Education??

Okay. You are sitting in econ 110 (rumored to be the most failed class on campus) taught by Kearl (rumored to be the hardest econ professor) and a test is next week... what are you doing? taking notes on the demand problem with public goods or ...knitting?? No joke, a girl was knitting in econ on Thursday! I did a double take on that one. So maybe that helps her think and take in the lecture, I don't know but that is the weirdest one I have seen so far.
I guess there are people out there that don't have to take notes, my roommate being one of them, but I don't think it is possible to text and/or be on your laptop and pay complete attention. Physical Science it the worst for this. While I am taking notes on the lecture I get glances of what the people in front of me are doing. Not taking notes on their laptops like it might look to the professor, but usually on facebook. A boy the other day was chatting with three people. It is not possible to keep three conversations up AND learn how nuclear strong forces work! Today, there was one girl playing solitaire and another tetras. Last week a girl yelled out just as class was ending, not because class was over but because she had just gotten a high score on a game she was playing on an ipod. I do not get why these people are paying thousands of dollars with tuition, books, food, rent, and other college costs to sit in class and chat on facebook or play games. Would it not have been much cheaper to just live in your parent's basement and do that?? Do their parents know that the education they're paying for is how to win solitaire? I think technology is having a great effect on our study/work habits and not for the better! It use to be you could either pay attention in class, sleep, or space out. Now, there are so many options, that there is a very small minority actually paying attention!
I am just wondering what is going to happen when my generation hits the workforce with this addiction we have to technology. We aren't going to have coffee or smoking breaks but facebook breaks!

Faintings to R Ratings... what a week!

WOW! last week was so crazy! It was full of adventures! Here is a recap.

Monday started out great. It was sunny, I officially got my major changed to Physiology and Developmental Biology, wore Devan's pretty white dress... then I passed out for the first time in my life!! It was so weird. I gave blood and felt perfectly fine until I was sitting there eating a granola bar and I thought I would just close my eyes for a little bit... next thing I know I'm being lowered to the ground by some guy from the red cross. I then used that as an excuse to go home and take a nap instead of going to the library. I told my mom that I think I might die if I give blood again (this was my third time, I'm getting progressively worse). She pretty much yelled, "DON'T DO IT AGAIN!" I'm blaming the elevation... not me turning into a wimp.
Tuesday was spent doing homework pretty much and I missed Lost :( but don't worry, I got caught up on Friday!
Wednesday I spent almost five hours in the Maeser building. It is my favorite on campus it is so beautiful! the only downside is that it is always cold because it's so old. I really should have been in there another hour and a half but I just HAD to go so we could leave for the BYU vs UofU game. Katy, Devan, Garrett and his roommates, and I went up to University of Utah for the basketball game. I don't think I have ever seen so much red in my life! It was interesting. Eight year old boys yelling how BYU sucks and people everywhere glaring at you for wearing blue, but we won!
Thursday. I have a love hate relationship with thursdays. They are my busiest as I have five classes. This week Katy and I didn't even go get ice cream during lunch to see creamery boy (aka Mr. Darcy) because we didn't have time. But I guess it would be a little obvious if we went EVERY thursday ;). Thursday is also when I try to go the temple. I love the temple! I went by myself this week and walked back in the snow, but it was really nice and gave me more time to think as I have had a lot on my mind. I'm not sure what I'm going to do over the summer when I live two hours from a temple again.
Friday Dev and I went to Garrett's basketball game where I saw this guy from my last semester calc class. I don't know if he recognized me, but I hate when that happens. "Oh, I sat behind you every tuesday and thursday last semester but we aren't really friends so... hi?" yea, so I did my normal not say anything and pretend I had no idea who he is. Later, Dev and I decided to have a UGN aka Ugly Girl Night. best things ever! You wear sweats, get lots of food (orange rolls, ice cream, pizza, cookies and cream milk, ultra ultra buttery popcorn, etc), and watch a chick flick such as 17 Again!
Saturday was spent in the Library and International Cinema. I discovered that if you take a well known R rated movie and edit it for BYU campus EVERYONE shows up. International Cinema is usually not that busy, especially in the afternoons so I got there five minutes early to see Slumdog Millionaire thinking I would be fine... no, it was packed! I overheard a guy say he got there 20 minutes early and got one of the last seats available! I ended up on the floor right in front of the screen! A girl was saving a spot (the floor space in front of me)for someone but they didn't show up, so then I could lay down and not break my neck trying to see the screen. The movie was amazing, I loved it!! I wish it didn't have those three or four parts so I could buy it! That night, I went to the Jazz Synthesis (free ticket) and I found out I'm not a big fan of jazz, especially when the old guys talk forever about how the one song is named after a Brazilian girl because she stood in font of a window in a thin dress. I mostly just got a headache and I think fell asleep at one point. oops. I left before the encore. Then I went to Krissiann's. We talked until two, which was much needed but we didn't get around to watching our movie so... we will need another sleepover soon :)

Overall it was a pretty good week! But I do hope this one isn't quite as hectic.