This term has had A LOT of plays, speeches, talks, and every possible similar thing you can think of. I couldn't catch them all, and frankly I was too tired to anyway, but I did go to some. The talk on Thoreau in the Age of the iPod was AMAZING! It was funny, and interesting, and packed! I had to attend for extra credit in my Honours class, but by the time it was over, I was so glad my professor made me go. It also featured this much talked about Dove commercial whose message is so clear: 'Talk to your daughter before the beauty industry does.'

I missed the1984 plays though, which made me rather sad because I was curious to see how it would be adapted for stage. I've read the book many times though, so it wasn't a terrible let
down. Oooh, but something exciting did happen to me! I came out of a cancelled class to discover that CAB (the Campus Activity Board) had brought a WIND-TUNNEL thingamajig where you could practice sky diving without actually...well.. diving out of the sky. I know they had a waiting list, and I know it was full, and I know it wasn't my turn, but I just hung around, and someone didn't show up, and quick as lightning I slipped into one of the diving suits and put on the helmet, and noone was the wiser.

And then Karma caught up with me. I had to go first, and I was terrified. The instructors told me to just let myself fall onto this huge horrid fan that was creating the air current, and when I finally swallowed my fear and did, it blew me into the air. It felt like I was falling, but I wasn't.It was sooooooooo cool!!! I want to do it again! Oh I do love CAB!!!

Posted by Lotanna Igwe-Odunze at 8:02 AM | Permalink

Yay for Spring Break, another American tradition that has made my life sweeter! (Oh yes, and thank you God for Thanksgiving break, and all other breaks that you see fit to insert in the school year, Amen.)

I have to get through mid-terms first though. That's always the catch now isn't it. School administrators dangle Spring Break in front of you like a juicy carrot (okay, I don't really like carrots, I'm not a donkey - I like mangoes ) - like a juicy mango, and then they set your professors on you with terrible million page assignments, and papers that take all night to complete. And if you get through the barrage of work without losing your mind, then you can go wherever you please, and with a clear conscience too.

My fate is not to be so *sob*. I have a paper on Dante's Inferno due the moment I step back into Florida. I'm just gonna take my book with me and work on it with my best friends.

Speaking of which, I have NO IDEA where I am going for Spring Break. I keep hearing about this place called Cancun. All my Nigerian guy friends that went to school abroad are singing the praises of Cancun during Spring Break. I think for that reason I just might not go there. Knowing guys.....

UPDATE/NEWSFLASH: I'm headed to Chicago for Spring Break, and all my best friends are coming!!!!

FURTHER UPDATE: We're having a swinging time here! I absolutely ADORE Chicago. No offense Saint Leo, but it's the CITY. It's cold, here, but it's bearable and my friends and I go out every other day. Sometimes we stay in and watch movies (Pirates of the Carribean is the current favourite) and give each other makeovers. My friend Angela's brother can't understand it (It's his house we're staying in), but we threatened to give him a makeover while he slept, so he's keeping his distance.

Posted by Lotanna Igwe-Odunze at 7:50 AM | Permalink