Fall Semester=History

And just like that...it's over. Fall semester has come and gone and, though I'm happy to have survived it (assuming my Maps and Timelines final project receives a decent grade...fingers crossed!), I'm getting a little wistful thinking of the great memories we created over the past few months. Here are a couple highlights off the top of my head:

-We saw the election of a new president, much to the joy of many of us...and the dismay of a few. I enjoyed talking politics with everyone, and I especially enjoyed the video that Shannon B. sent out with those kids performing "vote however you like." That was one of the two best listserv emails of the year so far, yask me. The other being Dan's "touchy subject" email with the Ferris Bueller theme...totally slayed me.

-The fall semester saw the beginnings of what will no doubt be a lifelong chess rivalry betwixt myself and Benjamin Cherif-Goldberg. BCG currently leads the lifetime series 12-7, we also have had two draws.

-I've really enjoyed discussing the idea of somehow making it possible for humans to photosynthesize so that we don't have to eat anymore with some of the science majors. I mean, let's be honest here: The idea of having to go out, purchase food, prepare food, then take the time to actually sit down and eat food bite-by-bite is just too much for me on certain days, considering all the other stuff we have going on. It would be so nice if we could just photosynthesize and be full.
We went to the moon almost 30 years ago, we can clone human beings and do all this stem-cell stuff...there's gotta be a way to surgically implant chlorophyll and have it link up to our digestive systems....we just gotta put our heads together. I've talked to a few about this already (Brenda and I say it's possible, Sarah and Meghan have their doubts), and I would love to hear everyone else's opinions on whether or not this is possible.

-I thoroughly enjoyed my Wednesday carpools--up to North Campus with Laura S., then back to the SOE with Shannon B., Bobby, and Kristin F. Some good conversations on those car rides and THANKS AGAIN to Shannon and Laura. I don't know what I would have done if I didn't get those rides from you two...might have quit the program and became a drifter.

-Speaking of carpools, who could forget the good times we had in the John Glenn carpool? From issues with Bobby's punctuality, to my enjoyment of the "silence game," to Kate's bat-out-of-heck driving style, we sure had some good times. Personally, my favorite memory from the fall semester carpool has got to be when I "got" Sarah with that fake spider. When I purchased the fake spider, I never thought in a million years I would be able to get the authentic, horror-stricken scream that I was able to get as we pulled out of that halloween store on Ford Rd....for those who were there, you know what I'm talking about. For those who weren't, I don't think you'll ever be able to truly understand how perfect it was. I'm tearing up just thinking about it.

-Academically, my favorite assignment of the fall semester has to be the Webinars. I got teamed up with a heck of a partner in Shannon C., and it was the most fun I've ever had with an assignment. For those who missed it, do not worry. I don't think the world has seen the last of SeanShan!