The Humanities Floor

Not entirely forgotten

2005-12-10T13:32:00.000-08:00

I suppose this blog sort of...died. I know in my case one blog, one live journal, and one MySpace hasn't left me many minutes or words to write here.

Redefinition

2005-10-23T03:04:00.000-07:00

Redeifinition of one's self is possibly one of the most trying experiences in one's life.

Pineapple

2005-10-11T21:05:00.000-07:00

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone from the floor who made it out to see Town Crier. I was extremely pleased with the way it turned out, and I hope you all were, too.

It's been awhile since anyone posted here--I guess we've all been busy and distracted. Someone remind me to send out author invites to this blog for everyone on the floor so we can have some more activity...

Today, Matt and I went to Safeway and bought a whole bunch of food for the Romeo & Juliet viewing tomorrow (including juice, grapes, cheese, and Triscuts)...so that will be sweet (you'd better like the food, damn it!).

That's all I've got.

I want...

2005-09-28T15:07:00.000-07:00

1. to let a Dionysian spirit envelope and possess me...like a moment's demon.
2. to listen--for once--and not interrupt.
3. to let another revel in a moment's glory.
4. to foucs on the journey.
5. to get things done on time.
6. to focus.
7. to lose 7 pounds.
8. to alleviate jealousy.
9. to not cling to expectation.
10. to defy gravity.
11. to create myself.

2005-09-25T23:03:00.000-07:00

i feel very indescribable at the moment. sober i guess will cover it. not sad, not angry... reflective and a bit wistful.
i still feel a little out of place here. sometimes a lot out of place. i don't know what 'groups' i fit into; i hadn't expected that groups would still exist the same way that they did in high school for some reason. it feels like everyone has already found their own niche, their own carved-out safe place; why haven't i?

(i have to wonder how things would be different if my room wasn't at the end of the hall on this side. how big a factor does simple proximity play in the building and strength of relationships?)

there are days when i feel like a ping-pong ball, just drifting from one cluster of people to the next. i want to be friends with everybody... but it seems that that just keeps me from being very close friends with anyone. i don't like choosing one person over another. i don't like little unspoken social limits, especially since i'm often just enough aware of them to know that i'm missing something.

i apologize for this strange little post; it's just something that's been bothering me for a while. i hope that this isn't offensive to anyone... although i'm not really sure why it would be...

there are days when i just want to turn my brain off.

Talk Like A Pirate... Arg!

2005-09-20T16:04:00.000-07:00

So it was yesterday, but here:

http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html#

Donnie... I heart you.

2005-09-17T01:46:00.000-07:00

wow...donnie darko sure is a kick-at-money-money movie. I enjoyed it thouroughly. Now all that is left is to see Pulp Fiction and I am complete! We need to see War of the Worlds sometime this weekend. K, kids. but yeh...donnie darko got me thinking about all the world and Time and crises in our lives that make people go crazy. And the mind. And if there is a beginning of time, what happened before that? I don't get it.

Recommendation: We all go out to dinner sometime soon. We can invite the HITs and stuff too. But we need to go to Seattle again or down to the water or to downtown Tacoma so we can see the museum and stuff. It'd be cool. But I need to go to the bank =/ Anyway, yeh. OH! And we should all watch Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy sometime this weekend, cause either Elena or Maddy has rented it til 8 on sunday. So...les see War of the Worlds and HGttG!

Soul Meets Body

2005-09-16T13:11:00.000-07:00

A friend of mine just sent me the new Death Cab For Cutie album, which is pretty darn tootin' good if I might say so. I recommend that you all steal it from my computer!

Brisk...like the tea!

2005-09-14T02:00:00.000-07:00

Our room is possibly best characterized by it's obxious tendency to creak whenever closing. WD-40 is a potential best friend.

