high hopes

lots of changes afoot at our beloved BLS at the dawn of this new semester. it seems as if our school's 100th birthday is now officially over, as the gigantic banners in the courtyard have been replaced with flags of red, black and gold. for a moment i thought that our little corner of joralemon had been annexed by germany, but upon seeing the familiar and friendly faces at the security station, i knew that everything was as it should be.

a new shock was waiting for me in the cafeteria (aka the "caf" as the cool kids say). our water bottles now sport a BLS logo, and the grill area has been taken over by the douwe egberts coffee system corporation.

wtf???


accept the coffee

so thank you to everyone who posted messages throughout vacation. i hope y0u had a good one. greetings and salutations go out to our newest member, who goes by the moniker "B". that's easily the shortest name ever, so congrats, B. concision is a virtue.

thanks also to the kind people who commented on my new layout and user profile. i'll try to add a bit more to the profile in the weeks ahead, so those of you who wish to learn a bit more of my life story can check it out there.

anyhow, today was an exciting day, as it was the first day of property, a new class with a new professor, beryl jones, esq. i have to say that i was quite excited about this class, starting with the moment that i bought the textbook.

let's talk about that textbook. isn't it just the cutest little thing ever? i'm crazy about it. it's so small and light, and just brimming with all sorts of wonderful pictures and illustrations. i just want to lick it, it's so freakin' tiny. when i go clubbing this weekend, i'm going to stuff it down the front of my pants.

and i have to say that the first case, moore, was actually fairly interesting. i learned the word splenectomy, and i read about something called hairy cells. plus, the decision was practically written in outline form. way to go, judge! moving on...

it's hard to know where to begin with professor jones, so i'll keep this short until we get to spend more time together.

i like her. something about her is vaguely... sebokian? or am i merely projecting my longing for sebok onto her? regardless, she's got great energy, and a pretty good sense of humor, although her delivery could not be any less like tony's.

did anyone else notice the way she kept on playing with that rubber band all through class? i liked it.

anyhow, it seems like by the end of the semester, we'll have a chance to learn all about professor jones, her daughter's experience picking a college, how she doesn't like criminals, and hopefully many more interesting things.

maybe i was biased because the textbook was illustrated, but something about property class today sort of gave me that elementary school vibe.

was it the ten minute pep talk about how there's something amazing inside each and every one of us? the fact that we have to do a workbook? or was it all of her friendly and random questions?

are there any other williams in here?
willys?
willamenas?
wilhelms?
come on, there must be another william in this room!
where did you grow up?
did anyone grow up in the southwest?
raise your hand if you have a master's!
is anyone else's dad a firefighter?
who wants cookies?

the other great thing about class today was that we spent the whole first hour just getting to know each other! whereas big T spent about 55 seconds of class time before he tore into walter v. wal-mart, professor jones spent 55 minutes on all of our various fun and games. good stuff.

the bottom line is that i am feeling optimistic about the class and the professor. let's keep our fingers crossed. i'd also love to hear everyone else's first impressions about property. smoke 'em if you've got 'em.

ok, time to get on the contracts homework. i'm currently on page two. page one took me - i'm not kidding here - almost twenty minutes to figure out.

later taters.