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Woo, it's been awhile.
In this issue:
Cat's Official Week
Topic 1) Ladies and Gentlemen . . .
Topic 2) Art School in Short
Topic 3) Song Lyric of the Week
Topic 4) Webpage of the Week
Topic 5) Quote of the Week
Cat's Official Week:
Festival of Sleep Week.
Topic 1) Ladies and Gentlemen, I Have a Major:
By Me
I can now finally give a real answer to the eternally popular question "Hey, baby, what's your major?" (Hmm, sounds more like a pick-up line, now that I think about it . . .) I owe this new chapter of my conversational skills to my official declaration as a "Consumer Journalism" major, which I made the other day. I guess I also owe it to my understandably bubbly Career Counselor, Amy Oakes, the UGA Bulletin, and Dawson Hall. So, big sigh of relief follows. And you know what? It feels good to have a home. I took advantage of my new placement and signed a petition for an SGA Senate Candidate from my new school (that is, the College of Family and Consumer Sciences). All is well, and I still have almost no structure to my life (this is one whacky major, believe me). But I am so down with that.
Last week, thanks to my uncanny sense of adventure and spontaneous schedule (wait, those words don't belong together . . .), I rode the city bus out to Wal-Mart. I advise everyone to do this at least once in their life. Dude, I saw a guy who only had one leg! Yes, truly a great opportunity that should be taken advantage of by all.
Continuing on this stream-of-consciousness path, another opportunity all should take advantage of is watching the Gymdogs! Screw the puny little four-foot-six, eight-pound tweenagers you see during the Olympics. We've got big, muscular girls, all at least five feet tall, and boy, do they know how to flip and tumble! Being the second-most watched sport at UGA, the meets are complete with cheerleaders and pyrotechnics. And after seeing the girls' floor routines, I can tell that if this whole college education thing doesn't work out for them, they can all make decent livings as strippers. So, after that last sentiment, who wants to accompany me to the next meet?
Shameless plug, along that line: To see for yourself what I'm talking about, tune your TV to ESPN at 3:30 on Feb. 13, and watch the Gymdogs in the Super 6 Challenge. I was there, it was great, and to spoil the surprise, we won.
Topic 2) Art School in Short (College doesn't suck):
By Brittany Rawlins
I FINALLY started college at the Art Institute of Atlanta in October, and it's my second home. Unlike most colleges, there are no frats, sports, clubs, or organizations (minus the culinary cult, but I won't go into that . . .), just school, which really makes it a lot easier to fit in. Plus, I'm the only freshman from Central; Jeremy Dickenson goes to AIA if any of you remember him, so no haunting rumors from my high school days. Art school is very laid back (heh, I had a take home midterm), and there is no such thing as "cracking a book." Most of my homework assignments consist of taking photos . . . this week I have to take a roll of pictures of a nude model, any volunteers??? Yes, some classes are difficult and different from what I am used to (my English teacher actually thinks it is okay to use "I" in a research paper), but all and all I totally stressed myself out in high school for no reason--Art School does not exactly focus on academics.
Moving out was also a great experience . . . just being able to turn the thermostat to my preference and stock the fridge with whatever I like is totally awesome. Oh, and I really get along with my roommate (Melanie Bray), if any of y'all are ever in Atlanta, give us a call and stop by anytime. Though I have friends at school, I only know one other person that actually lives in Atlanta (this guy I went on a date with, then 30 minutes into the date I found out he has a boyfriend, no I am not kidding), so it'd be great to hang out with some old friends. All in all, I've found my calling, and would be glad to give a discount on wedding photos in the future. =)
Topic 3) Cat's Song Lyric of the Week:
I don't know what to say or do/ I can't eat when I'm with you.
- "Do Your Feet Hurt?" by MxPx
Topic 4) Webpage of the Week:
http://members.cox.net/crandall11/money/index.html Money Origami!! I made a really cool shirt and box, thanks to this site. A great way to waste time!
Topic 5) Quote of the Week:
"This is fascinating stuff, isn't it? I can tell from all the yawning going on."
- Dr. Parker, my Physical Geography professor last semester, on glacial erosion
Closing:
Yeah, my English teacher said "I" was okay to use as well. I still haven't dared to do it, though. Also, if anyone has any haunting rumors on me, can you let me know? I'm in for a good laugh.
Oh, sorry if I've offended anyone by the infrequency of the newsletter. College is tiring. You should try it some time. . . . snore . . .