Two weeks of classes have come and gone, and I'm definitely back into the swing of things. In that time, I've been to 3 or 4 parties (depending on what counts as a "party"). It's odd; I feel like I'm going through the typical freshman year experience, only 4 years late for me. Fortunately, unlike the typical freshman, I haven't gotten carried away and spent an evening over a toilet. Instead, I've gone to these parties, had three or four drinks, chatted up with friends new and old, and returned to my room around 2 am, exhausted but happy. The best such experience was this past Thursday.
As recently as 2 years ago, I could never have seen myself as the type of person to get tipsy at a Thursday night party, and if I had morning classes, I probably wouldn't have. But as I had no responsibilities the next morning, I couldn't resist, and I went and had a great time. True, I had to escort one of my roommates home, as he has almost no tolerance, but I was pretty much ready to go by that point, so no harm, no foul. Also, Friday morning was another first, as I woke up with the closest thing I've had to a hangover, but I recovered nicely in time for afternoon classes. Heck, I even successfully gave a surprise presentation when one of my professors volunteered me to lead the class through some PowerPoint slides.
And yet, I'm still the same nerd that I've been most of my life. I continue to play D&D once a week; computer/video games are still my favorite hobby (sidenote - I beat BioShock last weekend; it's not quite the alpha and omega that everyone thinks it is, but it's darn close and worth every penny I spent on it); I'm on my computer nearly every spare moment; etc. Aren't the type of people who are nerds supposed to be mutually exclusive from the type of people who go out and party once or twice a week? Admittedly, I'm not the stereotypical partygoer (don't like beer, don't do drugs, a bit of a wallflower around unfamiliar people), but it is a strange paradox. Luckily, paradoxes aren't truly contradictions; people don't have to fit into society's pigeonholes.
I have yet to start my honors thesis. The prospect is intimidating, but my adviser wants a very basic outline (1 or 2 pages) by Tuesday, meaning I'll have to clarify and flesh out my idea somewhat between now and then. In addition, it turns out that I'll be working on a smaller research paper for one of my classes this semester. Oh joy; more research. But compared to previous semesters, my regular workload is fairly light (it's about time), so I'll try not to complain too much.
Other news: Part of Friday, I rode up and down Lehigh's campus on a bike I borrowed from a friend. Man, was that tiring. First of all, except for one time this summer back home, I haven't ridden a bike for any significant period of time in years. Second, in case I haven't mentioned this fact before, Lehigh is situated on a large hill, and going up that hill is hard enough on foot, much less on a bike. I somehow found the energy to practically run back up the hill to see Pirates of the Caribbean 3 in our university's theater, which gets movies after they've been shown in theaters but before they come out in stores. Despite my expectations to the contrary and the horrendous picture quality of the tape that was used (I guess film licensers are falling into hard times and can't even afford a DVD-quality transfer), it was actually entertaining for the most part. The evening was rounded out by a rousing game of Venus Needs Men, and although it looked like a blowout at first, it ended with everyone a few men away from victory.
On a more personal note... Geez guys. How are you doing? Unless you're at Lehigh, I probably haven't heard from you in a long time. Leave me a comment, or shoot me an e-mail/IM, will ya? What's a guy gotta do for a response around here? You are alive, aren't you? Hello?
Seriously, I would like to hear from you. Just take a few minutes, and drop me a line through your preferred medium, would you kindly? Thank ye in advance. - The Mgmt.
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