Here is a brief list of updates from this end of that end of the hall:

-The League of Nations consists of the following countries and delegates:

1. Iceland (Maggie)
2. Italy (Clay)
3. Russia (Justin)
4. Netherlands (Lucinda)
5. Germany (Matt)
6. New Zealand (Gretchen)
7. Indonesia (Anita)
8. Australia (Barbara)
9. United Arab Emeraites (Fei)
10. Canada (Amanda)
11. Norway (Hali)
12. Greece (Max)
13. Brazil (Kevin)
14. Burundi (Maddy)
15. Japan (Corinne)
16. Spain (Elena)
17. Ireland (Lauren)
18. Liechtenstien (Clarcie)
19. Fiji (Erik)*
20. India (Ryan)*

Those names denoted with * are H.I.T.'s.

Alliances are as follows:

Hellapowers (name subject to change)

1. Iceland
2. New Zealand
3. Netherlands
4. Norway
5. Canada
6. Japan
7. Burundi

Untitled Alliance

1. Russia
2. Germany

The Axis of Ikea

1. Brazil
2. Greece

If anyone is interested in forming new alliances or joining the already existing ones, talk amongst yourselves and let me know of your decision.

In the current standing of world affairs, Russia has recently declared war on Iceland, and it would appear as though Canada (by cause of general offense) has declared war on Burundi, although I'm not sure exactly how that will play out because they're part of the same alliance...so stay tuned, I guess.

Iceland's plea: Given that Iceland is extremely isolated and has no standing army, we ask your help as we defend ourselves against Russia's inimitable wrath. Please join our alliance and work to defeat the powers of evil percolating in Russia.

The official League of Nations Head Quarters is room 005 (a.k.a. "The Cave"--Justin and Clay's room). Meetings yet to be determined.

Next order of business...

-I shall henceforth be referred to as "Rice". Ask if you don't know why.
-At 2:19 am on my favorite day of the year, I find myself still awake with only 1.5 pages of my Equus paper done. Shit.
-Due to another small grouping of epiphanies accompanied by supportive friends who give good hugs, life is good again. Very much so.

I think that about covers it for today. I'm out.

Equus

2005-09-12T22:29:00.000-07:00

This paper is kinda hard. I find myself 2.5 pages into the essay and I have realized that I do not know where I am going. We'll see how all this turns out...and justin used the same quote as me...that dick! Im gonna kill him...i know where he sleeps/lives.
<3 Clay

Where is my mind

2005-09-08T01:41:00.000-07:00

Ingoring the fact that I still have half of a paper left to write, I'd like to take a moment to say a few words...

First order of business...this zombie flick is gonna be sweet! Kevin and I have compiled 6 pages of zombie-goodness thus far with much more to come...it's gonna be intense.

Next, I'd like to note that it's somewhat strange to find that people we don't know and don't go to school with are commenting on this blog...I mean, it's one thing for a non-humanities member to stop by and say a few words...but the others?? Wtf?

Anyway, band was pretty sweet today, but I would have enjoyed it much more had I not been sight-reading the music. I need to practice. One of the piece's we're playing is a plelude and fugue that Bach originally wrote for organ...it's gonna be sweet...I'm dragging my organ-and-harpsichord-playing son along to rehearsal someday soon so he can revel in its baroque goodness, too.

...Stu's trumpet is still under my bed.

Anyway...Welcome to Thursday everyone! Hope you all have a fantastic day...with any luck, I'll have this paper finished soon so I can get some sleep.

Banana Hammock

2005-09-06T23:11:00.000-07:00

So that concludes the first season of our ongoing Scrubs marathon, which seems to be the strongest bonding activity of our hall. It's kind of nice to see everyone pile into the "TV Lounge" with their books, laptops, and blankets for a nice hour and fifteen minute (or longer) session of listening to Zach Braff's bizarre inner-monologues. I suppose the unfortunate problem with watching Scrubs every night is that nobody ever gets their work done. But that's the Dionysian nature of the Scrubs marathon. It's dangerous, but terribly necessary.

Okay, two quotes:

"You look unhappy. I like that."
- Janitor

"I became a doctor for the same four reasons that everybody does - chicks, money, power and chicks."
- Dr. Cox

Hopefully we'll be able to proceed onto season two, depending on whether or not we'll be able to hook up a laptop to the television.

