I'm no stranger to blogging, but I wouldn't exactly call myself an expert. I'm currently in that awkward phase, somewhere between starting out and finally getting the hang of it. When I heard we were required to post a blog weekly for English 103, I was excited. I enjoy talking to people about what I'm excited about, and blogging is the perfect way to do this. So when it came time to decide what to talk about I figured it would come easily. However, this was not the case. I started brainstorming and I immediately looked toward music because it is what I know best. Unfortunately, I don't think I could find a way to connect with you, the reader, if you don't know who or what I'm talking about. So I've decided this blog will be about everyday events, things that I observe in the world around me. These could range from something as simple as the latest Community episode to a political matter. Just my two cents, take it or leave it.
I've been coming to the library a lot since I arrived on campus. I feel a little out of place because I'm guessing most of my fellow freshman wouldn't be able to tell you where Bracken is. But I really like it here. I especially like it late at night. The building is so peaceful at one or two in the morning. All you can hear is the whir of the air conditioner, the clicking of a few keys, and occasionally some shuffling of papers. My dad really encouraged me the other day when I told him I was going to the library and he asked if I needed a nap. My sister couldn't believe that I was actually here. But sure enough, I was up on the third floor sitting in a blue chair with my feet up on another plowing through The Grapes of Wrath. My friends ask me if I'm reading this for any particular class, probably so they don't mistakenly sign up for it, but I just chuckle and tell them it’s for fun. Deep down I'm probably using it as an excuse to spend more time in here. It's nice to see familiar faces in here night after night. There's the guy who plays World of Warcraft, and the girl who plays Farmville. I can always see what they're doing because I try to pick the computer in the far corner facing away from everyone else. It's nice knowing I have my own little space to work in. There's also something very underrated about the library at 2 in the morning, and that is the sense of being completely alone. When I get off the elevator and there's no one else around, it's almost creepy. But sometimes it is nice to get that alone feeling when you’re surrounded by 21,000 people here at school.
Well, World of Warcraft guy is packing up. I guess that's my cue to go.
