Doc: *calls girl's name*
Joe: Japan.
Doc: What?
Joe: Japan. Nation of.
Doc: It's gonna be a long commute.

There are also, finally, new clarinets! Our section has like, exploded. But it's good, because the original five of us are all seniors this year, so Doc needed to find some younger ones.

Today is National Sibling Day , and since I have a sibling, I thought I'd let you all know ( Read more... )

So, in a completely different mood from my last post, Doc said the most hilarious thing in wind ensemble tonight.

Doc: *conducts a measure wrong* Oh, I made a mistake. Now I'll have to go home and kill the neighbors' dog.
Us: Bwah?
Doc: It's an awful dog. Every night I say a rosary for its demise. If anyone in the neighborhood sneezes, it barks for ( Read more... )

Anecdote: 
Today in Orgo lab Professor Lamos showed us how you can make a single pipet into a shit-ton of capillary tubes by heating the middle of the pipet over a burner until it gets melty, and then stretching it out real fast so it gets all thin before it cools. The thing is, you can only stretch the glass as wide as your arms are, so the ( Read more... )

 I love classes, because they provide me with funny quotes to share.

Professor Lubkowitz's wisdom: You have to swing the bat to hit the ball. (That's along the same lines as "only those who dare to fail greatly can achieve greatly," which I've always found to be true.)

More Professor L stuff: My son woke me up crying at 3:00 this morning, so I went ( Read more... )

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THREE YEARS I ACTUALLY HAVE A WIND ENSEMBLE FOLDER!!!!!!!!!!

AND NOTHING WILL MAKE ME GIVE IT UP.

SO THERE.

BITCH.

In... oh, about half an hour, I will be leaving on the band trip. I am so freaking excited, I can't even tell you. I love playing my clarinet, I love performing for people, I love traveling around with a group, my boyfriend is going, Nora is going, it's all wonderful ( Read more... )

So we had to make little menus in Spanish today, and we had to name our restaurants, and this one group's was "Tequila Mockingbird." Think about it. Say it out loud ( Read more... )