Yesterday: Psychology is providing us with a book with all the lecture notes, so I don't actually have to take notes. Got to English way early. Professor walks in ten minutes before class starts. Asks if this is ENC 1102. A few people say yes. Sets his stuff down. Starts to take attendance. Calls out a few names. No one says anything. He asks what room he's in. Someone says 128. And of course "Oh, 128, I'm supposed to be in 127." He then promptly picks up his stuff and walks out, adding "I'm sure your professor will be very nice." Very confidence inspiring. Right professor arrives. Tells us her name and email are different names 'cause she just got married. Apparently either outside or just got back from her honeymoon, as she is tomato red from what I assume to be sunburn. Makes us interview each other and introduce each other to the class. Tells us we have gained the skill of journalism and now have a second career option. Tells us she's a student here.
Today: Have geology lab before geology. Geology lab instructor is a marine biologist. Tells us if we miss a class the make up work will be a five page hand written essay. Tells us we will have a practical final exam, in which there are 30 stations and we will have a minute and a half at each station. I wonder how he's gonna fit 30 stations in this tiny-ass classroom of his. Other syllabus stuff, blah blah blah, yes I was listening. Tells us geology professor hates when people are late. This is later confirmed by geology professor. Says we'll love him, but don't get on his bad side. Tells us his name, which sounds either German or Russian. Geology. Professor looks like William Shatner. Thinks he looks like Russell Crowe. Kinda looks a little like my high school chemistry teacher, who coincidentally used to be a college professor. I think he was fired for being an ass. Tells us he's Ukrainian. Says if anyone in the class is a Ukrainian geology major who has a chihuahua they can leave right now 'cause they get an A. Tells us we have a better chance of passing if we laugh at his jokes. We find out his jokes really are funny, he's one of those people. While he's talking and some such I wonder if good professors get larger classrooms or if this particular classroom (which I had geography in last semester) just makes professors funny. My geography professor was like this guy. Jokes about people running out screaming 'cause the course is that hard. Says after people drop the class there will be 6 people left and they'll be injured but probably pass. Jokes about student limping out after final. Tells us about supplemental instruction. Says we might not pass class if we don't go. Says instructor is a former student of his. Says she brings food and supplemental instruction is fun. I might go. Jokes about taking bribes. There was something else but I forgot. Tonight I have Architecture at 5:30 'cause that's the only one that was open when I signed up.
--- Update from a few minutes later when I remembered: * Geology lab instructor asks how many geology majors there are. There's one. Says he's sorry the rest of us have to be stuck in there 'cause of a science requirement it has to be a class with a lab, like biology or chemistry. Like we can't just be interested in geology if we're not geology majors. Jerk.
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