Ode to Joy

This post is titled Ode to Joy because nobody has ever made an ode to joy before, and I think this is a completely necessary occasion.

What is the occasion, you ask?

Baby, I just finished exams. That's right. I just finished my last essay for my last class. That means that I'm done with fall 07 and I'm pretty happy about the way it went. It's champagne wishes and caviar dreams from here on out.

Well, until next semester, but by the ill be very rejuvenated and ready to attack.

I'll be applying for a research scholarship, that'll be nice if I get that. Over break I'm going to try to come up with my own research idea. Let me know if you happen to be sitting around thinking about spines and come up with something neat to test.
Here are my plans for break... roughly. An outline, if you will

-New York. thats right. Start spreadin the news. Cause I'm leavin sometime during break. I'd like to be there on the 8th because a friend of mine invited me for a great shimdig. Personally, I just want to walk around with a map. Take as much public transportation as I can, make a list of a few places I'd like to see. For one, I want to see wnyc.org's radio station. I want to see the natural history museum clearly. There are a lot of things I'd like to check out. But mostly I want to walk around weaving in and out of streets (with a map!)

I just love city-walking. After being in australia I'm kind of addicted. I was walking around with a map in australia, it was a topographic map and I was trying to triangulate my location using a compass and all those neat things. It was fun. It was really fun. But once I got into a city I realized... wait a tick! EVERYTHING IS LABELED! Yeah. You know, humans put SIGNS everywhere. How can you possible get lost? Not to mention, I dont need to carry my life on my back. In fact, If i need to reration, I just stop at a coffee shop and get something to eat. Done.

So thats new york, and thats what I want to do there.

-Boston. I haven't done it in boston yet! Contrary to semi-popular demand, I don't really know my way around boston. "ITS SO SMALL!" shut up howley. I'm going to check it out over break in similar fashion. I might see the whole thing, even!

Pressing forward...

-Web page. Its about time I made a website for my NOLS trip. I'm going to. As well as update the AERO site (its a hybrid vehicle club I'm in)

-Blog. Damn right, hope you like reading this crap cause there is more on the way.

-Come up to vermont. yep. I'm coming up for a day or two.

- Enjoy christmas cheer. That includes (but is not limited to) chirstmas trees, egg nog and whiskey, presents, pine needle smells, talking to mrs hyde about cooking, jolly good cheer

- See tully. You heard me. I havent seen the kid in way too long. In fact, whenever I leave boston he is arriving, or vice versa. Its pretty ridiculous. But this time I'm going to see him.

-the research thing I talked about

-Party. I'm having a party. So that should be a good time. Two kegs I'm thinking. We'll see. I may have delusions of gradure with some of the things I'm thinking of, but for sure having a party, my parents are leaving me iwth the house for a week and its about time.

But you are probably thinking.... mark, you are done! when do you come home?

Thats a very good question and you are a very good blog reader for being so on the ball. And because you asked, I'll give you an ambiguous answer. I could be home monday. I could be home earlier or even a little bit later.

Alright.

Current location in space time: In the davis center, just finished my papers and am sitting at a table one floor up with a view of all the peasants below. Im surrounded by books but i dont need them anymore. Which is a nice feeling. Bookshelf those suckers and pretend to be worldly, check.

Ok. Time for relaxation and or hopps.

Cheers
-Chedder

edit: I nearly forgot! You must download and listen to this, play it loud. Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata. The man says in a few minutes what I couldn't say in 15 pages. briliant.