January 31, 2004
The One Where King Aragorn Looks Nerdy
This is the same man?
Posted by Nancy at 10:14 AM
January 21, 2004
The One Where I Peel Glue Off My Fingers
I like to peel glue off of my fingers and palms. I bought myself a tiny bottle of Elmers glue and found a way to keep myself entertained during boring classes. Everyone looks down at the pile of peeled glue on the floor and they probably think I'm nuts. But I don't care, it's fun. And inexplicably relaxing.
Posted by Nancy at 8:51 PM
January 16, 2004
The One Where I Take Pictures
Posted by Nancy at 10:38 PM
The One With Science
I still can't frikken believe they've got a camera roaming around on Mars. It's just so damn crazy. One of these days I'm expecting to see some freaky alien all up on the lens (like that birthday party in "Signs"). Oh my lawd, that would be so cool.
This quarter's going to be tedious (I'm taking molecular biology, evolutionary biology, organic chem - my nemesis, and physics), but I can already tell I'm going to learn a LOT! For instance, this week alone, I learned:
- that Jamie Lee Curtis, generally thought of as an "manly woman resembling a horse," is actually a male, based on her genetic makeup. Yes, folks, Miss (er, Mr.?) Curtis posesses a "Y" chromosome and a genetic defect prevents her/his/its body from utilizing the significant levels of testosterone she/he/it produces. :-o
- that my classmates are disgusting. I was sitting in front of a girl who was digging her earwax out of her ears with her pen. No shame.
- how the Tacoma Narrows bridge collapsed (interesting)
- that triplet codon sequences in mRNA templates, as opposed to double or single codons, are advantageous to transcription because the three nucleotides are able to bind to the tRNA anticodon more efficiently via hydrogen bonding. Ahaha. Ok now I'm showing off. I love biology.
Posted by Nancy at 12:16 AM
January 7, 2004
The One Where I Have No Papers Due
Yippee!!! I am happy to report that I have NO papers to write this quarter! I could not believe it myself. Of course in exchange for that freedom I have to read 30 pages of Evolutionary Genetics a night!@#$! And worry about weekly lab write-ups for 3 classes ... and worry about having 4 quizzes a week. Actually, I take back the yippee and change that to GRR!!
I have to go read now. Weep.
Posted by Nancy at 10:08 PM
January 5, 2004
The One With Movies
I have made two New Year's resolutions:
1. Eat one fresh fruit a day
2. Never ever again buy soda from a movie theater
I'm one who absolutely needs fizzy fountain soda and popcorn during a trip to the cinema. It's completely ridiculous how it costs $3.75 for a soda that's $0.89 cents around the block. All one needs is a waterproof tote to sneak that 89 cent sucker in, and voila, that's roughly $2.00 savings! I see many trips to the movies in my immediate future and this is one handy dandy tip I'm sure to apply!
Speaking of movies, my christmas vacation necessitated quite a few:
Lord of The Rings: Return of the King
Wow, this was such an awesome movie. That's surprising coming from me as I was never really into the whole LOTR-thing, but this one changed my mind about it. It was so awesome, that I'm actually willing to sit through another 3.5 hours seeing it again!
Paycheck
This movie was written by the same dude that wrote Minority Report. I guess I was expecting too much from this one, because I was slightly dissapointed when I left the theater. I blame it on Ben Affleck. Oh, and the orange fake-n-bake hue he donned throughout the movie.
Love Actually
Aww .. I really liked this one, and not because of the British accents (although that was a great bonus). It's a great date movie for the holidays. Though I have to complain about how short Rowan Atkinson's appearance was. He's listed as a main character! :(
The Last Samurai
This one was pretty good, although now that a few weeks have passed since I'd seen it, the only thing I remember is how annoyed I was at the idiot nearby who kept chatting on his cell phone during the movie! Teenagers.
Peter Pan
I love the concept of neverland, but the mild sexual undertone was uh, inconveniently appropriate. Buti it wasn't bad.
Elf
I've already raved about this one, but I must say it again: HILARIOUS! So hilarious I saw it twice. And accidentally spit soda on my companion both times.
Oh yeah, P.S. I start another dreadful quarter of school tomorrow. Weep.
Posted by Nancy at 1:54 AM
January 4, 2004
The One With Mrs. Britney
Britney Spears gets married
The effects of a New Year's alcohol binge, a desperate publicity stunt, or just plain stupidity? I'm betting on the last one.
Posted by Nancy at 2:43 AM
January 2, 2004
The One Where It's 2004
2003 - definitely the year of change for me. I went into 2003 with a huge frowny face that had been present the previous 10 years and one important lesson I learned is that revaluating a few little things about yourself really can make a huge difference. Taking risks is good too. I've learned, gained and progressed a lot. And I'm very happy with that.
Happy New Year 2004!
Posted by Nancy at 1:20 AM
