Classes...plus some other more interesting stuff

          Don't worry, I'm not going to do a whole blog on my classes simply because I want whoever is nice enough to read these blogs to keep reading them. So i'm going to throw some cooler things in this. In my first post, I mentioned that I now have the freedom to skip class whenever I feel like it. I haven't necessarily "skipped" any yet...but I may have missed my second College Algebra class due to me looking at my schedule wrong and thinking I could sleep in a little bit. Don't judge me, it could happen to anyone.

          I'm taking an Intro to Earth Sciences class too. I figured that sounded pretty interesting...then I realized that Earth Sciences is another term for Geology. Yep, I'm learning about rocks. Awesome. So far, its been everything I expected learning about rocks would be. I can't even pronounce my professor's last name, and my lab teacher is the female version of my old physics teacher, Mr. Bruce. (for all you non-Providence people, Mr. Bruce was one of the strangest, and surprisingly enough, dumbest teachers I've ever had). My English teacher looks exactly like Robin Williams, but he is probably more spacey than any other teacher I've had in my past. 

         So far, there are only two classes that I have really had any interest in: Music Appreciation and American Media. I'm a fan of Music Appreciation because I just want to learn a little bit about music, so at least I can say I have at least a decent amount of knowledge, even though I can't play any instrument or sing at all. Don't get me wrong, I love singing, just only in the car or in the shower, where normal people can't hear me. My professor for that class has a ponytail down to his butt. I shouldn't have to say anything else... I actually really like my American Media class so far even though, in only 4 classes, I have like 10 pages of notes. The professor is a really knowledgeable guy, who doesn't really act like any teacher I've had in the past. He likes to cuss a lot in class, which isn't really a big deal to me. I knew I would like him when he said what we'd be doing in his class: we would be "building up our bullshit filters" so that we would be able to discern from the garbage in our media and the actually good stuff. Exact words, I swear. The thing I liked was that I feel like I've had my filter up for a pretty good while now, or at least so I've hoped. I guess we'll find out soon.

         Now, onto something that is hopefully a little more interesting than how my classes are going. If any of you guys are curious as to what music I've had stuck in my head all week, I've been listening to The Temper Trap and Tyler James like crazy. The Temper Trap is a really cool band that doesn't really sound like anything I can think of which, in my opinion, is always a good thing. Tyler James is a Nashville based singer-songwriter along the same lines as Ryan Adams, in terms of voice and style. Anyways, I know you guys were probably really wondering what I was listening to, but sorry that I enjoy helping people find new and awesome music. Let me know if you think my choices are stupid or if you actually looked them up and liked them. I'm curious as to what you think.

         -Colby McHugh