Not much happened today
Nov 29 04 | 4:38 am
Today I just did homework and got ready for having to go back to school. Going back won’t be much fun compared with not going to school and chilling with family, but this week has a couple things going for it.
First of all, there are only 4 weeks until Christmas. This means that 24 periods of each subject from now, I will be not going to school for 10 days. This is a much worse deal than last years winter break, but it beats nothing.
Secondly, the Genetics Conference is this week. I don’t know where, or what time we’re leaving or coming back, but it’s on Wednesday. That means that my normally not-bio day will be completely bio. This is a tradeoff I am willing to make, as I get to miss all of my other periods. Plus there’s lots of us going so it will be fun.
I had a revelation over this break. I was saying goodbye to Aaron on AIM and accidently typed “dios” instead of “adios”. In a sudden flash of insight (zen buddhism, anyone?) I realized that Spanish for “goodbye” is a contraction of the words “a” and “dios”, literally, “to God”. So when you say goodbye to someone you wish them to go to God. This either means that you want them to die (which I think is the less likely meaning) or you want them to go do God’s work. Therefore, if you are of the non-deity persuasion, it is very important that you complain to the foreign language department for mixing church and state, and say “chao” instead of “adios”.
My 256mb memory stick is loaded up with some Olde English videos to show people in study hall tommorrow (which is the other video on my palm). Tommorrow is a particularly important piece now that the plaque is taken down.
Any ideas for a fake documentary? I want to do something, but I need an idea. I was thinking we could do one about a lonely immigrant’s struggle for citizenship, comparing and contrasting America a la textbook and America a la ghetto-rap (we can throw in some Olio references). Anyone got something better?
Haha, nice…someone’s gotta mention that to Kirby. I also like this outline of the week…although we’re in a better position than you. Period 1 AP bio dosen’t have class tomorrow, and we get to replace a normally double-bio’ed day with the field trip on Wednesday. It dosen’t get any better than that…
Justin
Comment by jmikeviolin01 — Nov 29 04 | 5:09 am
hmm i like the documentary idea. however I can think of lots of topics.. from how our society is going downhill (the effect of the media in public schools) to rules of the school being enforced by teachers.
Comment by violagirl22 — Nov 29 04 | 5:21 am
It’s ‘ciao’ not chao. Or does ‘ciao’ actually meant to mean CHAOS??? hmm… I’m interested in Spanish peoples’ deep thinkin’
American black talk: Fo’ shizzle dog.
Spanish black talk: Po’ shizzlo perro.
Comment by nikankwon — Nov 29 04 | 5:24 am
O and you can use my green card for fake documentary.
Comment by nikankwon — Nov 29 04 | 5:26 am
In french we can say “adieu” which also translates to “to God.” But we usually just say “Au revoir” (to see you again.)
Comment by cobalt — Nov 29 04 | 6:13 am
I love your blog, Greg. Now if only you could get comment threads like LJ. Very cool, though.
Anyway, yeah, it’s “ciao,” not “chao.” And “adios” is probably more like “go with God” than “go to God,” sort of like the English “May God be with you ’till we meet again.”
Comment by mormonangel — Nov 30 04 | 1:37 am
“May God be with you ‘till we meet again.”
Because that’s how I always say goodbye to people.
Comment by civman2 — Nov 30 04 | 4:37 am
Whatever, Greg.
Comment by mormonangel — Nov 30 04 | 7:26 pm