Week One Rewind

Well my first week of graduate school is complete. It seems like just yesterday that I decided to come to LSU for school and now here I am with the first week finished. Everything has gone smoothly thus far. I am really liking the program and everyone in it and am actually enjoying my classes for the first time in years. LSU is quite a bit different than UT and it has taken some getting used to. Here are a few thoughts/observations from week one:

1. LSU's campus is much nicer than UT's. You can tell that some master planning (by a landscape architect might I add) went into the school before construction occured. There are actually open spaces with grass on the campus instead of the campus being completely covered with concrete.

2. People here actually sit outside and enjoy the weather between classes. This probably has a lot to do with all the fields, quads, and patios to enjoy.

3. 75% of people on campus wear either purple or gold, literally. I thought there was a lot of orange on UT's campus but it doesn't even compare to here.

4. LSU's rec center is weak. TRECs is about twice as big as the rec center here. The rec building here is getting renovated and there aren't even any indoor basketball courts to play on until December.

5. Mike the Tiger actually lives on campus right next to the stadium. Pretty bad ass.

6. I am ready for some of the football and tailgating.

I really enjoyed my first week on campus at LSU. I spent 50 hours on campus in the studio this week which is probably not a good sign of things to come with all the projects that I will be working on. Many late nights are on the horizon for me. While I miss Knoxville and all my people, Baton Rouge is a cool place so come on down people and we'll have a good time Louisiana style.