Book smart vs. Common Sense
On the heels of the “ghetto-party” drama at the esteemed University of California, San Diego this week—which I will be writing about shortly, believe you me, oh yes I will—my husband’s business partner found a note on the ground, lost by, presumably, one of the University’s fine, over-achieving students. It concerns me how this individual is managing in life and more so, how she/he is going to get through tomorrow without the lost memo.
Hand written in pencil on a postcard-size piece of paper with violins and cats on it (see? Already, I question the functional capacity of this person), is the To Do list:
- 7:10am = Sleep
- 7:40 = Get ready
- 7:45 = Walk to school bus
- 8:00 = Get to class
- 8:50 = Class
- 9:00 = Walk
- 9:50- Class
I mean, where on this list is this person supposed to squeeze in breathing?
All I can say is: Just WOW.
I read the invitation. ‘….and of course watermelon will be served’. Hmmm.
I am very distressed at the length, detail and cruelty of the description of what a ‘ghetto chic’ is.
Additionally bothered by the comments left at that sight brushing it off as nothing.
In my head I’m angry but I’m also very, very sad.
I can see why they needed to write a memo. Must be a nuisance trying to keep up with all that.
In defense of the nervous nerd: Only a person who never took a full load of classes at UCSD would make fun of this note. What this is all about is the absolute necessity of calculating, early on in a quarter, how much time it takes to get anywhere on that massive and confusing campus.
d.a.: You are right. I’ve never taken a full load of courses at UCSD. But they’re about half-way through the quarter at this point. Couldn’t this poor soul have at least scratched off the sleep, get ready and 50 minute walk to class by now?
I feel for this person, actually. As someone who has to make notes to get through her life, I get it. But c’mon! This found note is gold. Pure gold.
Future micro-manager, that one.
Not to mention thinking.
I’ve been waiting for your reaction to this–I thought you and Sam might really have something to contribute to this discussion since you are so familiar with USCD.