11-16-04:
How to piss off your physics tutorial instructors:
First of all, I've gotta say tutorial is the lamest thing that has ever happened to me. (If you don't know, tutorial is this terrible part of physics class that is meant to give you understanding through a hands-on approach. There's a big sheet of paper on each table that you're supposed to use for sharing ideas or showing your work or something. Incidentally it's the biggest waste of time there ever was.) So suppose you walk into tutorial and are feeling particularly lazy. You already piss off the instructors with your I-don't-care attitude but today you're going to take it to a new level. For whatever reason they've put crayons on the tables. Crayons! Hooray! Now just imagine how the instructor reacted when he came by and noticed a big, red firetruck scrawled out on the paper. My question to you: have you ever drawn a firetruck in one of your college classes?
So I was all happy walking back from class today since I'd just finished all my homework when it occurred to me that I have a court date on thursday. Son of bitch! Shit! (I watched Stripes a few nights ago - it rules, go watch it.) Good ol' traffic court - and I thought I was retired from the business of getting in trouble with cars, or getting in trouble period. The crappy part is I wasn't even doing something funny when I got written up. No, just driving around with expired tags. Funny story - at first I thought I was gonna get arrested since the officer was not very pleased about the PA system. Then she saw where I'm from. "Oh, Camas, great little town. Ya know, things are a little bit different around here. I'm not gonna tow your car, but I do have to write you this citation. You're in the city now, son." And she walks away shaking her head, as if to say "damn rednecks." Gee, so kind of you officer, I hope this happens to you:
