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Friday, May 24, 2002 I feel like an uncivilized person because I don't like formal dinners. Today was senior dinner. A formal dinner. With those little hors d'oeuvres decorated like miniature pieces of art. We waited around for forty-five minutes before getting seated, and even then, it was about half an hour before the first course was served. In the meantime, the waiters kept pouring champagne into our fluted glasses while the guy in charge of student meal services kept giving a lecture on the different types of wine we would be tasting. They probably kept serving us wine while we were waiting for the food to get us drunk and to keep us from noticing that there was no food. Yes, no food. The portions of each course was a tiny smidgen on a large plate. A mouthful of lobster puree was served in a large tea cup. A finger of sea bass drowned in bright pink beet sauce was served on an oversized saucer. Half a handful of mashed potato with a single scallop on top. I'm sure the chefs were trying to be artistic, but I was hungry and had no patience, so as a result everyone at my table and I left after the fourth course. But instead of moping around, I went to Airband--Lloyd House's annual lip-synching contest. Cross-dressing and hilarity ensued. The seniors, most of them drunk from the formal dinner, lurched around on stage doing an imitation of "YMCA". Apparently, I was the only senior left actually lip-synching anything. The rest of them collapsed into a giggly pile of wriggling arms and legs. At least I got pizza afterwards. Links: Health experts question water rule. I've always thought the eight-by-eight rule was a little excessive. I probably drink about half that much every day and still get by. Evolution of supercats. Sounds more like a learned response. Cats aren't bright enough to do their own selective breeding. If you compared their brain size to their body size against other mammals, they come up short. Shower Shock Caffeinated Soap. But caffeine gives me a headache anyway. [posted by S. Y. Affolee on 11:50 PM : ]
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