The World According to a Geek

I think Planet Earth is pretty nice.

Do I think there are improvements that could be made? I sure do.

Dear world [and InterWebs], listen up.

The following needs to happen, like, now.

1. During finals, all restaurants must be open 24/7. When I am busy memorizing 119 different types of welding, or if I'm trying to figure out whether I want to use mesh currents or KCL in my circuit, the last thing I want to eat is some paltry sub from Jimmy John's. No, serious studying requires serious food: An entire cow slapped onto a giant sourdough bun. Thank-you, Mitch's, for your London Broil. Now, have that thing ready for me at 3am...

2. Parking Spaces should be distributed according to GPA. Obviously, distance from the library is inversely related to your average.

Duh.

3. There will always be a really cool marathon on television on Friday nights. Maybe with zombies. There is a  93% guarantee I have nothing going on Friday evening. Saturdays are late enough such that I can study for the next week's tests [I won't, but I have that option] and not be a total dweeb. But I need some help with my Fridays. I will feel less lame about it if I have something ridiculous to watch on television. An America's Next Top Model or Project Runway  marathon would suffice...

4. I want this song to blare down from the heavens every time I walk into a test.

5. For every problem I solve, I want to burn 50 calories. Geeks should be allowed to look good during bathing suit season  too.

6. For every song about breakups and heartache, one song should be written about overcoming the struggles of a geek, such as: papercuts, bad test grades, creepy professors, finding something to do on a Friday night, the fact that Bojangles closes at 10pm during finals, running out of engineering paper, etc. I'm just spitballin' here...

I mean, these are all fairly reasonable...I would go so far as to say intuitive.

RIGHT?

Dressing up as Dr. Dictionary for a "Dress Up Your Counselor" Competition.

Sometimes I wear this outfit to the library.

A picture is worth a gatrillion words. 

-bRob

Who are the Glitter Ponies?

 Sarah's soccer team. Oh don't worry, InterWebs, I thought it was a strip club too. Am I allowed to say that? I guess that isn't particularly family friendly....ok, it won't happen again.

Here is yesterday, in a nutshell:

8:28 I leave my apt for the bus. Then I realize it's raining. So I run up a bazillion stairs and head back to my apartment to grab my umbrella. But figuring out all my keys is going to take forever...so I don't go in. I run back down a bazillion stairs and march boldly into the rain. Even though my hair looks really cute.

9:10am - Lab. Lab is only ten minutes long. Why...couldn't I have stayed in bed?

9:25 Instead of going back to bed, my lab partner wanted to begin working on our project due next week. So I spend the next three hours designing a wheel hub in SolidWorks with my lab buddy Carrie. Oh, believe me, InterWebs, it's a bangin' wheel hub. And it's perfect for sandcasting. Not to toot my own horn or anything. But secretly I still wanted to go back to bed.

12:20 Lunch at my new fave[orite] restaurant, Mitch's. Honestly, I think half the fun is the fact that you have to climb a set of stairs to get the restaurant.And it's so full of personality. But seriously, all my favorite restaurants require you walk up a sketchy narrow set of stairs. Maybe it makes it feel exclusive?

Black Bean Chili

Mitch's. Isn't it so cool? So much personality!

So, I really wanted to include a picture of Sarah here. But it was not for lack of trying...blogger wouldn't let me. I ate lunch with her, and she looked adorable, and I wanted to show you all, but her picture kept uploading sideways. Sorry, Webs.

Look - the balcony! Isn't that cute? And you can look over and watch the students scurrying about campus. I wanted to include another picture...blogger messed that one up too. >:[

2:30 - 6:30 Dillydally. Watch Parks and Rec. Then start typing my application for XXXXXX. I can't tell you yet, InterWebs. Maybe if I get in, but for now, it's kind of top secret.

7:00 Go over to Molly's. Eat lentils and rice. Have a jam session to old school Beatle's music. She plays a guitar that misses a string, I sing. Badly.

7:05  Molly refuses to be in pictures for my blog. I don't know why; it's such a worthy cause!

7:45 Get bored. We decide to head over to the cupcake shoppe.

8:00 Cupcake shoppe is closed. We head over to the mall. The mall is busy. I also almost yelled at some hootchie mamas in their leggings and uggs that cut Molly and I off, and then just stood in our way. Like, we had to stop walking and finally told them to move. I thought about punching them, but I figured that's the sort of thing Jesus wouldn't really condone.

8:30 After a nice jaunt through the mall, we find warm cookies to eat. Yum.

8:45 Walk back to our car. After leaving the mall, Molly almost killed us twice. Both times by turning into the wrong lane. Thanks, girl. You remind me how fragile life is.

9:00 Get our geek on at Barnes and Noble.

10 - 11:30 Watch 30 Rock and point out Liz Lemon's redeeming qualities. Oh, and facebook stalk.

That was about it for yesterday. Today, I went running a lot of miles (um, 2.5) and then MADE QUESADILLAS!!!! OH MY goodness, please be as impressed as I am. I had to brown meat AND heat up beans.
     Future husband - I'm really trying to learn how to cook. But honestly, how about we just  make enough money so we can eat out all the time? Or you could cook for me? We'll talk.

This is my serious cooking face.

You HAVE to admit that looks really good, right? NOT EVEN BURNT!

I have also been wanting to show you the view from my window. It's kind of cool, because I've got trees AND a sidewalk, and across the street is a shopping center. I can people watch [stalk] all day long! I really enjoy it.

If you get anything from this post, it's that I can't use a camera. Don't hate - I really tried.

-bRob