She would kill me

One of the most permanant social life phenomenon in the States that I have noticed so far is superficial social life! Yes, I mean it. Superficial. I can say, being generous, that almost more than 75% of all relations in this culture is superficial, despite all the different reasons for that.

As I mentioned before, I am currently pledging in an engineering honor society. It's just another nice thing on the resume. and as I heard Tau Beta Pi name on the resume has its wieght. Even though I am satisified with my resume, it, of course, can take a lot of more improvement, but I am ok with it. But I may never even need such a resume, who knows. However, when it comes to future career, I like to keep all my options opened. That way, I get to chose not let the recruiters chose for me.

Anyways, TBP had a signature party today! ya, signature party!! It was at the Posse East. The pub right behid the ETC. I knew there won't be much drinking, since it would only be 4 pm! I went there, to quickly get the signature I needed and leave.

When I got there, I talked a bit with a guy that I already met before, nd it comes out tht he rides motorcycles, too. He has a nice gixxer 600. He warned me that they ask me to do stupid things for their signatures, pretty stupid. I got coupla of signatures. Before it all starting annoying me ...

I asked one of the officers, carole, to sign my sheet. She asked for the best pick up line I have ever used/heard/known. hahaha .. ya right. She said that and I thought "hell NO!" Just out of priniciple, I wont do it. On the scene was her boyfriend, two officers and some other guy.

"You need my signature to get in TBP.." she said confidantly that I will bow soon and throw her a pickup line.
"I aint saying a pick up line .. no TBP ... ok!" replied as confidant as she did.
"Why?! C'mon."
"Well, you just saying .. you don't mean it .." someone around started saying ..
I thought of an excuse to escape the situation. Explaining the priniciple bit was not an option, at least I didn't consider it as an option. Suddenly I said "I can't .. she will kill me"
" haaaah ... he's got a point" some one agreed with me
" No pick up line .. no signature" Carole said
" Well .. she doesn't need to know" another officer said
"I am a bad lier ... she would" I said ..

Carole looked at me and gave me my sheet back! fine by me ... I took my sheet and I went on to get the rest of my signatures.

Some people tried to get me singing, dancing, teaching them cuss words in arabic, and I did NOTHING of all those. Some of them argued, some other didnt.
lol .. some guy wanted to know how to say (your mother is a camel) in arabic!! I don't know why he chose that phrase. But as far as I remember, this would be very bad said to someone back there ...

I was kind of annoyed by all that. It is not a place I should've been. Annoyed by the fact that I did that for a stupid resume. That is it, I decided I wont keep going in the pledging process!

Then I thought about it a bit. Why should I be annoyed? My stand was victorious! I did nothing that I dont agree on, and I got most of the sigs I needed! Then, nothing is wrong, and all is fine.

This last week just felt sooo loong ... a lot happened. School work is ramping up, and I would be leaving to Michigan next weekend. It would be a set back on all my school work. But isA it wont put me behind that much. I just need to be efficient these next few days.

I have a test on Wed that I want to ace isA. I rarely do well in the first test of the semester. It's usually a wake up slap to start working seriously. But I don't have many tests. So, I can't scew anything.

I am getting closer on landing a research for my undergrad thesis. I decided to settle down with any interesting topic with a good prof.

I am more motivated than ever. I work on friday. Something that I have rarely done, for most of my life.