Ahhh! Nothing says school like a big stack of books and a never ending line! "What?" you say. Well, let me explain. I have found that it is a bad idea to buy one's books during the first week of school (especially right smack in the middle of the afternoon). You see, many many people are returning their books from classes they dropped, buying books they didn't know they needed, buying books they did know they needed but the bookstore didn't have them earlier (me), and taking a very long time doing it. Lucky for me, I survived, but you may not be so lucky. In conclusion, plan ahead. If you are like me, and you have to go back to the bookstore later, go early in the day because everyone knows college students hate morning.
JOKE OF THE MONTH:
Chem121!! (never mind)
WORD FROM THE WISE:
While riding my bike back to the dorms after class the other day, I avoided a serious accident. There is a very long up-hill sidewalk leading from my dorm up to the SUB and the "center court" so to speak. Because this sidewalk is sort of the main sidewalk, there were too many people on it to ride one's bike. I, along with a few other wise bikers, was riding on the grass alongside of the sidewalk. However, one not so bright biker in front of me attempted to turn onto the sidewalk and cut across to the other side. Unfortunately, his tire got stuck on the edge of the sidewalk while he was turning (now, you must remember that we were going down hill--down a rather steep hill--on bikes!). This poor young (and rather large) man flew off of his bicycle, and rolled over and over on the sidewalk in front of the huge crowd of walkers. He pretended to be okay, but when I got to my dorm and looked up and saw that he was just then getting back onto his bike, I knew otherwise. As sorry as I felt for the guy, all I could think was, "I'm glad that wasn't me!"
THE DATING GAME:
I found some suggestions for a date in a book I have, entitled "College Survival." Here they are:
1. Picnic--romantic, practical, perfect
2. Local comedy show--laughs galore, great icebreaker
3. Major sporting event--expensive but fun
4. Hiking--romantic but sweaty
5. Bicycling to a restaurant--athletic, fun, romantic
6. Classic pizza-movie--lack of creativity but always a great alternative
MY SISTER THE RETARD:
Hmmmmmm. . .let me think. . .okay, here's a good one! Last weekend my family was staining our back porch. For a while it was going along great. We all had our jobs, and things were getting done. Then Blake gets a little bored. Now, when Blake gets bored, she finds things to amuse herself (usually strange things which no one really understands but "that's how she deals with bordom" [quote: my mom]). This particular time she decides to come up with some sort of invention which will keep the stain from dripping into her eyes while she's painting above her. She goes into the house for a while and comes out wearing lense-less sunglasses on which she has placed a piece of saran wrap to cover her eyes and face. (It doesn't take a genius to know that isn't going to work for long). Sure enough, the sa ran wrap comes off in about 15 minutes. However, the lense-less glasses stay on for the remainder of the day (even after the staining is complete). There was also an incident with blue lipstick and a beach boys song, but that's another story!
YOURS:
15 Cute Things Guys Do:
1. The way they always know how to make you smile when you are down
2. How they try to secretly smell your hair, but you always notice
3. The way their hands always find yours
4. How they are funny, but know when to be serious
5. How they react when they realize they are being funny when they need to be serious
6. The way they are patient when you take forever to get ready
7. How they react when you hit them and it actually hurts
8. The way they smile
9. The way they try to hide that one stuffed animal when you come over
10. The way they act like Mr. Big
11. The way they apologize for acting like Mr. Big
12. The way they ask you for a pen in class and you know they have one
13. How they are blasting the music when they pick up the phone
14. How they turn it off when they notice that you are on the phone
15. They way they hug you on a bad day and the clouds seem to lift
-submitted by Kim D.
