Tuesday, September 8, 2009
A Good Start
"Southern Girl" by Amos Lee
Even though I am a southern girl, which makes me biased, I like to think that we are the best. Nate has good taste. My roommate and best friend, Kim, got me hooked on Amos Lee this month. I have decided that he has the BEST songs to study/write papers to because they are easy and quiet, but not lullabye-ish. Check him out.
So far, this semester has started out on the right foot academically. I am bad about slowly getting into my studying habits and then doing just OK on the first exam...and then I get a fire under my butt. But, there are plenty of changes that I've had to adjust to, one being that I am living off campus. I hope to devote a full blog to that subject sometime during the year.
Being the avid football fan that I am, the football season has been a letdown thus far, but I still have hope. I get even more frustrated at the attitude the student body and fans have toward our quarterback. Yes, he is a Division 1 football player, but he is in college, he is young, and we should support him rather than slam his playing. But, that is a rant for another day....
The football games and tailgating provided ample opportunity for picture taking.
A controversial point on campus right now is the Pedestrian Walkway sculpture. It is very large, and....um....mettalic, and its name is something along the lines of "The Whirlwind of Opportunity." As a blogger, I am told repeatedly to really present my opinions about UT, so here's my opinion of the sculpture: it's hideous. I am very appreciative of the arts, but it marrs our beautiful and traditional architecture along the library and amphitheater. Plus, the sculpture virtually ruins the view of The Hill and Ayres because it was placed on the highest point of the walkway. On Saturdays, the band and colorguard have to maneuver around it, and it is quite possibly the most awkward thing I've ever seen....but they pull it off, because after all, they are the Pride. The Hardee's-esque star popping out of the top of the ""whirlwind" about pushes it over the top for me. Wait, no...it does.
I've got to work on memorizing the anatomy of the heart, so until next time...
Keep on smiling and GO VOLS!
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