Sociology, Etc.

Well, things are starting to get crazy. I kept meaning to post but whenever I had a spare moment I didn't want to think.

Here, quickly, are a few of the most notable things I've done in the past week or so: Called my mom and thanked her for giving birth to me, went to a lecture on ethnomathematics, got a cable so we can watch Arrested Development, etc. on the lounge TV, went to the Common Ground Fair, had my first real tutoring session at the peer writing center (followed soon after by four more -- it was a busy Sunday night), contemplated dropping physics.

Here are a few things I've thought about:
- Sociology. Theoretical Foundations of Soc continues to delight me. The lecturer on ethnomathematics could have easily been identified as a sociologist, so all his points directly to theories of society that we've been discussing in Theoretical Soc. I'm such a sucker for anything cross-disciplinary. I get to start on a paper for the class this week, which I'm looking forward to at the moment, though I'll probably complaining about it soon.
- The applicability of academic disciplines and the world-classroom relationship: I'm learning & enjoying learning, but does everything apply to things outside the gates of my brain? Sometimes I think yes, like when we talk about Prozac in Personality or the caregiver burden in Health & Illness, but othertimes I'm not so sure. Should I be out there in the world rather than in this classroom/campus that's miniscule in the grand scheme of things?

So I guess that's a tiny sample of what my body & brain have been up to. Weather right now is sunny and mid 60s -- a perfect late summer day. And, today was an admissions day -- they got lucky with that one! Take care everyone...I'm always thinking about you.

First Week

We survived the first full week of classes! Had lots of full days but they were were pleasant and fulfilling at the same time. At the moment, the two soc classes seem to be my favorites, probably partially because they're repeat professors that I already love. We're already sinking our teeth into the texts in Theoretical Foundations, and I would have never thought that old boring white guys' theories about society could remain applicable to the world and be provocative (granted, I wouldn't understand it enough to have an opinion on it if we didn't meticulously discuss the texts in class.) I'm almost wanting to start writing a paper on it even though I don't have to (nerd!) Methods should also be good as long as I read the right chapter(s) for our daily quizzes.

Just took stock of my weekend homework situation and it seems relatively minimal, which will probably result in a lazy weekend for me. The 80's Dance is also tomorrow, and my poncho and I plan on making an appearance. Sunday is opening night (that sounds so theatrical) for the Peer Writing Center, and I get to do my first shift that night. I pretty much forget all the details of what we learned in training, since I haven't really done it since last May, but I'm looking forward to doing that and starting to get some experience under my belt.

Oh! I just forgot: Kate (roommmate) has been talking in her sleep. So far I have two audible quotes that I'm recording (perhaps for a future psychoanalysis?) It tickles my funny.

I'll leave you with this lovely image (an homage to Nicole.)