Perspectives, Anecdotes, and Plain Old Random-ness

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Thursday, September 30, 2010

September 30, 2010 10:30 AM

So, life is a bit busy - but all is well in the end!

So, last time I posted was Tuesday, hmm?

Tuesday evening I worked on my lab until I collapsed. Wednesday, I skipped my gym classes to work on that lab again - and met with a new activities board that I am head of! It was a ten minute meeting, and it went great!

Then I worked more on my lab - until I finally finished (what I could do). Then I picked up a bunch of ice cream stuff for the event on Friday and a bunch of snack foods for the potluck on Friday. Tony and I agreed that this was the most 'unhealthy' my shopping cart has ever looked. Oh, and I saved ten dollars by using my shopper's card!

Another outstanding thing - I got an invitation - to a date? to be friends? I don't know, really. Facebook says he has a girlfriend, so unless she and he both say they aren't, I won't get too involved.

But anyway - he's in my Philosophy class, so this is based off of some arguments we studied in class.

The TeleOntoCosmological Argument
(references to The Teleological, The Ontological, and The Cosmological
Arguments from Stanford)

1. Mohawks exhibit complexity, order, adaptation, purpose, and/or beauty.
2. Mohawks can't be random, they must be the product of a mind.
3. Therefore there exists a mind that produced or is producing mohawks.
4. A mind that produces mohawk is part of the definition of Molly or C****.
5. Therefore C**** and Molly exist.
6. There is a being more fun than which no being can be conceived.
7. It is more fun to exist than to not exist.
8. Since Molly and C**** exist (5), they are more fun than non-existance and are in the running for that being which no more fun being can be conceived.
9. Everything has a cause.
10. There are no causal loops.
11. There are no infinite causal chains.
12. Therefore there is a cause for Molly to accompany C**** to a Dubstep concert Thursday night.
_ Sound Argument _ Not Sound
13. If (12) is unfounded, a bad time for Molly, or a smashing success, then Molly and C**** should meet up at a party Friday or Saturday.
_ Sound Argument _ Not Sound


I said I couldn't do Thursday, but I would like to see him Friday or Saturday. Also, I googled 'Dubstep' - and it's some kind of electronic dance show.

At this point, I'm kinda confused - because this definitely looks like a date to me...

Oh well... my world doesn't revolve around boys anyway...

Today (hopefully) will be a good day - it's certainly been productive!

Compliment those around you today! It makes them happier that you noticed something small like Koehl's new glasses! I forgot to compliment him this morning, so Joan beat me to it... :(

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

September 28, 2010 11:15 PM

So, I haven't posted in a while, and I'm dead tired. But I thought I'll update you guys anyway!

I ended up going to both parties on Saturday night - and was responsible. I had a lot of fun with my friends and the guy that invited me to the first one. I might tell you more about this one later, depending on how this turns out...

Sunday, I skipped church since I had about 3 hours of sleep by the time my alarm went off. I turned it off and fell asleep until noon. Then I worked on my homework for quite some time, snacking on and off, until I couldn't do any more. Then I went over to the guys' place and finished up the take-home exam for Advanced Organic.

Monday was long and tiring, and I didn't really get anything done except food shopping. Oh, and I had a Philosophy exam which turned out a lot better than I thought it would.

Today I had an Inorganic exam and some meetings - which went fine but could have gone better. I went to the Hooks and Needles meeting today, and I'm knitting a scarf and crocheting another one - I switch off between the two of them so my hands can rest while I still feel like I'm accomplishing something.

Then I met up with my lab partners and figured out how to do the calculations for the lab due Thursday night - which I haven't done much of. The computer I had didn't work, so I told the other girl to email me what she and I did on her computer - hopefully that will make things go faster than spending another hour and a half working through it by myself again.

I worked some more on it once I got home, but I am pretty tired and have class at 8am tomorrow. Oh, and sometime before Friday I have to buy 5 gallons of ice cream and some toppings for an event I'm hosting for the College of Science. And we have no freezer room to store it in...

Argh! My head aches!

Remember to eat your vitamins and go to the bathroom regularly!

Saturday, September 25, 2010

September 25, 2010 5:45 PM

Long day; Go away!
Never come again, OK?

I think I might skip my parties tonight and just crash on the floor.... either that or else order Chinese (again like last night) and collapse at a party in someone else's apartment....

I rather like my little poem-song....

September 25, 2010 10:00 AM

Good morning!

So, I had to come into work today at 8:45am today - which is a bummer for a Saturday, but hopefully I'll get a lot done. Normally we open at 11am, so I don't think it will be too busy before then.

I'm listening to Vampire Weekend this morning - I finally figured out how to use Grooveshark on this computer! Also, our library now uses Meebo (an online chat service) so patrons or other librarians can chat with us without leaving their home/office! And it doesn't rack up a phone bill! So I learned several new tech-y things!

