Four exams, three papers, and one concert down. I am officially finished with my sophomore year of college. Now I just need to pack. Uh...later.
Students at Princeton University, the alma mater of Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, have been filibustering for the filibuster for the past 2 weeks, reading everything from the dictionary to Dr. Suess to protest the Republicans' proposed "nuclear option" for voting on judicial nominees.
I lost all respect for Frist when he hemmed and hawed about whether or not AIDS can be spread by saliva. He's a doctor and should damn well know better. So the fact that this protest is taking place in front of the Frist Campus Center only makes it sweeter.
Clearly, the best place to hold a long personal phone conversation is right in front of the individual study rooms in the basement of the science library. During finals period. Just like the best place to giggle and belch continuously for an hour is on the third floor of the main library...during finals period. Because seemingly everyone in this school is on a mission to make sure I can't find a quiet place to study. During. Finals. Period.
And no, locking myself into one of those individual study rooms for seven hours straight did not drive me crazy. Not a bit. It's just that next time someone decides they can't resist yakking about their travel plans when I'm trying to work out a least squares regression line, the consequences might involve non-traditional uses of a mechanical pencil.
I have a bookmark folder called "Amusements." It has about 50 links in it. One nice thing about the Internet is that if you know where to look, you'll never be bored. So in honor of the kind folks who spend their time making these things, here's a couple of sites that will give you maximum amusement for minimum effort- all you need to do is press "Refresh."
They Fight Crime!
Every click generates a new crime-fighting duo!
Random Vin Diesel Fact
Each click will give you a new factoid on everybody's favorite bald Ah-nuld wannabe.
By the way, I've just cursed you to waste at least 45 minutes dementedly pressing the "Refresh" button and giggling like a fiend. You can thank me later.
Let's see, what's been happening? I finished my music history paper, the Yankees still suck, my neighbors mysteriously have the time to chatter VERY LOUDLY while my roommate and I work constantly, the weather is still way too cold, and, uh...I had to completely revamp my Queen Mary course schedule. So, that's been my past few days.
Also, I've had near-constant cravings for grilled cheese sandwiches since the weekend. But there's only so many times you can eat those, right?
Right?
What I'm reading today: Gender and Language in Chaucer, by Catherine S. Cox