College Bookstores

My parents have been in school for most of my life. Consequently, I have been in many bookstores: Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt, University of Nebraska. All of these bookstores were pretty big. Supporting schools with massive populations. Here at Mary Baldwin however, the bookstore is quite tiny. The books for the entire college fill about four front and back bookshelves. Also, it takes forever for the bookstore to get books in. The lab manual for Chem 122 was ordered late I think. I don't even know, but they only just got it in yesterday, but most of the labs, mine included, had to print out the first lab from a copy that our professor put on Blackboard. Oh well. My lab for this week is over and done and I now have my lab book which hopefully has less typos than Gen Chem I books' had. Good luck navigating your bookstores big college students.

Love,

Alora

And So It Begins

I blogged earlier today about ENG 111 Introduction to Literature, my first class of the day. now I am going to go over my other classes.

Okay, so Chem was exciting. We have a different teacher for this half of General Chemistry and he seems pretty awesome. I have heard good reviews and he seems like a nice guy. I am also excited about chem because we are going super fast and there is going to be homework!!!! We didn't have homework last semester which made it very hard to study. Speaking of which I should probably do the first test.

I have Chem with Chanelle, Brittan's roommate and I have poetry (right after Chem) with her as well. Poetry was pretty fun, and on the way over there Chanelle forgot I was coming to class with her and asked me why I wasn't going up to lunch. Brittan did the same thing about three times. Poetry is with Dr. Kennedy who I had for PEGlish last semester and I hope it will be pretty fun. We have a poem due on Wednesday that I have tried to write twice now. I have made some pretty good poems, but we have to use at least one word from this list and I just cannot figure out where to fit one of them in. I have posted the poem separately here. Feel free to read and critique.

My last class of the day was Information Literacy. It is a class that is required for graduation from MBC otherwise I would not be taking it. The material was interesting, but I think the premise of the course is well meant, but badly planned. The final project is a question and answer sheet about how we did research for a "paper" that we aren't even going to write. I don't have a topic yet, but I do need one.

Yup so those classes and then some homework and watching of the latest Once Upon a Time lead me to now. That is all I have to say.

Be original.

Love,
Alora

Poem Help

This is the poem I am having trouble with that I mentioned in this post. It is about my currently runny nose and I am trying to fit one of these words in:
carapace
apparition
obtuse
numinous
umbrage
placate
molecule
appraise

Volcanic Cold by: Alora Wogsland

Gravel and ash rain from the crater.

Poisonous gas clouds the summit from below.

Out of the face of the mountain, burning lava drips.

The surrounding rock is red and swollen.

Ocean water fails to placate the mountain’s orifice.

The mountain rumbles.

Lava rockets out.

“Gesundheit.”

I would greatly appreciate any help. Email me at alora@wogsland.org if you can't fit your words into the comments.

Love,

Alora

Spring Semester

I just took my first class of the day and in 40 minutes I have two back to back. Then I have to go up to the book store and buy a lab book for me and one for Brittan. Busy, busy day past ten o'clock. After I go to the bookstore I have to go back to class. Luckily my last class of the day, but I don't get out of class until 4! Blurgh. Early morning classes do have their upsides.

I am super busy this semester. I cannot procrastinate or I will most likely fail. I am taking nineteen semester hours and the time I am spending on here is time I should be spending on my homework so I thank all of you who read my blog. Go out into the world and tell others that I am writing my blog just for you guys when I should be doing homework. I don't actually want to do my homework, but hey it was worth a try.

I do have to go now. I am going to eat the leftovers in my fridge for lunch while I look over my Chemistry book. Remind me to set up study hours for each of my classes.

Love,
Alora

Make a wish

It's 11:11. Make a wish.

Back at College

Well yesterday we drove up to MBC for the start of the 2013 spring semester. And yes for those of you sticklers, I did not just "ride" in the car I did actually drive it. Now I am back in Virginia and ready to rock and roll. However my roll is missing. Sadly my roommate decided to skip this semester and hopefully come back next semester. I am very sad because I had Christmas and birthday presents for her. Also I am now in a room by myself. I really hope that I do not become a hermit. I got my books with Brittan all the while missing Madi. I respect her decision to stay home, but we will all miss her here. Tomorrow my second semester starts. I have 19 semester hours and I know that I will rock my classes.

I have to go check Blackboard now.

Love,
Alora

Quick Update

Christmas Break:

I got tons of cool Christmas presents. I got my learner's permit. I went to work with Dad. I hung out with my family. I played Settlers of Catan. I watched seasons 2-6 of Doctor Who. I went to the dentist with no cavities. I started Torchwood. I saw my grandparents. I got a camera. I had a pretty sweet Christmas break, and now I have to go back to school.

Tomorrow we are driving back up to MBC with all of the stuff that I should be packing right now. I am going to miss home so much because the sentences above don't even begin to cover my break.

I will give more detail later before classes start. I have stuff to do now.