So...

As I bombard the internet with my yammering on, I shall leave it be for tonight.

A quick music referral: Nouvelle Vague...if you haven't heard them, they are amazing and are a must listen. Their self titled cd is great: All cover songs, all done in a bossa nova fashion. On the topic of great cover cds... Susanna and the Magical Orchestra is another amazing band to listen to.

I shall leave you with this one last thing for now.

In my senior seminar class (yes, I will hopefully be getting my degree by May...that is if I stop slacking off) we had to compose a letter to the editor to the New York Times concerning one of the articles in the paper today (Monday...technically yesterday, but I haven't slept yet and thus consider it the same day).

The article was about a scientific study conducted in Japan on chimpanzees. The gist of the results showed that five-year-old chimps have better short term memory than human adults.

We were asked to share our "punch line" or thesis with the class; I am happily reporting that I got the best reaction. It included a "that's what I'm talking about" and, much to my surprise, even an "Amen." I don't know what to make of the latter, but I am glad it was a compliment.

My punch line:

The scientific community needs to stop focusing so much attention and spending on frivolous studies and new wonder drugs for erectile dysfunction, and commit to tackling more pertinent issues.

Cheers, have a good one.