Day: September 1, 2009

Getting Oriented, as My Mother Would Say

Today was the first day of orientation. It entailed the things I hate most: wandering around a place pretending to look like you’re happy and comfortable and something other than prehistoric, but in fact knowing no one or nothing. But it turned out fine. I got my geriatric-student ID card with nary a snicker from the photographer. I even managed to strike up a conversation with several people. I didn’t know I could do that: […]

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