Getting out of school a month before your brother does and three weeks before your summer classes start leaves you with a lot of free time. I tried new games and tossed them away, tried old games and tossed them away, used Flash to make text glint, started reading military science fiction again, and visited some friends while not visiting other friends. My chronic ennui reappeared on cue, as did its periodic remission. I’m not as productive as I could be, but the pace of summer gives me a wide berth to be lazy.
My summer classes are only a few hours every day, and are just enough to keep moss from growing on me. The teacher was literally hired the day before class started, and didn’t have a syllabus for a week. He writes tests that have confusing wording and answers that are identical in everything but syntax. He sometimes teaches us incorrect material and refuses to correct himself. In fact, the only thing he is good at is avoiding our questions, especially during tests. I do not think Hunter will depose him, simply because they have no one else. Based on the uproar we received when we went over the test, I’m pretty sure that we’ll get passing grades just to shut us up. Once the term is over, Hunter can put this embarassing course behind them and we can put our liberal arts requirements behind us.
My social needs are pretty slim, so I’ve been very content this summer. I:
- saw Curse of the Golden Flower with no sound while loitering in CompUSA and then again at an outdoor screening
- tasted appropriately expensive samples of restaurants on 46th street at The Taste of Times Square
- made my practically annual trip to the Museum of Natural History
- learned Mahjong and Cranium
- had my first sleepover, and found that I could not masturbate as fast as girls who have had boyfriends
- chilled out to watch Stargate for several hours while eating questionable beef but tasty shrimp noodles and pork
- proudly walked into the Jacob Javits center as president of Steven’s Selective Services in order to snag freebies
- slept through most of the July 4th fireworks
- became left-handed
In terms of actual productivity? I’ve set up another photo album, one I think is far sexier than Coppermine and reminds me of a certain mp3 player brand. It doesn’t let me categorize, label, or search very well, but it’s simple to view and easy to add and link to. Tip: once you click an image to view a larger version, you can press your keyboard’s arrow keys to scroll through the rest, as well as use your mouse to drag it around the screen. Sexy and easy? Oh my.
I’ve got several great games lined up, but there will be more posts when I find myself on the wrong end of a rifle too many times. For now, look at the glorious pictures of my freshman year. (Too many to bother linking, but I’ll do that in the future whenever I make a new album.)
wow.. that mario party game thing looks so terrible. 😛
your summer sounds awesomely chill and productivee =)
you’re probably not at all surprised to hear that i had a smiliar reaction the first time i played the rabbit thwacking game on my sister’s wii.
we need to eat together again soon. how’s next tuesday sound for you?
I’m out of class at 1:18. I’ll give you a call so you can tell me where to drag my hungry little body to.
I like how your iconic sleepover picture is of us watching CornBobber 😀