Monday, October 04, 2004
Redonkulous!
I have way too much to talk about, and not enough energy to be too clever... so consider today a catch up day:
1) Redonkulous - a new word that I learned watching a mind numbing night of TV this weekend while I studied. On the "reality" show The Apprentice, a lady either mispronounced "ridiculous" (already my favorite word, other than "dude") , or was trying to be cute. Either way, it changed my view of the English language. Other "re-donk-u-lous" shows I watched were Desperate Housewives, Wife Swap, and Boston Legal.
2) Space - It used to be the final frontier. Now we've soiled it. The international space station is having a trash problem, because shuttle flights have been halted. So they have taken to loading up parcels of rubbish, and launching them into space. This is the NASA version of tossing your cup out your car window. They had to have physicists plan the littering too, so that the parcels wouldn't boomerang back and smash into the fragile space craft. It isn't like we haven't made incidental trash in space before, but this time it was planned... and I find that sad. Unavoidable, but sad.
3) Janet Leigh - The sexy star of many great movies, including an unforgettable role in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, passed away today. She was a great person, great actress, and a very attractive woman. She will be missed.
4) 9/11 - I hate feeling as if talk of the Sept. 11 "attacks" are becoming passe, but it is amazing that people still hoist this event high when they need emotional effect. I saw on TV that there is a new collectible silver coin that shows the towers, and each one can be ordered for $50. The commercial claims that each coin is made from pure silver "miraculously"recovered from the wreckage of the towers. I also heard that Art Spiegelman, the author and artist that brought us the life-changing Maus books, is going to produce a controversial look at 9/11. Let's leave it alone, guys.
5) The boyfriend pillow - Have you seen this monster of a product? Look here if you haven't. I feel as if this is a slap to the face of single women everywhere. And I'm even the guy who thinks that Cuddling Rooms are an appealing idea! :) I heard that there is talk of customizing these pillows to taste: firmer arms for a more muscular friend. Sandy brought up a good point as well, why are they called "Boyfriend" pillows? Why not husband pillows?
6) Space Part 2 - The homemade space plane made another flight. I haven't much more to say about it for now, but I love this stuff! Congrats on a remarkable achievement! May you rekindle the spirit of curiosity based science, and may you have many more safe and victorious flights!
Well, that's it for now. For those of you keeping track, I took my second Biochem test today, and got a 78%... which is good. I hate saying that, because until this semester, I had a hard time with anything lower than 90%. But I studied hard, and did well (well enough, anyway). There are two questions that I had which seem as if the professor's answers were wrong, so I may even get more credit... which would push me up into "B" territory. This would be a welcome jolt to my overall grade.
See ya!
1) Redonkulous - a new word that I learned watching a mind numbing night of TV this weekend while I studied. On the "reality" show The Apprentice, a lady either mispronounced "ridiculous" (already my favorite word, other than "dude") , or was trying to be cute. Either way, it changed my view of the English language. Other "re-donk-u-lous" shows I watched were Desperate Housewives, Wife Swap, and Boston Legal.
2) Space - It used to be the final frontier. Now we've soiled it. The international space station is having a trash problem, because shuttle flights have been halted. So they have taken to loading up parcels of rubbish, and launching them into space. This is the NASA version of tossing your cup out your car window. They had to have physicists plan the littering too, so that the parcels wouldn't boomerang back and smash into the fragile space craft. It isn't like we haven't made incidental trash in space before, but this time it was planned... and I find that sad. Unavoidable, but sad.
3) Janet Leigh - The sexy star of many great movies, including an unforgettable role in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, passed away today. She was a great person, great actress, and a very attractive woman. She will be missed.
4) 9/11 - I hate feeling as if talk of the Sept. 11 "attacks" are becoming passe, but it is amazing that people still hoist this event high when they need emotional effect. I saw on TV that there is a new collectible silver coin that shows the towers, and each one can be ordered for $50. The commercial claims that each coin is made from pure silver "miraculously"recovered from the wreckage of the towers. I also heard that Art Spiegelman, the author and artist that brought us the life-changing Maus books, is going to produce a controversial look at 9/11. Let's leave it alone, guys.
5) The boyfriend pillow - Have you seen this monster of a product? Look here if you haven't. I feel as if this is a slap to the face of single women everywhere. And I'm even the guy who thinks that Cuddling Rooms are an appealing idea! :) I heard that there is talk of customizing these pillows to taste: firmer arms for a more muscular friend. Sandy brought up a good point as well, why are they called "Boyfriend" pillows? Why not husband pillows?
6) Space Part 2 - The homemade space plane made another flight. I haven't much more to say about it for now, but I love this stuff! Congrats on a remarkable achievement! May you rekindle the spirit of curiosity based science, and may you have many more safe and victorious flights!
Well, that's it for now. For those of you keeping track, I took my second Biochem test today, and got a 78%... which is good. I hate saying that, because until this semester, I had a hard time with anything lower than 90%. But I studied hard, and did well (well enough, anyway). There are two questions that I had which seem as if the professor's answers were wrong, so I may even get more credit... which would push me up into "B" territory. This would be a welcome jolt to my overall grade.
See ya!
Comments:
Hi Carl! Just wanted to say that your blogs are so much fun to read, especially when I need a few minutes of study-free break time! Good job in biochem...and keep up the hard work! This program is tough, and I too have been struggling with getting lower grades than I am used to. I don't know about you, but knowing that I study hard put in an honest effort seems to make me feel better, and it sounds like you did just that for biochem. Anyways, one down, one to go...good luck in health care systems!
~Tahisha
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~Tahisha