"I might go to college, but I don't learn much."

Things I learned in my first year of community college:

#1. You'll want to have a pocket dictionary handy at all times. Not because people have extensive vocabularies. In fact, it's quite the opposite. And then they'll tell you you're wrong. (Note to self: "Provocative: tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.")

#2. You could wear pajamas to school and still be better dressed than some people.

#3. The only thing you learn when doing group projects is why, and how much, you hate them.

#4. Go to ratemyprofessor.com before signing up for classes. Not all teachers are competent.

#5. Simply put, people are dumb. No, really. You might think you know some dumb people, but just you wait.

#6. Always go for the research paper.

#7. Frisbee. It can get a little crazy. Don't get in our way.

#8. If you're asked to compete in a knowledge bowl - DO IT! Usually it involves Disney or other pop culture questions, and when all else fails, their general knowledge questions tend to be rather easy, too. Remember, this is community college.

#9. It doesn't matter if they have an editor and people who want to write for a living - don't read the school newspaper if you care about spelling, grammar, and your sanity.

#10. When the teacher says "class discussion," some people hear "I am the only person that can comment and ask questions. Let's take up the whole class time telling my life story."

#11. You will encounter that unfortunate moment where the one person you'd rather not be paired with is your partner. For the whole quarter.

#12. It doesn't matter how cool you think you are. PULL UP YOUR PANTS!!!

#13. I might be a little biased, but the music building has some pretty talented people in it.

#14. There's great people watching opportunities in the SUB. Just watch out for the Sasquatch dressed as a baby, the Easter Bunny, the kangaroo, and the man wearing the horse head.

#15. You'd better pay for that F@*?&#g spoon!

#16. When a teacher calls speeches "fun," just keep in mind that "fun" is a relative term. The teachers aren't the ones having to give them, so of course they think it's fun...

#17. "How many Sopranos does it take to inconvenience a person? None. Because an Alto will be there to tell off anyone who happens to be inconvenienced!"

#18. You might have an issue when you wind up using things you learn outside of school. Maybe that's what's supposed to happen in the long run, but in the short term, it just makes you look like a nerd.

#19. Don't wear a white skirt if you're on your period. Yikes.

#20. "Food left unattended WILL be eaten." -The "Living Room"

#21. Parking. As with the whole of Spokane in general, people don't know how to park... Or drive, really. If you want to make it to your class on time, get to school early so you can actually find a parking spot and walk the few football fields to civilization.