this past week in class we were talking about "Blue oceans." blue oceans are untapped ideas that people make into money....one that was mentioned in our reading was the cirque du soleil...it was interesting to read about their beginnings and the creator...but what was most fun, was my professor...he kept saying in class, "circus de ole" and i thought for sure i was hearing things...there was no way he was saying that....so, i turned to my classmate and said, "do you hear that?" and she giggles and says, "yes" and then i giggle...and the professor keeps on saying, "let's think of ideas like the circus de ole" and no one corrected him....we all just giggled.
in my tuesday class we figured out who would win the ncaa tournament based on athlete graduation rates....the final would come down to dayton and duke...and duke would just edge out dayton....it'a very interesting to see how athlete graduation rates are figured out....and how they are broken down...in men's basketball it's between african americans and whites....and it's only those who actually stay....so, if you happen to have been on the basketball team in november and then all of a sudden you are off the team in february, you don't count toward graduation rates....it's just another way in which statistics prove nothing. (my stats teacher from the fall would be proud).
now, where is bob? this is a question i received today at barnes and noble...i have not been there in a while to study, but today i decided to give it a try....my table was in an interesting spot, it was a high table near low tables...and there was alot happening....first, there was a young woman who was approached by a young man...they knew each other but had not seen each other in a while....it started as an interesting conversation- "how old are you now?" this was him asking her....my ears perked right up-why not? obviously he was checking to make sure she was old enough to get into her pants....well, this is what i assumed...the conversation went on about where she has traveled to, where she wants to go to college, and what he has been up to (he goes to UAlbany)....she is a senior at Vestal...then the conversation turns to prop 8...my ears really perk up....she then explains to him that she is the president of the GSA...i am impressed...she continues about how prop 8 is wrong, etc...this all ends with her giving him her phone number....she will learn.
then two gay boys come sit at the low table near me....and i get hear their escapades from the night before...not anything i want to hear...i do my best to ignore, but i am like big brother over them....so, it's hard to ignore...but back to bob....so alex follows me into barnes and noble...you might remember alex from other blogs...he wanders around talking to himself...today was no different, except he came up to me and said, "where's bob? did you see where he went?" i looked at him, wide-eyed....i am stunned that he is talking directly to me...i am more stunned that he is looking for someone specific....then before i can say anything, bob comes up to him and walks him to a table...there was a bob...and bob seemed to be having a conversation with alex....i was impressed....later in the night alex's phone rang and he yelled, "MOM! I AM WITH MY FRIENDS. I AM NOT COMING HOME!" this is when i decided to leave....no one needs a mad alex...that might turn into a circus de ole...
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