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Monday, March 31, 2003. 05:05 p.m.
Today was a good day, despite being very cold. I got a call from Hidden Valley and they confirmed that they would still hire me even though I will have to leave camp a week before it ends to get back to Brandeis in time for RA training. And they invited me to come up early and ride their new horses, help them adjust to the new setting and each other. :)
Then I went to a luncheon for scholarship recipients and donors. Since I have been receiving the Jehuda and Shulamit Reinharz Scholarship I got to sit right next to Jehuda, our illustrious president. Actually, the whole experience was quite fun, if a little intimidating. The lunch was the most elegant meal I have had in awhile, if not ever, and trying to make small talk with the university president didn't make remembering which fork to use any easier. But I think I did all right. And the food was delicious. :)
Saturday, March 29, 2003. 07:13 p.m.
I updated the Blogfest so Andrew's link now goes to his new blog. It's very green. That's all I have to say on that subject.
I had a fun riding lesson today... I almost fell off but didn't. Instead of trotting nicely over a couple trotting poles in the ring my horse, Bert, decided that he'd just jump over both of them. This surprised me just a little. My riding instructor thought it was funny, even while I was trying desperately not to fall off while Bert cantered out of the jump, very pleased with himself.
Now I'm about to start rounds for what promises to be a very long night of duty. Saturday nights just suck.
Friday, March 28, 2003. 04:56 p.m.
I am a walking biohazard. Fear me.
Today was kind of an obnoxious day. I worked for four total hours, the last 90 minutes of which were spent in a Customer Service Workshop for library employees. Now, I understand that whenever your business requires you to interact with other human beings, there is a potential for problems in the customer service department. However, after spending three years at a veterinary clinic, and two years as an RA, I can't imagine being confronted by anyone in the library that I would find too difficult to handle. Now, I realize that one never knows when a crazy evangelist will wander in off the street and demand to know why the book he requested telepathically from Budapest two days ago had not yet arrived in the ILL office... but I feel that there is just no way to prepare for such cases and that, when faced with them, one cannot be criticized for choosing to panic and hide instead of taking the more rational approach and calling the police.
Uh... anyway. I'm going out to dinner with Luda and her parents soon. Should be fun. :)
Wednesday, March 26, 2003. 03:14 p.m.
Sorry I haven't updated in awhile. Last week was truly the week from hell and so far this week I've been battling a nasty head-cold. I think it's the changing temperatures. This happened last semester when we made the transition from mild to cold weather and now it's happening again going the other way. A lot of people around here are coming down with it all of a sudden.
Anyway, despite feeling and sounding crappy (I've been coughing non-stop) I actually had my first positive orgo lab experience of the semester today. My reaction was textbook, my yield was excellent and my IR spectroscopy results were pretty close to perfect. AND I was out of there by 3:00. How cool am I???
All that's left for this week now is to study for my physics midterm which is tomorrow morning. All things considered that's not so bad.
Wednesday, March 19, 2003. 04:05 p.m.
How much do I hate stupid people right now?
I was halfway through my orgo lab today when the fire alarms went off and the ENTIRE SCIENCE COMPLEX had to evacuate due to an "alleged" bomb threat. We're talking about the biggest most convoluted cluster of buildings on campus. It was a mess. This was the second bomb scare in two days, the first one being a confirmed hoax which is likely to be the case with this one as well. If this develops into a pattern, I'm going to be seriously pissed off.
Since I have nothing better to do this afternoon now, I did Eliz's little quiz with the following result:
Which Humor
Troubles the Disposition of YOUR Body?
Who knew that dreams about conflagrations were so healthy?
Monday, March 17, 2003. 01:11 p.m.
It is such a beautiful day. I can't get over it. Even a crappy grade on my orgo midterm wasn't enough to dampen the mood. (Hey, at least I didn't fail). Today would be a great day to walk around Boston if I didn't have so much to do...
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The Maine Speech Lessons
Lesson 10:
Attempting to mimic a "Maine accent" is a good way to get your ass-kicked.
Lesson 9:
An "Italian Sandwich" doesn't include anything remotely Italian.
Lesson 8:
If you hear Mainers mention "Angus" or "the independent on the motorcycle", they're referring to the governor.
Lesson 7:
If you hear a Mainer refer to "The County" he or she is referring to Aroostook County, the one that comprises about a third of the state.
Lesson 6:
Mainers are NOT Bostonians. We like our R's and are generally happy to pronounce them. R's at the end of words can be softened occasionally but are rarely dropped completely.
Lesson 5:
The town Calais is pronounced "Cal-us" not "Cal-ay". No one is sure why but it is best not to question.
Lesson 4:
There is only one kind of clam chowder in Maine.
Lesson 3:
The word "wicked" is an acceptable substitute for the word "really" (in moderation) and has no implicit connotation, positive or negative.
Lesson 2:
The town of Bangor is prounounced "Bang-gore" not "Banger".
Lesson 1:
The word "Ayuh" is an appropriate answer to any question.
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