Cinderblock Beds

Yesterday was moving day. My family and I woke up extra early, so that we might get to the dorm before my roommate, and hopefully obtain the better bed (by the window). And yet, even with all of the extra efforts (driving for hours, sleeping on "quality" beds, and waking up with the sun), my plans were still thwarted. Drat. Instead, I'm sleeping on a bed supported by cinderblocks. Oh well. There are certain advantages to having the bed closest to the door. For instance, right when I swing the door open, I can plop right into my thick, welcoming comforter. Or when I leave my toothbrush in my room, I can just open the door and reach around the corner to grab it. Even more, if I want to just drop something off, I can just toss it inside without having to walk all the way over to 'my side' of the room... But who am I kidding? The bad far outweighs the good. The air conditioning wouldn't be constantly blowing in my face, and I could look out the window whenever I please. But I digress.

However paranoid my mother appears, I have taken heed to her warnings about computer thief's, and am resorting to doing all of my online interaction in a secret corner of the library. While in my dorm, my laptop remains hidden. It drives me crazy, but maybe she's right. I'm not willing to take chances.

I met my roommate for the first time yesterday when moving in (right after she put her belongings on the coveted bed). Since I'm so bad at actually having conversations with people for to long over the internet (I get bored.), I hardly knew anything about her, namely her sleeping habits. She's a very nice, social girl. It seems like she just wants to have some fun. However, she sleeps with the tv on all night. Lets just say, I was tossing and turning all night to the muffled sounds of Cartoon Network. *sigh*.

This morning, I took my own tour of the school, finding my classes and hoping to meet my teacher. The latter goal was never accomplished, but I was able to do some other things I was interested in (breaking out the laptop being one of them).

Since the lights were turned off early in order to watch tv last night, I read my bible in the morning instead of at night (a new habit I may end up getting into). In my journey to read through the entire bible, I've only just started Ezra. As far as history goes, the Jews were just released from exile, and allowed to return to their own land, and re-build Jerusalem. They were still 'conquered' by some random empire (I can't think of who they are at the moment. Babylonians? Assyrians? Something along those lines), but the government was letting them keep their own religion and customs. There were lots of letters from attendants to kings, from kings to Jews, and so on. Very cool first-hand accounts. More on Ezra later.

I've been sitting in this library for a while. It's about lunch time, so I should probably get going. Until next time, don't forget to water your plants and feed your dogs. I miss my cat.

Live long and prosper!