Friday, January 21, 2005
Found this while surfing around (blog-hopping, I think). The list actually goes up to 200, but that's insanely long, so I've dichotomized it. Maybe I'll post the second half a while later. Or maybe I'll conveniently forget. Anyway, the points that apply to me are bolded.

Disclaimer: some of these may not mean exactly what they first appear to suggest.

HAVE YOU EVER ...

01. Bought everyone in the pub a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said ‘I love you’ and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Done a striptease
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Touched an iceberg
20. Slept under the stars

21. Changed a baby’s diaper
22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
23. Watched a meteor shower
24. Gotten drunk on champagne
25. Given more than you can afford to charity
26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
28. Had a food fight
29. Bet on a winning horse
30. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
31. Asked out a stranger
32. Had a snowball fight
33. Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier
34. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
35. Held a lamb
36. Enacted a favorite fantasy
37. Taken a midnight skinny dip
38. Taken an ice cold bath
39. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
40. Seen a total eclipse

41. Ridden a roller coaster
42. Hit a home run
43. Fit three weeks miraculously into three days
44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
45. Adopted an accent for an entire day
46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
47. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
48. Had two hard drives for your computer
49. Visited all 50 states
50. Loved your job for all accounts
51. Taken care of someone who was shit faced
52. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
53. Had amazing friends
54. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
55. Watched wild whales
56. Stolen a sign
57. Backpacked in Europe
58. Taken a road-trip
59. Rock climbing
60. Lied to foreign government’s official in that country to avoid notice

61. Midnight walk on the beach
62. Sky diving
63. Visited Ireland
64. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
65. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
66. Visited Japan
67. Benchpressed your own weight
68. Milked a cow
69. Alphabetized your records
70. Pretended to be a superhero
71. Sung karaoke
72. Lounged around in bed all day
73. Posed nude in front of strangers
74. Scuba diving
75. Got it on to “Let’s Get It On” by Marvin Gaye
76. Kissed in the rain
77. Played in the mud
78. Played in the rain
79. Gone to a drive-in theater
80. Done something you should regret, but don’t regret it

81. Visited the Great Wall of China
82. Discovered that someone who’s not supposed to have known about your blog has discovered your blog
83. Dropped Windows in favor of something better
84. Started a business
85. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
86. Toured ancient sites
87. Taken a martial arts class
88. Sword fought for the honor of a woman
89. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
90. Gotten married
91. Been in a movie
92. Crashed a party
93. Loved someone you shouldn’t have
94. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy
95. Gotten divorced
96. Had sex at the office
97. Gone without food for 5 days
98. Made cookies from scratch
99. Won first prize in a costume contest
100. Ridden a gondola in Venice

written at 04:48 p.m.

Wednesday, January 19, 2005
Prof Jerome cancelled last Friday's ENGL 225 lecture in favour of a class excursion to the Buchanan Penthouse, fifth floor. Guest speaker -- Dana Gioia, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts.

The name sounded vaguely familiar, but I couldn't quite place it. Not until he recited his poem "Planting a Sequoia" -- at which I was pummeled back into all the high-strung tension of Paper I of the IB English exam.

Heh. Actually, compared to everything else (except maybe French), the English exam was effectively low-tension. Anyway. Buchanan Penthouse is a nice place; reminds me of some kind of upper-level greenhouse.

And English remains my most interesting course.

written at 04:18 p.m.

Monday, January 3, 2005
Joyeux Noel et Bonne Annee a tout le monde!

I know: that life is good.
I want: 6 feet of snow tonight! Then maybe universities will grant us an extra week of holidays!
I have: infinite mass, ergo infinite momentum, ergo infinite energy ... therefore I am a black hole :D
I hate: physics, I suppose.
I don't: want to start getting up early again!
I can't: brake when I ice skate, unless I let friction run its course.
I will: study harder and procrastinate less this term than last (yeah right).
I won't: fall behind on text readings ever again (yeah right).
I miss: you ... you know who you are.
I fear: failure.
I feel: kind of airy and wispy and spring-breezy.
I also feel: somewhat tired.
I hear: Paul Baloche's "Offering".
I smell: winter air.
I crave: an iced vanilla frappucino (yes, even in this weather).
I regret: very little.
I dream of: the future 4 or 5 years from now.
I long: to fly ...
I care: although it might appear as if I don't.
I always: sing best when no one is listening?
I am not: demanding.
I believe: in balance and variety.
I play: guitar chords on the piano.
I trust: those who are trustworthy; simple enough.
I live: above a Japanese and Korean restaurant complex.

written at 09:58 p.m.

Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Just checked my grades on the SSC ... and only 3 of them are up. But I'm doing much better than I thought! Especially in BIOL 112! (Where did all those marks come from? The final?)

I'm worried about math though ... I'm afraid I jeopoardized my A with that final, for which I really didn't study enough. It's not so bad when my aim is only to pass, but when the potential difference (eew that sounds like voltage, which reminds me of physics) is between an A and a B, things get more tense.

written at 10:37 a.m.

Monday, December 20, 2004
Two long-awaited weeks of respite!!

One thing I like about this semestered system is that each term begins clean slate. So first term doesn't carry over to second, which means I can unwind without having a long academic to-do list over the holidays. Maybe I'll even revive the habit of posting here again!

But since I haven't for so long, there's nothing much to say. Except that I've been so caught up with finals that I never realized until they were over that it's so close to Christmas!

Catherine: course-related quizzes? What a novel idea.

Shakespeare: Sonnets. Everyone has heard of you, and almost everybody can find something touching in you. You are calm and control yourself, even though your wisdom and your messages are no lesser than those of others.

Which literature classic are you?
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You are Selenium, the Wonderer. You don't know your purpose yet, and you're inclined to think that you don't have one. You ask a lot of questions starting with "Why" and "What if," but you rarely get a satisfying answer. Maybe someday you'll find your place.

What Chemical Element Are You?
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You are water. You're not really organic; you're neither acidic nor basic, yet you're an acid and a base at the same time. You're strong willed and opinionated, but relaxed and ready to flow. So while you often seem worthless, without you, everything would just not work. People should definitely drink more of you every day.

Which Biological Molecule Are You?
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