I’m sitting here in the library of the University of Richmond - the heat index is 105 degrees, and the air conditioning inside this building is a bit less than adaquate. And it’s only going to get worse as the month goes on, I fear…

But let’s talk about more pleasant things - like the proportion of guys to girls here. In the visual and performing arts program (which I’m in), there are 202 people total, and only 69 of them are guys. Then, you have look further and realize that this is the visual and performinc arts program, so the real question is how many of the 202 people don’t like guys. 20? 30? Eh, something like that.

We have two basic classes that meet every day here at governor’s school, and my second class is all about forbidden things. Essentially, we debate for the entire 90 minutes every day about various topics. If you read the last paragraph, then you’ll understand why the topic of same-sex love and AIDS seems to sneak its way into every debate. Heck, I’m guilty of it, too - my final project in that class is about the reluctance of schools to educate about HIV/AIDS, and how that’s changed over the past 25 years. Fun fun.

*sigh* I’m afraid my writing ability is a bit compromised at the moment due to the heat and the fact that I’m listening to “Over the Moon” from Rent. I need to get out of here and see Harry Potter…

at least you’re in an air-conditioned dorm… the first-year dorms at UVa don’t have air conditioning, and you can’t even bring a window unit unless you have a note from your doctor. With fans aplenty, I somehow survived and you likely will as well

Harry Potter is out already? I’m so out of things.

lol, no - Harry Potter isn’t out yet, but I think the movie’s coming this friday…

My sister’s dorm at Mount Holyoke doesn’t have air conditioning either, and she’s staying their during the summer. It’s just this library that’s so hot for some reason…