Student SPHere 2008-09

The Halloween weekend went by pleasantly; the weather was incredible for the end of October. Usually, Halloween is a great time to watch scantily-clad people shiver and develop major goosebumps. Even today I biked to work and school without a jacket.

A view of the sky

Last Wednesday I had a special treat: hot pot! My HSRPA colleague MingTa held a hot pot party at his apartment and I was extremely excited. My family does it it in the winter, and it is a good way to have a meal together. With a pot of boiling stock - or even plain water - you can drop in dumplings, vegetables, meat, noodles, or whatever strikes your fancy. Wait until it's cooked and then scoop it up to eat! Since I enjoy cooking and hot pot has a big DIY component, it's the perfect autumn activity.

Before the carnage

Some eaten corn cobs and empty clamshells are all that are left

Red bean soup, a perfect way to end the meal

Last Thursday, Student Senate held their annual Halloween party in Goldy's Game Room at Coffman. There was a lot of pizza, bowling, and candy. Lots of people came in costume; I saw a scuba diver, Flava Flav, and a nerdy professor, among others. Great job organizing this event, Social Committee!

I enjoy a short bacon break

Winners of the costume contest

Lastly on Saturday, Severin and I were able to finally bottle our homebrew. Capping was the most fun, in my opinon. We ended up with twenty-one and three-quarters 22 ounce bottles. After about a week or so, they should have enough carbonation to be consumed.

Dead yeast. Apparently, some resourceful person saw potential in this and thus, Marmite was created

Beautiful bottles of homebrew!

IMPORTANT
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