Four Sure

Fact: The hairs on your body are literally wrapped around sensory neurons, so that different levels of force “shake” the neuron, resulting in an electrical message being sent to the brain telling how much force is being applied to the neuron. Oh, and don’t think that waxing will render you invincible. Not only does it hurt like a bitch, there are other, hairless sensory neurons.

Opinion: So much for updating every day, I guess. I think I’m going to push back the schedule to once a week. Anyway, school this semester is already getting busy, but in a better way than last semester. Basically, last semester was a “courses Nick has to take” semester, where this semester is more of a “screw this, I’m taking what I want to take” semester, which explains the three psych classes. Of course, that means I’m going to have to load up net semester on the Hums, but say lah vee. It’s worth it to have three courses I really find interesting and two I find tolerable, and it feels good to have time to put in my contacts in the morning. I’ve also started a job as a Psych lab TA; although this usually consists of me sitting in the basement of Schermerhorn waiting for someone to walk in the door, occasionally I get to mess with the projectors and retool the website. Lastly, I’ve decided to be an RA for Carman 12 next year, which can either be awesome or fatal, depending on the kids. I’m stockpiling ammunition as we speak.

Song: “The Operation”, by Charlotte Gainsbourg, off the album “5:55″. Okay, five reasons this song is awesome: 1. Air does the music 2. Charlotte Gainsbourg has a great voice 3. The lyrics are hot and kind of creepy 4. It uses scientific metaphors, which I always think is cool in a nerdy way (see “All About Chemistry” by Semisonic, “Science Genius Girl” by Freezepop, etc. ) 5. Air does the music.

Link: This is probably the only way Marmaduke can be considered funny. Best if read in small doses.

Fourth Down

• Fact: Humans can remember smells more easily than they can remember visual or auditory stimuli. This is because scent is not processed through the Hippocampus, the part of the brain which encodes memory; it takes a sort of “shortcut” into stored memory.
• Opinion: I think I have more lunch dates than I have lunches remaining.
• Song: “Grammy Family”, by Kanye West feat. John Legend and Consequence, on “DJ Khaled Presents… Listennn”. As someone who thought this summer’s “Holla at Me” was a turd, I wasn’t expecting much from DJ Khaled’s mixtapeish album, but after listening to the beat on this track, I was pleasantly surprised. Granted, Consequence’s verse is only so-so, but Kanye is in top form, poking fun at his ego by rapping “even I hate us”. Unfortunately, John Legend’s contribution is pretty much him wailing now and then. Still, definitely download this song.
• Link: If you like a little servitude before supper, you might enjoy this cluckin’ awesome piece of viral advertising. Before they sold four dollar Xbox 360 games, Burger King made a website to advertise their new chicken sandwhich where you could send commands to a man in a chicken suit (try “dance”, “trash room”, “break tv”, etc.) . A little disturbing, but then again, these are the people who built that creepy King character.