Saturday, August 23, 2008

Chronicle Number Three: The Rumbly Rumbly Rain

Or non-rain.

For three days now, there have been great huge threatening thunder clouds hovering over the entire UGA campus. Every time I leave my dorm, I expect the heavens to dump a deluge of water upon me. Does it? No.

You might say, "Lindsay, this is a good thing." But you see, it hasn't been raining At All. This is extremely annoying.

CLOUDS: *hover ominously*
THUNDER: *rumble rumble*
RAIN: Um, no. I don't think I'll fall here. So plebeian.

The rain in my brain is quite arrogant.

I guess I should give some details about what's going on with me. The rain is not actually the most important event in my life right now. I've been at college a week now! Actually, a week and two days! "How has it been so far?" You ask. I know that you are all simply desperate for details of my life.

Classes have been alright so far. I finished my chemistry homework this morning, which had me feeling very accomplished. True, I mostly did it because Megan was doing her's and I felt like I should be a good student as well.

I'm feeling a bit scattered. Not saying that I'm ever really put together. I'm usually wandering around picking up pieces of me. I haven't really gotten a rhythm to this college song yet.

Today I had my lifeguarding skills test. It was a bit disconcerting, seeing that the guy who was testing me didn't seem to have any kind of idea what he was doing... And he was a manager.

MANAGER: Um, so now we're going to test this. Do it like this.
LINDSAY: Actually, I learned that we should do it this way.
MANAGER: Um. Okay.

My logic was, if he was really confident in what he was doing, he wouldn't be listening to me. (But that would be ill-advised. Not listening to me, that is. *angelic smile*)

Oh, and what was also kind of awful is that I knew I had missed the bus I needed to take, so I power walked down to Ramsey. Which, if you didn't know is A VERY LONG WAY. It was pretty much 20 minutes of

LINDSAY: Come on, Lindsay, you can do it! (Insert number here) more minutes! Go go go!
CONSTRUCTION WORKER: Lay low, the insane girl will pass soon.

I hope that this doesn't continue forever. GAAK! moments should definitely cease. Somehow, knowing myself, I don't think they will.

I think this was enough to supplement you for awhile, (I know my absence is terrible) so I think I'll go now.

Hey- I will warn you now that entries might sharply decrease if I feel I have nothing to say. (Oh, ha ha Mark, I hear that retort. "Aren't you saying absolutely nothing right now?" You know what my answer is? Pbbbbt!) So, if you do want me around ("I don't" is also not an acceptable answer) ask me something! Tell me what you want to hear about. Give me a topic.

I love you all! (Comments make me happy!)

5 comments:

Susan said...

Reading about your day makes me happy. Especially the minute details. But i am your mom so that explains it.
love you!

Laura said...

Hey Lindsay! Your GAKK moments will get fewer, promise!

I like reading about what you're doing too, plus I write about nothing most of the time so no big deal if you think what you're writing isn't interesting - we're going to read it anyway and most likely will find it interesting!

rnnyhoff said...

Hey Lindsay,

Love your blog, your observations on campus life, your power walking, your anthropomorphizing thunder and clouds, and your analysis of lifeguard testers.

It is just great, and you have the right attitude about school - it is a lot of study but there's a big cooperative element in there. (I'm typing this on Arthur's computer and he says, "Having been a random male vertebrate, I can confirm that your perception of their mental state, or lack thereof, is accurate.")

I love you and wish you all the best and look forward to your upcoming return home for the Labor Day weekend.

Kisses and hugs,
dad

Unknown said...

You are definitely 'one of a kind' and I am so glad that you are just "YOU"...

When are you coming home for a visit to those you left behind?

Matsuri - Japanese Festivals said...

*leaves comment* :3