good monday

so, today is monday and i only had one class....i was home by 9:30, which is much different than the normal 1am monday....but let me tell you about the last few days....

yesterday i went to my normal studying place- barnes and noble....i had a statistics quiz today and really was determined to do better this time....so, index cards in hand, i found a place to camp out until i got it....something to understand is that i also had my second homework due for the class today....a homework that totally escaped me and really didn't understand, so studying for this quiz was causing alot of anxiety....

i got to the noble, found a comfy chair and pulled out my books, lecture notes, and note cards....let the studying begin...and the observing....sitting next to me is the man who sleeps every sunday....today i had a close up of the process....he read a magazine for about 10 minutes....then the snoring began....oh, and it wasn't the quiet little snoring one might due....oh, no...this was loud, i have something up my nose snoring....people staring snoring....all i wanted to do was study....but how could i not giggle at this man....until the moaning began....yes, that's right, he began to moan....not too loud or gross....but enough to be creepy.....what does one do with that? i do nothing...i recalled how last week i asked someone to stop breathing and decided i needed to be nicer....so, i did my best to focus on my studying.....he moved a little....opened his eyes, closed them again....then he got up....out of the chair....phew....snoring man was gone.

then there was the couple at the table....they were in their 50's i would say....she was a teacher...i know this because i hear the man say to her, "they only want to see your paystub because they are nosy about how much you make." my ears perk up....i need to hear more of this one....she insists that it's just to prove she is currently employed by a local school district, they didn't look at her salary...."yeah, right. they are probably tracking it all." was the husbands response....she leaves the table, he continues to sit there and read some hunting and gun magazine....for those who know me- i don't like guns....just ask one of my colleagues/friends about active shooter training...i won't be your partner.

a young couple comes in, i would say late high school....she wants to sit in the one available comfy chair, he is clearly annoyed that there isn't a place for him to sit....he goes over to the table man and asks if anyone is sitting in the clearly empty chair....the man turns from his magazine and says, "no you can't have that my wife is sitting there." the smartass kid says- i don't see your wife. of course there are four other available chairs at the table, but the kid was being an ass. anyway, the guy compromises with the kid, let's him have the chair....the kid then places the chair in the middle of the aisle right in front of his girlfriend's chair....yes, that's right, can you say clingy...or abusive....or something....he sat there and stared at her while she read....he read nothing....just stared at her....CREEPY!

goth girl was there, studying, not working....ancient greek....not because i asked, but because i heard....she is graduating in december....hoping to move to- get this- rochester or DC....yes, think about it, can you think of the similarities....i mean i often compare the two....i guess the big thing is, soon she won't be around to look at anymore....for those of you who know her, get your time in at the noble now!

other interesting people at the noble- a man of god....the best part of him being there was that alex was also there....and when alex saw him he said, "jesus" loud.....alex also thought it would be good to sit next to me....he talked to himself alot....kept saying how much he liked the book he was reading....and wandered....he never sat for more than 10 minutes, but at one point he started reading out loud the text from my book that i was studying from....i didn't say a word.

as for tonight...i had my quiz and i hope i did okay....i felt like i knew the material, let's hope i was right....today the professor wore an interesting outfit....her pants were too short, she had on two scarves- one bigger than the other- and a big necklace....i spent alot of class thinking about how i would help her to dress better some day.....of course, i think this about alot of people....

now, i will go back to jack, who is whining....and enjoy the rest of my good monday night.