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...pink and neon green markers? Could I master this language? Could I master the world? Probably not. But at least I wouldn’t feel so damn lazy. In just a few moments class will be over and I’ll be free to roam from Van Serg, past the HUPD policeman, back to my dorm room or wherever else I fancy. The day will bring more class, more work and more worry, but in sixteen or so hours, I’ll be back in bed. And just think: tomorrow I get to do it all over...
...defense mechanism characterized by refusal to acknowledge painful realities, thoughts or feelings. In this first stage of morning, students must cope with the reality that summer is over and that they actually have to wake up before 2 p.m. When I enrolled in elementary Vietnamese, I trekked to Van Serg, home of the East Asian studies department, every morning. Perhaps to provide an authentic Asian experience, the building is located halfway to Vietnam, meaning I had to leave at 8:30 a.m. The story was always the same. The alarm goes off at 8, but I pretend not to hear...
...must choose one of the new systems or by default you will be enrolled in a 9 am Organic Chemistry section meeting in Van Serg...
Again, you linger too long over the choices and the call is cut off. The last words you hear before heading off to find a map to look for Van Serg are Thank you for using HUN--the network that makes it even easier never to talk to real people...
What can be confirmed is that despite the frantic opposition of music lovers, the accordion gained wide notoriety, prompting such otherwise sensible composers as Sergei Prokofiev and Virgil Thomson to write for the instrument. When their work fell on deafened ears, Serg and Virg realized they had made a terrible mistake and returned to more dignified pursuits...