Orientation Day
Jan. 4th, 2008 08:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thebookpileToday, finally, was my orientation day. A few profs introduced themselves. I met a bunch of my classmates and they all seem like nice people, but I wasn't as outgoing as I should have been. Part of the problem was that I sorted out too much of my stuff yesterday (student card, parking, locker), so when everyone was running fixing up that stuff for themselves, I was reluctant to just tag along. In hindsight, I should have done so. I find myself again, like at many times recently, stuck in The Age Between. Most students have just finished their undergrad, so they're pretty young and carefree. A few others are much more "mature" students than I am. It's an odd place to be.
I did notice that there's a Food and Wine Show happening in London during the weekend of Jan. 18-20. I might try to organize a group to head out and partake. Having missed the Ottawa Food and Wine Show (ironically because I was in London apartment hunting), I would love to attend and it might be a good, unofficial first-term MLIS social event.
I was also reminded that I hate public speaking when we each had to get up and introduce ourselves. I really wasn't ready for it and I could feel my face turn bright red as I rattled off the basics (where I come from, where I graduated, whether I have any existing library experience). I need to turn that around, fast!
Orientation finished at about 2:30pm, and with the gym closing at 4:00pm today, I took advantage and did some cardio. My running time has gone down a bit; I could only run for 4.5 minutes before my knee started to hurt. The gym looks ugly, but it opens at 6am. I'm hoping that it's less busy at that time on Monday.
One prof, who is teaching two of my classes this term, is away for part of next week, so he assigned us a reading to do instead. After going home to shower and have a bit of dinner, I went back to campus and did most of the reading. I left campus at 8pm. I just wanted something to keep me busy and that did the trick. I think I'll be putting in some long days at the North Campus Building to keep my mind off The Missus and how much I miss her.
I did notice that there's a Food and Wine Show happening in London during the weekend of Jan. 18-20. I might try to organize a group to head out and partake. Having missed the Ottawa Food and Wine Show (ironically because I was in London apartment hunting), I would love to attend and it might be a good, unofficial first-term MLIS social event.
I was also reminded that I hate public speaking when we each had to get up and introduce ourselves. I really wasn't ready for it and I could feel my face turn bright red as I rattled off the basics (where I come from, where I graduated, whether I have any existing library experience). I need to turn that around, fast!
Orientation finished at about 2:30pm, and with the gym closing at 4:00pm today, I took advantage and did some cardio. My running time has gone down a bit; I could only run for 4.5 minutes before my knee started to hurt. The gym looks ugly, but it opens at 6am. I'm hoping that it's less busy at that time on Monday.
One prof, who is teaching two of my classes this term, is away for part of next week, so he assigned us a reading to do instead. After going home to shower and have a bit of dinner, I went back to campus and did most of the reading. I left campus at 8pm. I just wanted something to keep me busy and that did the trick. I think I'll be putting in some long days at the North Campus Building to keep my mind off The Missus and how much I miss her.