Friday, February 25, 2005

I can't really sleep right now. We had a fire alarm from hell. I saw the kid pull the alarm, along with his accomplice friend. John ran down the stairs and chased him onto Fig. I hailed DPS officers who eventually tackled him. It reminded me a bit of cops.

While there were seven people in the hallway, I'm the only one with any cojones (figuratively speaking) - so I went and identified him and filled out a citizen's arrest form, in the hopes of finally prosecuting one of these motherfuckers. Turns out he's a senior... why would someone go back to a freshman dorm to pull fire alarms?! That's so stupid. He deserves whatever he gets.

Oh, and after that exciting incident, the RAs keyed one of the hallways. This basically consists of DPS opening every single room on a floor. All the RAs and RCs write up reports for people who are still in their respective rooms. I'd venture to say that two thirds of the floor did NOT evacuate the building. We found a shitload of alcohol and marijuana. And seriously, some of these guys need to work on manners. I was cursed out by so many belligerant residents. Not cool. I'm really frustrated with this building... if I didn't like my floor so much, I'd be completely miserable.

Oh, wait, I'm pretty close to being miserable. I can't last two days without getting a migraine. No one wants to help me. Yeah. The USC Health Center lacks... doctors. And that's a problem. Screw this health care system. I'm going to take advantage of United Healthcare while I have them.

But on the bright side, Ed Wood went as well as could be expected. I'm a bit disappointed with certain individuals, but John and I did an amazing job. And I can't forget about how wonderful the films were - I was especially proud of the Cinema Floor kids. Seriously, despite a couple of technical problems, we did our best to have a smooth program. And it went beautifully. Over 500 people showed up. The judges were impressed. We had an extremely favorable response. Plus people liked the food!

(Thanks Max Geiger and Freddie Wong. You two defy awesomeness.)

(I'd thank Nick Sager... but he's too embarrassed to talk to me now that he's my #1 compatibility match according to a silly Valentine's Day survey. And to be perfectly honest, now that he possesses a shaved head, I'm a bit embarrassed to talk to him.)

I went to the Hammer today with Lauren Schneider. That girl is funny. We listened to BBC World Service and learned about German efforts to uphold the Kyoto Protocol. To be honest, I can't think of a better way to deal with rush hour traffic on I-10 and the 405. We went to see Glen Ligon talk. He was not the most eloquent speaker, but his pieces of art were complex and interesting. I highly recommend searching for some of his paintings, especially his Richard Pryor pieces. I was really impressed, especially due to the fact that I've never listened to an artist talk about his work before tonight. The Hammer is a beautiful museum; Tina and Andrew tried to fill us in on the local LA art scene gossip. I saw a couple of pieces that would go well in my showhome. Plus Lauren and I had Chili's afterwards. And we talked about Oklahoma! And boys. And baseball. And beer. (Well, I talked about the beer. I had an Amber Bock. It had very little head, a watery feel to it, and not much taste. But it was cheap.)

This was quite an update for me. Don't expect much else. I wish I could sleep, but I can't. I'm still feel somewhat queasy from my run around campus. Did I mention that I hate freshmen?