I now have a thing for goats.

I am back at my beloved coffee shop. It's logo is a goat with a cup of coffee. Where the cream and sugars are hangs a plaque on the wall that is titles "The legend of the dancing goats." I haven't read it, but you should know it is there. I don't understand it, but I enjoy the goat thing.

I have refrained from getting my chai for monetary reasons.

Oh, and I had orientation today. I am near giddy I feel so grown up. Oh how did no one ever tell me how very BABIED undergrads are? For four years I feel so independent, mature and elite. But oh how foolish I was! How many allowances those baby undergrads have!

For my program if I get below a B in a core course (which is 2/3 of them)I fail it and have to take it over. And lose my scholarship. And my work placement. And no, they made clear, a B- does not count as a B.

And late assignments should just not happen. No matter if it's a few hours late or a day late, a professor can refuse it outright. And we are not to question it. Nor are we to "haggle" about our grades.

Nor are we to be late. Of course they say that to undergrads too, but here, they mean it.

And here's a real great one: "Don't be needy!" They said it just like that. That's a direct quote. And oh did they go on and on about how we are INFORMATION SCIENCE students and really we should be able t find 99% of everything we need answered. Which well, is true.

I should be nervous, but instead I feel like I have entered an elite world. A world where people no longer are allowed to cut corners and sneak under the radar and get away with things. Missing class, being late, getting mediocre grades- no longer will be tolerated!

For example. Check in was 8:30-9:00, I walked in at 8:25 thinking I'd be the first or near first. I have always been ridiculed for being so early. I could have been there at 8:20 but I took my time. I was so happy to see a dozen people already there. By 8:35 so many of us were already there they just let us in to the auditorium for the 9:00 session.

I have found my people!

Also, apparently there is quite a difference between librarians and archivists. They were very careful to never just say "librarians" and always differentiated the two. I guess in the field it's not lumped together. So all, I am now in school to be an archivist- if you want to be accurate. Of course my masters will be in Library Sciences so I will technically be a librarian too. A special one.

Oh. And we have been told again and again that we are collaborated, service oriented people. We collaborate. There will be teamwork. At first I cringed. I abhor teamwork. I associate it with unequal division of work, being stuck with people of lesser skills, and suffering a group grade lower than what I am used to after doing the bulk of the work.

I am coming to understand I may be a bit of a snob. When it comes to slackers, I am a bit disdainful. I value motivated people who are always after a good reputation and career oriented.

So I am fighting my deeply rooted apprehension. And hoping this group proves me wrong and that I will be matched with intelligent, hard working, good communication skilled people.

Also, I conquered the bus. Amy- 1 Public Transportation -0.

Tomorrow I tackle day two of orientation.

It includes technology boot camp. That brings a shudder. Wish me luck all.