Friday was fun - but we didn't do the corn maze since Mike is out of town (and we'd feel guilty if we went off without him). But I still didn't get any work done except for my laundry and some knitting. I think knitting goes faster than crochet, but who can tell when you suck at both?

Training is going on this morning, so Jersey is here learning about library things and projector things. They are all headed up to the fourth floor now, like duckies following the two training mommies!!! Hahaha!!!

The Reporter (the on-campus magazine that comes out weekly) has a section called "RIT Rings" where people can call or text in anything - and the funny stuff gets put in the paper. Anyways, this week there is a comment that goes like this:

Saturday 4:06 PM
I just heard a freshman telling other freshmen that there is a "secret" floor in the Wallace Library... which is just the fourth floor. Oh, freshmen."

And the moment I read that, I thought of two things - 1) Joanna would say something like that and 2) we changed our name from the Wallace Library to The Wallace Center.

I think I miss Joanna and have been working here waaayyyyyy too long....

On the bright side, my dad just called my mom and told her that he had finished hiking the Grand Canyon - and he sounds really healthy and alive! She's super-happy that he called her, and we can't wait for him to come back home on Sunday with all his friends.

I should probably start working on my homework now - or at least finish answering my email.

I'll close with a quote today from lovely little lady:

"Enjoy the weather before it gets too cold, and take care of your feet and teeth. When they hurt, you can't smile very well." - Mom

Friday, September 24, 2010

September 24, 2010 11:00 AM

Good morning!

OK, so Thursday was a rush of doing things (like it always is) - but at least I got a lot done. I had tons of fun at work - which always happens - and now I am knitting a 'mobius scarf'' for one of my co-workers since he thought the concept of an infinite 3-D loop with only one side was awesome. It's pretty easy to make - just sew the ends together with a turn in the scarf so that if you lay it flat, it looks like a figure 8. I also got offered a modeling job for this Sunday and invited to a party this Saturday. Jersey and Tony and I are thinking about going to a corn maize Friday (today) night, so this weekend is gonna be packed with awesome and tons of homework!

As for classes, I got out of Inorganic early and ate dinner! Then I got out of Kinetics Lab early and went home before going to my meeting wide awake and NOT BEING THE COMMITTEE HEAD!!!! It was great, even though the new committee head kept looking at me to help him whenever he said "Oh, someone will have to look that up....". But that's his problem and not mine! I've got too much stuff to do anyways!

So, today I was gonna get up at 8am, study, clean, do laundry, etc. As you can guess, that didn't happen - well, I did get out of bed and turn off my alarm clock... But then I fell back asleep until 9:45 am - so laundry will have to be after my council meeting. I still had enough time this morning to take it easy, though, since I only have to start seeing people at noon today.

So here are some updates on my life - I am now the College of Science Honors Representative for this school year!!! (I beat out the only other person running.) I have to work tomorrow from 9am to 6pm, and I think part of it will have to be unpaid since I don't want to break my 20 hours a week limit mandated by the school. I went from not-liking-leeks to liking-leeks in one day (yesterday). I have started most of my homework for this weekend already, and on Wednesday, I ate an entire box of vegan snickerdoodles (well, I shared three of them) that were also gluten-free.

And most importantly - October 1st is Worldwide Vegetarian Day - starting off Veg Awareness Month. So I would absolutely love it if every friend/family member would go vegetarian for October 1st! I think it would be so cool! So please! Don't eat meat, fish, or poultry on October 1st!!

And for those of you who want to go an extra mile, you could pledge to be vegan or vegetarian for another day, a week, or even the whole month!! I'm so excited (since I know so many people) that a large portion of campus might be veg for a day!!!

http://www.worldvegetarianday.org/
You can register your veggie-ness online and win cool things too!

Here's where I cut out and wish you all a wonderful day!!!



Every meatless meal can help:
• Reduce the risk of major killers such as heart disease, strokes and cancers while cutting exposure
to foodborne pathogens;
• Provide a viable answer to feeding the world’s hungry through more efficient use of grains and other crops;
• Save animals from suffering in factory-farm conditions and from the pain and terror of slaughter;
• Conserve vital but limited freshwater, fertile topsoil and other precious resources;
• Preserve irreplaceable ecosystems such as rainforests and other wildlife habitats;
• Decrease greenhouse gases that are accelerating global warming;
• Mitigate the ever-expanding environmental pollution of animal agriculture.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

September 22, 2010 6:50 PM

Good evening!

