(Update: I apologize to the people who were startled by this post’s title and opening sentence. I really didn’t intend to worry anyone. Perhaps it was just a stupid idea for a post. 
So just forget about that part and scroll down and watch those videos about Gutenberg!)
I am sorry to report that Erin Julian, the highschooler, along with all associated free time possessed by her, passed away Monday morning, September 18th, at approximately 9:00 am. She was last seen walking into the classroom in a small but fantastic Great Books college tucked away on a street corner in Eugene, Oregon. Friends and family members were unavailable for comment, but Erin Julian, the college student, had this to say about her former self: “There were good times, there were great times, there were crying-myself-to-sleep-awful times. Also, I have a feeling that Gutenberg is about to rock my world.”
She will probably not be very missed.
But anyway.
Now we have experienced two days of orientation. But, in all honesty, it feels more like TWO MILLION YEARS. I think that feeling has a lot to do with the fact that Monday morning I sat down with a group of seventeen mostly-strangers, and with every hour that has passed since then those strangers look a lot more like friends. I would love to tell you all about them, but since I haven’t really discussed my blog with most of them yet I don’t feel like I have permission. But someday, perhaps.
Since I am spending my week getting to know Gutenberg even better than I have ever known it, I figured it was only fair that I give you the opportunity to do the same. In the last few years, a filmmaker who is a friend of the college graciously took on the project of making short films to educate incoming students and interested parties about Gutenberg College and its institutes, Mckenzie Study Center and Art Project. Those films have recently been posted to Google Video, and I invite you to watch any or all of them if you are interested in learning more about my school:
(Because I am a n00b when it comes to embedding video, I am going to be weak-sauce and just link you to each one. Sorry.)
Students talk about Gutenberg College (This is my favorite one.)
About Gutenberg College as it relates to its Institutes
There you go! I know not all of you may find those videos riveting, but that’s okay. I figure if you’re not interested in it you don’t have to watch it.
(Oh, and before anyone asks me why the music in some of those videos is the score from The Village, the answer is: I don’t know.)
September 20th, 2006 at 5:19 am
Headlines like these scare me to death!!!
September 20th, 2006 at 6:28 am
Sorry!
September 20th, 2006 at 10:13 am
Yeah, the headline and the first line made my heart skip, I was like “WHAT??” and then “Oh…haha…” ~__^
September 20th, 2006 at 11:38 am
Please don’t confuse me like that again.
I hate you.
September 20th, 2006 at 3:05 pm
Hey, glad you aren’t dead.
I just saw that Moo is giving away 10 free photo cards (ok 10 isn’t many, but it is still cool and free) to the first 10,000 Flickr Pro members. Go get yours! I figured you would be interested.
September 20th, 2006 at 4:51 pm
Sorry, guys, I didn’t mean to scare anyone! (See message added to post above.)
Matt - Thanks for pointing that out to me! I actually already took advantage of that. I ordered some cards last night. I’ll let y’all know what they’re like when I get them!
September 20th, 2006 at 8:08 pm
Oh sure, always ahead of the game it seems!
September 21st, 2006 at 9:25 am
Yeah, the title made me skip a beat too. I was jumping around and singing before I read the actual body of the text. But then again I did see you this morning, so I shouldn’t have been quite so excited….
November 27th, 2006 at 5:32 am
Hi all!
G’night