Howdy Aggies
I'm currently in Carolyn's Texas A&M University dorm room. Apparently this university is staunchly conservative, though most of the professors I've seen appear to be reasonably liberal (albeit very few), not that any of this matters, but it's at least slightly interesting. They also have a very healthy ROTC, which, back in the day (read: 1800s) was compulsory and it was an all male university. It's amusing to see all the ROTC boys wearing their uniform around everywhere, especially the seniors with theirs boots, which are apparently huge status symbols.
Yesterday in Austin I went to the Texas Capitol building, which, though quite small and limited from a sighseeing perspective, is very cool architecturaly. And George Bush was governor, so it's just amusing to see where he spent his previous political life. They also have mascots - the grandchildren of members - included in the framed photosets of each year's legislature. This seems odd to me. But it's Texas, so whatever.
Then we went to Mandy's uncle and aunt's place and ate icecream and debated the virtues of pickup trucks. The youngest kid who can't be older than 18 months, seemed to like me a great deal for some unknown reason. He ate most enthusiatically when I fed him icecream, but turned his head away from Carolyn. You had to be there. Then we drove to College Station and got lost and took at least an extra hour to get there.
Today I was smuggled into philosophy, sociology and logic classes. I understood the first two very well but got lost half way through logic because it's basically maths and stuff and I'm not so great at that. Then it rained a LOT and we got rather wet, even though it was sunny for most of the beginning of the day. Better not rain tomorrow, I have photobanditing to do.
It's Superbowl on Sunday, yay!
Yesterday in Austin I went to the Texas Capitol building, which, though quite small and limited from a sighseeing perspective, is very cool architecturaly. And George Bush was governor, so it's just amusing to see where he spent his previous political life. They also have mascots - the grandchildren of members - included in the framed photosets of each year's legislature. This seems odd to me. But it's Texas, so whatever.
Then we went to Mandy's uncle and aunt's place and ate icecream and debated the virtues of pickup trucks. The youngest kid who can't be older than 18 months, seemed to like me a great deal for some unknown reason. He ate most enthusiatically when I fed him icecream, but turned his head away from Carolyn. You had to be there. Then we drove to College Station and got lost and took at least an extra hour to get there.
Today I was smuggled into philosophy, sociology and logic classes. I understood the first two very well but got lost half way through logic because it's basically maths and stuff and I'm not so great at that. Then it rained a LOT and we got rather wet, even though it was sunny for most of the beginning of the day. Better not rain tomorrow, I have photobanditing to do.
It's Superbowl on Sunday, yay!
posted by Nic White at
12:59 PM
