Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Gestern habe ich mich selbst gebräunt. Meiner Sonnenbrand ist scharlachrot. Es tut mir weh. Der Sonnenbrand war aber nötig, weil meine Ärme sind halb-weiß und halb-braun verfärbt.
Draußen gibt es viel Donner und Regnen. Ich hoffe, daß diesem Bau vom Blitz getroffen werden. Heute habe ich den erste Tag der Entomologie. Ich haße die Schule.
Yesterday I finally met with Dr. Lavigne about having him fill the "professional reference" section of my financial aid appeal forms. The financial aid advisor I had met with specified I needed a referral from my "lawyer, pastor, employer... any professional, really..." Considering this, I asked, "...would my undergraduate advisor work?" She replied in the affirmative. Dr. Lavigne did attend a Catholic high school, and he has his doctorate, so surely he qualifies.
When I caught up with him, he was outside the foreign languages building, smoking a cigarette after having returned from lunch. School not beginning officially until today, he wore a (for him) more regular ensemble: a grey Old Navy t-shirt, sand-coloured camouflage cargo shorts, the ever-present chain wallet, and yellow flip-flops.
I love Dr. Lavigne.
[Lauree Frances Keith concluded this diatribe at 2:38 AM]