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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.

Fourplay

• Fact: The song “Happy Birthday” is still protected by copyright. Mildred and Patty [Teacher's College Alum] Hill composed the tune in the 1890s for the school song “Good morning to all”. Exactly when and where the lyrics were changed no one’s sure, but when “Happy Birthday” became popular in the 20s and 30s, Jill Hill, sister to Mildred and Patty, demonstrated the similarities to “Good Morning”, winning the rights to the song, which was published and copyrighted in 1935. Add to that a 28 year licence, a 28 year renewal, a 1975 law extending coprights to 75 years after initial publication, and a 20 year extension, and we’re looking at another 29 years until the song hits the public domain.
• Opinion: So this is my new blog, which will replace the old one, which replaced the older one. Actually, that probably counts as fact… Anyway, I’ve come to the conclusion that personal blogs don’t really work, since there’s that tension between wanting to listen to other people bitch about your life and not wanting those same people to realize you’re bitching about them. So, in lieu of “Nick Camp Gone Wild” (hey I was too young, too tired, and too lazy to think of a respectable name) I have Four Things to offer: something old (my tired opinions), something new (a fact I’ve learned), something borrowed (from another website via a link), and something blue else… music related… As for this last bit, until I’ve found an easy way to share music that won’t get my ass busted by the RIAA, you’ll have to settle for the just the song info for now. Speaking of which…
• Song: “Float” by The Music, on the album “The Music”. Are they good? Please, Music is their middle last name!
• Link: Word Perhect Use a handwritten version of MS Word. On your computer. Meta much?