it's {just me} and my first impressions...

First impressions always get the best of me. I have tried to train myself against this instinct, but I fail miserably. Instead, I judge. I know, I know. It’s not very kind of me. But at least I admit it happens. First step is admitting you have a problem, right?

My first impressions of today, you ask?

Oh, crap!

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I can always tell a lot about a new semester by the first day of classes.

For my first class of the day {Varieties of the English Language, just in case you were wondering}, I arrived 10 minutes early. You know, just in case. After 30 minutes of waiting, my professor finally arrived. She then spent the next 20 minutes trying to pull up her dang PowerPoint. {During this time, we did have a special bonding experience over the pros of having a Macbook versus a PC...what a fun moment}

All the while, I had to hold back my shout of "Hey lady, I came prepared to your class. How come you didn't?"

Oh, and the stench. It is so mean of me to judge, I know. But this woman brought with her, albeit 20 minutes late, a strong scent of cat urine into the classroom. At first I doubted my nose. That is, until introduction time {and the excessive amount of feline hair adorning her clothes}. Then she not only introduced herself, but also her four cats by proxy. Guys, I can't make this stuff up! Seriously.

First impression? Oh, crap!

After two long hours with the Cat Lady and her Mac, I headed over to Spanish.

Along the way, I met a jolly ol' fellow who flaunted his cut-off tee and carried a pint of Ben and Jerry Ice Cream {seriously}. And when I say cut-off tee, I really mean cut-off. It even included a very hairy plunging neckline.

He stared at me for quite some time while I eyed his Mint Chocolate Chip. He then said to me, "Dang, you look good in purple." I sort of let out one of those nervous please-don't-creep-me laughs and replied a quick "Thanks". He then held the building door open for me {what a gentleman} and proceeded to look me up and down with one of those "Mmm yah" escaping his lips.

I ran as fast as my purple heels would let me.

So back to Spanish. I sit down, make myself comfortable, and guess who walks in? Ben and Jerry. 

Oh, crap!

So I try to hide my face. And my purple.

But then, in the middle of her lecture, my professor stops talking, looks in my direction and says "Do I know you?"

I did one of those over the shoulder side glaces to see who she was talking to. So, she repeats herself. "Do I know you?"

After the third time she asked this, I finally realized she was taking to me. I let out a nervous, and super awkward giggle {I mean, c'mon, it was weird} and said "No".

She answered with "Oh, well you were smiling at me like I should know who you are".

Gosh, so rude of me to smile at my new professor. But that is besides the point.

Now that my professor drew the entire classes attention directly towards me, I could no longer hide. Ben and Jerry spotted me. And gave me a "full face involved" {super creepy} wink. 

Oh, crap!

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Guys, it's only the first day of classes. I can't {and don't want to} even imagine the fun first impressions that are in store for me tomorrow.

Uh, wish me luck.
♥Kate