Our vagabond daughter alighted briefly at our house. In her wanderings from Tahoe to San Francisco and back, baggage (the kind in suitcases) in tow, she is sometimes able to stop in for awhile to hang out. Doing without her own vehicle, it usually depends with whom she's riding. This time, we were pleased to meet her friend, Hayley (Frenetic Facebook Friend), and Hayley's cute doggie, Bodie. Hayley and Bodie needed to move on, but Rachel stayed a couple of days.
She's still spending a big percentage of her time filling out endless essay questions in the business school application process. By the time she finishes, she figures she will have written 35-40 essays of between 250-600 words about all manner of subject matter from what sort of extra-curricular organizations she plans to initiate on campus (how many more do they need?), to which person, past, present or future (?) she'd like to have dinner with and why (NPR's Terry Gross--do we raise 'em right, or what?). I'm pretty sure the administrator of London School of Business could make a proper decision about her qualifications without 300 words explaining exactly how many hours a week she spent playing volleyball in college. If I ruled the world, I'd outlaw (among other things) goofy application essay questions. I'm sure the curriculum will be a piece of cake, compared to this wringer of a process. She's almost half-way finished. Here she is at the kitchen counter, pondering over how to reform the European pension system.
But we also had time to munch in some sushi, chats about politics and Dylan's girlfriends (standard subject matter), and have some laughs over internet finds. Here are some of them. They're good ones. Make SURE you get to the last one. Trust me, time so well spent!
Here's a mini-movie. You'll love Magnus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqD171d0VBc&NR=1
To me, Japan is the epitome of dignified cultural form--architecture, art, tea ceremonies. Then, there are the game shows (what's the deal with the guy in the bunny ears?): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwvVh0_ZelI&feature=related
And this?:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll2kajMH2u0&feature=related
And, oh, brother...:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-qBp2etNDk&feature=related
This one is unbelievable. We laughed and laughed. Remember that the little guy lives in a non-Engish-speaking household in Korea:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsJCqD4lRc8
I LOVE YouTube!!
