Archive for October 27th, 2006
27
Oct
2006
Physics Pumpkins
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Category: Linkage
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Following a link from BoingBoing, I came across this site of pumpkins carved with physics themes. This is if you get tired of the same old, same old jack o’ lantern. Angie’s puking pumpkin is still my favourite of this season.
27
Oct
2006
Hark! It’s a Pink Princess!
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Category: Other Photogs, The Ms
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— from Allan & Cheryl
Let it be shown on record that I am not totally anti-pink! Maddy’s birthday stuff finally arrived today (dance shoes came in separate package — alas, they were out of the pink in her size), and it all fits!
27
Oct
2006
Kappa Sigma and Fraternity Life
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Category: Ancient History, David, Raconteurism, cameraphone
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I’ve mentioned before that David belonged to a fraternity at Penn State; many a yarn was spun from that time in his life. I’m sure some (Greek — ha!) mythology slipped into David’s stories, too, considering how many years had passed. Not to mention whatever clarity they might have had at the time.
Some of those stories come to mind when I’m in BFO’s neighbourhood because I pass by some fraternity* houses along the way.
As news of David’s passing made its way through the fraternity grapevine, some of his brothers have been in touch with me and I’m grateful for that. One story sent by email before I head off to work (edited for spelling only):
One fun story from Toronto Canada road trip came back to me. When we arrived at Kappa Sigma at Toronto their house was right next to a sorority. But the Kappa Sigmas did not communicate with the girls who lived right next door. So me and a few of the brothers knocked on their door and introduced ourselves. The girls were nice and invited us in to talk. I asked to go to use the bathroom and the girls showed me upstairs. The second floor was where the bedrooms were and I panty raided the bedrooms.
Later that night we returned to the girls’ place dressed up in their lingerie and panties. The look on their faces was hilarious as they quickly recognized that the lingerie we were wearing was none other than theirs!!! Just a blurb from that crazy weekend. I am sure [David's] pledge brothers have more and better stories and hope they share them with photos with you. Someone has a photo of us in drag that night and I, too, would love to see it again.
* From what I can gather, the Greek system is nowhere near as popular as it is in the U.S., but I think much of that can be attributed to culture, and differences in the university systems between the two countries.
These may be sorority houses, I haven’t looked them up.
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