Berkeley Blog: Unicyclists, mumps, Jobs & beards
Wetness, Beards and Unicycles:
It rained this morning on the way to class. I didn't have a jacket with me so I braved the elements and took it on the chin. The water beaded on my shirt and I wondered if I had inadvertently bought a waterproof shirt. Nearing class, I saw a guy with a beard that I wanted to pet. It looked soft and fluffy. Just past him, I saw a man riding a unicycle. He had a coffee cup in one hand and a newspaper in the other. I thought, well it makes sense that he's riding a unicycle because he wouldn't be able to hold those things while riding a regular bike. It was the third unicycler I've seen. Maybe there's a clown class somewhere on camapus.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuX_N_o13CY&feature=related[/youtube]
Mumps and Jobs:
I received an email last night about a mumps outbreak at Berkeley. Apparently fifteen students have the disease. They are giving out free shots so I'm gonna get mine next week. The Centers for Disease Control started requiring regular vaccinations for the mumps the year I was born, so I think I'm safe. Before one of my classes last night, I read that Steve Jobs died. Some of my fellow students were unaware that he was even sick. They checked their iPhones for the news and were visibly upset... sad.
Book Learnin'
In Human Rights, we had a guest speaker. At times it was impossible to understand her accent. It sounded French, but that confused me because she was introduced as a native of Israel. She was lecturing on human rights "witnessing" and its meaning. Basically if you are a victim of a human rights violation you are a witness to that particular crime. Seems fairly straightforward. However, there are other types of witnesses called third-party witnesses. Anthropologists, journalists, scientists, traveling politicians and even groups like Doctors Without Borders can all certify the stories of atrocities. Professional activists like these become documentarians for the victims.
It rained this morning on the way to class. I didn't have a jacket with me so I braved the elements and took it on the chin. The water beaded on my shirt and I wondered if I had inadvertently bought a waterproof shirt. Nearing class, I saw a guy with a beard that I wanted to pet. It looked soft and fluffy. Just past him, I saw a man riding a unicycle. He had a coffee cup in one hand and a newspaper in the other. I thought, well it makes sense that he's riding a unicycle because he wouldn't be able to hold those things while riding a regular bike. It was the third unicycler I've seen. Maybe there's a clown class somewhere on camapus.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuX_N_o13CY&feature=related[/youtube]
Mumps and Jobs:
I received an email last night about a mumps outbreak at Berkeley. Apparently fifteen students have the disease. They are giving out free shots so I'm gonna get mine next week. The Centers for Disease Control started requiring regular vaccinations for the mumps the year I was born, so I think I'm safe. Before one of my classes last night, I read that Steve Jobs died. Some of my fellow students were unaware that he was even sick. They checked their iPhones for the news and were visibly upset... sad.
Book Learnin'
In Human Rights, we had a guest speaker. At times it was impossible to understand her accent. It sounded French, but that confused me because she was introduced as a native of Israel. She was lecturing on human rights "witnessing" and its meaning. Basically if you are a victim of a human rights violation you are a witness to that particular crime. Seems fairly straightforward. However, there are other types of witnesses called third-party witnesses. Anthropologists, journalists, scientists, traveling politicians and even groups like Doctors Without Borders can all certify the stories of atrocities. Professional activists like these become documentarians for the victims.
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