties. One critic recently claimed that "Vampires go where the power is," and with this in mind we will examine several recent vampire fictions while asking: what do these recent fictions reveal about changing cultural anxieties around kinship, sexuality, technology, and (most important for this class) writing? We will write critical essays considering the different cultural work vampire fictions do, exploring extracts from novels and short stories like Bram Stoker's "Dracula's Guest", Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, Jewelle Gomez's The Gilda Stories, Laurell K. Hamilton's Guilty Pleasures, and Nancy A. Collins Sunglasses After Dark.
WARNING: English 111A is primarily a writing course, but due to the thematic focus, some of the materials presented in this class are of a graphic and disturbing nature, dealing explicitly with themes of horror, sexuality, and/or violence. If such material is likely to offend or upset you, please consider taking a different section of English Composition.
Man, this sounds so much better than writing things about philosophy. Alas, it wasn't available at this time...
And so instead of going to lunch I hurridly ran to one of the comic stores. Very pretty. There are 3 comic book stores and 2 used bookstores in the immediate area... Yay.
And so I rushed back to the orientation and went to this idiotic play done by the orientation people which was supposed to be about a freshman's first day. There was a talking squirrel name Squirrelniqua. I think that says enough.
And now because I feel like being completely random...
First, Blaine(close up) - the new host of Beat the Geeks is so Harry Potter grown up with a dash of Snape. Weird.
Second, Orsinal has got the cutest games ever. All the characters are so freakin' cute. Especially in the game It Takes Two (third icon from the left, top with the brown dog)
Third, I still haven't gotten the scores. Other people are already reporting their's so it's out there!
Fourth, Grrr to the Emmy people! How in the fucking hell does The Carol Burnett show, The Family Guy, The Simpsons, Fairly Odd Parents, and Judging Amy get nominated for Outstanding Music and Lyrics and not OMWF?!?
::grumbles about idiocy of people::
