:: Pedantic Platitudes ::

:: Saturday, November 15, 2003 ::

Ah, Saturday.

Today, my friend Alex and I started a project we're working on for Science B-29. It entailed having a pedestrian stand at the crosswalk to try to cross the street and observing whether or not drivers would be willing to stop for them. We looked at whether male drivers or female drivers were more likely to stop for male pedestrians or female pedestrians. This was a pilot study, and we're hoping our teaching fellow will approve our study.

Alas, today was another frigid and windy day, so my fingers were almost frozen stiff outside and recording the results on my trusty laptop. Following the study, Alex showed me how to upload webpages I can design on Dreamweaver, so that was quite interesting and useful. I then started working on memorizing my new Chinese vocabulary words, since we have a quiz on Monday.

Tonight, I went to see a student production of Little Shop of Horrors, with music and lyrics by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken of Disney's Beauty and the Beast fame. This show ran off-Broadway and has become a cult favorite as a movie. It was recently brought to Broadway and is still playing. The music was catchy, but the small venue made this particular student production a little quiet and less powerful. The fact that there was only a pianist accompanying the show made it a little less exciting, also. Nonetheless, the performers were quite talented and worked hard. In addition, the puppets for Audrey II were incredible. They were fully articulated and looked very professional. I think they were the best part of the show. The show picked up as it went along, and it definitely is entertaining with its music and good laughs. I hope to see it on Broadway someday.

After the show, I went to the Leverett House 80s Dance! My friends and I got dressed up in 80s garb, took pictures, and then headed off to the big event. It was so much fun! This was the first dance I've been to all school year, and I had a blast. The music was great, too. All the great music hits were played. I wanted to hear "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper and "Take On Me" by A-Ha, and they played both of them. It was fun to see everyone dressed up in crazy 80s clothes and dancing along. A lot of people showed up, and it seemed to be one of the most popular events on campus. We also received a cheesy 80s sweatband to wear as a souvenir. It really was one of the best times I've had all school year. Who would have thought that I had such a hidden love for the 80s?

After the dance, my friends and I went to the Quincy Grille to get a late night snack. I ordered a Quincy Grille Hamburger, which was quite good because it had something like steak seasoning on the ground beef. We shared some great laughs, and then I returned to my room to do some late late night studying before going to bed in the early morning.

Quote of the Day: "I would never hurt you... intentionally... much... repeatedly."

:: SL 7:24 PM [+] ::
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