[2145] in Central_America
New quotes for Tue Jan 23
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Tue Jan 23 01:36:19 1990
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 90 01:35:40 EST
From: root@CHARON.MIT.EDU (Initializer.SysDaemon)
To: ca-mtg@BLOOM-BEACON.MIT.EDU
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alchen (Alice L Chen):
Right now, I can't think of anything to put in my .plan, so I guess this will just be a temporary .plan until I think of something. However, knowing me, this will probably end up being my real .plan!!! Anyway, here goes:
Hello! My name is Alice Chen, and I'm a very confused freshman at MIT. You can get in touch with my state of confusion by emailing me at alchen@athena.mit.edu. Even better, send me real mail! I LOVE real mail [hint hint]! My address and phone number at MIT is:
Alice Chen
McCormick Hall, Room 227
320 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 225-9108
If you want to, you can reach me at my home address during the summer:
3875 South 500 West
South Whitley, IN 46787
(219) 723-4766
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THE SWING OF THINGS
by a-ha
They say the world's an eventful place
You give me news
I don't want to know
You say that I should care
that I should speak my mind
Oh, but how can I speak of the world rushing by
With a lump in my throat
and tears in my eyes
Have we come to the point of no turning back
or is it still time to get into
the swing of things
Let us walk through this windless city
I'll go on till the winter gets me
"Sleep..." you wrote "sleep my dear"
in a letter somewhere
Oh, but how can I sleep with your voice in my head
and an ocean between us
and room in my bed
Have I come to the point where I'm losing my grip
or is it still time to get into
the swing of things
When she glows in the dark
and I'm weak by the sight
of this breathtaking beauty
in which I can hide
There is a worldful out there
of people I fear
but given time I'll get into
the swing of things
Yes, when she glows in the dark and I'm struck by the sight
I know that I'll need this for the rest of my life
What have I done
What lies I have told
I've played games with the ones that rescued my soul
Have I come to the point where I'm losing the grip
or is it still time to get into
the swing of things
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OZYMANDIAS
Percy Bysshe Shelley
I met a traveler from an antique land,
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read,
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed:
And on the pedestal these words appear:
"My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
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hmmm... more stuff will follow, if i ever find anything :)
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celine (Who Drugged Thumper?):
Natural selection won't matter soon, not anywhere as much as concious selection.
We will civilize and alter ourselves to suit our ideas of what we can be.
Within one more human lifespan, we will have changed ourselves unrecognizably.
-- Greg Bear
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dran (Adrian M Mogos):
I'm not currently logged in.
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dschmidt (Dan Schmidt):
Oh my.
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jik (Jonathan I. Kamens):
It seems that William Tell, aside from being involved in such exploits as
escaping across Lake Lucerne, and being able to shoot an apple off his kid's
head with an arrow, was also one MEAN bowler. In fact, he was so good that
on occasion he was contracted out to secretly take the place of certain
other bowlers in the leagues when large bets were on. The economic situation
being what it was, Mr. Tell didn't mind a little money on the side.
It turns out that there was one particular Swiss nobleman who was an unusually
poor bowler, and this gentleman made use of Mr. Tell's services in league
matches quite often. Finally, Tell more or less took this man's place in the
league (no one being the wiser), and both men became quite wealthy as a result.
Much later, in the 1930's, Ernest Hemingway was doing some literary research
in Bern when he more or less accidentally came across the diaries of this
nobleman, which included a detailed account of the hitherto undiscovered
arrangement between himself and Mr. Tell. So fascinated was Hemingway with
this man who had had such an effect on Tell's life, that he immediately began
working on a book about the nobleman.
The book became a literary classic, selling millions of copies. The title,
of course, was "For Whom the Tell Bowls"
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jtduran (Jason T. Duran):
Last logout on Mon Jan 22 19:24:21 EST 1990
Nothing in the world can take place of persistence.
Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.
Persistence and Determination alone are omnipotent.
The slogan `Press On` has solved and always will solve the
problems of the human race.
-Calvin Coolidge
Amherst Fiji `94
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mar (Mark A. Rosenstein):
A miser is ever in want.
-Greek Proverb
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needle (Joseph):
One hen.
Two ducks.
Three squawking geese.
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pyroguy (Ronald K Logan PFC USMCR):
Like I know what I'm doing!
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redskin (Glenn R Berry):
Everything that is called duty, the
prerequisite for all genuine law and
the substance of every noble custom,
can be traced back to honor. If one
has to think about it, one is already
without honor.
Oswald Spengler, Thoughts
IAP
2. APO Afterfinals the weekend of the 26th-28th
Work Registation day, but also remember to see advisor
Term
1. Start out registered for 75 units;
2. Decide which course to drop
3. Drop course ASAP
4. Stay ahead of the deadlines for my coursework,
ideally by at least a calendar day.
(Well, at least I should be able to do the first 3)
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