:: Pedantic Platitudes ::

:: Saturday, April 12, 2003 ::

Thank goodness for the weekend and being able to sleep in on a Saturday morning! I went to lunch with my supportive friend from across the hall. Then, I came back and settled some business online... e-mails, etc. Afterwards, I received a call from my mother saying that I should get something for my sister, whose birthday is next week. So I went to the Cambridgeside Galleria, which is a terrific shopping mall. The T (the subway) was uber-slow today for some reason, but I still had about 90 minutes to shop around. In addition to finding a gift for my sister, I did some shopping for myself, which made my day a lot brighter. I got this super-cool rugby shirt at Old Navy:



The best part is that it fits perfectly on me! I also stopped by Borders Bookstore, American Eagle Outfitters, PacSun, and Filene's (which is the East Coast version of Robinsons May). (OK.... I realize the excessive linking was a bit much... he he he.) I picked up dinner at Taco Bell (we don't get much Mexican food around here, so it was delicious). Then I rushed back to the campus in order to catch the comedies The Real Inspector Hound and Black Comedy, which were being presented together. Unfortunately, as I found out at the door, the show was sold out, so I ran to another theater, which was presenting the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta The Sorcerer. I managed to get a ticket for that show, but only because the theater was only half full. It was closing night (or "hack night") for the musical, so there were many altered lines and lyrics and humorous moments where characters filled in for other characters and interacted with the orchestra. It was interesting because I got the main storyline, which was already hilarious, but there was also the added comedy of the in-jokes and irreverence of the performers. For example, the role of the "devil" is supposed to be played by a sexy woman in a leather dress, but for this closing night the role was played by a guy, so the line was changed to, "Tell it to that ugly drag queen." He looked really funny in horns and a leather dress.

After the show, I came back and did my laundry. Then, my friend and I watched the other video we had rented, Strictly Ballroom, which is one of her favorite movies. It was kind of like Dance With Me or any other romance movie where relationships and high drama are cultivated in the oppressive setting of a high-pressure dance competition, culminating in an uplifting and inspirational (but still dramatic) climax in which the couple wins the competition after much heartbreak. I also had too many snacks that were unhealthy for me (stuff like salsa/cheese dip, potato chips, Ritz Crackers, and whole milk (AKA "homo milk")). Then my roommates came back, so we all had a great talk. Finally, my pre-frosh, whom I hadn't seen all day, came back from a day of touring the campus and "party-hardy"-ing, and we talked some more. I ultimately went to bed at around 3:30 a.m.

:: SL 4:48 PM [+] ::
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