The Next Step

Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam – Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

That’s right folks, the Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam is back on line! I assume this means it’s going to blow soon.

Hello again, fair reader(s). The last few days have been pretty busy, so naturally you got no blog post. I’m sure you’re all distraught about that.

On Friday, Bailey arrived to visit Ethan. That night, Tellef, Lauren, Pat, Nora, Ken, and I went to see Shaun of the Dead. I liked it, I recommend it to anybody who can stand a little gore, not just fans of zombie movies. And the Red Sox lost. I was not happy about that.

And now, the good part: the fish saga. It all started a week or two ago, when Lauren and Melissa decided they wanted some fish for their room. They already had a tank and an aerator, so they went out and bought some fish and threw them in there. The fish, of course, died, since they didn’t know they were supposed to float the bag in the water to get the fish used to the temperature, they didn’t know you had to have a filter for the water or that the water was supposed to be filtered before you put the fish in it.

So, yesterday, Lauren and I headed back to the fish store to get more fish and, this time, the necessary supplies. We got a filter and Lauren picked out two Barbs. We brought them all the way back to Northeastern, set up the filter, and floated the bag while we went out to eat and then saw Napoleon Dynamite (also a highly recommended movie) with Ethan, Bailey, and Tellef. When we got back, it was time for the moment of truth: dumping the fish into the tank. We dumped them in, and they did fine. Now the only problem is getting them to eat…. well, hopefully if they get hungry enough, they’ll figure out that the flakes are food. Stupid fish. And the Red Sox won.

Today, they Red Sox play again in about half an hour, the rubber game of the series against the Yankees. I should go study now so when they play I can give the game my full attention. Peace.

I’m bored out of my mind today, so naturally I turn to the internet. I would be searching for co-op jobs, but the system hasn’t “released” me yet, so it refuses to let me even look at the job listings. No, instead we’ve a second journal entry for the day.

Yesterday was like one giant schedule conflict for the entire world, so I’m going to just start throwing everything down that happened.

The first big event yesterday was a wedding. My cousin Michael got married, so I went down to Rhode Island and watched. My dad did the ceremony, and almost nobody cried. It was wonderful, except that I didn’t get to have any of the food because I had to get back into Boston for…

The next thing that was going on yesterday, They Might be Giants hitting Boston. Avalon, particularly. Except instead of hitting it, they were in it, playing songs. I met Lauren, Sharon, Dave, Reid, and Ethan there, and we, in true TMBG fashion, stood in the crowd and listened. Sometimes we sorta bobbed our heads or clapped or something. Fortunately, they’re a very entertaining band, and the urge to dance or move around can’t overpower the need to see everything that goes on onstage for fear that you might miss something hilarious. So nobody really danced at this concert, but it was still awesome. As promised, they played a song specifically for the venue (titled *surprise!*”Avalon”) and they also played a bunch of other really awesome songs and you had to be there to appreciate it. Shame on all you who weren’t there. Their opening accordianist, Corn Mo, was pretty entertaining, too. He came back out and played Particle Man with John Linnell. I must admit that I had never seen two accordianists on one stage at the same time until last night.

Let’s not forget that yesterday was also Lauren’s birthday! I gave her two DVDs (Love Actually and Edward Scissorhands), two Celine CDs (thanks goes out to Sharon for finding them), and one CD I burned myself. She got a Palm Tungsten from her Dad, (which I haven’t seen yet (the palm tungsten, not her dad)), a ring from her mom, and some other stuff that I’m sure she’d love to tell you all about. It’s great to see her have a good time and forget all her worries, even if it’s only for one day.

Let’s also not forget that all this went on as the remnants of Hurricane Ivan passed over us and as the Red Sox were busy getting pummelled by the Yankees. Incidentally, the Red Sox got pummelled by the Yankees again today.

Oh, and Tellef, sent by Nora into a room full of rather full-figured females, was saved by Pat from the most frightening situation he has experienced in his time on this Earth.

And now, back to lamenting the Red Sox…

Avast mateys, It’s talk like a pirate day!

The first day of classes is over, and I am not pleased. I have all four of my classes on the same days (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday), except for one that runs only Mondays and Wednesdays. While this does give me a couple of nice days off, it also forces me to go to lunch during the activity period (when everybody goes to lunch). So naturally I had to wait in line forever and then fight for a place to sit. It’s definitely an incentive to keep food in the dorm room. Stupid freshmen.

Well, off to do tons of homework.

I’m finally settled in back at school with Ethan and Tellef, and things are going pretty smoothly thus far. We’re living in a triple with one big bedroom, a bathroom, and a kitchen. Ethan has pictures on his camera, so maybe someday they’ll be available here. The most notable thing about the room right now is the massive amount of blank wallspace. Not only do we have a lot of walls, we also have very high walls. Effect: The posters we brought aren’t even close to enough to get the job done. So I have a mission for you, dear reader(s). Send me links to some good/big posters and other such wall-covering objects. I’ve been thinking about rasterbating something, but it’s been tough to think of something really good. So give me ideas!

So I’m back, moving into school soon enough. I have a lot of packing yet to do, but I really don’t feel like doing it right now. Ethan, Reid, and I went out to Wal-Mart and Hanover yesterday shopping for dorm stuff. We managed to get almost everything we needed for the room at Wal-mart for about $75. We forgot a few things, but overall, we did pretty well. I picked up a Palm Zire 21 from OfficeMax and named it Natalya, and both Ethan and I bought new chairs at Staples. I’m done with work now and really have no plans until Friday evening, so I guess I’ll have plenty of time to pack and remember all the stuff I’m sure I forgot. As for right now, I think I’m going to force some initiative on myself and clean my room.