The holiday party was fun! I would have stopped at that but I was told to provide more detail; it was really fun. Perhaps one of the more impressive things about the night is the amount of diversity represented at the event as far as fields go; your biotechs, defense contractors, strategy and operations, educators, your standard computer techies and even...even, professional athletes!
Before the food arrived, and before everyone was given permission to start eating, the networking opportunity was exceptional. There were new faces; attendees brought guests and long-lost people from general body meetings past. Oh, and a few people that were MySpace and Facebook stalked -- I mean, found.
The food – I’ll call it good. Scratch that – great. Anytime you get to eat a $30 meal – especially for free – it has to be great. Or maybe it tasted really great because they told me it was expensive? Apparently that’s what the Stanford guys want me to believe.
And of course there were your great classic dinner table comments – I would explain but I have to keep this relatively PG rated. I’ll let you try and catch them live next time. Then came the gift exchange. There was definitely the techie touch to some of the gifts – a pen radio and a holiday wouldn’t be a party without a guide to 1001 cocktails (That’s a different drink a day for 30 something months). To summarize, the event was fun and I can’t wait for next year's party.
Monday, December 17, 2007
Saturday, December 15, 2007
... December NSBE Jr. Meeting ...
Our December meeting started with a seminar on SAT preparedness. A guest speaker from KAPLAN described the new SAT and tips and tricks to improve your score. Once students were prepped for the SAT we moved into engineering design topics. Engineering design has many applications and the students were asked to apply engineering design principles when designing bridges. Four teams competed and had varying strategies to solve the problem given to them. The winning team discovered how to quickly and effectively carry out their design concept.
Friday, December 07, 2007
...San Francisco, Rain, and "The Color Purple"...
Whoo-hoo! I replaced my camera and now I have pictures!! But I really need to learn when to use flash and when not to. Hm... :-\
It was with great success that our NSBE Social Coordinator Renee managed to corral a group of about 10 people (it was hard to count – people scattered like roaches at the end of the show…) to a Thursday night showing of the musical “The Color Purple” at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco. The unexpected complication of the night? Rain. Nope…rain wasn’t on my radar! (Get it? Radar for weather forecasting? No?) As we all know, fresh rain = slow drivers = accidents = extra time to get to S.F.!
From the time we parked until our collective butts hit our seats, there was the possibility of having to watch the show in the lobby. You guessed it – we were late. (Hangs head in shame, but rightfully blames the RAIN!) With the zero hour arrival of the ticket holder, plus the help of ushers along the way, we were in our seats only 5 – 10 minutes into the show. Best of all: our seats were awesome balcony-level, front row seats. Great job, Renee!
Depending on your familiarity with the book/movie, your enjoyment of the show varied from “Good” to “Great…and that guy was hot!” (The girls know what I’m talking about.) Even the people who aren’t usually fans of musicals thought the show was a great production. The set design was spectacular, using slight construction and lighting changes to relay the settings of each scene for the audience. I’m not going to give a point-by-point review of the show, but I will recommend that you see the production if you can.
One thing I will do is encourage you avail yourself to experiences in the Arts. Often, we tend to give it an offhanded thought – if we even think about the Arts at all. But for we mostly-technical types, it’s a worthwhile reality check to see (and support!) the products of our creative counterparts. And in the case of “The Color Purple,” how often does an all-Black show bring us together in the Bay Area? (That wasn't rhetorical – if you have an answer, please respond.)
It was with great success that our NSBE Social Coordinator Renee managed to corral a group of about 10 people (it was hard to count – people scattered like roaches at the end of the show…) to a Thursday night showing of the musical “The Color Purple” at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco. The unexpected complication of the night? Rain. Nope…rain wasn’t on my radar! (Get it? Radar for weather forecasting? No?) As we all know, fresh rain = slow drivers = accidents = extra time to get to S.F.!
From the time we parked until our collective butts hit our seats, there was the possibility of having to watch the show in the lobby. You guessed it – we were late. (Hangs head in shame, but rightfully blames the RAIN!) With the zero hour arrival of the ticket holder, plus the help of ushers along the way, we were in our seats only 5 – 10 minutes into the show. Best of all: our seats were awesome balcony-level, front row seats. Great job, Renee!
Depending on your familiarity with the book/movie, your enjoyment of the show varied from “Good” to “Great…and that guy was hot!” (The girls know what I’m talking about.) Even the people who aren’t usually fans of musicals thought the show was a great production. The set design was spectacular, using slight construction and lighting changes to relay the settings of each scene for the audience. I’m not going to give a point-by-point review of the show, but I will recommend that you see the production if you can.
One thing I will do is encourage you avail yourself to experiences in the Arts. Often, we tend to give it an offhanded thought – if we even think about the Arts at all. But for we mostly-technical types, it’s a worthwhile reality check to see (and support!) the products of our creative counterparts. And in the case of “The Color Purple,” how often does an all-Black show bring us together in the Bay Area? (That wasn't rhetorical – if you have an answer, please respond.)
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