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So I'm sitting here writing my first blog post on my roommates computer , when I accidentally hit backspace and erase 2 paragraphs of my previous, and much better blog post.

I hate technology.

That's one of my first experiences with college, the day before I moved in at 1 am on August 22nd the Windows half of my brand new Macbook Pro, crashes, forcing me to stay awake until 6 am fixing the problem. A great start to college.

Two weeks later, September 8th, I take my Macbook Pro into the apple store on 624 North Michigan Ave. to find out a buzzing that I have heard from inside my machine since the day I bought it, is a broken fan. They tell me it will take 3-5 days to fix the problem, so here I am, typing my first homework assignment for NMS on my roommates computer and being all pissed off about hitting backspace just 5 minutes earlier.

So the notes that I took in class say that I'm supposed write about my feelings in college, what I've forgotten, what I brought, what I wanted to bring and any rights of passage. So far I have loved college. I've enjoyed every minute of growing up, becoming more mature and learning what it will take to be an adult. I forgot to bring a lot of things on the day I moved in, thats why the next day I suffered through the abnormal 2 hour metra trains and was able to go back home and pick up my: desk lamp, 2nd pillow, and some various art supplies that have turned out to be very usefull thus far. It was awkward. Being home the day after I moved into to my apartment, it made me feel weak, like I was scared of this change. But I got over it, grabbed what I needed, and came back to my new home.

I wanted to bring my bass amp to college, but of course a 150lb 100 watt bass amp, wouldn't be the best thing for an apartment. I wanted to bring my cat to college, but of course there are no animals allowed. Remembering what you said about rights of passage, I realized that this is part of dealing with the real world. I'm living with other people I can't make as much noise as I want to, and I can't do most of what I want, I've got to learn to live with the world around me.