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Thursday, May 9, 2002. 11:34 p.m.
Okay, I take it back. I'm not renouncing my U.S. citizenship. But I'm still pissed off.
Thursday, May 9, 2002. 11:24 p.m.
I hate Latin American history. Why couldn't Europeans have stayed on their side of the ocean? What possessed people like Columbus to risk their lives crossing the Atlantic? Then, who knows what might have happened???
Okay, so maybe it's a little late to be bad-mouthing the colonization of the Western Hemisphere but honestly, this stuff is SO depressing. Over the course of just over a century the United States has successfully intervened in the development of nearly every country in Latin America. (I say nearly because I think we just haven't had time to hit Guyana, but please correct me if I'm wrong.) And yet, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Haiti, CUBA, Argentina... I could go on... combine to make up the gates of HELL. And then, of course, if you want to know what Hell itself is like, just buy a ticket to Colombia!!!
I swear to God I am moving to Iceland.
Thursday, May 9, 2002. 12:59 a.m.
Okay, so Spiderman was an utterly ridiculous but highly entertaining movie. I will definitely see it again while it is still in theaters. I have a feeling it will lose much of its appeal on a small screen.
I had a great today, an impromtu outing to the movies being the icing on the cake. It was such a nice day out and it was the last day of classes. My residents really liked the little gifts I left for them this morning and I had fun at the RA appreciation banquet. Then I went to the movies with a fairly random group of people, most of whom I knew but some of whom I didn't. It was a lot of fun and now I am having trouble gearing up to study for finals. I can't seem to get the image of Tobey McGuire flexing in front of a mirror without a shirt on out of my head....
Monday, May 6, 2002. 10:24 p.m.
Kurt Russell is the man. I may only be saying that because I watched both Overboard and Tango and Cash in one weekend but I think he may be the man regardless. He does some dumb movies but he is generally very entertaining as an individual.
Two weeks left of school. Twelve days to be precise. I can't wait. I crave the Maine coast. Massachusetts smells worse the longer you stay here. But I will miss Brandeis people... some of them anyway... but not so much that I want to stay in this god awful state. :)
Wednesday, May 1, 2002. 06:45 p.m.
Don't really have anything to say but I thought I should Blog, just to reassure people that I didn't get sucked into the Nexus or anything.
I'll be done with my last final in 15 days.
Hahahahahahaha!!!!!
Saturday, April 27, 2002. 02:41 p.m.
Well, you know how I said "...unless they get lost..." yesterday? Well, they did. They refused to tell me how, though. All I know is that about 45 minutes after they were supposed to be here I got a call from Andrew saying they were someplace "thousands of miles away" and would be a while. 45 minutes later, they showed up. I am DYING to know where they were calling from. My guess is Worcester or someplace close to it. I'll find out somehow...
But I did have a very good time in Boston yesterday with Eliz and Andrew. And I got to buy myself a printer cartridge which is so nice. :)
Anyway, I just got back from Costco with Kerri, Kevin, Aaron and Azi. We bought lots of food for the Quad barbecue tomorrow and then went to lunch. Now it is almost 3:00 and I haven't done any work on my research paper today. And I'm really tired. So I'm going to try to work... and Star Trek can keep me awake...
Friday, April 26, 2002. 01:44 p.m.
Well, I just saw another Spanish film only this one was just an hour and the guy who directed it was there presenting it. Unfortunately the entire presentation was in Spanish. I felt a little weird sitting in a room full of people who all spoke Spanish fluently. However, I was actually able to get the gist of what the guy was saying (which pleased me to no end) and luckily the film itself was subtitled... and very well done.
My wonderful lab TA has extended the dealine on the last lab report due to technical difficulties so I won't have to be finishing my research paper the same night I'm writing the report. I was really starting to worry about that.
Eliz and Andrew should be here soon, assuming they don't get lost. It's a little cold to be walking around Boston but as long as it doesn't rain, we should be fine. I am looking forward to it.
But it really looks like it might rain...
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Pitas
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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