As of the time this actually is posted, I will have done something that I have not done before in seven years of college.
I will have missed a class.
The current weather in Gainesville is a thunderstorm, with winds blowing at 15 miles per hour. This is a pretty accurate statement. It also makes it mighty difficult to ride a bike anywhere, even to the bus stop a little less than a mile away.
I tried to be a good student. I set out on the bike. But there was one problem. My rainsuit’s pant part had ripped last semester, rendering it useless. I hadn’t replaced it, so all I had was a poncho.
When not only your pants, but your socks and underwear become soaked in a matter of seconds, you know that it’s time to give up the ghost.
So, for the first time ever, I will not be attending a class live. However, this class is taped by UF for the purposes of off-campus students, and made available to on-campus students as well via streaming video. So I won’t be missing any material, thankfully. But I will be missing my first class.
I just thought you’d all like to know that the streak is finally over.
Well, Brandon, coming from one of the queens of not going to class (although I can name three people right now who have a better record than I do), CONGRATS!!!! When (well, if) you ever decide to skip a class and NOT watch the video of it, either, I will send you a cookie. This accomplishment (and it IS an accomplishment) only warrants congratulations. Keep up the good work! 😉
Way to go Brandon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gosh Brandon, I’m disappointed. Couldn’t you have just gone to class wet? I mean, you would have dried off eventually. You could have packed a towel and a hair dyer inside a plastic bag in your backpack and used it once you got there. And you could have wrapped your shoes in plastic wrap and duct taped it around your ankles to keep the rain off your socks. Heck, you could have packed a change of clothes. Where’s your sense of adventure??? Sure you’d have wet pants and people would giggle, but SO what?!? why Brandon!! why?????!!!! oh the shame of it all………
Man Brandon, with 6 years at the Alabama BCM that is quite an accomplishment. You should try for my accomplishment over the last week. . .of the 3 classes I skipped, 2 of them ended up being cancelled anyway. Go figure!
I think I just lost all of my faith in mankind. I feel so disillusioned. This is like AC Green breaking his streak after the rehearsal dinner. This is like Carl Ripken losing his streak because of a paper cut. This is like Brett Favre ending his streak because it was too cold. I’m sorry, I think I have something in my eye…