Third Term

So apparently, Bloomberg is going to try to pull an FDR.

Except the former is restricted to a two-term limit...

Well you know what I say?

Limits are good, but Bloomberg is better.

I mean, having FDR be president for a decade wasn't so bad.

I'm all for it.

Marshmallow Cow Patty

This sounds delish:

“This is a huge cow patty with a piece of marshmallow stuck in the middle of it and I am not going to eat that cow patty,” said Representative Paul Broun, Republican of Georgia.

I'm sorry. I probably shouldn't find it funny that the bailout failed in the House, but come on--who really says something like that?

So back to my little isolated world here at BU... I'm a little upset again. I mean, I had a great Friday and Saturday despite the pouring rain. On Friday, the physics homework went well and I met four more people from my class. Then my roommate and I decorated this blank wall in the room so now it's pretty. Afterward, the people living across the hall from us came over and together we played a game of Apples to Apples so that was fun. Then Saturday I had lunch with my cousin, and I spent the rest of the day doing work and tidying up the room a bit but I didn't really mind.

I got a lot of work done on Sunday but I still didn't get to my calculus work (which puts me four weeks behind now I would say). My roommate also went to the hospital when I was still sleeping yesterday so I was a little worried when I found that out. She's still there now, and honestly I don't know how long she's going to be there for.

Today was pretty bad too. I had another meeting with my advisor who really asked me to think about what my priorities were. Then directly afterward I had to seek help on this IMPOSSIBLE physics problem that was due today, so thank goodness I managed to eat breakfast today because I had to forgo lunch (since I had classes right after from 12-3). After that I had to go back to my physics homework, which I finished right before my PHE meeting (which I literally had to run to so I wouldn't be late). Thank goodness my workshop meeting was quick today so that I could go grab dinner before the general meeting, otherwise I wouldn't have eaten until now.

Ugh... but seriously, I wonder if I should take my feelings as a sign that something I'm doing now isn't actually right for me.

Epic Fail

Excerpt: AIM Conversation

Me: your bank failed
FatMan: Wamu!!!!????
FatMan: like bankrupt?
FatMan: should i switch banks?

Hah... Sorry, I couldn't resist. But yeah, apparently the government has seized it and parts of it have been sold to JP Morgan Chase. So for those of you with WaMu accounts, no worries to the point that your assets are safe.

But frankly, I'm quite amazed how unaffected I feel as a college student. You'd think going to school in Boston would be less isolating, but I still quite manage to feel like I'm in my own little world.

Speaking of my own little world though, it's absolutely consuming my life if you can't tell from my lack of blog posts. Monday was endless; after three hours of classes I had my three hour lab and then at 8 PM a three hour Orientation session for the Peer Health Exchange Program (but yes, hooray, I did get in). Tuesday night was the worst night yet though as I had 80 pages to read and a short story to write for my writing class, 60 pages to read and an informal reaction/comparison paper to write for my Holocaust literature and film class, a physics quiz to study for, and two (now three) weeks of math work to make up and learn.... for a quiz as well.

My emotions have just been tearing each other apart too over this whole "majoring in physics" business. I literally cried to my advisor on Monday because some things just upset me that much. I ultimately decided to continue with what I'm doing, but I'm still doubtful and I asked to meet with him again this coming Monday. But seriously, the emotional roller coaster I've been riding since I got here just keeps getting more and more intense.

But it hasn't been all bad news. Last weekend I spent a day with my roommate on Newbury Street, and since I had free movie tickets we went to see The Dark Knight since she hadn't seen it before (it was amazing how full the theatre still was). Then on Sunday we had a little hall bonding kickball game (although no one came), but it was still fun. As for this past week, I got a chance to hang out and [sort of] study with my cousin on Wednesday. I also mailed a package out on Monday for my best friend's birthday, and at first I was afraid it wouldn't get there on time, but it arrived right on schedule and she was happy. Then my political cartoon was published in the student newspaper on Tuesday which was awesome. I managed to fill a niche and they invited me to join them on their "beer nights" (their informal meetings/social gatherings every Thursday). But of course, since my physics homework is due every Friday, that has to come first.

And since I'm still technically working on that as I write this, that's it for now. Hopefully I'll have time to post again sometime this crazy, crazy weekend.

f(u)

Since I simply don't have time right now to write a full-out rant about how miserable physics is making my life, I thought it would be interesting to at least note how tragically ironic my calculus homework is.

I noticed this as I was taking notes in class, but I was suddenly reminded of it now as I was painstakingly rewriting my notes.

"f(u(x))u'(x)dx equals integral of f(u)du equals F(u)+C"

Or as it's being said in my head...

"Eff you... equals integral of eff you... equals eff you... plus C."

Hmm...

Or should I say G(u)?

Palin vs. Hillary

... played by the great Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on SNL.

Palin/Hillary Open

I don't think this video could be more spot on.

Year 7

It was sunny today. A little cold, but sunny.

Lobster and Retaliation

Tonight was Lobster Night at BU. Be jealous.


And now that my school has cleared the Northeastern coast of all its lobster...

To my delight, they struck back last night. My suitemate, who just happened to be standing out in the hall at the time, reported that it was rather hilarious watching them set up the following contraption outside our door.


So that's their contraption. Yes, that's a string hanging from the box. And the box is indeed duct taped above the doorway.


And that was the result when I opened the door on them... at which point they just screamed and bolted in all directions.

I honestly don't know what the balloons were for. They drew faces on each of them and there was one of a Scream-like face taped to the wall across our door. My roommate thinks I should have just let them finish, but I couldn't let them feel accomplished for what they did.

After all, that booby trap is just so horribly cliched.

Though I have to say, kudos to them for actually getting that to work. Not that I expected any less...

Did I mention before that the floor below us is the specialty floor for engineers?