This is a song about being happy.

This is a song about being happy. DID YOU KNOW? Lovable Rick Santorum, the junior US senator from Pennsylvania, is an alumnus of the Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity. I wonder if he ever stays at the MIT chapter when hes in Boston? Probably not he doesnt even live in Pennsylvania when hes representing them in the US Senate. It was a good, good night. MIT had some event to celebrate the premiere of Beauty and the Geek 2, which Matts friend Ankur 03 is on. I dont know or anything, but I choose to believe that he only auditioned because he saw my blog entry last August, regardless of what his bio says. Ha! And I hear Ankur was even there! I could have gotten to meet a reality show contestant! Oh dear, this has been a lifelong dream of mine. So, I didnt to that because I scored free tickets to the BSO courtesy of the college card, which, as youve been told many times before, is given FOR FREE to all MIT students. Anyway, despite the fact the Berliozs AWESOME Symphonie Fantastiquethe one that got him hooked up with actress Harriet Smithson, whom he had never met beforethere were quite a few empty seats in our row in Symphony Hall. So, I asked the funnylookin guy next to me whether he wanted to move over into the center section. So, we did. Making casual conversation, I found out that hes a fourth-year government student at Harvard and only came to the BSO to get off campus for a few hoursturns out that they have class right up until Winter Break, they have reading hanging over their heads all through their Winter holiday, and then finals right away when they get back. ouch. He even brought some reading on Veto Bargaining with him to the BSO. I, on the other hand, got to sit down and read the fascinating biography of Hector Berlioz in the program. So, Harvard has finals and then one week of break during January and MIT has IAP. You totally dont want to go to Harvard now, right? Just playin. But I love Symphonie Fantastique. OH, that fourth movement! The good news is that I might still get to meet a reality show contestantI was stalking Diana Eng and I discovered that she is going to be at the seamless 2 fashion show on February 1st at the Museum of Science. I went to the show last year with Mitra, which she blogged and it was really weird and a little awesome. Anyway, I cant wait to head back this year. I hope it features my favorite Diana creationthis mutilated prom dress for the Clothes Off Your Back challenge. Im giddy. In other news, I went running at the Z-Center today and I thought I grabbed a white running shirt and instead I grabbed an old MathCounts t-shirt and I felt like a total dork watching Fox Realitys Ex-Treme Dating and running in my MathCounts t-shirt. But its cool, I guess, because the Flaming Lips Mr. Ambulance Driver came on my iPod. However, I was strangely uncomfortable when I discovered that Fox now has an entire network devoted to reality televsion. The best present I got for my birthday was a mellophone. Well, actually the MIT Marching Band got it, but theyll let me borrow it as long as I keep showing up to practices. Finally! An instrument that I know how to play! Im also growing my annual IAP beard. I hate facial hair and am terrible at shaving, so Iva always considered the fact that I am able to grow facial hair to be my punishment for some inexcusable sin in a past life. So, I always give some excuse as to why Im growing itI lost a bet, for warmth, to remind me of why I hate facial hairbut really, I just think it goes along with the laid-back spirit of IAP. I guess. I cant think of how to end this entry well, I cant think of a better way then just saying Check out Luiss blog!