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Anything that can go wrong will go wrong

// May 1st, 2006 // 8 Comments » // Life, Randomness

今天在English The Real Deal看到了Murphy’s Law。这条定律是在1949年从美国空军的Capt. Edward A. Murphy口中诞生的,到现在已经有了无数变型和引伸,但中心思想就是一句话:If anything can go wrong, it will。列几条比较基本的,用最近常见到的一个词来形容,这些定律非常死相-_-。

MURPHY’S LAWS
  • Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.
  • If anything simply cannot go wrong, it will anyway.
  • If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the most damage will be the one to go wrong.
  • If you perceive that there are four possible ways in which a procedure can go wrong, and circumvent these, then a fifth way, unprepared for, will promptly develop.
  • Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse.
  • If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.
  • Nature always sides with the hidden flaw.
  • Mother nature is a bitch.
  • It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenious.
  • Everything takes longer than you think.
  • Whenever you set out to do something, something else must be done first.
  • Every solution breeds new problems.

还有一张poster,上面列的几条是相对更生活化的,当然也同样死相,比如The chance of a slice of bread falling butter side down is directly proportional to the cost of the carpet(面包掉落有黄油的一面着地的概率正比于地毯的价格)。上面还强调Murphy was an optimist。如果我们已经知道everything will go wrong,那么也就没什么好畏惧的了。所以让我们共同乐观对待这个美好的世界吧,禀承The Murphy Philosophy: Smile . . . tomorrow will be worse. lol

Murphy's Law
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起床闹钟歌

// April 25th, 2006 // 27 Comments » // Life, Music & Show

我是一个赖床的人,所以闹钟对我来说非常重要,自然响起的歌也需要合适。上一个手机闹钟用的一直是品冠的《起床》,主要觉得名字比较契合,而且旋律很柔和。现在换了新手机也就趁机换首新歌。目前的主打是Kings of Convenience的《I’d Rather Dance With You》,稍微热闹一点哈,毕竟现在每天都需要比较早起,太柔和叫不起我了。KOC是我一直特别喜欢的indie小乐团,两个成员都各有特色,顺便推荐一下他们。

I’d Rather Dance With You

I’d Rather Dance With You

I’d rather dance with you than talk with you
So why don’t we just move into the other room
There’s space for us to shake, and hey, I like this tune

Even if I could hear what you said
I doubt my reply would be interesting for you to hear
Because I haven’t read a single book all year
And the only film I saw, I didn’t like it at all

I’d rather dance, I’d rather dance than talk with you
I’d rather dance, I’d rather dance than talk with you…

The music’s too loud and the noise from the crowd
Increases the chance of misinterpretation
So let your hips do the talking
I’ll make you laugh by acting like the guy who sings
And you’ll make me smile by really getting into the swing
Getting into the swing, getting into the swing
Getting into the swing, getting into the swing…

I’d rather dance, I’d rather dance than talk with you
I’d rather dance, I’d rather dance than talk with you…
I’d rather dance with you
I’d rather dance with you

没赢

// April 24th, 2006 // 9 Comments » // Academic, Life

刚从poster session回来,站两个多小时加上讲解真是累啊。给评审讲完后,才有功夫去要了杯红酒,溜达了溜达。虽然最后三个得奖者里没有我,我觉得其实讲的还是不错的,结果公布后一个评审还过来和我握手说我讲的很好,不过大家都很不错,每一组只能选一个冠军,我绝对算是最impressive的之一了,起码这句话可以聊以自慰。而且虽然我没得,至少我们实验室的一个师兄Andy得了,嘿嘿,按照老板的奖金分享提议,Andy已经开始计划周五的小庆祝午餐了。除了评审,还有不少其他人也过来问问题,整体都还不错的样子。今天正好属于英语水平波动周期中的上半部分,所以感觉水平还不错哈。

不管怎样,结束了。继续回来批作业带实验写作业准备期中考试顺便抽时间看电影了。

我离酒鬼还有多远

// April 18th, 2006 // 12 Comments » // Food, Life

在慢慢发现对红酒开始有些享受后,我又继续向其他酒精饮料进发。超市里有一些5%酒精含量的类似汽水的饮料,过去几个星期我常买。国外白或红酒的特色就是很少影响胃但很容易上头,所以即使只有5%,还是很容易就有一点微晕的感觉。不过后来发现如果我前晚小醉,第二天早晨赖床的成功率大大增加,这学期一周三天上午有课,没课也得早早到实验室假装努力干活,所以还没成为酒鬼的我还是放下酒瓶,最多周末再说。

不过显然5%的含量实在说不过去,要喝也得来点超市里买不到的真正的liquor。不过既然超市里买不到,也就不好搞到,基本要跑到专门的卖酒的店。直到上周六,我才第一次走进liquor store的大门。其实本来我只是想买一瓶酒带到晚上我们这级中国学生的聚会上去,不过既然好容易到了这儿,怎么也得给自己备上几瓶。我对酒的知识仍然不多,知道些名字而已。因为某次party喝了几个shot后感觉rum比较有劲,而因为我最喜欢的哈根达斯口味是rum raisin,所以之前一直不觉得rum酒是烈酒,所以那次rum印象十分深刻,肯定在我选择之列。其他的,vodka种类众多,瓶子还都很好看,就又买了两瓶vodka。

1. Grey Goose Vodka。买这瓶酒当然主要原因是好看,之前实验室师兄送我的几小瓶酒里也有这种,估计还不错。我就带着这瓶酒去聚会的,当然基本一半都是被我自己喝掉了-_-。我不懂配酒,只记得在party上喝过rum coke,简单好喝,所以就拿着可乐和这vodka配配就喝了。味道不错,非常smooth。

Grey Goose Vodka

2. Absolut Vodka & Bacardi Rum。这两瓶我还没喝,现在正静静呆在我的桌子上每天被我欣赏,嗯,这周末。

Absolut Vodka

Bacardi Rum

这三家酒厂似乎都算大牌,他们各自的网站都做的非常精美,有兴趣可以点击上面的链接去看看。而且广告也是很有水平,事实上我无意中都看过他们不少广告,只是当时没注意,比如Absolut Vodka的absolut hunk,看过Sex & City的人肯定有印象-_-。Bacardi超傻的啥“BACARDI and COLA they get the job done”我老在电视上看到,广告恶心到残。不过至少说明这些酒厂是有钱。Absolut Vodka的广告投入最为夸张,随便搜一下,就有不少专门收集它家广告的网站,比如这里这里

不管怎么说,似乎我在向成为酒鬼的道路上又迈出了坚实的一步!

I’ll cover you

// April 14th, 2006 // 2 Comments » // Life, Music & Show

Lou's
I’ll Cover You

I’ll Cover You (Reprise) from Rent

Live in my house. I’ll be your shelter
Just pay me back with one thousand kisses
Be my lover, and I’ll cover you
Open your door I’ll be your tenant
Don’t got much baggage to lay at your feet
But sweet kisses I’ve got to spare
I’ll be there and I’ll cover you
I think they meant it
When they said you can’t buy love
Now I know you can rent it
A new lease, you are, my love, on life
All my life I’ve longed to discover
Something as true as this is yeah.

So with a thousand sweet kisses
I’ll cover you
If you’re cold and you’re lonely
With a thousand sweet kisses
I’ll cover you
You’ve got one nickel only
With a thousand sweet kisses
I’ll cover you
When you’re worn out and tired
With a thousand sweet kisses
I’ll cover you
When your heart has expired
Oh lover I’ll cover you
Oh lover I’ll cover you

Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes
Five hundred twenty-five thousand seasons of love

I will cover you