I made it

I made it through my first day! Of course, the first day of class is notoriously easy, with hardly more than the syllabus and a lecture that nobody really pays attention to. My first class, Mass Media Policy and Regulation is pretty intense but very interesting. It's essentially a behind-the-scenes look at television broadcasting and networks. We'll learn about, well, the policies as well as how broadcasting networks and cable networks function and are regulated (hence the course title). My second class is a night class, which, I must admit, feels long already. However, it's called Media and Politics in America which is a perfect combination of my major and minor. Considering my minor doesn't exactly intrigue me to no end, this is a good way for me to build interest in it.

Tomorrow I have to try to add a PoliSci class to my schedule, because right now I'm signed up for a night class on Thursday and that's just not going to happen. Three night classes is too many. I have to bring my add/drop form to each class I am going to try to get into tomorrow. It's going to be a long day. I do have a class at 11, which is Intro to Mass Media Effects. I imagine this one will be easier than the two I took today, although there happens to be two people I really would prefer to never see again in that class... oh, life. This is without a doubt going to be a challenging semester--hopefully in a good way.

It was nice to be back on campus today, I feel like I'm at my home away from home. The weirdest thing though was walking around completely familiar and seeing hundreds of faces not having a clue about what they are getting themselves into. The freshmen are so easy to spot with their lost eyes and campus maps. It's strange knowing that I'm in the oldest class at the school and that I know this campus and town better than pretty much everyone else. It's strange knowing that I am the senior I once thought was so old.

I'm feeling some Disney lyrics....
What I like most about rivers is, you can't step in the same river twice
The water's always changing, always flowing
But people, I guess, can't live like that
We all must pay a price
To be safe, we lose our chance of ever knowing....

~L