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Name: chris
Birthday: 10/9/1985
Gender: Male
Interests: cinema, theater, music, opera, literature...basically the arts. Im also interested in the medical field, and of course, football, hockey, and tennis.
Expertise: being able to remember anything and everything about the experiences which are truly dear to me. you must try hard to keep life from passing you by, because it is pretty good at doing so.
Occupation: Student
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Member Since:
6/20/2003
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| 2nd yeargoing by VERY QUICKLY, and for some reason im studying less/having more fun. i think there's something wrong.
if anyone is gonna be on the east coast around thanksgiving, lemme kno. i think i will be roadtripping it all over the east coast.
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| damn this shit still cracks me up years later:
CONAN O'BRIEN HATES MY HOMELAND
Afghanistan
The bad news is, there's a new article about everyone farming opium.
The good news is, you can't read.
Albania
The perfect getaway for people who love Kosovo, but hate the working phone service.
Algeria
It took you eight years to beat France.
Andorra
How does it feel, being Luxembourg's bitch?
Angola
Hey, call me when your life expectancy catches up with your inflation rate.
Azerbaijan
Believe it or not, you can use oil for more than just killing seals.
The Bahamas
It takes a lot of rum to forget your major export is crawfish.
Bahrain
A thriving centre of trade and culture... until 2000 BC!
Bangladesh
If you can hear this, your television isn't underwater. Congratulations!
Barbados
There simply isn't a more beautiful island... to sail by on your way to Jamaica.
Belarus
Clay, sand, and chalk: Your richest natural resources are what a toddler throws up after a big day at preschool.
Belgium
The only European country to never successfully invade Belgium.
Belize
Get your camera; they're paving a road!
Benin
Keep practicing those voodoo spells and maybe someday you'll be as rich as Rwanda.
Bhutan
So they took away your freedom of the press? Who needs it when your only headline is "Bhutan Continues to Suck?"
Bolivia
Remember kids, you must be at least nine years old to overthrow the goverment.
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Nothing spells a bright future like signing your peace accord in Dayton, Ohio.
Botswana
Diamonds are forever; too bad your people check out at 35.
Brazil
Home to more than 800 species of unregulated breast implants.
Brunei
If there was ever an argument for the death penalty, it's chicken smuggling.
Bulgaria
So
what if you misplaced a little weapons-grade uranium? The important
thing is keeping track of all those hand-made doileys and goat hair
rugs.
Burkina Faso
In the traditional tribal language, that's
Burkina for "land of" and Faso for "people who want to get the hell out
of Burkina Faso."
Burma
The bad news is, you've got rampant malaria. The good news is, it doesn't stop the kids from making those shirts.
Burundi
All that coffee in a country with no reason to wake up.
Cambodia
How many temples does it take before you guys realize God isn't listening?
Cameroon
Not to be mistaken with the macaroon, a small, chewy cookie... with a longer life expectancy!
Canada
With
massive overpopulation threatening the globe, Canadians maintain a
population of less than 35 million. How do they do it? Zero sex appeal!
Cape Verde
Millions visit your island nation... to refuel their planes!
Central African Republic
So bad, the gorillas learn sign language for "Poach me."
Chad
Good news: Ustad Ali Khan is headlining the Locust Plague Festival.
Chile
The
good news is, it's finally legal to get a divorce. The bad news is, who
gets the active volcano and who gets the 55,000 square miles of
lifeless desert?
China
If you're gonna be in prison, it might as well be for no reason.
Colombia
You'll
come for the enticing beauty of the Caribbean Sea. You'll stay because
you've been kidnapped and locked in the trunk of a Dodge Dart.
Comoros
On a list of the world's purchasing power, you're ranked 222. Did I mention there are only 190 countries?
Democratic Republic of Congo
Where even a poor boy with no prospects can grow up to be run over by a presidential motorcade.
Republic of Congo
Without you, who would the elephants trample?
Costa Rica
Thanks for giving us a place to dump our potheads.
Cote D'Ivoire
Cocoa, sugar, and mass killings. Are you a country or a Willy Wonka nightmare?
