Great Day!

My day was so terrific I just had to share! So, the week started out pretty miserable. I had a presentaion due on Monday and we had to do a class activity with it and no one participated... that quickly became awkward. Then, I had to go to my three hour chem lab where I didn't do the write-up because I didn't get it. While in lab, one of the stockroom "proper attire police" came in and pulled me out of class. Apparently, my shoes looked permeable so she gave me a written warning and made me wear booties over my shoes. And, of course when I walked back in the room everyone wants to know why they took me out so all eyes zoomed in on my booties.

Besides that, I had an interview that I hadn't done that the conversation had to be typed up and a 5 page paper written on it. I had a ten point extra credit due in health because I went to take the online quiz 30 minutes after it closed so I got a zero. Also, I had a test in chemistry and those are the kind of tests where people were shocked and amazed at my genius when I got an 80 on the last one.

So, this blog is titled Great Day! and what I've previously described may not sound great, but here is where it gets good. Yesterday, my Health class got cancelled because of the snow so I got to sleep in for an extra hour and a half! I didn't even wake up unitl 8. Then, I went to take my test later that day and when I got done, I felt like I knew the right answer to most of the questions! (Actual score still pending) And this morning (this is where it gets really good), I went to Chemistry and we had a fun quiz question about if the Rams were going to win the football game tomorrow. The next, question asked how we would feel if class were cancelled for the day. And, he was serious! He gave us points for answering the questions and then we got to leave. My next class of the day was public speaking. We took less that half a page of notes and then we had a competition. We got in groups of four and tried to convince each other that we needed the ten extra bonus points that he was offering. Each group selected one person to speak in front of the class to fight for the points. The guy from our group won and then we found out the group he was in also got 5 points each! It's like could this get any better? Oh yes, it can... just before we left our professor also announced that he made caramel apples for all of us. And, he didn't even skimp on the caramel, they're fully coated.

Ah sigh.

Life is good:)

The North Face

Here in Fort Collins, there are two types of people: those who have The North Face and those who don't. I am one of those who don't but, it seems that at least half of the people here are either sporting their coats, zip-ups, gloves, backpacks, or hats. It's insanity! To put it into perspective... If Fort Collins were the 90s, The North Face would be Doc Martens.

The Plaza

So, here at CSU we have this place called the Plaza (at least I'm pretty sure that's what it's called). Anyway, this is just the main area where people walk between classes. It's usually loaded with people walking to and from class and at times people taking surveys, protesting (meat eaters beware), promoting a cause (gay rights), or giving away free stuff (frisbees, coupons). So, me being the type of person who doesn't like to talk (even if it's for something good) and has an issue of saying "no", I've developed some strategies for getting through the Plaza safely.

1. A great one is the fake phone call. Prep yourself before entering the Plaza by having phone in hand. If you see an attack brewing, bring up the phone and start chatting like nobody's business.

2. I also like what I call the box out. Time your walking with someone else so that they create a barrier between yourself and the person trying to wrangle people in. When they leech on to the barrier, take that chance to get out of there.

3. Last but not least, just run like the dickens. It's hard to hand a pamphlet to someone who's a blur whizzing by.