Dog Guide Edikit Reminders

The stuff I'm about to write should be common knowledge to the general public. However, it seems to have been slipping the minds of people here at KSU lately. This has to do with how you should act when you happen to run across a dog guide, or any service dog for that matter. It's simple. Don't call out too, reach out and pet, offer food too, block the path of, whistle at, or distract the dog in any way, shape or form. I know what you are thinking. This is common sense. However, people seem to forget that when they see that adoorable face looking at them. However, for the safety of the dog and handler, it is vital that you remember this. So, just consider this to be a friendly little reminder.

Who's the Teacher

Last week, I had a situation with a professor that reminded me that noone is perfect, and some people aren't as aware as others that being blind doesn't make you unable to function as well as anyone else in the world. I was taking a history test, and I found out that we were allowed to use our notes for it. The prof had never mentioned it in class, but I figured he had forgotten. This was kind of annoying since I didnt bring my notes with me. Why would I have? Anyway, I found out later that noone else had been allowed to use them. At first, I was pretty insulted. It seemed kind of messed up that even after meeting me, someone would feel that I didn't have the intelligense it takes to properly prepare and study for a test that everyone else had to take with no extra advantages. However, after thinking it over, I realized this was an oppurtunity to show him that I am just as capable as my classmates. I don't know for sure if he realizes it yet, but I guess we'll find out when the time for our second exam roles around.

Roommates, How To Survive With Them

Well, I guess it's been a while since I've updated this thing. It's been crazy lately with moving to my new apartment, school starting, and everything else that comes along with that. Anyway, there have been some changes with the arrival of my sophomore year of college. The main and most interesting one is the addition of roommates to my life. Last school year, Mason and I lived in a single dorm in the freshmen building. However, once you are no longer a freshmen, the housing options consist of on campus apartments. The nice thing is I went from a small room with an atached bathroom, lofted bed, and microwave, to a living room, full kitchen, laundry room, and a bedroom with a full bath and full sized bed. I guess you could say I moved up in the world. However, my apartment also contains 3 other bedrooms, which each contain another person. So, I've had to learn sever things.
1. First impressions definitely arent everything. I should know this already, but it really shows when you're actually living with a person.
2. Dogs and unexpected house guests make lives interesting. There have been a few times when I've had to rescue a surprised victim from Mason's exhuberent greetings.
3. Expect the unexpected. This ranges from visiters, roommates needing to be let in the apartment at odd hours becaus their key broke (this is where I learned wearing nothing but a bath towle is an interesting fashion statement.) Or, it could be dishes left in the sink or laundry left in the washer.
4. Roommates can be useful. Ask me about the computer that allmost got killed and it will make a lot of sense. Lol.
There are a lot more useful things to learn, but some would take too long to explain on here, and others I'm still learning about. There are many different situations people with roommates find themselves in, but that pretty much sums it up from my prospective so far.