Sticker shock
Jan. 19th, 2004 02:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
icepixieMiddle Path? The path everyone uses to get everywhere on this campus? Is a skating rink. Seriously. It was like America's Funiest Home Videos (thankfully without Bob Saget) had invaded, 'cause everyone was falling down, nearly falling down, etc. etc. I was one of the not-falling ones, although I had more near misses than I care to count. It's kind of entertaining to see lots and lots of college students mincing their ways to and from class, but I think I'd prefer no ice.
I raided Amazon.com's used book section today after visiting the bookstore, being apalled at the prices, and writing down everything I needed. I went ahead and got the Dover Thrift editions of four or five books that they were selling at a nearly reasonable price, and some of the ones that I knew I'd never find online. Then I had to come back and get a few more that I thought I'd find online, but didn't, which came to a grand total of $142 for twelve books. Paperback books. I got thirteen online for $155--luckily they were the most expensive ones that I needed, so I didn't have to pay bookstore prices for them. I probably would've paid nearly twice that much if I'd bought them here.
In addition to that, I had two of my classes. Mmmm, classes.
Faust Legends in Translation
My earliest class of the week, at 11:10. Hehehe. I've heard that Klebes is extremely organized in his lectures, which makes me happy. Nothin' I hate worse than professors who jump around in thier lectures and make note-taking impossible. He seemed kind of nervous, and it's hard not to drift off in there. It'll probably get better once we get to the discussion part. Speaking of which, he's using the Eres discussion board system, so we have to make two posts, one original and one in response to someone else's, for each class period with new reading. Sounds intriguing.
Then it was lunch at Peirce at twelve, and when Chandra and I finished, she took me off to Rosse and taught me some Irish step dance. Very cool. Now I know...umm...two steps! But very cool steps, and quite a lot for the fifteen minutes we were there. And then it was off to
France in Modern Times
at 1:10. Should be vastly entertaining. Maguire sounds like he can be hysterical and very quotable when he wants to. I predict much amusement when it comes to Napoleon. Lots of books, though. Grrr.
One day, I'll get around to reading my friends list and replying to comments. The network is somewhat less crawly today, so we'll see about that.
I raided Amazon.com's used book section today after visiting the bookstore, being apalled at the prices, and writing down everything I needed. I went ahead and got the Dover Thrift editions of four or five books that they were selling at a nearly reasonable price, and some of the ones that I knew I'd never find online. Then I had to come back and get a few more that I thought I'd find online, but didn't, which came to a grand total of $142 for twelve books. Paperback books. I got thirteen online for $155--luckily they were the most expensive ones that I needed, so I didn't have to pay bookstore prices for them. I probably would've paid nearly twice that much if I'd bought them here.
In addition to that, I had two of my classes. Mmmm, classes.
Faust Legends in Translation
My earliest class of the week, at 11:10. Hehehe. I've heard that Klebes is extremely organized in his lectures, which makes me happy. Nothin' I hate worse than professors who jump around in thier lectures and make note-taking impossible. He seemed kind of nervous, and it's hard not to drift off in there. It'll probably get better once we get to the discussion part. Speaking of which, he's using the Eres discussion board system, so we have to make two posts, one original and one in response to someone else's, for each class period with new reading. Sounds intriguing.
Then it was lunch at Peirce at twelve, and when Chandra and I finished, she took me off to Rosse and taught me some Irish step dance. Very cool. Now I know...umm...two steps! But very cool steps, and quite a lot for the fifteen minutes we were there. And then it was off to
France in Modern Times
at 1:10. Should be vastly entertaining. Maguire sounds like he can be hysterical and very quotable when he wants to. I predict much amusement when it comes to Napoleon. Lots of books, though. Grrr.
One day, I'll get around to reading my friends list and replying to comments. The network is somewhat less crawly today, so we'll see about that.
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Date: 2004-01-19 12:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-01-20 05:16 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2004-01-22 03:17 pm (UTC)Nope, I'm no skater. Well, I like to fiddle around at public skate sessions with rented skates once ina w hile, but I've never taken lessons or anything. Maybe one day, when I have money, I will but until then I'm just a fan of the people who know what they're doing. ;)
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Date: 2004-01-20 02:13 am (UTC)Ah, so you somehow managed to be in my class last week? ;) Seriously, I couldn't even figure out what the hell the prof was talking about half the time. Not excited about this semester, not at all...
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Date: 2004-01-20 05:21 pm (UTC)I think I had your prof two semesters ago. My "Expansion of International Society" (aka world history) prof would talk about Africa on Monday, Asia on Wednesday, Europe on Friday...it sucked. There was no connection between the bits and pieces she assembled her lectures out of. I have no notes for that class 'cause she never actually went into anything resembling historical fact. Grrr.
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Date: 2004-01-21 01:45 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-01-21 03:15 pm (UTC)At least this isn't a history department theme. The other history profs I've had have been so much better.
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Date: 2004-01-22 01:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-01-22 03:18 pm (UTC)Oh, so that makes it all okay. *groan* Promises, promises...
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Date: 2004-01-21 04:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-01-21 03:22 pm (UTC)They want to disguise the fact that none of the departments except English are big enough to offer anything but survey courses. ;) Seriously, I dunno...maybe these profs just happen to be especially creative.