Hooray for John Kerry!
Thanks for doing JE proud! You definitly kicked some serious ass tonight!
- posted by Nicole @ 10:38 PM

 
Quote of the Day (well, Friday, actually)
"I can do vector analysis but I can't add."
-Nick, while paying the bill for Friday night's dinner.

My honey apologized for giving his econ problem set more attention than me and took me out to dinner to La Piazza on Friday. He's such a sweetie :)
- posted by Nicole @ 3:13 PM

 
Oh, and one more thing
Less than one month till my birthday!
- posted by Nicole @ 1:07 AM

 
Quotes of the Day
"I kinda cut-and-pasted in an artful and non-plagerizing way."
- Abigail, regarding our country briefs for Govt/Politics in Africa

"Altos, that was beautiful."
- Jeff (our conductor) at Glee Club rehearsal tonight
No, Jeff. You're beautiful.




- posted by Nicole @ 1:02 AM

 
Days of the Week
Ah, the useless things you learn in group IV classes for "non-science majors". The names of the days of the week come from back in the day (like, just before the time that Copernicus and all buds ran the bar scene) when they still thought the earth was the center of the universe (hehehe). The 7 days correspond to the 7 (known) things that moved in the sky: the sun, the moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Sauturn. Besides Saturday and Sunday - which are named for Saturn and the sun - this is difficult to see from the English language. But if you look at French, it works a lot better. Lundi (Monday) is named for the moon, Mardi (Tuesday) is named for Mars, Mercredi (Wednesday) for Mercury, Jeudi (Thursday) for Jupiter, and Vendredi (Friday) for Venus. Pretty cool, huh?

Now a better theory (though I can't actually claim this one as my own, it consistently helps me get through the week): The week only exists on Monday. Now, let me explain. Friday is the weekend, so it doesn't count. And for those of us who have few or no classes on Friday, the weekend starts on Thursday. Therefore, Wednesday is the last day of the week. That makes Tuesday the day before the last day of the week, and so the week only really exists on Monday. Once Monday's over, it's practically the weekend.
- posted by Nicole @ 11:51 PM

 
Sake Sake SAKE
Going "Sake Bombing" . . .
- posted by Nicole @ 8:45 PM

 
Yale Glee Club
When I got to school this year, I found out that the Yale Glee Club (our 80-voice choir for men and women) was going to Australia for their international tour. Given my obsession with the Land Down Under, I auditioned and - hooray! - got in. I just got back from the retreat (they take us away from campus for a weekend to bond and rehearse) and I'm really excited about being in the group. The retreat was at this little camp in the woods, like 2 hours north of New Haven. And while I really don't do the whole camping-outdoors thing - even if we are sleeping in cabins and not in tents, it was actually a great time. It was a really good way to meet a lot of people in the group - it's a really cool group of people. We spent most of the time rehearsing, and this choir is amazing! It's so much fun to sing in a group with MEN and WOMEN, rather than teenage boys and girls. And the conductor is awesome! I love him! He's very friendly, personable, and funny, and he has a great rapport with the group. I think it's gonna be a great experience!
- posted by Nicole @ 3:01 PM

 
Tales from Neverland
Before I tell the story (the first of what promises to be many), I ought to explain "Neverland", more commonly known as suite H31 in Branford College. It's inhabited by my boyfriend and his three suitemates (ie: the Lost Boys). Yup, just call me Wendy. So I was over there last night to watch a movie (on the huge digital projection screen they've rigged up in their enormous common room - like, roll-in-a-grand-piano-and-give-a-concert-huge-common-room . . . the amount of space they have disgusts me. . .), and there was a Britta-water-filter-pitcher on the coffee table. I died laughing. The Boys who consume nothing but cold pizza, beer, and occasionally Powerade, have gone this extra length to ensure that they have purified water.
- posted by Nicole @ 10:30 AM

 
Nick's Words of Inspiration
"Life is your oyster. You should eat it."

Thanks, hon.
- posted by Nicole @ 9:57 PM

 
Economics
*epiphany*: Economics is like brussel sprouts. You feel like you have to take it because it's said to be good for you and you think you should, but really it just tastes bad and gives you gas.
- posted by Nicole @ 5:12 PM