So, Tuesday was a good day - I got a lot done, made dinner, went grocery shopping, and studied for my in-class portion of my Advanced Organic Chemistry exam. I pressed some tofu, pre-prepared meals, and went over to the guys' place for fun. I also practiced some crocheting - since I skipped the Hooks and Needles meeting to go to the grocery store. I now have my own hooks (3 of them), which means I can work on my stuff at home!

Today, I was super-tired when I woke up, and I only got five hours of sleep last night. Margie literally hopped into the shower when I got home - so I had to wait for her to finish before I could go to the bathroom. But the exam went fine - I know I have one of the questions wrong, but that's not a big deal. I have to do the take-home part of the exam by Monday, but that's ample time. I looked over it already, and it's not so bad.

I finally got on Facebook today to catch up with what I hadn't seen since last Thursday - and I had over 50 comments on my wall saying Happy Birthday! I was very pleased, and I read each of them. It's amazing how many variations of that saying there are - and Cheddar (my Thai friend) wins for being the first one to post! However, she had an unfair advantage since she's thirteen hours ahead...

Pilates was canceled today, and I almost didn't go to Aquarobics either - since it's sort of a waste of time (depending on the day of the week). But I went, which was good for me. It also meant that when I came home afterwards - I had an extra hour to chill!!! I set my alarm for 3:15 PM and fell asleep on the floor - to catch up on those hours I missed last night. So I got 2 more hours of sleep right before Philosophy!

I made some more meals to last me through my unbearably long Thursday (for tomorrow since I have work and class - with one half hour break - from 7:30 AM to 10:00 PM), and now I think I might get started on my take-home exam. Or maybe I'll end up goofing off on the Internet for a while...

Have a great day, and remember to stretch for 15 minutes a day at least!

Monday, September 20, 2010

September 20, 2010 2:50 PM

Good afternoon!

So many things have happened!

Thursday was long and dull and tiring - and I was wiped out at the end of it.

Friday, I hopped out of bed and was productive - and then we went to Ann's apartment and had a total blast!!!!!!!!! She made me laugh so hard, I feel muscles now!!!! (best kind of laughter!)

Saturday, I was a little under the weather (and Tony was too), but we pushed it aside and had a great day in NYC - and a fabulous concert! Janelle Monae opened, and she was cute, modest, and bouncy! Then, Of Montreal came out, and Kevin Barnes was scantily/sexily clad and very pumped up! And proceeded to fake sex on stage like thirty times, including once with a female pig?!?!?!

Anyways, it was so fun but so strange that people literally STOPPED DANCING JUST TO WATCH WHAT WAS GOING ON!!! There were dancers, costumes, props, and just plain weirdness for an hour and a half - all to some of the most psychedelic music you've ever heard. Oh, and did I mention that Kevin Barnes had sex like a hundred times?! There were flashing lights, projected images, monsters made of nipples - and Kevin Barnes had sex in a cage covered with aluminum foil!!!

And then we were all cheering and the encore began - and they did a Micheal Jackson medley!!! If you've heard Of Montreal before, then you should know that Thriller is right up their alley - AND IT WAS AMAZING!!! The music like blew my mind! And then Janelle came back out on stage and sang along with the rest of the band!!

On Sunday - IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY!!! Ann made me a cake for breakfast, we played boggle, and I unwrapped some presents - I got a Lady Gaga poster, the new Of Montreal album - on vinyl with a coupon for a free download and extra album art, and an Indian Vegan cookbook. Then we drove back to Rochester, where I got a card and a Vegan Brunch cookbook.

We all went out to dinner at the Korean restaurant - and when I said all - I meant, EVERYONE but Ann (since she stayed home). We learned the Korean waiter's real name - for my birthday! I ate a ton of food and proposed to him too! AND THIS TIME, HE ACCEPTED MY PROPOSAL!!!

So now I am engaged! <3 Looks like persistence paid off!

Afterwards, we came back to my place and ate another cake (peanut, fluff, chocolate vegan) and cookies (banana, applesauce, oats, raisins vegan) - thanks to Margie and Matt! I collapsed after all the food, and everyone picked up before they left. And I got into bed before midnight!

This morning, I am exhausted! Thank you, Urug for letting me copy two organic problems! I had 57 emails from one address and 108 from the other!! And I was only gone for the weekend! I told my ballet teacher that something came up and I wouldn't be able to attend - though I did go to Aquarobics and Pilates today. So I am sore and finally caught up from MY AWESOME WEEKEND!!!! And I am glad to be home where I can lie around (until class at 4pm).... which I should start getting ready for....

I hope you had a great weekend too!!

P.S. - Thanks to my mom - who send me two boxes of tea, some loose leaf tea, a cookbook for spicy food, and a new shirt!! All wrapped up in Sesame Street wrapping paper -which now adorns my wall by the Lady Gaga poster!!! You're a great mom!