Hello loyal readers,
This is the last chronicle of my life on Clark Diaries for now! The end of the year has showed up, so it’s time to hunker down in the library until classes and finals are over. I had a great weekend and probably saw many of you on campus for Admitted Student Weekend. There has been a lot of time spent in the library typing, so it’s a relief to write about what I’ve been up to, rather than Middle Eastern policy or French language laws.
Last week was the end of my intramural soccer team’s season. We finished with a 3-2 (winning!) record and had a blast along the way. I look forward to returning to the Fall 2010 season already, hopefully the team will stay together while I’m abroad next year. Here’s a picture.
On Wednesday, I went to the last “Table Francaise” meeting of the year. This is when the French TAs bring in food, drinks and patience for students to practice speaking with real Francophones. In my French class, as a treat for the last class, Madame Ferly and Noemie (TA) taught us about text message abbreviations in France. MDR (mort de rire) = LOL (laugh out loud). Here is the French Table itself.
Once the weekend arrived, it was concert time. Friday night I was introduced to a new venue in Worcester called Tammany Hall. There was a Phish tribute band called “Strange Design” on the bill for a cheap cover charge. I didn’t know what to expect, because Phish songs are so complex, but they were awesome and spot on. They covered a 1993 show from PA, replicating the setlist and onstage antics. 
Saturday was Dead day. My friend from Providence College came up for a day full of tunes. We went back to Tammany Hall to see a tribute band called Playin’ Dead from Boston play a pre-Dead set, then walked over to the DCU Center to see “The Dead” (remaining members of the Grateful Dead) play until about midnight, then walked back for a post-Dead set from Playin’ Dead Lots of great music in two fun days. Here are pictures from Saturday.
Tomorrow is Academic Spree Day. Students present their research projects and other interesting findings from the year. I will be presenting about German Self-Perception in Music with Adam and Margaret from our Comparative Literature class. A few more assignments then I’ll be ready to start my volunteering at the Worcester Art Museum for the summer!
I hope my blog has been helpful if you are curious about life at Clark (or if you’re a friend/family member keeping track of me). Worcester has a lot to offer, in addition to the surfeit of activities on campus. Have a great late Spring and Summer! Hopefully I’ll see you after I get back from France in Fall 2010.
Jeremy
posts by Jeremy
- Glow Dance, Sex Fest and Milan Vodopivec - April 14th, 2009
- Spree Day - April 7th, 2009
- Just Do It Day, International Gala and more! - April 5th, 2009
- Televised sports, poetry and housing - March 29th, 2009
- Sportful weekend - March 22nd, 2009
- Springtime approaches... - March 15th, 2009
- Spring Break report - March 8th, 2009
- Spring Break - March 1st, 2009
- Stair Run, Hockey, and more - February 22nd, 2009
- Masquerade Ball and more - February 15th, 2009
- Ice skating, Flora in Winter and more - February 8th, 2009
- Super Bowl and AHL All Star Game - February 1st, 2009
- Inauguration Day and Happy Year of the Ox! - January 25th, 2009
- Round 2 - January 18th, 2009
- Pre-Finals week - December 14th, 2008
- First week of December - December 7th, 2008
- Jazz Band and more - November 24th, 2008
- Dining Hall Thanksgiving, International Journey and more - November 22nd, 2008
- Mid November activities - November 17th, 2008
- Election, Soccer, A Capella, Murder Mystery & more - November 10th, 2008
- End of the week wrap-up - November 2nd, 2008
- Busy Week - October 23rd, 2008
- Pineapple Express, Walking around, Phish tickets and a lot of pictures - October 19th, 2008
- Long Weekend - October 11th, 2008
- Having one class on Tuesdays is awesome - October 7th, 2008
- My First Post! - October 4th, 2008
