Classes start at Beige University start later this week, and the campus is buzzing as the multitudes arrive. It’s nice living here permanently and not being a part of that mass chaos. I remember it all too well from my undergraduate days.
Rhonda and Quinn are somewhat jealous of Fenton and I; their Family Housing dorm is okay, but I’ll be the first to admit that there’s nothing like having a place of one’s own, especially when you can have intelligent conversations with it. I say that even after last week’s “bite mark” incident.
Rachel is still in our old dorm but now she’s joined by her girlfriend, the equine Joan Hoof who is now a freshman here. I’m happy for them since they’ve been apart for so long, but that also comes with concern. Both of them need to focus on their studies, and living with a romantic partner for the first time may be an immense distraction. I’ll keep a close eye on how they’re doing academically.
As for me, I’m excited about my graduate studies. I’ll be working under Professor Antlerhead as before, and the genetic research we’re going is compelling. I almost feel like camping out outside the lab, waiting for the doors to open.
Fenton’s still taking undergraduate computer classes, but almost perfunctorily. He still sees his real focus as working for Hare-Link, and his decision to enroll here in the first place was mainly to be with me. He enjoys the milieu, though, and he said he’ll be happy living here even after he gets his degree.
Gotta go; I have to spend an insane amount of money on dead tree versions of textbooks. I’d rather pay the authors directly for digital editions! To all of you human college students reading this, when do your classes start?