-kev/ng

Raiders, assemble!

2005-09-06T10:16:00.000-07:00

We must come up with a plan to retrieve our long-lost pot, stolen by the Regester wenches. Let us not stall. I move that this Friday night we gain access into Regester, storm their kitchen, and retreive the pot that is rightfully ours! Let us plan the raid on Regester. And let us grasp victory. We need insiders. Go forth and meet the double-faced women of Regester. Be duplicitous...gain their trust. And when someone lets us in, let us burst forth, running rampant through the halls of Regester. The pot is ours...our precious....

---ok..revision: looks like Matt and Justin already got em back... well a man can dream.

2005-09-05T23:13:00.000-07:00

So...

Today, while everyone was in Seattle at Bumbershoot I was here...doing laundry...all day

Two days ago while everyone was in Seattle I was here...doing homework... all day.

A part of me feels like I'm not taking advantage of the college experience...hell, all of me feels like that. Yet I don't know what to do to "get into it" so to speak. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one who's not used to all of this, the only person who doesn't know how to be in college. Perhaps it's because I'm a Fixed sign (sorry, my mom's an astrologer...fixed sign means I resist change)...

I try to think back to when I had to make a big change in my life to this same magnitude and how I dealt with it... the last time I remember was going to gradeschool... how did I make friends then? I'm not saying boo hoo I have no friends feel sorry for me I guess I'm saying that I wish I could branch out more from you guys and take advantage of being in college...and not be grossly out of my comfort zone.

I guess what I'm trying to say is...

I'm emo.

Fei

in the wake of things to come

2005-09-05T22:54:00.000-07:00

it's been an interesting 24+ hours. watched requiem for a dream last night and people kept on asking me if i was all right for half an hour after the movie ended. books and movies get to me, to be frank; and it is the books and movies that make me cry the most that remain my favorites. i can at least promise you that i'm not going to ever use heroine or cocaine...

then today was bumbershoot and properly exploring bits of seattle and the public transportation system for the first time. i am now hooked on the decemberists and burdened with a yearning for gyros that cost less than $6. i bought a pretty poster and a tshirt that has a cute monster with a balloon on it. sorry, rambling.

and now it's time for sleep to offer up the deep with both hands.

Seattle, bitches!

2005-09-03T11:13:00.000-07:00

Hey ho! Let's go!

Peeling limes

2005-09-03T02:45:00.000-07:00

Today I learned that Stu is, in fact, the most ADD child alive. We went grocery shopping together, which took about 4 times longer than it would if I'd been shopping with a non-Stu individual, but I wasn't sorry for it....although I did spend a grand total of $24.95 on groceries. Someone please remind me to stop spending so much money...this could lead to dangerous happenings. Then again, I do plan to work again over Christmas break, so that should bring some degree of financial relief.

What can I say...making cupcakes for my floormates (and select others) was a rewarding experience.

This week was enjoyable, though stress seemed to be tethered to my ankle for the duration. I love my classes...and my professors...and most everything about college thus far...but certain details keep irritating the corners of my mind--like an itch that refuses to leave. I keep reminding myself not to activate my über-sensitive worry-drive and suddenly launch into "drama-mode major".

It's amazing to me that a person can feel so content and so lost at the same time.

Tomorrow will consist of smiles and Seattle...looking forward to getting lost in my favorite city, even if I did make Clay promise to prevent me from spending money at all costs (hmmm...pun).

Sulawesi

2005-09-03T02:26:00.000-07:00

Room 012's new eight dollar coffee maker, oddly branded the Toastmaster, brews up to twelve exquisite cups of coffee. I think only on the Humanities floor would we be able to listen to French music (specifically Carla Bruni, Serge Gainsbourg, and Yann Tiersen's Amelie soundtrack) at 10:00pm while enjoying a cup of 'bold' coffee with four other friends. It's a moment that's as cute as it is eccentric.

So cheers to that.

It was kind of a good way to cap off the first week of classes, which at least for me was a lot more stressful than I expected. Maybe it's adjusting to the new swing of managing class time and free time or just not spending as much time around my fellow floormates that made it so tedious. (Then again, sitting in a circle and playing Zoo during Dionysus was kind of a nice relief.)

