Why I Love School

Juggling armloads of books and papers, we stepped from the lobby and piled into the parking garage elevator to go down to lower level 2.  The three girls and their tall, male companion were engrossed in conversation.  They were discussing someone’s performance in a class or a job.  Maybe an oral presentation of some kind?  This is not surprising, since we University of Pittsburgh students are coming up on finals, which some professors waive in favor of end-of-term projects due during the last weeks of class.  Alas, it is once again that sink-or-swim, performance-eval time of year.

“He did a really awesome job,” girl no. 1 said.  They all stood facing the elevator door, squinting up at the numbers, which were slow like the elevator was, but not as creaky.

“God, he, like, always does.  He’s really cool,” opined girl no. 2.  Rigorous head nodding ensued.

“And he’s, like, really nice to look at too,” girl no. 3 chimed in.

"Yeah, but he’s married,” said girl no. 2, which brought about a vast array of grimaces, head shakes and frowns.  The guy in the back swayed, as if he had shifted his weight onto the other leg.

“God.  They, like, all are,” said girl no. 1, which resulted in titters and renewed head-shaking.

“Well, I’m not,” the guy in the back of the elevator finally chimed in.  I was hopeful for him, since I thought he was cute.   "I'm not married," he said.

At this, girl no. 2 leaned against the side wall of the elevator, looked directly at me through thick, brown glasses, and then at him, and said, “But you’re in a serious relationship; what do you want from us?”  She turned and rested her eyes directly on me with no hint of a smile.  Serious.  Even grave.  Then they all burst out laughing.

I laughed all the way to my car.  And that, my friends, is exactly why I love being a student at the University of Pittsburgh, despite the fact that I'm almost 60 years old.

Study well this weekend and have a good laugh or two in spite of it all!

From Louise

Comments

[Jeffrey Priess]

haha.... really funny story....

[Louise]

Parking expense: $4.00.

Elevator drama: Priceless