End of an Era

 School's over in a couple of days. For some people, like my clustermate, tomorrow is the last day of school. Do you ever worry that with the end of school you will lose an identity that has been built up over the last 9 months? For most of the past year, no matter what was going on, you were a college student. Studying by day, hanging out by night! Whenever someone wanted to know what you were doing with your life, you were "College Student!" Soon the summer will be upon you and when people ask what you are doing with your life, you will be "College Student in the Summer!" And people will ask, "Do you have a job?" And you will reply with, "I am a bum." If you didn't have a job during the year, that was fine, because you were "College Student!" But now what? What are you doing with yourself? There's no studying that needs to be done, unless you are in summer school, but even then you are only "Part-Time College Student!" and what are you doing with the rest of your time? You will continue to reply with, "I am a bum." And when your parents' friends and coworkers ask, "What is your son/daughter doing with themselves? Are they getting a job?" Your parents will respond with "No, they are enjoying their break" and their coworkers will raise an eyebrow and frown a bit, as if to say "He/she is a bum."

  Do you worry about these things?

Neither do I.

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  So as not to seem like a weirdo, here's some background information:
I was reading this article and I read "And he wasn't just making it up: Though it's not advertised in the commercials -- stuffed to the gills, as they are, with physical innuendo for humpin' -- the side effect is listed right on Viagra's official website."

 So I clicked the link and scrolled down the page:

The blue diamond tablet shape is a registered trademark of Pfizer Inc.

 Seriously? They've registered a shape and a color for a medication? I can understand if they did it so that old people don't confuse their viagra for their heart medication and go into cardiac arrest, but they most likely did it for trademarking. The business world is weird.

Kill that man and steal his boat.

Studying for Psych 242

  On Friday, in preparation for tomorrow's exam, the TA collected the discussion group's questions we had and typed them up. She sent the final document out as a sort of review sheet, though I don't find it helpful because there are no answers to double check that you are right, but oh well. Anyway, I'm surprised she didn't see this and leave it out. Especially since someone else asked How does Plato’s Allegory of the Cave relate to research? :


Who is Plato and what is the deal with his cave?