But my calculus teacher, Professor Matthews (webpage) says the first week is always the toughest. I'll raise a root beer bottle to that.

(By the way, I'm going to play with the fonts like Lucinda did.)

Agreement...

2005-09-02T11:22:00.000-07:00

I guess I'd have to agree, I've never been in a place where I had to work hard to show my intelligence... You all challenge me to do that...it's awesome, and exausting.
Maybe that's why I haven't partied much, or at all, since I've gotten here...I'm too tired from trying to impress you guys with my intelligence and uniqueness.
Whatev.
Fei

All alone-y on my own-ey...

2005-09-02T09:06:00.000-07:00

I'd just like to express how utterly strange I feel living on this floor. I'm so used to living with people (or close to it... I didn't pay rent, but I lived with them...) that smoke with me and drink and are all... not "good."

All you crazy people with your good influences, what is this going to do to my reputation? It's completely different to me to be surrounded by people who are intellegent and actually interesting.

Random discussions of Equus, debating music I actually listen to, offers to work on Philosophy together, Kelly Clarkson and Moulin Rouge singing sheshs, Scrubs marathons (mmmm... Zach Braff) you people are strange... and wonderful.

One good point: I don't have to dumb myself down.

One bad point: I'm the stupid kid now. Damnit. I hate being stupid.

That is why I've decided I have a love/hate relationship with all of you. You are all so great and interesting, yet I hate being around you because you make me feel stupid and ig'nant. Ploop.

Hooray, my first post. Really fucking deep, huh?

I miss my doggies. And horsie. Wahhhh!!!

bowing to popular request...

2005-09-01T23:23:00.000-07:00

i officially hate this goddamn QUIA program that i have to use for spanish. it's an ass-sucking cum-dumpster, in my personal opinion.

sorry, i like to invent original strings of profanity.

it's kinda weird for me to post on this very very public (i always want to type 'pubic'; hee hee) blog... i'm not used to the almost sure guarentee of people reading what shit i spout out. hmmmm.

i downloaded the straylight run cd today. thus far i like it. 'existentialism on prom night' is one of my favorite songs, to be honest, although somehow i feel like a sellout when i say that. ah well.

who will join me in a streaking/stripping fest sometime later?

~lucinda

Pushing you away

2005-09-01T01:42:00.000-07:00

What it all boils down to is this:

-I am attention-starved.
-I am afraid of rejection.
-I am absurd.
-I am lost.
-I am unsure.
-I am somewhat misguided and disillusioned.

and yet...

-I am intelligent.
-I am confident.
-I am excited as hell to re-begin the digging process to find myself.

If I'm lucky, by the end of these 4 years at UPS I will actually have found away to be myself and I will have finally formed "real" friendships.

My job now is to forget the past and to avoid thinking about the future--both have proved to be fatal flaws before.

I should sit back and listen more rather than trying to talk over everyone...sometimes I forget how much I enjoy it.

A Review Of Equus

2005-08-30T21:29:00.000-07:00

In haiku form:

What a piece of crap;
I haven't been this bored since
matriculation.

Bees fly through the green glass door

2005-08-30T18:54:00.000-07:00

Current music: High Fidelity soundtrack

I have several hours of work left to complete before tomorrow. Oops. Equus now finds itself 2/3 of the way finished. Strange? Yes, naturally. But I'm enjoying it.

I ate a terrible cookie for dinner when I met Erik at the S.U.B. for dinner.

In case you missed out on the spider drama from last night, I saved Clay from being eaten by a huge ferocious spider. It was a traumatic experience, but I think I'm a better person because of it. Haha.

I'm working on compiling a mix CD for everyone on the floor...I'll let you all know when it's finished.

That's all for now.

Come one, come all, come...sex?

2005-08-30T15:39:00.000-07:00

All Freudian jokes aside, I'm pleased to announce that the Humanities Floor blog is up, running, and ready for action.

Let the blood bath begin :)