It's official: I am now scheduled to march the halftime show for the OSU Marching Band. The Clarinetist with swine flu, has recovered, but another one on the other side of the field is now out, so I have switched positions. It should go well though, despite only three run-thrus tonight in her spot, and I'll at least have a couple run-throughs tomorrow morning before the game. It helps that I at least marched a different spot so I know some of the counts, though it is a little stressful having to re-learn where to go.
On a related note, tonight we broke the College record for most people dancing to "Thriller" (or maybe just to any MJ song?) with 645. We had 215 in the band, and the rest came from OSU students, and perhaps some alumni.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
A Month at OSU
I have been a student at Oregon State University now for about a month, and things are going well. I have three academic classes: Writing 121 (required for all OSU students unfortunately), Intro to Film Studies (Film history part 1 of 3), and History of Africa prior to 1840. So far, Writing 121 is the most annoying, but also the easiest and least painless. Sure, I've had to write an essay and have a research paper and another essay to go, but it is relatively pain-free. History might be ok, but I won't know til after the midterm. Film is great, though its grade is 100% based on the final, which could be good, or it could be bad! It is the most fun class though.
The job search is still just a search, and if I haven't found a job by Christmas Break, I will grudgingly look into working at a fast food place. I've applied at Staples and left my resume with a Christian store which sounded a little interested, but I am still looking for other possibilities. I will check with the OSU bookstore again fairly soon. At the very least, I will soon be getting a small paycheck again from the Army as I soon start my Reserve contract, and I will be getting a decent stipend from the Marching Band at the end of the term, and of course, the GI Bill will give me the equivalent of a low-paying job just for going to school.
In just a little over a month, I will get my first OSU credits and officially have the 3rd most from OSU in my family! Ok, so one got hers at another unversity that calls itself a college, but I'm not letting that get in the way of that sounding like a real accomplishment!
The job search is still just a search, and if I haven't found a job by Christmas Break, I will grudgingly look into working at a fast food place. I've applied at Staples and left my resume with a Christian store which sounded a little interested, but I am still looking for other possibilities. I will check with the OSU bookstore again fairly soon. At the very least, I will soon be getting a small paycheck again from the Army as I soon start my Reserve contract, and I will be getting a decent stipend from the Marching Band at the end of the term, and of course, the GI Bill will give me the equivalent of a low-paying job just for going to school.
In just a little over a month, I will get my first OSU credits and officially have the 3rd most from OSU in my family! Ok, so one got hers at another unversity that calls itself a college, but I'm not letting that get in the way of that sounding like a real accomplishment!
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