It's that weird day - February 29th- today. It's kind of like daylight savings time in the fall where this magical hour comes as a gift from the government. I remember this really good Pete and Pete episode about daylight savings. I miss that show.
It's been a busy week. I went to the Capitol Monday night to a hearing for my field experience. It was a chaotic whirlwind of black and gray suits, whispering people and formalities. There was a strange energy in the room. I was trying hard to pay attention but at times, there was too much activity going on. People-watching was super fun, though. And after it was all over, I wasn't really even sure what happened. I will be following the bill though and see where it goes.
There was a really great Eugenics lecture this week. Harriet Washington, the woman who wrote Medical Apartheid guest spoke Thursday. Her talk was completely engaging and her field of research fascinating. She studies medical experimentation done to African Americans in American history. Aside from the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, I had no idea of the level of maltreatment of African Americans. She said that distrust of physicians and medical culture from the last 300 years may be connected to the reason there are so many health disparities between American blacks and non-blacks. I look forward to reading her book once the semester is over...
Last week I saw Mahjongg at the 7th Street Entry. They were completely bizarre, loud and dissonant. Saturday I saw some local bands including The Blind Shake. Last night I saw Quintron and The Black Lips. Quintron was strange. I can't say their music was actually good, but it was a fun show and after their set they performed a puppet show. It was also bad in a way but also really cool in a way. Regardless, it was entertaining. The Black Lips were awesome except that they were kind of divas, always asking for more something in their monitors. Also, I think one of the dudes had a grill. It was shining underneath the stage lights and pretty funny.