Libraries
Recently I’ve noticed that ever since coming to Yale, I’ve been strangely addicted to libraries. No, it’s not because I’m a total nerd and like to study 24/7 …well, partially. But I think more of my attraction to libraries stems from the fact that it is the one of only places where I can really find peace. The pace of college life is so fast that I never feel like I have down time, and strangely, the place where I’m completing work offers me the most respite. (The upside to this craziness is that I’m never bored. It’s great!) The mini-individual study rooms in the Bass library are fantastic (I am in one right now). And the TD library
is just so personal it feels like home. My room is always filled with people, and though they are mostly people that I love, I’ve realized that sometimes I just need to be alone. This is actually a really interesting find for me because I really do love people so much.
Speaking of libraries, my writing seminar yesterday was entirely about libraries and perceiving libraries as a sort of media through which we gather, organize, and contribute information. I would never have expected a seminar on libraries to be even remotely interesting, but this one was incredible. I felt really refreshed after class and it actually made me forget my worries about the chemistry test I took earlier that morning. Anyways, I made another realization about myself during this class. I’m abnormally interested in human development, personality, and interaction. This might sound kind of creepy actually. The content of the class lecture was very interesting, yet it was hard for me to pay full attention because the librarian was more interesting to me. I found myself wondering what her background was, was she always such a fluent speaker, did she know she wanted to be a librarian (she seemed to really love her job), how did she come to be this highly educated and thought provoking librarian, etc etc. Maybe my mental stereotype of librarians are just little old ladies who like to read books and organize them, but this woman was extremely engaging. Almost as engaging as our actual writing professor.
Then later yesterday, I spent an hour reading this article:
http://www.gladwell.com/2002/2002_08_05_a_face.htm
which is absolutely fascinating. It made me always want to take a summer off to learn FACS–basically a manual on how to interpret the human face. I’m thinking of asking my professor if there is a video documentary of this article because I’d love to see face-reading in action. Are there really such subtle microsecond expressions on our face that give away our most private emotions?
Anyways, I’m really procrastinating on studying for Psych. I’m just going to abruptly cut this post short. Exam tomorrow, wish me luck!
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P.S. It is my beloved roomate’s birthday today! If you’re reading this Alexsis, happy birthday!!