A New Semester of Chaos

I am in what should be my third week of the new semester but is technically only my second due to mother nature. Hurricane Gustav reeked havoc on poor little Baton Rouge a week and a half ago, and the city is still trying to pick up the pieces. Experts say that Gustav was the worst hurricane Baton Rouge has ever seen, and one look around town, post Gustav, definitely makes that statement believable. After 9 days, a good chunk of the Baton Rouge area is still without power, which is deadly in the hot, humid climate that is Louisiana. Classes restarted at LSU on Monday after campus power was finally restored and enough debris was cleared away to make our classroom to classroom travels safe. We are unfortunately still under a city wide curfew that has every college student cursing the day that Gustav was born. No one is allowed to be out past 10 o'clock, and it is making things difficult for those of us who need to study. I can't escape the noise level created by my room mate and her posse because I am confined to my apartment until 6:00 am. Here is a preview of what LSU looked like after it's beating from Gustav:
Because of all the time we missed, LSU has decided to cancel our Fall Break and have us attend classes on a couple of Saturdays (Woohoo!-not) This make-up schedule does not sit well with me since I had already purchased a plane ticket to go visit my old room mate in Colorado for Fall Break. I talked to American Airlines, and no matter what I do (change the flight dates or cancel the flight altogether) I will be out $150. Don't you just love Airlines.

All I have to say about hurricanes at this point is that Ike better keep to its predicted route towards Texas.


So it is that time of the year again for me to apply to vet school. I am hoping to get in this time around. On Monday, I will retake the GRE in an effort to increase my score. Keep your fingers crossed that I do well.


Other news:
I'm glad for classes to be starting up again. I need the distraction in order to keep my mind off of the fact that my good friend, who I am hopelessly in love with, found himself a girlfriend over the summer. Oh well. I guess you could say that it is my fault. I didn't act when I had the chance, and then I went home to Dallas to work for the summer. It makes it a little difficult to get a guy to notice you when you aren't around.

On the positive side, another good friend of mine is abandoning his plan to attend graduate school in North Carolina to come back to Baton Rouge! I'm not sure what his plans are once he returns, but whatever they are, they keep him in close proximity once again. I was afraid for awhile that I was going to have to find a new soccer buddy, but that is not the case anymore.

Another positive is that my sister just started her freshman year at LSU. We have a lot in common, so it will be nice to have her around to hang out with.


I'm heading off to bed now, but I promise to try and keep up with my blog a little better than I have been lately. i don't want to keep anyone out of the loop since my life is oh so interesting-just kidding.

Peace.