College Life

So, I have come to the conclusion that I hate college. More importantly, I hate the U of A. Yes, you heard me right, I HATE IT!

It's not just one thing that I hate; it's everything. From the minute I step on campus, I have that 'anywhere but here' feeling. I hate driving allllllll the way to campus. Don't get me wrong, most of the time it's great still living at home. Everything is free: food, laundry, a roof over my head; all of these perks. But the fact that it takes me around 45 minutes to actually drive from my house to campus and then another 10 to 15 minutes to ride the bus and walk to class is a bit ridiculous. No, these are not the main reasons I hate school...it gets better.

My first class of the day, Finite at 8:30. Yes a.m. I know, I'm not a morning person. That's not really the bad part though. My teacher is a grad student, that is soooo incapable of teaching this class, it's unbelievable. Most of the time the class is correcting her while she is teaching. Sometimes she teaches us the wrong way to do things. And my personal favorite, we get to class and she decides 'oh, I don't really have anything for you today. You all can go' My internal response: "I got up at 6:30 and drove all this way for this? Now what the hell am I going to do for an hour?"

Next, we have the fact that I have classes with 300 other people. Yes, that's about 265 more people than what was in my high school classes. That's pretty much the size of my entire graduating class. I don't feel like I can learn effectively with that many people in the room. I can't help but think, If I ask a question, is the professor even going to know if I belong here, much less know what my name is? More than likely not. I would be more inclined to ask questions about the lecture if there were less people in there. I would also be less likely to fall asleep in class, which I do quite often.

And finally we have the fact that I have talked to numerous people at the u of a, or associated with the u of a, before actually attending classes and no one has bothered to tell me that what I want to do is not in the major I am currently in. I mean seriously, how hard is it to say, 'oh, publication design is not in journalism. That's a graphic design major.' Which according to their website, they don't offer a degree in that yet. So, basically I am screwed.

Football Frustrations

Last night I attended the Arkansas Razorback game, like I have been doing since the beginning of the season. Only this time my hope for us to win was much stronger than all the others. This was THE Ole Miss game. This was the game that former coach Houston Nutt returned to Fayetteville for. Let's make one thing clear right now: I hate Nutt, with a passion. I was semi pleased with his performance for the most part of the time he was here. But when the whole thing with Malzahn, Mitch Mustain and the other Springdale kids happened, I jumped very quickly to the Dark Side. I was a big hater. And now that he is gone, I love the Razorbacks just as much, maybe more than I always have. But back to last night's game. I was pumped and ready to see a great game where we kicked the hell out of Nutt and his stupid Rebels. But many things were put in the way of a much needed victory. First, we have the quarterback, Casey Dick. I also do not like Casey Dick. He is not a good qb at all. His passes are not great, he cannot run very fast, and he gets too panicked when he can't find an open receiver. But for right now, unfortunately, we must live with this. Then, we have the refs. Where do these refs learn to do their jobs, clown college? Half of them must be blind or stupid, making calls on crap that wasn't even close to what they called, not making calls on plays they clearly should have. It just infuriates me. So, when the game ended and and the remaining fans began filing out of the stadium, I turned to my friend and said that I had had enough of losing and coming to see these horrible games and that I would not be attending our final game next Saturday against Tulsa. I love my Razorbacks, but I just can't bring myself to attend another disappointing game.

Elated over gas prices!

I am so amazed at how cheap gas is. I filled my car up at the other day and was very excited to see my total was only $26. I'm used to numbers above 45. I couldn't believe it. Driving home tonight gas was down to 2.25. Still amazed at this. I know I shouldn't get used to it, but it's been a long, long time since this girl paid less than $40 for a tank of gas. Let's hope it stays in this range!

boots...ugh!

So, one thing I will never understand is these crazy things called ugg boots. I get the concept of warm, furry boots. What I can't understand is the ugliness of them, the way you are supposed to tuck them into your pant legs, or the fact that they are worn throughout the year. I'm not saying it doesn't get cold here or there is a not need for them. All I'm saying is 60 degree weather is not cold enough for these boots. Plus the fact that they can be worn with any outfit. I'm not one for fashion but I'm positive these are not a nuetral piece to an outfit. I mean come on girls, uggs and a dress. NO! So, please, do us all a favor and get rid of the uggs.

new blogger; beware

I am new at this whole blog thing, so everyone bare with me. I decided to enter the blogger world after a lot of thinking and not having an outlet. More than likely not many people will read this and that is totally cool with me. Most of my time is spent at work or at school and I don't have much time to spend with friends or just chill. I have a tendency to bottle things up and everything comes out in one big blow. So I decided to turn to what I know best, writing. This seems like a good way to vent all my frustrations in the world and get things out of my head. Be prepared. I'm not sure what all is roaming around in this head of mine!