Hi ho! Hi ho! Journal 1/15/07
I thought school started today. But alas it’s MLK day. It’s a nice way to start off the semester, eh? Welcome back to school! Have a day off.
So it’s nearly 9pm and I just realized that I didn’t check to see where my classes would be at tomorow. I suppose I didn’t think much of it until now because all the English department classes are practically in the same building. But I had forgotten about that fourth class I enrolled in… the “blow off” class, if you will. I was advised that on top of my final three English courses, I would also need another class to reach the 120 credit hours to graduate. Long story short, I was forced to enroll late (damn university and their crappy uncaring policies) and was left with some poor choices for a “blow off” class. I had imagined yoga or meditation or NIU’s stellar relaxation course. No shit, they offer a course called “Relaxation”. How perfect would that be!Â
But alas, I’ll be a vigilant student in a course called South East Asia: Crossroads. I can’t see how hard it’ll be. In fact, it sorta suits my interests since I had so many heartaches learning Thai. So it’s not as if I’ll be completely clueless in whatever the instructor throws my way.
Here’s the kicker though. I just checked my schedule and that class is COMPLETELY on the other side of campus. Not such a big deal normally, but I only have 15 minutes between Early English Literature and the Asia studies course. 15 minutes. Serious power walking will be in effect!Â
I think it may be managable in the ideal condition:
-properly stretch my arms and legs.
-no ice/snow on the sidewalk.
-prior class lets out at least 3-6 minutes early.
-the other students part way like the sea for Moses.
-I wear heavy duty grip running shoes.
-blast Aerosmith on my ipod for motivation.
Ah, the obstacles never end, do they?
Also, I’m feeling completely better from whatever bug I was infected with. I woke up this morning feeling 10,000% better. My eyes popped open and it was like the light of heaven parting the haze from days of illness. Hallelujah!
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Well, you already heard my rant about why I believe you should be exempt from needing “fluff” courses seeing as the circumstances (our oil guzzling country - sparing readers any comment on our leaders) made it imperative for you to experience that which goes above and beyond what any college course could offer you. Hmmm, i.e.’s? Deployment, and 1+ years of active duty in a foreign country, living through it, AND returning home only to write/blog, AND be “published” with re: to your experience. So I find it ricockulous and purely political that NIU is still requiring you to fulfill some silly credit hour requirement during your LAST semester, when any sane person would argue that you have EXCEEDED all requirements of any course offered at that college…Then I’d have to argue with your advisor, that if YOU MUST take this course, than all other students working toward the SAME degree, should have to complete the “course” that you have: Perhaps it would be added to the curriculum as “work-study” “study-abroad” “fight for your country, oh-and maybe DIE” lvl 666 course.
Ey, did you expect me not to see the irony of the situation? That’s what I do!
But since life is imperfect, i’ll offer this as my suggestion for resolving your time constraint, and standing room only problem, and raise you one extra special feature:
TAKE A LOOK AND LEMME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!
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Keith on 
get a fucking bike already. jesus. you want to borrow one of mine? tell you what. i’ll buy you a tank from Pickadilly Circus.