so at ksu, i recently learned i have to go fill out a 'student appointment form.' this is the third or fourth time i've done this while working in the computer lab. anyway, they won't fax it to the library, or even mail it. i have to go to this random building, and pick up a form, and, like, sign it, and take it to the library. and today, they couldn't help me, because the only id i had was a driver's license, and mine doesn't have my social security number on it. the people were helpful, though. a 'flash card' (ksu multi-purpose id/bankcard/food card/keycard/etc), they told me, is also an acceptable form of id. i didn't have one. like, at all. they encouraged me to get to the flashcard office. now, at this point it was about 4:30, and i had to be at work at 5. anyway, i went to the flashcard office. they were deserted (it's the middle of the summer, after all), and, after the relevant employtee got off the phone with some anxious mother ("well, the food plan and the flashcard money are separate accounts. if you go to a store in town, and you don't have enough money for the purchase, it won't let you do it. it won't go into your food money."), they were happy to issue me a flashcard, with nothing more than my license. okay, so, the other people would've been content to help me if i'd had a flashcard? what does getting a flashcard prove? asinine. anyway, i was running late, and i wanted to stop at the subway, so i'll take my shiny new flashcard back to the first office tomorrow. kafkan.  ¶ 1:29 AM