i have internet at my house now. it is such a luxury to sit on my couch and blog. paying for it will be interesting, but i'll manage.
i got a job at the computer labs on campus. all of my shifts are in one lab, and its the testing lab. the instructors and professors who are too lazy to grade their own exams post them up on a special website, and to take these tests, students have to come to my lab and sign in, and take it while i'm looking over their shoulder. my job will consist of signing people in and out, walking around the room every once in awhile to spot the cheaters, cleaning the computers once a week, and doing my homework in the meantime. i've been told that it is the easiest, most laid-back job on campus... which is why i pursued it. i'm pretty excited about it.
i kind of had forgotten what muncie was like with students in it. the freshman started moving in this past wednesday, and the entire campus was buzzing. i'll be glad to get back into classes, and see familiar faces and all, but i really likes the quiet nights i spent on campus this summer.
the freshman are all adorable and all skinny... my roommate attributes that to the freshman fifteen weight gain that has yet to come. i like listening to their conversations with their parents. "where do i go to get a parking pass?" "oh i'm sure you can go to your dorm and ask for one. they seem to have plenty of parking in front of your building." it's cute, really. i remember feeling so out of place when i first arrived two years ago. my first night in my dorm room was so intimidating. my roommate hadn't arrived yet, so i just sat in my room and watch forrest gump. since then, the movie has become a sort-of safety blanket for me. anyway... poor freshmen... i just want to hold their hands and tell them that they'll get through it.
i've really enjoyed this last week, though. i went to the heorot and mo's with kevin and his roommate joe a few times already. those boys are fun. joe and i were sitting in corners making fun of the people dancing with glow sticks, and kevin hardly likes the taste of any alcohol, so drinking with him is fun, purely because of the faces he makes when he does drink. plus i have yet to buy a drink for myself. i'm glad kevin makes good tips at work...
maybe i could get away with setting out a tip jar in the computer lab...
