It's better than bad- it's good!

I had my first Literary Criticism course today. I was a bit intimidated, having missed the first four classes, but everything was great. I had done the readings, so the quiz was no problem. I didn't participate in the dicussion as much as I might in the coming weeks.

Soon, this block from 11-12 will be spent at the gym; I was going to go walk there today, but I forgot you have to wear tennis shoes... I have to buy some socks. Ugh. I love flip-flops.

Next I'm going to Freshman Comp. where I will probably spend 50 minutes working on an essay that's due Wednesday. Topics to choose from included "Three Unexpected Suprises on a Vacation Trip," "Where I Would Be If I Weren't In College," and "A Favorite Teen 'Hangout.'" I wrote an essay on the first topic last class, but I think I'm going to do the second one. I wanted to write about the sea turtle this summer and our trek to the gas station, but I think those stories would better serve a different type of essay; now, where would I be if I weren't in college? And should I write about what I would have done had I never attended college, or where I'd go right this moment if I dropped out? Options, options...

After that I have Nature Writing, which I really enjoy thusfar. Our assignment for this class is to find and describe a bird; as you may or may not know, it is winter, and birds are rather scarce now. I hear birds from time to time, but I've wandered about campus without seeing any this morning. I'm about to go look again...

Lastly I have Images Of Women In Literature; today will be my first day (it meets Monday and Wednesday). We're reading To Kill a Mockingbird, which is exciting and helpful because I've read it half a dozen times. Next class we're watching Spanglish, and after that, Clueless. Hmm.

Yesterday Graham and I saw Stranger Than Fiction. I loved it. It's been a long time since I saw a movie that wasn't laugh outloud funny or chock-full of meaning or ridiculously morose. It was just an overall good movie; Will Ferrel was amazing, and of course Maggie Gyllenhaal... I would marry her in an instant. That evening Jessica and I saw The Fountain, which I didn't like at all. It was to jumpy and it was emotional but I didn't really get attached to the characters, so I felt like I should have been sad a lot more than I was. I don't think it was well put-together, though I imagine the book (if there is a book) is fantastic. That night I watched Girls Will Be Girls with Jeff. It was entertaining... I wouldn't watch it over and over, but it's worth seeing. It's probably funnier if you're drunk.

Maybe tomorrow I'm going to Tuscaloosa, even thought I absolutely cannot miss class Wednesday, and would therefore have to leave that morning by 6am. Maybe.