:: Pedantic Platitudes ::

:: Friday, October 10, 2003 ::

Wow, what a long day! I had to get up really early this morning to return my evolution book that I borrowed late last night from reserve because the one I purchased online from Barnes and Noble still has not arrived, despite the fact that they promised delivery within three to eight days, and today was the eighth day. I'm quite dismayed. Well, I had to return the book by library opening today, which was at 8:30 a.m. After returning it, I immediately checked it out again for another three hours because I needed to use it. I headed over to Annenberg Hall, the beautifully extravagant freshman dining hall, for breakfast because upperclassmen are allowed to have breakfast there, and I did some more reading out of the evolution book.

When I finished my reading, I decided to take a quick nap because I still had an hour before class. So in an inefficient use of my time, I trekked back to my dorm and slept. Then, I went to section for Science B-29. Then, after a break for lunch with my friend Alex, I headed to lecture for Science B-29. I'm not sure if I mentioned this before, but Science B-29 is nicknamed "Sex" because it deals with a lot of matters of a reproductive nature, especially in animals. Thus, after a 90-minute section and hour-long lecture for Science B-29, I remarked, "It's quite tiring to have so much Sex in one day." Following the lecture, I went to Chinese Bx. Then, I had to trek all the way to the Quad to Hilles Library, where my psychology tutorial, which normally meets on late Monday afternoons, was meeting for a library research introduction session. This was two hours long, and I finally was finished with my super-long day at 5 p.m.

I then went back to Harvard Yard to the Mower kitchen, where the Taiwanese Cultural Society was making dumplings. There was a ton of people there! The basement was completely crowded with students with a Taiwanese heritage, as well as their interested friends. We all sat around tables, conversing and making little dumplings. They were then cooked for consumption. Yum! I haven't had real good Asian food since I left home, so it was wonderful to have the homemade dumplings. I then had dinner with some great friends back at the Leverett dining hall. There was this great dessert that was like whipped cream with flaky layers in between and fresh strawberries on top.

Tonight, I joined some friends to watch A Midsummer Night's Dream, the most recent Hollywood version starring Kevin Kline. It was amusing, even though I am generally not a fan of Shakespeare. Then, I went back to my room and tried to go to bed a little earlier because I have to get up early tomorrow morning.

Final thought: Today, the BGLTSA celebrated National Coming Out Day, even though the actual day is tomorrow, so in the spirit of Rocktober, I declared that today would also be National Rocking Out Day! Yes, 'twas a wonderful Rocktober day, and we all rocked out to the max.

:: SL 4:34 PM [+] ::
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