I really cannot wait until finals are over — it’s like I’m on a rollercoaster, alternating between “happy happy joy joy” and “hold me back before I kill someone.” My apartment is a stuffy wreck, and it’s so beautiful and warm outside. I’ve got stacks of books to read, index cards for studying, balloon boobs to wear for a scene performance on Tuesday, and a tax refund that just showed up in my checking account (woohoo - rent is covered).
My life feels like a mess — I know that’s just me blowing stuff out of proportion, it’s just the stress of finals wearing down on me, coupled with the excitement of knowing I’m almost graduated. I can’t wait to be done!!!
Towson University is a mess, too. Lot 7 — the overflow lot between the Towsontown Garage and the Residence Tower — is closed for construction of an addition to that garage. When I arrived on campus, there were still a lot of people parked in that lot — I wonder how long they’ve got until Towson has them towed (hey, it’s their own fault - this lot closing has been well publicized). In addition, the Towsontown field is being torn up for the construction of the actual garage (I’m unclear if this is a garage addition, or a completely new garage).
Meanwhile, there’s a big article in the Towerlight about troubles with Old Smith, the science building, which already recieved an expansion (termed “New Smith”). I suppose I really shouldn’t care — I’ve got two weeks as an undergraduate, and when I do come back for my Master’s (which I hope to do eventually), I won’t have anything to do with the science college.
Still, I wonder how Towson is going to look ten years from now. My first time on campus was back in the spring of 1999, when I was preparing for the fall semester. I’ve been thinking of how much the campus has changed — the renovations to the Center of the Arts building and 7800 York Road, the construction of the Glen Garage and the Administration Building, the continual work to the University Union. Now to that list, add the demolition of Lida Lee Tall, the new construction out by the Towson Center, and the preparation for the new College of Liberal Arts Building. I wonder, ten years from now, how the college will look if I visit.
