The Day I got Two Free Orange Highlighters which are hot.
Howdy!
Well I don't really have much to say. I've basically been going to class and doing homework for the past couple days.
French is really fun. I really like our teacher--he's really funny and very French. It reminds me of my French home and that always makes me happy. Yesterday we were practicing our "ou" sounds and our tongue position--luckily I did it right. The girl next to me didn't do it right and the teacher was like "have you ever kissed anyone??" and she was like, mortified, and said "yes!" and he said "well pretend you're kissing!" it was intensly funny. Then some guy couldn't do it right either so the teacher was like "maybe you two should get together to work on your homework!" it was great. Then I went back and did homework for about 1,000 hours (apparently there was a typo and I didn't hafta do all that French. That did not make me happy.) Then I went to Freshman Forum which is a real class as measured in doughnuts, movies, and spending most of the time trying to make dates for us all to go out to eat together. We also learned that hate is bad. Then I went to Starbucks (freshman forum is in the Marshall Square Mall right behind Starbucks) and I got a Strawberry and Creme and called Dana because she's sad and I miss her. Then I went back and did reading and more French. Then Matt B from Hamburg (my co-President of the floor) needed French help (NOT THAT KIND) so he came and did some in our room (his roommate was playing hockey in theirs) and then Becca and I went down to dinner and discussed concerts we've been to. Good times. Then we discussed sadder topics, but then we went back and did homework! yay!! And by homework I mean, talked online! So then I went to do my laundry but apparently I don't have a laundry thing on my card so I hadta call Becca to bring me down my purse for quarters. It was good times, if by good times I mean really annoying times. Also we had a fire drill which was not fun. Then I finished most of my homework, took a shower, and went to bed.
This morning I had French class and then Global Community lecture. I don't know where the speaker was from today--maybe Russia I was guessing? But I didn't get a paper for a long time and I couldn't understand her really well and she was pretty boring (except when she discussed the EU) so I almost fell asleep like 60 times. Then I went to Steele Hall to do my I-9 form so I can work now and I got a free orange highlighter and then I went and got a laundry card so I can finish my laundry tomorrow and then I went to Schine and got a sandwich and some Code Red Mountain Dew so that I'll be able to stay awake. I also forgot my phone today and I didn't know what time it was and it was driving me crazy so I sat so that I could see the clock on top of the Hall of Languages. Then I went down to the involvement fair where I got a SECOND free orange highlighter, and a dancing magnet man in an Otto container, and I signed up at the John Kerry booth and got some info on studying abroad. Good times. Then I went to calc class which was super confusing because it was randomly being taught by some crazy Amish guy because my professor's out of town? People would open the door, look at him, and walk away. I felt bad. I did the same thing before the door was closed but then some kids I remembered went in so I went in too. I wish he was my teacher though. He actually taught us stuff. I miss that. Then I went back here because I didn't feel like hanging out down there. Then I went to my World People and Cultures Lecture which was pretty good as usual. Now I'm back and really tired and I have a lot of homework. Mondays and Wednesdays are my longest days and we didn't have Monday and now Wednesday's over so that's pretty cool.

I feel special for three reasons:
1. Yesterday at the firedrill some girl called me "Prez" because she recognized me. Sweet.
2. The girl from New Orleans in my F.F. class said she told her friends about my patches on my purse. I'm cool.
3. Liz was filling out an application for Molly's Pub and it was hilarious and the last question was "briefly discuss the color orange" oh man, I'm soo cool. My favorite part was when she told them it clashes with my hair.

Fun Fact from the Syracuse Traditions pamphlet (this is dedicated to KT):

In 1995, after the traditions committee recommended changing the mascot to a wolf, students petitioned the chancellor to keep the Orange the official mascot. On Dec. 4, 1995, the Orange became the University's official mascot thanks to a proclamation by Chancellor Kenneth Shaw. "Though some may say we sacrificed a more powerful image with this decision, I believe that, with the orange, we retain a unique position in college athletics," Shaw said. In May of 1997, students, alumni, faculty, and staff voted to retain the original drawing of Otto as the official representation.
Nicknamed Bill Orange, the original mascot, an Indian warrier, got its name from Syracuse being the salt city and because Syracuse is the home of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. Still located on the Quad, the statue of the Saltine Warrier, a gift of the class of 1951, was sculpted by Louise Harriet Meyers. The warrier stayed as the mascot until 1978 when American Indian students complained that the mascot was offensive. For a time, a Roman Gladiator served as the mascor and students even proposed the Abominable Orangeman, an orangutan and Egnaro the Troll as new mascots.

I kinda wish we were the Abominable Orangeman. That would be sweet.

I still haven't made it to 42 in my lj comments.

Brief message to those of you going to KenWest--I am SOOOO jealous!!! If you are a senior and you have Mr. Stuhlmiller and Cornell (Oswego?) then I am dying of jealousy. My brother has Ms. Leuchner and Mr. Marzac. *sigh*
Briefly discuss this in small groups and then share your findings with the class (AKA leave a comment)

ps to Kim- Oswego and getting our picture taken with corn!!!

God Bless Dana's Zayde