Croatia
Congratulations
on your candidacy for the European Union. Imagine, if that comes
through, it could employ two, maybe three people.
Cuba
Where "high-tech" means you've got a radio on your homemade raft.
Cyprus
Where the Mediterranean climate makes it a joy to spend each day mining asbestos.
Czech Republic
The country that explains why Kafka never wrote a happy story.
Denmark
Too bad you can't build a warm, sunny day out of Legos.
Djibouti
Imagine how great life would be if you had the rich natural resources of Ethiopia.
Dominica
Where the national catchphrase is "I'm sorry, officer, I didn't mean to interrupt your armed robbery."
Dominican Republic
The perfect place for anyone who's ever asked themself "Where'd my car go?"
East Timor
It takes a lot to admit you live on the bad side of Timor.
Ecuador
Street crime is on the rise, so keep your ransom note in an inside pocket.
Egypt
Where priceless ancient statues and mummies are so close, you can fly to London and see them at the British Museum.
El Salvador
Where no resumé is complete without the phrase "Supervised six-person death squad."
Equatorial Guinea
Congratulations, you just discovered vast oil reserves... I mean, we just discovered vast oil reserves. *evil laugh*
Eritrea
You only have one TV station, but cheer up - it's got locust reports on the eights!
Estonia
Home of the European flying squirrel, the only Estonian mammal that's not an alcoholic.
Ethiopia
I can't do this one, let's move on.
Fiji
If you're visiting Fiji, you have to go snorkeling, 'cause it's the best way to flee cannibals.
Finland
We're so dumb, we can't wait to be insulted to send a meaningless postcard with a tire on the front.
You've had over 5,000 years of culture, and the world's most famous Finn is still Huckleberry.
France
You gave us the term "deja vu," as in "Wow, I have this weird feeling you've been obnoxious and arrogant before. Deja vu!"
(Wait a miniute, this is France, so I think I can't do just one.)
France
Rimbaud, Baudelaire, Gauguin, Manet: You're number one when it comes to great minds that died of syphillis.
Gabon
You have to question a country that grants five terms to a man called "President Bongo."
The Gambia
The
only nation brave enough to say "Let those offshore oil reserves wait.
We've got a good thing going with these peanuts and palm kernels."
Georgia
Where Europe meets Asia and says "Hey, why don't we both dump our crap here?"
Germany
The great 20th-century power that said, "Ditch Einstein, get Hasselhoff."
Ghana
The 'h' is silent, like a room full of people after you ask "What's worthwhile about Ghana?"
Greece
Big
news: Historians now think the first marathon took place in August 490
BC, not September. That means nothing good has come out of Greece for a
month longer than previously believed.
Grenada
When you're at
the end of a grueling fifteen-hour day peeling the husks off nutmeg,
remember this: without you, the world would have to sprinkle its eggnog
with cinnamon.
Guatemala
Where the Mayans invented the zero, as in "What are the chances this shirt was made by someone over the age of eight? Zero!"
Guinea
Even guinea pigs have the good sense to claim they're actually from Peru.
Guinea-Bissau
The only book that mentions it is The Audubon Guide to Locusts.
Guyana
The Eskimos have sixty words for "snow." The Guyanans have eighty words for "dysentery."
Haiti
You just celebrated two hundred years of independence. Congratulations. Now make a wish and blow out your burning pile of tires.
Hungary
Sure,
your next-door neighbour Austria was home to Mozart, Beethoven,
Strauss, Schubert, and Freud, but don't forget, you make pretty good
stuffed cabbage.
Iceland
I'm amazed you don't have a military. How do you protect your 85,000 square miles of uninhabitable land?
India
A
nation so richly diverse, you can walk into a single neighborhood and
find cholera, dengue fever, malaria, typhoid, and plague.
Indonesia
This
year marks the fiftieth anniversary of your first democratic election,
in which apparently, everyone voted to never have another democratic
election.
Iran
Just two more years 'til you have a nuclear warhead, and two years and a day 'til you use it on a woman holding a beer.
