May 13, 2010

The Legacy Carriers…

Random tidbit. There are 4 legacy carriers left (American, United, US Airways and Delta). I have to fly United for the trip to CFL Nats, and I'm flying American to Halifax. If I fly back to NYC, I'm flying either US Airways or Delta. This means, within the span of 3 months, I would have flown at least 2 of the legacy airlines; the third one will be flown from Halifax if I do fly back.

So if you're an airplane nerd or an airline nerd (like me), enjoy this random tidbit. If not, well… yeah. It's 1:30 in the morning, and this is what my random thoughts think about.

34 days. J

May 8, 2010

0… 9, 17, 20, 36, and 38. But mainly 0.

Yesterday was the last final of the Spring Semester. The joy of being a commuter to college is that my summer began the instant I left the last final. I tried to sell my only book back to the book store, but they gave some crap about how it was an "old edition" and how they can't give me any money for it. Ah well, someone has a donated book for the fall (probably one that will be sold for a rip-off price, but I digress). Took the train home with Jenn, until she got to her stop, and then I got sushi with Mom and the sis.

When I got home, the first book for the summer came. A full 4 pounds (limiting my carryon weight limit from 50 pounds now to 46); it's gonna be fun to try and lug this book around for 10 weeks. I will say thought that it seems to be one of the more humorous choices they could have made for a book, albeit dry humor at that (you know, from the 2 minutes I spent browsing the book to make sure that it was the right one). If we have to use the book, it will be better than some others out there.

Sidebar, those looking for the book should really go to half.com to get it. I spent $23 (with shipping). UVA is charging $50 (plus a $5 dollar handling fee). That's 50% off.

Anyways, today's the first day after the spring semester, which means it is the first day in about a month in which I was able to relax. I got some cleaning done and am trying to find the bags that I am going to bring with to SAS with, and for the first time since the semester began, I can see the floor in my room again. Fun times.

There's a week between now and when the May Seminar class begins (two weeks where I get to play with sea lions for my psych seminar). It's really windy in NYC toda y, but it's time to go out and get some food and hang out and stuff. Shall see anyone who reads this later probably

Finals are Done

9 days until Sea Lions

17 days until my Birthday; 20 days until I leave for CFL Nats

36 days until Halifax

38 days until SAS

May 5, 2010

midnight emails and random thinkings... and applied psych?

This really can't be healthy; thinking about everything related to this trip this much. Then, I see that I'm not the only one, and I feel better. Time to see if SAS trips would count for hours/credits needed for Applied Psych when I come home in/for the Fall Semester.

 

Oh. And this is to test the email function for the blog. If it works, then yay. If not, then not so yay.

May 4, 2010

3, 13, 21, 24, 40, 42

3 days until the end of finals, and effectively, the spring semester

14 days until the start of the Sea Lion Seminar, where I get to play with sea lions for two weeks

21 days until my birthday (turning 20!)

24 days until I leave to Judge CFL Nationals (Speech and Debate Nationals, which are in Omaha this year)

40 days until I leave for Halifax.

42 days until I start the voyage known as Semester at Sea.


 

All I will say now is thank you to those who made it possible for me to go on this exploration. More will follow in the next few weeks or months or days or sometime in the future.