my mom was planning on suprising me! except her doctor said that she couldn't travel for more than an hour at a time, meaning she would have to pull over a lot and it really would be such a hassle.
My parents had already booked the hotel rooms ( at the Hilton off of Senate st ) and it would've been such a good surprise, seeing as everyone else's parents were there... :(
Monday, October 22, 2007
Vanderbilt...what happened?
I'm pretty sure we got too confident, with our ' winning streak,' that some of us didn't take vanderbilt seriously as a team. I cannot believe we allowed ourselves to lose 6-17, not even scoring one touchdown?! Pathetic, i think.
The state fair was free for people who had game tickets that day - so went in and took a random picture of a horse statue as proof for my u101 class for a cultural event.
I'm pretty sure we got too confident, with our ' winning streak,' that some of us didn't take vanderbilt seriously as a team. I cannot believe we allowed ourselves to lose 6-17, not even scoring one touchdown?! Pathetic, i think.
The state fair was free for people who had game tickets that day - so went in and took a random picture of a horse statue as proof for my u101 class for a cultural event.
fall break
The closest thing to heaven.
Even though i didn't spend as much time with everyone that I had initially planned to, It worked out for the best. I arrived on Wednesday evening - in order to maximize my time of stay, of course. Spent the night at GMU with my best friend, Jacqui...but most of the other nights were spent at home in my own bed. It's nice to experience life at another college though. It shows you where things are really different. GMU is more of a casual atmosphere - no one dresses up nearly as much as they do here. I guess that can be good in a way. Friday, i ended up spending a majority of my time with my friends the dorm at or live around GMU as well, but I went home that night so Saturday I could drive to UVA to visit one of my best friends. I got there around 11am, after a 2 hour drive there...and tailgated before a UVA football game....also very different from South Carolina, but still fun. After that, a series of eventful things led to an unpleasant night. My car was towed after a UVA police officer said I was allowed to park there, so that was a huge fine - along with spending my extra money for my stay there. I drove home Saturday night, things were just too complicated to stay, too much information to say in this blog. Sunday, I stayed home basically all day - except for when my best friends mom cooked me a home cooked lunch at her house. Flight was delayed that night, so I ended up having to come back here Monday evening, but everything turned out alright.
Even though i didn't spend as much time with everyone that I had initially planned to, It worked out for the best. I arrived on Wednesday evening - in order to maximize my time of stay, of course. Spent the night at GMU with my best friend, Jacqui...but most of the other nights were spent at home in my own bed. It's nice to experience life at another college though. It shows you where things are really different. GMU is more of a casual atmosphere - no one dresses up nearly as much as they do here. I guess that can be good in a way. Friday, i ended up spending a majority of my time with my friends the dorm at or live around GMU as well, but I went home that night so Saturday I could drive to UVA to visit one of my best friends. I got there around 11am, after a 2 hour drive there...and tailgated before a UVA football game....also very different from South Carolina, but still fun. After that, a series of eventful things led to an unpleasant night. My car was towed after a UVA police officer said I was allowed to park there, so that was a huge fine - along with spending my extra money for my stay there. I drove home Saturday night, things were just too complicated to stay, too much information to say in this blog. Sunday, I stayed home basically all day - except for when my best friends mom cooked me a home cooked lunch at her house. Flight was delayed that night, so I ended up having to come back here Monday evening, but everything turned out alright.
Monday, October 1, 2007
Home!
On a more optimistic note...I get to go home in 9 days.
Not that I love living at home and I'm terribly homesick...
it's just nice to make a trip every now and then.
And....hopefully be able to bring my car back down!
Not that I love living at home and I'm terribly homesick...
it's just nice to make a trip every now and then.
And....hopefully be able to bring my car back down!
I hope i'm speaking for more people than myself when I write this....
But there are way too many cops in Columbia. Not only do we have SCPD, but Columbia Police, and State Police. Every weekend I hear of someone else getting a drinking ticket...so many of my friends have one, that it seems inevitable. Make sure you have $465 to spare, because if you decide to drink while going out..this will probably happen.
College is supposed to be more relaxed, doesn't the whole world know that college students ( speaking very generally ) are more inclined to drink? So many cops are the biggest hypocrites i have ever encountered. The other weekend, when my friend was in line ( along with 110 other people ) she asked one of them " Don't you think this is unfair? For having two drinks, I have to pay such a large amount of money...While there are people around the other areas of campus that are taking it to an extreme and can't even walk straight? " He nodded in agreeance and said.. I can't do anything about that now, I'm not the person to talk to. Looking at the newspapers, I am finding out that Columbia is top in the violence rate lists...there are more problems than previously imagined, yet cops still surround house parties...that they know are bound to happen.
I'm not saying that I drink everyday, or get "tanked," but it would be nice to feel as if I'm not watched 24/7, and to enjoy the other aspect of college life. We've all done it. Relax a little...Even the people coming in to talk to us about drinking don't mandate the ' no - drinking ' poiicy, just how to be safe while drinking, and how to take care of yourself. These steps are sometimes even more important, because if we feel suppressed, people are more likely to rebel.
Nevertheless, I like it here. Even though all i've done so far is complain...
But there are way too many cops in Columbia. Not only do we have SCPD, but Columbia Police, and State Police. Every weekend I hear of someone else getting a drinking ticket...so many of my friends have one, that it seems inevitable. Make sure you have $465 to spare, because if you decide to drink while going out..this will probably happen.
College is supposed to be more relaxed, doesn't the whole world know that college students ( speaking very generally ) are more inclined to drink? So many cops are the biggest hypocrites i have ever encountered. The other weekend, when my friend was in line ( along with 110 other people ) she asked one of them " Don't you think this is unfair? For having two drinks, I have to pay such a large amount of money...While there are people around the other areas of campus that are taking it to an extreme and can't even walk straight? " He nodded in agreeance and said.. I can't do anything about that now, I'm not the person to talk to. Looking at the newspapers, I am finding out that Columbia is top in the violence rate lists...there are more problems than previously imagined, yet cops still surround house parties...that they know are bound to happen.
I'm not saying that I drink everyday, or get "tanked," but it would be nice to feel as if I'm not watched 24/7, and to enjoy the other aspect of college life. We've all done it. Relax a little...Even the people coming in to talk to us about drinking don't mandate the ' no - drinking ' poiicy, just how to be safe while drinking, and how to take care of yourself. These steps are sometimes even more important, because if we feel suppressed, people are more likely to rebel.
Nevertheless, I like it here. Even though all i've done so far is complain...
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