So, I may or may not have been sucked into downloading one game. But it will NOT distract me. It is going to be a strictly weekend amusement. Other than that, my morning was uneventful. There was a meeting for all the Barrett students, and we were forced to march all the way over to the Gammage theatre. The dean said a few words, and most of the faculty and speeches and advice given were what I've been hearing since freshman year in high school.

However, the students were getting restless as well and retaliated with some snarky applause. Instead of a long round of it, a single, simultaneous, booming clap was given after every introduction. It was brilliant. I love smart kids.

After that the day was free to us to do as we please. Lunch was delicious, I expanded my social circle a little more (I must have made at least fifteen friends in the past three days), and finally found Skye's room. We hung out, loitered in her room, and I discovered that her room mate is actually from China! Study buddy? I think yes.

Speaking of Chinese, some classes released syllabi today. Whilst reading the chinese class one, I initially thought nothing of it. Then I cam across a few nuggets of pure awesome. I think I'm going to enjoy this professor.

"No make-ups will be given, but you will be allowed four “free absences” during the semester. These absences can be for any reason, be it illness, university excused absence, military service, trips to Sedona, or free cupcakes at Sprinkles, but you only get four so use them wisely."


"Each absence past the initial four will be counted as zeros and will lower your overall average (zeros are the silent killers in average mathematics. Avoid them like ninjas with acid squirt-guns, also the ninjas are accountants)."

I mean, what? Thank you, professor, for being human and humorous. I am legitimately excited to meet you.

Then it was dinner, some more hanging out, playing a little bit of my newly downloaded game. And then my room mate returned to play on her Xbox. With gunfire and shouts pouring out of our open door into the hallway, we quickly established a presence on our floor as the gaming room to be. People poked their heads in, grinned when they realized what we were playing, a few were even bold enough to come in and join us in our shooting of pixelated terrorists.

A good hot cup of tea later, we hunkered down to wait out the storm so Skye could go back to her own room (which, sadly, is not in my building or even in the complex). I bought some amazing celestial apple cinnamon spice tea that I absolutely love (hint hint, nudge nudge, wink wink).

And I am genuinely looking forward to the rest of the week, which hopefully will give me more exciting things to write about. Here's hoping my chinese teacher is just as crazy in person as she is on the computer.