Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.
[W. H. Auden]

Tuesday, August 30, 2005

Friday Night...Darkness?

It looks as though this school year will be busy, but not to the extreme I had originallybelieved. I'm actually looking forward to it; well, not the waking up at 6:20 part, but the rest should be good.

Friday was the first LCS football game of the year. The game was against Greenleaf Friends (a Quaker school...who knew they were allowed to compete in athletics?) It was fun; the conversation was nice, the competition was about even, and our team won...well, sort of. At the beginning of the third quarter, the lights on the north bank of the stadium went out, followed shortly by the south side. After about thirty minutes of no play, the announcer thanked us for coming and supporting the team, and shooed us away. It was bizarre. Oh, well. Hopefully, the lighting difficulties will be resolved before the next game.

Another lab with Pettigrove today. It went well. My partner Allison broke a small, glass beaker, but that was the only glitch. The experiments were rather basic, but interesting--separating the colors in the ink of markers with water, heating water and making a graph with the date collected by timing its cooling.

I joined in a game of the famed Ultimate Frisbee with...what's his name?...Fibonacci and his friends on Sunday. I can understand the addiction, although I would have enjoyed it much more if I had been in different clothing and shoes; as it was, I got two lovely blisters. Oh, well. Perhaps I shall start an Ultimate league here.

Thursday, August 25, 2005

Dentistry and Etiquette

I went to the dentist today. It wasn't anything monstrous or gruesome, just a cleaning/check-up. Still, I think I would rather watch a seven-hour marathon of The Bachelorette than go to the dentist. Well, perhaps that is slightly overdramatic. It wasn't bad; in fact, it was rather entertaining. The nurse asked me all the usual and polite questions as she prepared ("So how old are you?" "Have you started school?" "Are you glad summer's over?" etc., etc., etc.). That's all very well. What's humorous (and somewhat confusing) is when the dentist asks you a question just as he/she plunges several metal objects into your mouth. Are you supposed to attempt an answer while he is meddling around inside your head, or should you ponder and meditate upon your answer during the time he takes doing whatever it is he's doing? It's very tricky business, this question answering. There should be a book about such etiquette (How to Answer Questions Politely and Coherently When Your Mouth is Gaping Open).

Monday, August 22, 2005

Trivial Matters

First day of "college" today. It went well, I suppose. I didn't really have to do anything except listen to my prof, Dr. Pettigrove, explain the syllabus and deets like that.
Rodeos are so awesome. The local county fair is going to begin in a week and I and some friends are planning on going and having a good time. Personally, I think it would be fun to go and protest the cruelty to animals, but then I remember I live in Idaho and want to live to a ripe old age. Thus, the idea vanishes into the memory of time...
I'm going to go watch an Audrey Hepburn/Cary Grant film called Charade now. Farewell.

Sunday, August 21, 2005

Argh

School starts tomorrow. Where did summer go?

Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Technical Difficulties

I'm back online after eight days of no service. Yee-haw.
I would be out working with my dad, but an ailment (bruised rib or something) has left me relaxing at home folding laundry and watching Pride and Predjudice (ah, the romance).
On Wednesday, I went shopping (yeah, back to school!) in Boise w/my mom and aunt and cousins and one cousin's gf, after which I went with a friend up to Rupert for my friend's sweet 16 surprise party. She was quite surprised to see us and we had a fun time. I felt the occasion made it encumbant to toilet paper her car. She was surprised about that, too.
I am taking a chemistry course at the local community college (a dual-enrollment thing), and I had to go and take a "compass test" so they could place me or whatever on Thursday. The prices for books are ridiculous. But that comes with the territory, I suppose. I had difficulty signing my student-id card; it looks like a kindergardener wrote it. Oh, well. Friday I worked with my dad, picking rock all day, and that evening I went and saw Skillet perform--sans the usual keyboardest, due to a new baby. The concert went well except I was soaked thirty seconds into
it (when at a concert, albeit rock, please, don't empty your water bottles on the spectators surrounding you) and I paid double the entrance fee because the lady thought I was an adult. Aargh. Oh, well. Yesterday it was back to work and shoveling gravel. And so we come to the current time of rest and relaxation. Speaking of which, I have a movie to finish watching. What a lame post.
Fare thee well.

Thursday, August 04, 2005

War and Peace

Anyone who is considering watching the 1956 film version of Tolsoy's epic should know it is the most tedious five-hour adaptation I have seen. The script could have worked except for the acting, especially be Mel Ferrel, which was painful and mundane. Being the Audrey Hepburn fan that I am, I was anticipating her role as Natasha Rostof, but even she disappointed. A terribly mis-cast film. But enough ranting...