Awkward Moment of the Day

The Belair Road Blog Project is proud to present the Awkward Moment of the Day.



Okay, so maybe we're not proud...

The VMAs are trashy: Discuss

Here I sit watching the Video Music Awards. That, in fact, is a lie because my back is to my TV when I sit at my desk to type, but rest assured that I'm turning around to look at this train wreck at regular intervals. To me, the music industry these days is awful to watch. I enjoy listening to some of the new music on occasion (though not all the time...Ke$ha gets to me after a while) but I just lose all respect for them when I see them in person. Here are some of the questions I'd like to ask the music industry:

-Why do so many people refuse to remove their sunglasses?
-Why are there so many references to drugs/alcohol, not just at this award show, but also in the music itself? You are sending a terrible message to today's youth.
-Where are all your clothes? Some performers wear little more than underwear while on stage. (I'm talking to you, Miley.) This is unnecessary.
-Are you serious about Bieber?

I know there are more, but I'm pretty sure my IQ is dropping every second I watch this crap. Unfortunately I can't turn it off.

The Art of Sitting Still

Classes are in full swing again at this beautiful university. The good part about my classes is that I am in physically in class only 3-5 times per week due to online courses and those that only meet occasionally. The downside of this is that the class period is 2.5 hours long. I have not had to sit for that long in the same class for a long time. This is especially hard for me since my last semester was spent student teaching which was fun and dynamic and hardly ever boring. Now I have these long blocks of time when all I do is sit in an uncomfortable desk and listen to lectures. This is how the hours usually go:

5:30-5:45-- Oh, ok, this is pretty cool. I enjoy being in grad school.

5:45-6:15-- I didn't look at the clock for half an hour! Woo! Might enjoy a snack...

6:15-6:30-- All right, I think that about covers it. Let's peace.

6:30-6:35-- spent spaced out, no real thoughts

6:35-7:00-- It's way past my dinner time. My stomach is making the sounds a fork makes when you stuff it down the garbage disposal.

7:00-7:01-- DEAR GOD THAT WAS ONLY A MINUTE?

7:01-7:09-- When it gets to 7:10, there's only 1 hour left!

7:09-7:10-- 60 minutes left! That's when the big hand goes one time around the clock!

7:10-7:30-- I am literally dying of starvation. I vow to eat dinner before class from now on.

7:30-7:45-- How is this professor still talking? My brain is about as sharp as the edge of my pillow...oh God to have a pillow right now...

7:45-7:50-- Any time now, we're gonna wrap this up.

7:50-7:55-- Truly, I admire your perseverance, but I was ready to go 90 minutes ago!

7:55-8:00-- OK, Prof, let's get real. You're going to get paid whether or not you extend this class to the full 2 hours 40 minutes it's scheduled for. I, however, may not even make it home at this point because my stomach is eating itself due to a lack of proper supper.

8:00-8:01-- If I was a real teacher, I could be at home in bed with a pile of papers to grade. Grad school was a terrible life decision.

8:01-8:09-- ARE YOU STILL TALKING?

8:09--8:10-- class is dismissed and students blink slowly trying to figure out what happened over the last 2 hours.

8:10-8:11-- mad dash to the door

Really, I love grad school. I just wish I knew how to stay interested in the material for more than a few minutes.