How to win at looking like you’re bored shitless in lectures
Dear W. Mind,
Australian history, despite the fact that I live in Australia, is redundant crap, and nobody should be subjected to learning about it. Ever. It has no merits whatsoever, and there is no redeeming aspect of this particular subject which can override that fact. My lecturer may be gay (no, really) and awesome, but even he fails at trying to make the subject matter sound at all intriguing.
How oh how shall I remedy this? My friend, who is also bored out of her mind, would like to be in on the answer to this question.
From,
Shitted Up the Wall.
Dear Shitted Up the Wall,
The best thing I can recommend at this point is to take your lecture notes and scribble obscene, highly profane references from two Youtube videos all across it. Clips concerning shoes and tops are particularly popular. It is also advisable to spend a good ten (no more, no less) minutes producing a very detailed representation of a tree.
Your lecturer will not notice this taking place if you devise ways to make the exchange of paper between hands look subtle and borderline unnoticeable. This may also go for any other classes you find boring. Please find a visual demonstration of this process below.
From,
W. Mind.
[#] Emsz, on April 10, 2008:
Isn’t it great to be bored shitless! :P I feel the same about Dutch literature, especially since I have to read a 175 page counting poem.. Yes, poem, it rhymes and everything :S
Good luck with your Australian history class! :)
[#] Amanda, on April 10, 2008:
Aw, I like Australian history. It helps to know the background of your country if you’re going to bitch at politicians for not doing things right. :P I’m doing a unit on Australian Aboriginal History this semester, which is fast becoming one of my favourite units I’ve ever completed at university…
In lectures I find boring though, what I do is take my laptop with me, and do other things whilst the lecturer yammers on. I do occasionally take notes, but otherwise it’s writing up essays for other classes, noting things I might want to blog about, playing Solitaire…etc etc. Works wonders, because it looks like you’re studiously taking down lots of notes!
[#] Rilla, on April 10, 2008:
I hated NZ history until I got a high mark for the exam essay I wrote relating to it last year. :P But hey… Scribbling on school-related papers are best. I devised my current site design during economics lectures and final statistics exam.
[#] Sarai, on April 11, 2008:
Excellent advice! I have tons of lecture notes with doodles all over the margins and on the back. It’s the only way to survive an hour long lecture on Why Columbus Was A Fraud, really.
[#] Chien Yee, on April 11, 2008:
I scribble on my papers too, and then I rub them off :P People borrow my notes too often XD