College Book Prices Are TERRIFYING.

I know that I had to buy college textbooks last year, but this year the prices were even more terrifying then they were last year. This year, I spent $425.40 for everything. "Everything" being four writing books, three literature books (that are so huge, I'm scared for the first day of classes), a French 101 book and a binder and one planner. My French book costing around $192 was the most expensive book out of them all. I won't even keep it after this year because I don't plan on being bored and wanting to wade through a French book. I'll keep my anthology of various literature books, though, because I collect anthologies. I have no idea why, but I do. I'll most likely keep two of my four writing books, too, because they deal with writing fiction and I do hope to one day be a novelist.

My day was hectic. It started at 6:45 AM. I woke up, got dressed, brushed my teeth, drank some Diet Coke and then went out to UCC to get some financial aid drama out of the way. There was a nice line at the FA office, so I ended up waiting for around twenty minutes to be told that I needed to go sit down and fill out a form, get back in line for another 20 some odd minutes and then go somewhere until after they've processed my form and filled out a check for me to get my books. After all of this was done, I ended up being home at around 2:16 PM. And just as I get home, my nieces arrive from school. I was so exhausted by the time Heather came round to pick them up.

Anyways, that was my day in a nutshell.

Oh, side note; I finished three essays for my transfer applications. They aren't techincally going to be submitted until December, but it's nice to know that they are completed and revised and all that jazz.

- Ruthi -