Random Update (9.28.11)

Well, technically it's the 29th. But I'm never sure how to refer to time when it's this time. Now. The date. Blah. So the Red Sox just lost in what was (yes I'm saying it) an exciting hour or so of baseball on the tv. The Orioles came from being down 2-3 to win 4-3 in the 9th inning, and Tampa Bay hit a walk-off winner in the bottom of the 12th to win 8-7 over the Yankees. So Boston lost the wild card. People here are angry, and we have a really obnoxious Yankees fan on our hallway. He needs to speak softly. And ditch any sticks he might have. Just watch quietly. He came into our dorm with his Yankees hat on (ironically they lost) and hugged Jeff whilst saying "big choke!" The other folks in the room were all thinking the same thing, namely that he must be deported and put on the no travel list for the room. Needless to say, he is probably the most disliked person on our hall now. Sadly, he seems to be struggling in the amiable relationship thing even outside of baseball. I feel bad for him, but he knows that he sins, and for that I really can't figure out what the heck is going on in his noggin.

I finished another huge problem set in Physics today. I sat outside on my free BC blanket listening to The Strokes and it was very nice. Jeff is currently cursing the Baltimore Orioles. Sorry, Baltimore fans. He is justified to use the curse words, I feel. But I digress. I'm going to stay up late and finish my homework for Friday, tonight. Or this morning. Gah. The temporal dilemma again. Today (Wednesday, yesterday, etc) I had Physics, Calculus, and Spanish. I keep repeating my schedule because I don't think it is as well known to y'all as it is to me. Those three are every M, W, F, with Honors Seminar on T TH, and Calc/Phy discussions on TH. Physics I mentioned earlier. We are doing Uniform Circular Motion and Tension. I got back my first test in Multivariable Calc and got all the hard problems right! Sadly I bombed the easy one, so instead of getting a 92, I missed 12 points and got an 80. My inner perfectionist is bothering me; my inner physicist is happy I understand the new material so well. I guess physicists do that. I dunno. Spanish was normal and kinda boring. Grammar review. Need I say more? On the subject of speaking Spanish, however, I got a 4Boston (service group) placement for teaching English Classes to non-English speakers, so talking in Spanish to the students before class should be as fun as it was in high school. 

Last weekend didn't have an update. Just those pictures. I think I'll keep it that way because it's accurate and I'm lazy. 

Je te mange.

To sum up the weekend in two photos...

Nighttime shenanigans at ze bus stop. Smart, fun folks you see here. Thank goodness our friend Meredith is a photograph freak. I need to give her a gift for such a service.

Woohoo!

Random Update (9.23.11)

I hope ze link to this is working. Ah, technology. I'm still figuring it out too, so bear with me. I know I just spelled bare wrong (Editor's note: I spelled bear right). So it is Friday yet again. I had Physics, Calculus, and Spanish today at 9, 10, and 11, respectively. My physics homework took about 1 and 1/2 hours of intense problem solving last night. It was a thing of beauty. Calculus is easy enough, but I have a midterm exam on Monday. I think that sounds worse than it will end up being. Gahhh the honors seminar is so dadgum boring! The teacher is very unorganized and the discussions don't trigger my thoughts in the least. It can only get better, though. I shared a song in Spanish today. It's "Emigrantes" by Orishas. YouTube that if you please. I like it a lot, and we are studying Cuba so it was relevant to the lecture! I have just woken up from another glorious nap, and have too much energy to sit and type about my life. I'm going to go play soccer before the torrential rains come around 3:00 pm. Wait. It's 3:00 now. I might be back soon.

Can't wait to see Jane and Mom in a week or so! If anybody has a question please email me and I'll try to answer it. I'm having a great time, and the rose petals have not fallen off the flower. Or whatever. That means "ba dap ba ba ba" I'm still lovin' it. Ask Uncle Jim Daddy about the rose thing. I only slightly understand it myself.

Dorm Room, Sports Games, and Architecture

Jeff's side of the dorm . 

My desk . 

The window (with blinds pulled), fridge/microwave/printer combo, and dresser . 

My bed and posters . Spongebob, Muse, and Monty Python . I am complimented often . 

The green monstah at Fenway . 

We had center field seats . 

Jeff took this one . Thanks, Jeff . 

I zoomed in . I really like this one a lot . 

Band section at the Northwestern football game . 

Gasson Hall at night . How inspiring for all the young minds to see .

Random Update (9.19.11)

Hello once again, assorted family members !


