No, before you ask, I don't know the laws on online gambling, so before you take this too literally, there is NO money at stake (that I'll mention, of course). However, we have a unique situation in front of us. As such, I think I might start a wee bit of a betting pool, official prize being "props".

What is this unique situation that would get me so excited? Well, this semester I have four classes, back to back (to back to back) on Tuesday / Thursday. These are my only classes (yes, you heard me, 4 day weekends the entire semester... I could do such crazy things as drive 530 miles to visit people every weekend if they so desired) and all that are busy work require attendance. The other one is Compilers which I won't be missing for the world. To get the full implications as it dawns on you, I've never really attended class. My first semester of college just the classes I skipped on a regular basis added up to over 220 hours of class time. My estimate was I missed over 250. My grades? Two A+'s, two A's and one A-. That was by far my worst semester, but even after I got better a 50% attendance is darn good for me. (GPA to date: 3.7ish).

So, this unique opportunity is that I might ATTEND EVERY CLASS THIS SEMESTER. It is not THAT far from possible. To that end, I'm starting a betting pool. I'll offer 2:1 odds that I skip at least one class. Meaning, while I'm betting I'll have my butt in the seat every day of every class, I realize it seems far fetched, therefore if you bet two "props" that I'll be there, and I don't skip, you win two more in addition to your bet. I'm betting props because if I do this, I'm giving myself mad props for being a "good student" for a semester.

So, leave a comment with your bet!

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