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This is my Journal. If you stop by, leave a comment. Thanks!
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wOctober 25, 2003 |
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Fall Break is over. I did get to see a lot of Portland and the surrounding area, though. I feel as if it were productive. And, yes, I got LOTS of sleep. Last weekend, we went shopping.
Monday, we saw a movie.
Tuesday, we went to the Portland Art Museum, where there is a currently an exhibit on French realism.
On Wednesday, I worked at the reactor, went to a career meeting on networking, ate out at an Indian restaurant, and went to Powell's (the largest bookstore you'll ever meet).
On Thursday, I got certified to drive a 15-person capacity Reed van. Wahoo! Also, we saw 42nd Street (the musical) at the Keller Auditorium.
On Friday, we went to Cirque du Soleil (it was only $20 for students!). By the way, that was Alegria. Great show.
Today, I meant to do work, but I ended up volunteering at the hospital, taking a nap, then watching "How to Marry a Millionaire." It's a movie with Lauren Bacall and Marilyn Monroe; if you need a new chick flick, this one ain't bad. alrighty. Must get to work now.
posted by
Beverly at 7:28 PM
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wOctober 23, 2003 |
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There are two new Josh songs available for streaming: Mi Mancherai and Si Volveras A Mi. I have them both at my Reed site. Apparently we're trying to keep those links a secret -- I just have an inside edge.
Reed might be building more dorms, so I'm going to a Res Life focus meeting this morning.
Also, I got to take a survey about my experience at Reed for the Princeton Review. It was very in-depth. Wow. Here's what their impression of Reed is:
Tucked away in the Pacific Northwest, Reed College is a hidden acorn in the forest of academia. A Reed education combines a traditional classical curriculum with a progressive atmosphere that de-emphasizes grades and encourages intellectual discussion both in and out of class. Classes are intense and the workload is extremely challenging. A sophomore biochemistry major wryly comments, "Choosing to go to Reed was like choosing to go to hell: your work is never completely done and nobody believes in heaven." A junior math major concurs, "Sometimes I do homework for one class as a break from work for another class. But it's a lot of fun and intellectually exciting." Students driven by comparing their grades to those of their peers need not apply. "This school is not for everyone. It is for people who consider themselves intellectuals and are driven to work not out of competition but for the intellectual endeavor," one student counsels. Reed's professors are generally well respected for both their intelligence and accessibility. Professors teach classes; TA's are nonexistent. "Most professors are incredibly accessible and almost all put their students ahead of their research," one junior economics student comments. Still, one senior English major opines that "while lauded for its academic standards, I find many parts of Reed's curriculum to be outdated and Eurocentric." Students agree that the student/administration relationship is much stronger than it is at most universities. To prospective applicants, one junior forewarns, "No matter how smart you are, kiddo, Reed will kick your butt. It's up to you to decide whether that's a good thing or not."
I went to an Indian restaurant last night and had lamb saag. It was delicious. We also went to Powell's, where I bought David Sedaris's Me Talk Pretty One Day. I wanted to get Mitch Albom's The Five People you Meet in Heaven, but I was warned that it garnered horrible reviews. I spent about a half an hour in the store skim reading it, and I read through most of the book, so I saw it almost pointless for me to buy the $20 book. I also got a book on Linear Algebra, just for fun.
I have a TON of homework to do... but instead, let me go see 42nd Street tonight. :) Yay!
posted by
Beverly at 8:06 AM
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wOctober 19, 2003 |
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Does it bother anyone else when, after seeing a movie, people discuss things -- and it's somehow assumed that if you didn't bring up a topic, you didn't think of it first? When, really, talking about it has NOTHING to do with who had the spark of inspiration first? Its as if people say things to make it seem as if they picked up more from the movie than everyone else did, when really, everyone else got it, too, but just didn't say it. It's like this guy in my class who repeats everything the professor says -- why?! Does he think he's the only person who understood?! No... just wasting time.
Anyway, I know there's a reason for Richard Schiff's character's question. I'm not sure the woman's father was abusive... I speculate that he just wasn't PRESENT in her childhood -- in which case, she wouldn't be able to tell a GOOD parent from a BAD parent by negation of the parenthood she knew -- she'd have nothing upon which to base her conclusions, and would thereby be a lay witness instead of an expert one. Case closed.
Lawyers would not have a job if people told the truth. Well, at least court attorneys would not. ...but who wants to write up contracts and wills anyway? The whole judicial system is based on the fact that people lie. Well, that and the ambiguity of the Constitution. If people told the truth, then there would be no reason to have attorneys to point out the facts that would make the person "innocent" or "guilty." We wouldn't need to judge innocent and guilt if people would fess up to their wrongdoings from the beginning.
posted by
Beverly at 11:29 PM
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