Just one more note on university life

A student's comment on one of the blogs (see below) inspired me to come up with a list of things I wish I had known in my first year:

- The number of people walking excruciatingly slowly in the hallways is directly proportional to how late for class you are.

- The bookstore is always sold out of the book you need. No wait, they have one. It's buried at the back behind six anatomy textbo... Oh, they sold that one a few minutes ago! Sorry!

- There's always one ass during exams who loudly proclaims at every opportunity that he didn't study and was out partying last night until 2 a.m. and ends up getting a 90. I hate those people. Feel free to put laxatives in their coffee :P

- www.tusbe.com

- Credit card companies will come to your campus to offer you credit cards. Most often they do so by tempting you with baubles and trinkets, everything from a coffee thermos to a single-strap backpack. I have realized that this isn't an incentive: They are trying to exploit your stupidity about credit cards as cheaply as possible. In essence, the 'free gift' is their way of showing you just how stupid you are. Also, most credit cards you get at university are issued by the university itself, meaning the interest you pay will eventually go back to your university. The one that you pay tuition to. And buy books from.

- I hate "ancillary fees". I'm looking at you, U of T.

- Study spaces are neither.

- Remember the cafeteria food you guys had in high school? How it had that unpleasant chemically taste? It was all greasy, and you look back, wondering how you could've ever eaten that crap on a regular basis?

Welcome to university food, sucker!

That being said, I'm seeing all the freshies slowly trickle in to U of T Scarborough, and it's making me giggle just a little. Just a tad. It's funny to see so many of you. Good luck.

And to those who are heading into grades 10-12 this year, take right now as a break. If you were in summer school, it's over now. Take some time to play some Wii/XBox/PS3. Go out for a bike ride, do some yard work. Believe me, six months from now you'll be cussing and wondering where it all went!

Yesterday I had a Dr. Pepper and Snickers for the first time in months. SO good. I think, honestly, there is nothing better on a summer Sunday than sitting down in the backyard, sunglasses on and a book nearby, with a bottle of Dr. Pepper and a Snickers bar handy.

Yes, I'm a nerd. I enjoy it. Leave me alone.

Have a good one!

Mr. K