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The weekend started out fantastically with a spontaneous trip to Galveston! After class Friday, we decided on a whim that hanging out on the beach could take precedence over studying, so off we went. (It probably would have been better if we had made this spur-of-the-moment decision an hour earlier--leaving at 4 put us right into traffic!) By the time we got there, we were all ravenous, even though it was only 5:30, so we went straight for Gaido's. I think our waiter was a little appalled by how quickly we devoured the bread--though, to be fair, it was really really good bread. We were the epitome of class while we were there--we took pictures of ourselves using the little finger-cleaning bowls and one of our party knocked over the bottle of oil as we were leaving. We then spent a bit of time on the beach in front of the seawall reading our respective novels. (I'm in the middle of Catching Fire and it makes me want to see The Hunger Games even more!!) When it started to get dark (and a bit chilly) we drove down to the Strand (and miraculously found parking) to visit La King. It was very difficult to resist all of the candy and ice cream and dessert, but they had an espresso bar, so I was able to get that instead. (Elisa and I are planning a return trip after Easter.)

This afternoon was the party/group interview for the potential co-advisors (students from other colleges who want to advise at Brown) thrown by Brown O-Week. I contributed in the best possible way: brownie cookies! We played a few fun games with the co-advising candidates (Ships & Sailors and Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament) and acted out a little O-Week skit for them. I'm getting more and more excited for O-Week every day!

One of the best things about this weekend is that we finished our first prototype for ENGI 120 (see this post). May I present... THE KOOLOOKAMBA 9000 (beta)!!!

It's not much to look at, but man, is it going to take those giraffes a long time to eat out of it!

This prototype is due Tuesday, so we were very happy to finish today and not have any all-nighters ahead of us.

On a slightly related note, I found out this weekend that Associates' Night (Associates' Night: noun A fancy dinner thrown by Brown college to honor the associates each semester (Brown Associates: noun Faculty and community members who have chosen to be affiliated with Brown College)) is 

1. MASQUERADE THEMED. As in a masquerade ball. As in the best theme ever. I wanted this for three years for high school prom and now I finally get it! And I have a mask from Venice I can wear :)
2. ON MY BIRTHDAY. So just magnify everything awesome about Associates' Night by 100.