[insert fist pump]

Everyone has a dirty little secret. What's mine? Trash TV.  I'll proudly admit it...I am an avid viewer of MTV. Ya know, the station with all of the ridiculously dumb shows like Jersey Shore, The Real World, or Teen Mom (just to name a few). I have at least one TV show that I watch every night:

Mondays: Skins

Tuesdays: Teen Mom

Wednesdays: The Real World & Million Dollar Listing

Thursdays: Grey's Anatomy & Jersey Shore

Sundays: Kim & Kourtney take Miami & Holly's World

So I'll admit it--I'm a junkie.  Looking at my schedule above is a little disgusting, but after a long day of class & homework, it's my way to unwind. I put on my sweats, jump into bed (as long as all of my work is completed of course), grab a snack and sit back to watch people make a fool of themselves.
I did get some reassurance when I was able to use my unhealthy obsession for a comm presentation in my Media Lit class. I was actually required to watch as many episodes of the Jersey Shore & The Real World so I could later write a paper and give a presentation over what I was watching--I can maybe leave out the fact that what I was studying was the disturbing amount of violence occurring throughout these shows....
But let's look on the bright side--what am I 'learning' from these shows?
1. Don't ever drink an excessive amount of alcohol because I don't want to make myself look like one of the Jersey Shore cast members.
2. Don't get pregnant--I'll just end up in a custody battle with my mother.
3. Don't ever try to maintain a relationship as unhealthy as Ronnie & Sam's.
4. Don't date guys like Kiefer, let alone named Kiefer.

To sum it up, I've learned some valuable life lessons: don't drink, don't have sex, domestic abuse, relationship advice (obviously if you've never watched any of these shows you won't catch my drift...)
All in all, we all have our unhealthy obsessions. What's yours?

Take it or leave it.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011.

8:50am- Making sure all of the classes I want are still available.

8:52am- Find out one of them is already closed.

8:52am- Find another open class--it's boring & not anything that is relatable to my interests.

8:55am- Set up my 4 classes on Wittlink.

8:59am- Finger is on the mouse.

9:00am- Clicking, 'SUBMIT'!

9:00:08am- "The course you're trying to register for is full. Please select another course"

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Welcome to the past three years of my 'scheduling career'. 

Every year continues to amaze me, not to mention takes away a few years of my life, how difficult it is to get into a class you need let alone have a desire to take. One would think the $44,000 price tag would be a sufficient reason to take relevant classes, but I've been reminded otherwise year after year.

Scheduling week for me is like listening to nails on a chalkboard. I dread it. As a junior, who has now gone through this seven times, I've determined it's almost pointless to map out the classes that I want to take--now I just write what I need to take.  Big difference there. 

So, here's my take--I understand if money is an issue.  Whether or not Wittenberg has have enough resources to hire another professor to teach that extra class then so be it, however, the excuse that I keep hearing is wanting to keep majority of the classes at a 15 student limit, therefore classes can remain a 'lecture seminar'...really? They're putting student's through the stress and frustration so they can keep a 15 limit cap...c'mon, you gotta use the resources that you already have!  

Well, for now I guess all we can do now is sit back and continue to take the pointless, boring classes we don't want to be taking. Thanks, Witt, you're truly too kind.