It appears that the University of Otago is not only New Zealand's oldest (it was established in 1869, 100 years before its poorer and less-respected cousin, Waikato) but also the school which makes the most use of old software.
I'm talking about Blackboard. If you're under the age of twenty, you've probably never heard about it, because in institutions that AREN'T Otago, it's extinct.
This semester, it's become a well-documented fact that I'm putting less effort into my studies than, well, anything I've ever done before. Until last last week, I hadn't opened a textbook outside of class. I don't even own the required texts for my courses - with the exception of Japanese, a subject I had high hopes for. But, sigh - you guessed it - I suck at Japanese, too.
However, going by the fact that when I type "bl" (as in "blogger.com") into the... URL bar, (?? Seriously, what is that even called? I'm referring to the box where you type the website address.) Blogger.com doesn't even come up first. Instead, it's been replaced by that clandestine "app" that every Otago student loves, Blackboard. My Japanese teacher so loves it that she calls it "BB".
So, then it would appear that everyone else has got it wrong. Maybe I do study?
Nah, who am I kidding. I have an assignment due today (well, it was originally due today, but the date's been pushed back to next week, maybe because of the huge percentage of students who fall asleep in 4pm lectures of LING319: Second Language Acquisition) that I haven't even looked at. Hell, if I'm honest, I don't even know what the assignment is.
It's been a long and embarrassing fall from grace, guys. Don't let yourselves do the same.
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