The View from the Roof

I woke up super peppy this morning.  I made coffee, fed the plants, and had time to make my bed before class.  I didn't have time to eat my apple sauce, but I took my it to class with my cinnamon and was able to eat it before I was too hungry.  Speaking of class, we explored the world of Neopets in my UGS course.

After my first two classes, I went to get my Friday coffee from Starbuck's.  Instead of exploring campus during my coffee break, I went to a discussion with the artist, James Turrell, whose just had an installation put in the SAC.  I need to clarify, by the way, that I gave him credit for someone else's art yesterday.  I'm still not sure whose art it is, but it's not by James Turell.  Sorry!  The talk was interesting, even though he was kind of wordy and off topic.  I really had no idea how any of his responses related to the questions or to his most recent piece, but it was interesting learning how he learned how to use light in so many different ways.

I had to leave the discussion early to go to Astronomy.  I can never miss it, because we have so many pop quizzes and all of the exams are based on the lectures.  I wouldn't really want to miss it, though, because it's my favorite class.  I was kind of surprised at how much I enjoy it, but it's a great class.  We learn a lot of interesting stuff- and not what you would think.  We learn about how astronomers calculate the distance to stars and their brightness.  We learn about the light spectrum and the intricacies of different telescopes.  And, of course we also learn about the orbits of planets around the Sun and things like that.  The professor is amazing, though.  His lectures are very dynamic and organized, and he really knows what he's talking about.  The pop quizzes were difficult at first, but you can do well on everything in his class if you just pay attention in class and study.  He provides so many opportunities for you to learn, such as review questions with help sessions, links to test questions from previous semesters, and review sessions before all of the tests.  It's really the only class I'm learning anything in, and I feel like I'm learning a lot.

I did my campus exploration after Astronomy since I went to the talk during my coffee break.  I have been eyeing this spot for a while, where you can sit on the roof of one of the buildings.  I had planned to spend last Friday morning there, but it was too cold.  So, I finally went today and sat on the roof while I read my Virginia Woolf novella, Jacob's Room.  It was pretty nice laying on the roof!

Afterwards I climbed the steps on the side of the Dorothy L. Gebauer building, which I see every other day when I get out of Astronomy, just after I pass the Welch roof.  It was such a pretty day to sit outside- not too cold, bright, or windy.  I really enjoyed being up so high and outdoors at the same time!

Well, Sara went home for the weekend, and I guess I'm going to try to be productive.  I did a few loads of laundry tonight, but pretty much just watched reruns from the fourth season of Rizzoli & Isles.

Goodnight, and I wish you all a happy weekend!