My blaring alarm clock wakes me out of a deep sleep. Groggily, I roll over and get out of bed. I take a quick shower and throw on my leggings, and a baggy t-shirt; a Michael Jackson inspired leather jacket, some leg warmers and my favorite converses. Styling my hair takes forever, however. The bigger, the better! Some blue eye shadow, pink blush, and fuchsia lipstick finish up my morning routine. While walking to class, my friends and I tell stories from the night before while Cyndi Lauper’s new song, “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” plays from my new and totally rad walkman. In class, my teacher talks about the current President, Ronald Regan, The Cold War, and other current events. After class gets out, my friends and I head back to my dorm to get all dressed up for a night on the town, a new techno club is our destination for the evening! After a while of primping, we all hop in my friend’s DeLorean and we’re on our way!

The Skunk Ape Tutorial

The Skunk Ape tutorial was helpful. It was very easy to follow and had quiz questions to test your knowledge. Truthfully I expected the tutorial to be much less helpful and much more boring. Although I knew most of what it was trying to teach us, it was a good source to refresh my memory. The first research paper I remember writing was in fifth grade, so many of the things mentioned and taught in the tutorial seemed very elementary. I feel as though everyone should know how to do all of this before they reach college level. For people who don’t already know all of this information, I can see how it would be a very good source for them. It was easy, well laid out and clear. Learning how to use the Library system and database was a useful tool however. All schools and libraries are different so I think that part of the tutorial was very helpful. I wish I would have been taught how to use the system in the first few weeks of Comp.1. Personally, I try to avoid the library at all costs, but knowing how to use the system will definitely ease the anxiety I have when it comes to the library experience.