An accurate description of the life of a 1st year astrophysics major:
going to class and your professor talking fondly about the "wonderful feeling after the elevator cable snaps while you're in it"
said professor then proceeding to play a rock song
on most days only expect 2-5 students in class even though we have 13
where did the others go?? nobody knows, maybe they were abducted by aliens
your other professor pausing class to talk about what would happen if we met them
and getting mildly upset that an asteroid is no longer headed towards earth
just so many physics department cats
and celebrating their birthdays
nobody in the department sleeps
don't be alarmed when your professor goes to the group chat at 3am to talk about whatever
somehow other majors don't think astrophysics majors actually attend school until they meet you
there are days where we only talk about why star trek wasn't safe (they never wore seatbelts for a long time!!)
sometimes finding your professor's face photoshopped onto satellites
working for hours but having 0 progress
your prof. assuring you that this is normal even for professionals
random scifi talks and book recs
everyone in the dept likes greek letters
getting back to your dorm at almost midnight
the hall is eerily quiet but nobody is asleep
crying over the moon is normal
so is crying over the mars rovers
crying in general is normal
your professor saying odd things like
"this is just some weird image of two people about to die- but anyway, spacetime"
the astronomers of the school are also the astrologers
setting up in the lounge reading people's birth charts and astro cards
having to sneak through the back of the building because our id cards never work
sitting in the observatory with the lights off waiting for the professor to get there
planning to bring your hallmates to the planetarium to impress them
why do we have things that glow?
