Today was a good day. I had my two classes, both of which I like, and then came back home to search for a class to replace How Do I Know. I found the perfect match… Zoology 1114, which meets at the same times as the UCOL class (with an additional class on Wednesdays at 2:30). It’s also required for my degree, and the UCOL wasn’t. So it’s a great switch. I added it about five minutes before class started today so I was a wee bit late :p but no big deal. I very much like Dr. Gaffin and think that the class is going to be a lot of fun. Of course now I’m taking 18 hours, so that’s a bit much. But no big deal. I can handle it; TJ has prepped me well 
Moral of the story: chemlab at 7:30 is good because it has fewer students = less noise = more instructional time. So despite the sleepiness, it’s okay.
I think that I’m really going to enjoy my “What Is Science?” class. I got the professor I hoped for (out of the three) and the whole format seems generally appealing. Quite a few essays, but it’s okay. I can write.
That said… I’ve GOT to get out of “How Do I Know?” before it kills me. Or I kill myself. One or the other. I felt like I was in… oh… eighth grade. What sort of class expects you to write papers that are two paragraphs long? Oh, that’s right. A freshman seminar class. Stupid me. I’ve gotta swap it out for something else, and quick.
I LOVE my French class, though. It’s the first completely immersive French class I’ve ever taken; we speak nothing but French. All my other classes had a lot of English mixed in, so this one is a lot harder… but a lot more fun! I think I’m in the top half of the students easily, and probably among the top four or five. So I’ll do fine.
I have to study for my chemistry placement exam on Saturday because I want to get into CHEM 1415. 1315 is too easy for my taste, but I know I’ve forgotten a lot of the stuff. So I’ll study and then get a good grade… hopefully. I only need 40 / 75 to advance. And for multiple-choice, that shouldn’t be too hard… right? Right. /me studies anyway.
So I’m all done for the day, finally. I just ate at Chick-fil-a and now I’m at my favorite table in the Sub. I’ve got that picnic thingie at the Campus house at 6:30… not much time to relax. Oh well. That’s what Wednesdays are for.
Meh. Getting up at 6:15 for my chem lab at 7:30 is no fun.
Here I sit in the Memorial Union, having just finished my first class at OU - Understanding Music 1113 (Honors). Pretty low-key; there will be three tests and three “concert reviews” and no other homework. I keep forgetting how different college is. Dr. Ambrosini is SO Italian :p
After class I was walking home when my Palm alerted me to new e-mail. Panwireless is glorious. Craig had cleared me for a name change (Records misspelled my middle name as Brandon) so I changed course to Buchanan and got my name changed, then popped over to OneCard and got a new card. On the way over to the lounge in the Union I passed by a U.S. Cellular kiosk; they were giving away free t-shirts. Can always use a shirt… one more day to not do laundry…
An evil demon captures a large, unspecified number of dwarfs. At each dwarf’s entry interview, the demon plants a red or green gem in the dwarf’s forehead. The demon informs the new recruit:
* that he, the dwarf, has an unremovable red or green jewel in his forehead
* that he, the demon, is not going to tell him which color, nor will anyone else (the dwarfs are strictly forbidden to communicate)
* that one of the colors denotes sniveling company spies and the other color denotes those particularly lucklyess captives who are not even snivelying company spies
* that the demon does not choose to tell him which color denotes which, nor will he tell him ever.
End of entry interview.
Every day the dwarfs line up in formation so that the demon can count them, just to make sure no one has escaped.
One day the demon gets tired of the dwarfs and decides to get rid of them. He announces that he will set the dwarfs free, provided they all deduce the color of their gems. As a hint, he tells them that there is at least one dwarf with a red gem, and at least one with a green gem. To earn their collective freedom, the dwarfs must signal wordlessly at the daily lineup. All the dwarfs with red gems are to step one pace forward, while the dwarfs with green gems remain behind. If they are correct, then all the dwarfs are free to go back to their homes in the coal mines. If they are not correct, all the dwarfs will be slaughtered on the spot.
The dwarfs are free to take as long as they want to determine the colors of their gems. They are all perfectly logical, and are all dying to get back to their homes. What should they do?