Ireland
You
know, there's a wonderful old Irish legend that goes something like
this: Once upon a time, many years ago, there was an Irishman who could
hold down a job.
Israel
Hey, remember when life in Israel was vibrant and carefree? Man, that was the day.
Italy
The
newspapers are reporting a miracle. Apparently, a statue of Mary moved
her hand and said, "I just worked harder than 80% of your workforce."
Jamaica
Of course you've got an astronomical murder rate. You've had "No Woman No Cry" on repeat for 25 years.
Japan
Last century, you brutally defeated China and Russia. This century, you make Hello Kitty toasters.
Jordan
Thanks to your country's progress in human rights, now your citizens can choose which hand you cut off.
Kenya
It's a beautiful place to grow old, assuming you're one of the 2.3% of Kenyans who live to 65.
South Korea
Your biggest natural resource is coal, which gives dog a nice, smokey flavour.
Kuwait
We saved your ass from Saddam. Now make with the oil, bitch.
Kyrgystan
If your country could afford vowels, you could spell "this place sucks."
Laos
You'll come for the early Asian ruins. You'll stay 'cause you've been stricken with avian bird flu.
Latvia
Your
leading industries are textiles, heavy machinery production, and
trading your daughters for second-hand American blue jeans.
Liberia
Are
you bummed out 'cause your country has only 120 miles of paved road?
Well, cheer up! Your 41-year life expectancy should give you plenty of
time to see all of it.
Luxembourg
Come visit our country, but make sure you also have an afternoon activity.
Malawi
Just like Florida, except without the electricity, phones, drinkable water, or protection from roaming death squads.
Malaysia
Where the police cane you first, then ask for a bribe.
Maldives
You'll come for the tropical climate. You'll stay 'cause you've been eaten by tiger sharks.
Mali
What's that noise? People arguing in tribal languages over the last pile of ground nuts!
Malta
Brimming with culture, history, and mustachioed Sicilian hookers.
Marshall Islands
To write a joke about your country, we Googled it. No results were found.
Mexico
Look, there's an honest policeman! No, wait, they got him.
Monaco
Where Eurotrash goes to gamble away their facelift money.
Mongolia
Where Chinese freedom meets Siberian comfort.
Mozambique
The good news is, you only have the fourteenth highest death rate in the world.
The bad news is, you border numbers one, three, four, and seven.
Myanmar
Remember
when your government was almost toppled by a pair of cigarette-smoking
twelve-year-old twins who you thought were immortal? Man, you sure have
come a long way since 2001.
Nepal
Home to eight of the world's highest peaks; nine if you count your unemployment rate.
The Netherlands
Congratulations, you've turned 500 years of culture into a pot joke.
New Caledonia
Still a world leader in beach erosion.
Nicaragua
Come learn about the heritage of your nanny.
Nigeria
Where children come first... in the draft.
Norway
Sweden has Ikea, Finland has Nokia... Hey Norway, what do you have? Nothing-kia!
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| couldnt ask for a better break...half in the bay and half in vegas. found out ima be put as a coauthor for my old urap group's continuing project which is awesome, and got to spend quality time with good old work, csa, and research buddies. btw if anyone plans on visiting berk again, they fucking finished underhill, the new library, and stanley hall (next to hearst mining)...and tore down warren. crazy shit. good to be on campus, but definitely weird again. i dont think ill ever stop being somewhat sad over the passage of those days, but what can you do. alas, break time was too short.
damn. 10 weeks to go and then 1st year is over already. how time flies. It seems more often now i find myself thinking back on how much time has actually passed in my life, even tho im still one of the babies in my class. part of whats kept me in the reflective mood has been all the music ive been listening to while studying...all that shit is at least 10 years old...sigh. at least new york has been a great deal of fun...its nice being the cool kid from california in a rom full of new yorkers. i have definitely made a new family out here, been exposed to a lotta diff things which, despite its diversity, i dont think id ever have seen back in california. the PEOPLE are definitely the reason to keep coming back to visit ny after all this is over. im really gonna miss a lot of these folks when that time comes. more thorough reflection to come after physio.
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| carcassonne, southern france. i wanna go here.
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