Trash pickup, prime numbers, etc.

Well, the adventures and misadventures of orientation week are coming to a close. A few of the highlights are as follows:

Jennifer (my roommate) and I did most of our unpacking and rearranging, which generated an enormous quantity of trash, and this on Labor day. Little did we know, nearly the entire janitorial staff was off for the holiday. As a result, a pile of trash that made the hall nearly impassable remained as such for about twenty-four hours. We couldn't leave the room without getting dirty looks from our hall-mates.

Many of the events this week have quickly filled up, so it has always been a good idea to show up early for stuff if you want a seat, and especially if you want a good seat. I made the mistake of visiting a professor from the physics department not long before the math lecture. The guy just wouldn't shut up! I mean, it bodes well for the undergraduate support at the university, but I just wanted to go to the damn lecture! So later, in a hurry to get to the lecture, I took a wrong turn and ended up going through an emergency exit and setting off an alarm. Needless to say, I simply walked away nonchalantly and hoped that no one noticed. Stupid freshmen.... (As a side note, there was no need to hurry. Instead of Conway and Von Neumann weren't there. It was some no name, but the subject was interesting nonetheless.)

Jennifer and I thought we'd take a bus to downtown Princeton to go to the Wal-mart there and pick up some supplies. Unfortunately for us, we waited on the wrong side of the street at the stop, and had to watch the bus drive right by us, and we didn't have time to wait for the next one, about an hour later. Mind you, this bus stop is not a short walk from our dorm. It was a real bummer.

Hope you've enjoyed these stories of my bumbling antics.