The Semester Has Finally Started!

I can't believe I'm back in school. I've felt like such a drop-out since December. The first week of classes are over and they went over pretty well. Tuesdays I have Writing for Digital Media at a different campus which is a short bus ride from main. My class is all Australian, so it's a little awkward. Other than that, it's pretty ridiculous what we've done so far, which included mad-libs. And there are post-grads in my class. Hmmm... Wednesdays I have a long day. From 10-1 I have Australian Cinema & Television. I liked it - the professor seems like a nice guy and I have a couple of friends in it. The only problem is that he kind of expects us to not only make the 3 hour lecture and the 1 hr recitation, but he's setting up extra screenings of movies weekly. I don't think anybody will be attending them. We watched this crazy movie this week in class about aborigines that I just did not get at all. We'll see how that one pans out. Even worse is Live Entertainment and Popular Culture, which is later that day. I know it sounds easy... and it most likely is... but - at least for the first lecture - the professor didn't use any powerpoint slides and talks so low and in such a monotone voice that most of us fell asleep. That one can only go up from here. Last, on Thursdays, I had Cities: Experiencing Sydney. It was actually not that bad and seemed ridiculously easy. One of our big assignments was to go to any place in the city and... just write about it. While it sounded great, my housemate Jamie was in a Marine Environment class at the same time. There's only one exam and it's on the last day of class and it includes 3 field trips. Plus, I think I get credit for it towards my science requirement and the Sydney class was just an elective. So hopefully things will work out. I don't forsee too much work in the future.

Aside from that, I really am having a fun time. My house (Jamie, Dan, Sam, Linden, Samir, Andy, and Chris) is great. I've met a lot of really nice people. I'm going out a lot. Too much. But it's been so much fun! I'm pretty sure that in the two weeks I've been here, I think I've only stayed in 3 nights: the first because I was so damn tired, Sunday because the house just decided to hang out together, and Monday because I watched the Oscars. I'm sure things will slow down once we get more into the semester. Who knows.

In other news: my friend Tara might be visiting me which sounds amazing! I really hope she can make it but I know her schedule is crazy. I'm not getting my hopes up, but if her butt doesn't fly to me, the friendship is over.

Also, I'M GOING TO FIJI April 8-14 for Spring Break with my friend Caryn from the plane. Really?

I'm a little upset that some of my shows aren't on the free website that I thought they'd be anymore. They took down Survivor, which hurts the most. I still have yet to see Lost or Grey's... and actually have no idea what's happened on them since I left. I HAVE seen some of the latest Idol performances and I'm still pulling for Melinda.

I guess there's not much else to talk about... we're headed out to Darling Harbor tonight, which is a really nice area with bars and clubs. Tomorrow is the big crazy Mardi Gras. So I'm definitely keeping busy.

I love hearing from everyone - emails, calls, etc. - so keep 'em coming!

Oh, and as far as the picture situation goes, I don't know why it is such a hassle. Facebook uploads so fast, but it seems like all of the photo sites take hours. If anyone knows a good quick one, let me know! Otherwise, I'll keep posting them whenever I get a chance.