I was so, so, so very excited about finally going back to school. I'm still excited, sure, but I'm also starting to realize that there's just no winning when it comes to the quality and competency of institutions for higher education.
Don't get me wrong. My professors are fabulous. The classes are going to be entertaining, at the very least. But good Christ, I have never seen more slack-jawed, clearly dumbfounded people in my entire life. Walking through the courtyard is like getting a backstage pass to a Neanderthal convention.
When did 18-22 year olds turn into such blathering idiots? You know, I ask because my biggest concern is that I'll discover that I was JUST LIKE THEM, and I fear the only option I would have left would be to turn to Seppuku as a means of salvaging my honor.
Other than the completely oblivious student body (for the record, I'm generalizing. You know, like saying "the general public is a mass of greedy, bovine-esque bastards," despite the fact that I know quite a few people that are the opposite), my GSU experience, 2nd edition, is just like the last. There are the same, completely insane hobos wandering around downtown Atlanta. There are the same horrendously-dressed "business women" that don't know how to apply lipstick but can down four Philly Cheesesteaks in 14.6 minutes. There are the same drivers, in newer cars, still trying to pretend they're NYC motorists, honking and yelling and all that, but lacking the guts to actually commit to the role by running someone over. The heat and humidity, the odd-smelling train to and from campus, the cops pretending to look busy despite the traffic light above their heads CLEARLY doing all the work. All the things that you'd have to spend considerable time downtown on a regular basis to notice... well... they're still there. Atlanta hasn't changed. And while I love Atlanta, because it is my home, I still can't wait to (one day) find myself living in NYC.
At least the motorists there have some balls.
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