Finally had an information session about Rome today, at long last. And thankfully I wasn't the only one who was irritated it was so late; a girl came to the room early and mentioned how she hated it was held this late. and this being the 10th year doing this program, I don't understand why they don't realize the earlier the better...

Lots of information that I wanted/needed, yay-ness, and some that I kinda wanted them to be clearer about but they were sort of in their "it makes sense to us, we can leave it at that" even though (to me) it wasn't very clear. That mostly had to do with clothing, though, so it's okay.

They mentioned computers/laptops and how, if we don't need them, don't bring them; it'll make the experience that much better.

......Er, yeah. Okay. Sure. Right.

I kinda get where they're coming from with it, but....it's not like I use my computer to watch questionable videos on YouTube or use it to honestly stalk people. I use it to communicate to people at home. I use it to store my memories. I'm sure many other people do the same thing with their computers.

Interestingly it'll be something of a 6-day school week, with Saturdays having...I don't know what happening in the morning. Sunday will be the day off, and there'll be a week July 2-6 which we have off, but somehow I don't think I'm going to be doing a lot of the out-of-Rome places I wanted to visit. Sad times. I guess it just means I'm going to have to come back. The school days will be a few hours in the morning touring the city with the group of ~34 people, breaking for the afternoon heat, and reconvening in the evening until about 8-ish, which is dinner-time. It'll be interesting adjusting to such a schedule, but hopefully I won't be one of those people who are incapable.

Other things of (probably less) interest to note. Yesterday I was walking to my first class, and it had rained pretty heavily the night before so the ground was wet. But I was in my Nikes, I'm used to the wetness, I wasn't all that concerned. And yet somehow my foot still manages to land on a bump so perfectly that it slides out from under me and I pull off Mr. Rockstar-With-A-Guitar move. And this being cement and me without padding on my knees, I get to go the rest of the day with a bloody and bruised knee.

OHYAYZ!!!*cue overdramatic fanfare* </sarcasm> So, yes, stairs are a bit of an enemy now, moreso if I need to go down stairs than up for some strange reason. It's more bearable now, though.

Before I went to my Rome info session I went for lunch at the student HUB, because I like food and I'd only had little snack-type food earlier. I finished my meal, stayed sat to while away the 2 hours before the session...and the fire alarm goes off. It's the first time I've had to be evacuated out of a public building on campus. At least it wasn't the irritating, high-pitched screech of the dorms.

And that pretty much sums up the excitement of my day week. I was planning on going to a midterm review session later tonight for my Planets test this Thursday, but...it's wet, it's gonna be dark, it's gonna be held across campus, and I feel I've got a handle on the material enough that I can study on my own. Sooooo.....not gonna go.

I may have to go back to B&N and buy some more materials for the Rome program, but I may decide to go to the UBookstore to do that. There's an out-of-print text we're supposed to have that the UBookstore has in stock now, and I really don't want to bother with the shipping department again at B&N. But then again, I also want the newest issue of Serenity that came out weeks ago, and I don't think the UBookstore will have it. Bwah. I wanna stop spending so much money on this program but...unfortunately, it will not be.


I read this from cafepress.com, and....um.....*hangs head in embarrassment*

Top 10 Clues You May Be a Writer:

1. You would rather talk to the voices in your head than the person sitting by you.
2. You know the library's phone number, but not your work number.
3. Some of the letters on your keyboard are completely worn off. (only the 'h' and the 'n,' oddly...)
4. You have a favorite pen that no one else can touch. (kinda sorta...)
5. Books are your favorite scent.
6. If you could meet anyone in the world, it would be your favorite author.
7. You eat macaroni and cheese for a week because you spent all of your money at the bookstore. (I've spent all my money at the bookstore...but thank goodness I can't use my dining money for anything but food.)
8. Your/you're errors drive you crazy. (ABSOLUTELY.)
9. You named your laptop. (.......doesn't everybody....?)
10. You would rather write than go out.

...I think I need this T-shirt/whatever.......And really, I'd probably spend way too much money at cafepress if I were so inclined to do the online-shopping thing. I should avoid it at all costs.