So I've been living in a four-bedroom house just off campus for about a week now. Moved in on Thursday, built some furniture, ordered a wireless adapter for my desktop... and then waited. And waited. And got scared half to death by the tornado sirens on the 17th.
Then I learned the most awesome thing about this house: it's right next to High Street, so I can just catch a 2 bus or walk to basically anything from Old North Columbus to downtown.
And I did so all weekend, going to Blue Danube on Saturday night and Bodega on Sunday. That night, my loans (minus tuition) finally got deposited into my checking account; the next night, I paid for a 100-swipe meal plan for the quarter; and last night, I chilled out and reinstalled Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Naturally, being a college student and therefore having the worst sleeping habits known to man, I managed to fall asleep at 4 AM last night and woke up around 10. (Thankfully, my only class of the day - Political Science 245 - started at 2:30!) Today introduced the most unspeakable horror of the off-campus experience: being put on hold by utility companies for half an hour just to arrange to receive bills in my name. In my case, all my housemates are splitting utilities, such that I get to pay the electric bill and, accordingly, get to deal with FirstEnergy.
Thankfully, that was over shortly before the next tornado-warning storm flew through, during which my housemates and I decided it would be funny to imitate the sound the nearest siren makes. (Lesson learned: my sister can hold a note a damn sight better than I can.) Then it was off to the first College Dems meeting at the Union, where I met a few new people, talked to a few people, and signed up for tabling [note: basically, tabling is the foundation of political organization - you register voters, talk to swing voters, sign up volunteers, and can even fundraise] on the Oval on Friday afternoon. (I could've signed up for Thursday, but then I'd have no free time between Bio and British Lit...)
After that, it's back to the Union for another College Dems event that afternoon, the Progressive Involvement Fair; more textbook rentals, and a stop at Barnes and Noble for what I just can't get for a fourth of the price anywhere else; shopping at CVS for a new razor; a party at my house for several hours; and then we're off to week 2! (And it's all so much easier now that I don't have to walk the entire width of the 'Shoe, plus the RPAC, just to get to classes... because I have a bike!)