I recently got up from my afternoon nap (~1-2:15) after having my Friday classes at 9, 10, and 11 (Physics, Calc, and Spanish respectively) . Everyone on my floor seems to be sleeping or away at the moment . So my dorm floor has about 30 guys . Jeff, my roommate, is talking on Skype at the moment; I keep thinking he's talking to me, so I turn around every once in a while, but in vain . Of course, when he actually IS talking to me, I wind up ignoring him . This amuses me to pieces . So more about my floormates . Jeff is 6ft tall and is one of the short ones . It's freaky how tall everyone is . We all share one bathroom, which stays in surprisingly good condition . Lots of guys play soccer . We had a fun little pick-up game last Sunday evening . As for origins, J.M. is from Argentina/Peru, Jose is from Puerto Rico, and everyone else is seems is from either Massachusetts, New York, or assorted small New England-type states . Although the "HIII OMG I'M AT COLLEGE WHAT'S YOUR NAME?!!??!?!?!?" phase has passed, everyone maintains a friendly and approachable attitude . Also, because my dorm is on Newton (a campus about 0.83 miles from main campus) we bond over waiting for the bus and frolicking in the green space in the afternoons .


This weekend should be awesome . Jeff and I (he's the goalie) have intramural soccer practice at 5, and then we're going downtown to a concert (Toro e Moi) . I've never heard of them either, should be fun, and free tickets are never bad . Saturday is the football game . Tailgate around lunch, then the game . Now that all us freshmen know how to cheer, we should be louder and less confused . Saturday evening is open, which means adventuring througout the city and/or BC campus with amigos . Or like, disucssing free will and relativity of time . I did that the other day . Soooo college . That's my and my friend Maria's catch phrase for those classic and slightly typical "college" moments . We were going to go to surfing lessons on Sunday morning, but that was full so we're going to go next Sunday instead .


It's now 3:30 . I've been typing this email rather sporadically for the last 45 minutes . Well, I'm off to find soccer games and have some fun . By the way, Luke, I'm digging the blog . 


Hasta luego, I miss you guys

Random Update (9.10.11)

Welcome to the second update; I know some of you are newly added to the list . But it's still the second update .


Classes are great . My schedule is really great, I like the times I have classes, the people I've met in them so far, and the teachers are very good . Let's do a late Friday night breakdown of the situation .


Physics: M W F class at 9, TH class at 3, M lab at 12
AP Physics from junior year (Mitchell) really helps . The class goes well with my calc class . Umm let's see nothing too too exciting, except I'm making friends with a guy named Matt who lives in my dorm . He plays Egyptian rat-screw like a champ, has a mustache, and speaks broken German...


Calc: M W TH F class at 10
Even though I've never taken Multivarible calc, AP Calc BC has also prepared me well . I always get to class last, coming from physics, so I don't know anyone too well in here yet .


Spanish: M W F at 11
I was worried that this would be a difficult class . As it turns out, I am slightly over-qualified, along with another girl from LA named Kassandra . We are basically the only freshmen and we have fun speaking Spanish out of class with other hispanic kids .


Western Cultural Tradition: T TH class at 1 to 2:50
The kids in this class are undoubtedly smart, although our pretentious nature gets annoying when big words get used unnecessarily . People I know slightly better than others in this class include the ONE other guy from Tennessee, named Cameron . We bond over out uniqueness . Also, there's Lea, with an accent over the "E" so it sounds like princess leah . She's from Switzerland and has a French accent and a boyfriend who's a junior . Also, Malia is a girl who's from Menlo Park .


And that's it for now . It's 3:45 in the morning on Saturday . I went downtown earlier with a few friends I recently met and that was fun . But staying in dorms and talking and laughing usually produces the same, if not more powerful, enjoyment effects in terms of laughter and human bonding/information exchange .


Until next time...

Random Update (9.4.11)

BC is great, everything here is confirming my decision ! We just got back from a boat cruise (12-2 am) . It was a really nice view and I am slowly getting to know people by more than their first name and the familiarity of their face . That seems to be the overused and unavoidable thing to do with fellow freshman . Name, rank, serial number, then move on and forget everything you just learned about that person . Other things that happened are the football game, which was very exciting . They lost 17-24 . I don't particularly care because I had a good time, but that's too bad for the team . Also, despite any second thoughts about jumping into rooming with Jeff, it was almost certainly the right decision . We've been hanging out a lot, although we do go solo around to 3places just because, well, we are individuals and not insane . Ummm these last few days have felt super long . My room is great, even though we don't have a fridge, microwave, XBOX, PS3, or anything fancy . Spongebob posters and music seem to get the job done . And we try to avoid staying in our dorm rooms . I actually went for a run from Newton to Upper and around the reservoir . The weather is perfect and the run is scenic, I guess . 

I plan to get up at 10AM, eat a waffle, and then call home tomorrow around lunchtime . I may, however, sleep right through that . I'm pretty exhausted emotionally and physically . 

Expect more random updates, but also expect them to live up to their title, namely the "random" bit .