I was the first person in Cornell today - and I've been here ever since, craming my head full of as my Cell biology as it can hold. It was brought to my attention yesterday that sophomore papers are due tomorrow, so I suppose that I really should get around to writing that... maybe after dinner.
Friday, February 21, 1997
- Big
Friday
Strikes Back
Spent the entire day in that bemused state of happiness - I even enjoyed the review session for my exam on monday, although I didn't manage to accomplish any other work. The incredible awe of Empire on the big screen blows me away - and the fact that my excitement could be magnified beyond my wildest imaginings. Life is good.
I'm buying my tickets today!!! The excitement is beginning to build... I've been linking sounds to my pages this afternoon - I couldn't find anyplace to link this baby, so I thought I'd just leave it here for a while. I couldn't bear not to link it.
Discovered today that in order to graduate with a Bio major, I only have three credits and Senior Evolution Seminar left! Made me feel good to know that, even though I know I'll be taking many more bio courses just because.It's an incredibly beautiful day, such as I sometimes think can only exist here at Swarthmore. Tickets go on sale for Empire Strikes Back today - but I don't have time to claim mine until tomorrow. Hopefully it'll keep until then, even if my excitement can't. My friends all flash each other knowing looks and shake their heads as the ridiculous smile dawns again...
"A little nonesense now and then, is relished by the wisest men."
-Willy Wonka
I've been working pretty hard the past couple of days trying to organize some kind of research opportunity for this summer. I'm trying to decide if I'd like to go on to medical school or possibly research after graduation - a rather big decision that is going to require a lot of thought. I have a couple of ideas in the works, although I'm not sure yet what will happen. My mom wants me to work where she did in college, which sounds interesting, although I'd like to do something unique to me... We shall see.
Cornell has become much more of a home over the past week - I think I've spent at least an average of five hours there every day lately. The snow on saturday made the view out the basment windows really lovely, though. Watched the English-Scottish Ball, ran into a friend from far away, and studied a whole lot of organic chemistry this weekend. Overall it was a pretty good couple of days.
It's snowing! Everything here looks so beautiful under the blanket of white. I think winter is belatedly attempting to arrive.
I turned in my preliminary form to the Bio department today to say that I intend to major in biology. Feels good to have that done - I think I've been wanting to do that ever since last summer when I finally made up my mind. Now I just need to write my sophomore paper and figure out a course of study so I can move on to the intermediate stage of completing it!We're examining chick embryos in shell-less culture in Embrology - very cool. Also found something fun on the web today...
Someone informed me today that, while one of the more successful movies of the last twelve months, Jerry Maguire, made $5 million on its opening weekend, Star Wars grossed $80 million last weekend. I knew I was in good company.I finally managed to have a key put on reserve at Ben West for the student darkroom so people who have been oriented can use it without having to contact me first. Keybox is a wonderful thing - physical plant should take lessons. Interested in photography?
The weekend is finally wearing off as I settle back into the incredible amount of work that is my life at Swarthmore. I need to get around to reading the material on applying for a major that I've been ignoring, finish compiling my resume, and find a summer internship - I'm trying to concentrate, but these pages are so distracting...
My heart has been buzzing all day in anxious anticipation of finally seeing Star Wars on the big screen tonight. Concentrating in class was a joke, and my professors must have all thought I took a hefty dose of Prozac from the enormous grin I've had on my face today. As a friend so observantly noted "You look ridiculously happy" to which I replied "Maybe I'm happily ridiculous!" Imagine Snoopy leaping in the air in his little happy dance - that's me. Then The Night comes...
Today I bought my ticket to see the rerelease of Star Wars this friday at 10:10pm - opening night should be insane!!! Twenty year of waiting and I am finally seeing it on the big screen, accompanied by some of my best Star Wars nutty friends!!! My cheeks hurt I've been smiling so much.
Finally managed to get some nice backgrounds onto my pages - Photoshop is a beautiful thing.