published on 02/10/06

Weekly Calendar 2/10-2/16

FRIDAY, 2/10
9 a.m. Poster Sale. Vassar, you spoil me, you little devil! CC, North Atrium

3 p.m. Tea. Son, I don’t play that game. Rose Parlor

8 p.m. Directing Workshop. My room. Lights out. Music on. Fog machine. Candles lit. Action. Attractives only. Or just go to the Shiva Theater.

SATURDAY, 2/11
1 p.m. Men’s Swim and Dive. I watched them practice from what I believe to be a one-sided window. Nice shoulders, blondie, but how do you like these apples? Walker Field House, Pool

8:30 p.m. ViCE Concert. Wyclef Jean and Blackalicious. Just ’cuz she dances loco, that don’t make her a ho, no. Actually, in this case it does. Walker Field House, Bay 1

SUNDAY 2/12
Lincoln’s Birthday. Johnny, I now pronounce you husband and wife. (Note: You’re probably thinking of the wrong Lincoln.)

MONDAY, 2/13
3 p.m. Tea. And I will not play that game. Rose Parlor
6 p.m Tu B’Shvat Seder. Sojourners welcome, for we were once all sojourners in a foreign land. Aula

8:30 p.m. Saul Williams. It turns out the spoken word artist has his own website, featuring this copyrighted line from his new book: “He was Crumpin’ so hard I almost put a spoon in his mouth.” Heroes don’t hesitate. Students’ Building, Second Floor

TUESDAY, 2/14, Valentine’s Day
12 a.m. Valentine’s Day begins at sunrise. Also, remember to wish Molly a very happy half-birthday.

3 p.m. Tea. I could play that game if I wanted, but I don’t even want to. Rose Parlor

3:30 p.m. V-Week Workshop. “My Own Vagina's Monologue.” Female-identifying persons are invited to engage in Amy Goddard’s interactive, experiential workshop that allows participants to explore the herstories of their own vaginas. Right now my vagina is saying “Wow, this is awkward.” Jade Parlor

4:30 p.m. Math Lecture. Stephan Garcia, University of California, San Diego. “Complex Symmetric Operators.” Stephan, it’s called a “girlfriend,” and you’re looking for it in all the wrong places. Rocky, 305
WEDNESDAY, 2/15
3 p.m. Tea. I swear. Rose Parlor

5 p.m. Afro Punk. I’ll take that as a compliment. CDF 109

THURSDAY, 2/16
3 p.m. Tea. But I could train you if you want. Rose Parlor

6 p.m. V-Week Workshop for Men. Amy Goddard, author of “Lesbian Secrets For Men,” will answers questions such as, “Secrets for lesbian men?” and “How is this day different from any other day?” CC, Faculty Commons

6 p.m. U.S./Mexico Panel Discussion. Inconveniently coincides with the above workshop, but this might make the decision easier: only one event includes goodie bags with free Oakley sunglasses from Tijuana. Rocky, 300

6 p.m. Fiction and Poetry Reading. By the 2006 Writers-in-Residence, Mary Jo Salter and Brad Leithauser. Ms. Salter has a tendency to ruin her poems with references to Windows 95. Sanders Hall, 212

8 p.m. The Vagina Monologues. “The Vagina Monologues? How about a real play, like Rent?” Thank you, Aaron Biberstein. Susan Stein Shiva Theater

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