Forgot one cool part of my Thanksgiving: I finally got to see my uncle's Christmas tree farm. It has been tucked away in a mostly inaccessible part of the camp grounds for about five years now. We took a short walk to the farm when a camp-connected family, who I hadn't seen since 2001, happened by to pick up a tree. My uncle has grown two species: prickly and non-prickly...I'm sure they have real species names (Blue Spruce maybe?), but I'm hardly an expert on these matters. However, one hardly needs to be well-versed in religious symbols, to know that they didn't think this whole Christmas tree farm thing all the way through: my uncle has way too many trees and not enough buyers. The main problem appears to be the lack of an easy mechanism to transport the trees from the farm to the town's general store, where Waterford residents can buy them in greater number.
On a completely different note: the great thing about having a small quant class with classmates who work together is that when you get something wrong, it usually means everyone got it wrong. On our last pset, the entire class missed what should have been a relatively simple concept...the prof and TA seemed somewhat appalled, but I personally blame the poor wording on the problem set. I mean, if everyone working together doesn't come up with the right answer, clearly something deeper than stupidity is at play, right? ... Right?
And on the IM front: Monday night we lost a tough soccer game in a penalty shootout (4-4 at the end of regulation, 2-1 on penalties). They were the better team and dominated, so a tie would have been nice. Tuesday night, our hockey team won 7-6: I again had one goal short of a hat trick. And Wednesday the soccer team got back on its feet with a 7-5 victory that got contentious at points. Why people need to get all emotional about an IM soccer game is a bit beyond my cognitive skills.
QOTD: "You seem to be under the impression that your family is Jewish."
LOTD: [Warning, PG-13] Overheard in New York
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