Techno-Trousers

All right, it is closing in on 1 a.m. here in Alfred, and I guess the rest of this time zone, too. Anyway, I just got back from a concert/dance. It was all techno music. And let me tell you, it was awesome. I started out just hanging at the back watching people. There were these two girls that were amazing to watch. They were just going crazy. And it looked cool too. So I thought, ok Liz, you can do this. And by the time it ended, I was. I really enjoy dancing, even if I am not the best dancer out there. I've realized that doesn't make a difference. I'm having a blast at it, and who cares what other people think? I know, I'm being very philosophical right now; I do my best work at 1.02 a.m. Goodnight. (Oh, and that clock at the bottom of the post is wrong. It is very much 1 a.m.)

What Am I Doing HERE?

I just went to a Bergren Forum on the history of Alfred. I learned that there is (in the area):

A place called Tinkertown
A place called Tip-Top
A place called Goose pasture
and
There is a Baker's bridge.

Where am I living? This area sounds like something out of a story book! (I don't really mind, though...)

Man or Mouse?

I haven't written in almost a week. I really have had nothing exciting to say. Ok, this post is not especially exciting, but I thought it was rather funny.

In Opera tonight, we watched Lucia di Lammermoor, a strange opera about a woman who marries against her will and ends up killing her husband and dying herself. Lots of high notes, not a lot of stage action. Anyway, the first time my class saw her husband, we started laughing. He was...robust. Large, with very dapper clothes and a sweet puffy hair-do. Not your Brad Pitt. After his first scene ended, someone in my class voiced in nicely: "He looks like a gerbil." We all laughed, knowing he was right. Another student said, "Or the Lion from The Wizard of Oz." We all laughed again, noting this was true. As the opera went on, I thought (very cleverly too) "Hmm. Here is a man who is both a lion and mouse." I know, very clever.

And then we watched the scene where Lucia goes insane. And sings for about 30 minutes. All in all, I think it was a very good way to spend an evening.

Why I love Buses

I've been to the Hornell Wegman's twice, taking the bus both times. I love Wegman's like it's going out of style, but the bus rides were also awesome. Here's why.
The first time I went, after I had finished shopping and was on the way home, it was like reversed Rosa Parks. I was the only white girl on the bus, and I was sitting in the back. I group of about 7 black students were in the front, basically shouting and laughing the entire time. I felt very progressive at the moment and silently cheered for civil rights. :)
The second time (earlier today), when I first got on the bus, it was packed. I mean, no seats at all. (Well, there were two fairly obese people on the bus, and they each got two seats, but I didn't really care.) I had to stand for a 20 minute bus ride. I got pretty good and digging in with my heels whenever we took a right turn. I kept waiting for people to applaude me, saying "what a trooper you are!" and when they didn't I was slightly disappointed. Oh well. I was proud of myself anyway for not falling on someone.
On the way back, it was me in the back, again, but this time with a group of Asian girls in the front. They were sharing food they got, and there were several bags of chocolate things being passed around. Here were these girls, eating fatty and sugary food, and they weigh about 90 pounds each. And there's me: I bought wheat thins and some juice with 150% of my daily intake of Vitamin C and Manganese (what is Manganese good for, anyway?) and I have a hip size of 38 inches!
Anyway, that was my adventure for the day. I'm going to go try that juice now. Apparently it has algae in it too. Is that healthy? Maybe I should stick to chocolate covered pretzels.......


And that is why I love the Bus.

Bonnie Bonnie Bob Dog

I will always love you Bonnie and Bruno. You were fantastic.

Butter as a source of fuel?

I have to go to class in about 5 minutes, so I'll keep this short. We were talking about fuel sources in environmental science today, with ethanol, gas, crude oil, nuclear power and all that stuff, when someone mentioned butter power. I don't know whether this kid had ever heard of "butter power" before, or if he had just made it up, but anyway, my teacher had "butter power" on the chart she was copying, and it's not that far behind wood power!! (wood is 12 BTUx10^6/ton and butter is 9!!) I almost started laughing in class. Butter power!!?!? It's like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or Dr. Suess. But I guess butter power isn't that effiecient anyway. So don't go out and buy a ton of butter. It really can't power all that much electricity, or whatever. But you might want to start a stock pile somewhere, in case our oil is gone. You just might need it to power your car or house.