Sorry guys, I'm working on it! Here, I'll put something quick for now, in the order in which I like you (actually, alphabetically). I know there are some vital omissions; I'll get to you soon, though!
Anke is pretty much crazy, although she is very quiet and devout usually. She likes to sing Disney songs and the theme from "The Sound of Music," and she'll walk on your back if you ask nicely—plus, she cooks up a mean batch of rice on Wednesday nights, which you should take note of if you're going to be in her class at NYU Med this fall.
Conor, a.k.a. Nigel, a.k.a. Belial, is both a violist, a poet, and an Irishman. Whoops, that was actually three things. He can hold his liquor and is real good at VF-ing. Warning to prefrosh—Conor is going to be a freshman counselor in the fall.
Erica is my fellow Yalie from NOVA, meaning we can talk for hours on end about interesting roads such as I-66 and 495. The head of Yale's tap-dancing ensemble and one of the leaders of the Gilbert and Sullivan society, this musical young lady will surely find show biz somewhere in her future.
Ewan is a hardcore (the non-pornographic kind of hardcore) marine who will start basic training in October. He was one of my Herald News co-editors, and after that, one of my few conservative cohorts on campus—plus, a good connection for those crowded God-Quad parties.
Jim is a fellow former-Heralder who shares an aversion to certain thick-ankled nuisances and certain other graham-cracker-eating fuckers. Wielding a hammer as dextrously as he handles a pen, he was always ready to help repulse unwanted flocks of Herald groupies or to write a last-minute music review. Most importantly, he was vital in propagating biting Herald impressions—(muffled voice) "Ooh, **censored**, I really like you (slurp)."
John loves BoA, BabyVox, and other pillars of Asian pop culture—which makes him a good Hawai'ian. He also plays a mean violin and will join Conor in freshman counselor-dom next year.
Lisa—ah, my trusted drinking companion and co-founder of our Thursday-night Secret Society. She was always willing to join me in pretending to fly like Neo from Matrix: Reloaded—especially when we were both trashed off our asses. This sharp psych major is headed off to Columbia Law.
Liz is a sarcastic woman who somehow managed to balance school, Habitat for Humanity, and being climbing coordinator. She admires carpenters and went to the same high school as John Mayer (yes, the school from that song). She was also an excellent meal companion. Where is she headed next year? To a UCSD psych grad program in autism, of course.
Luke was my roommate in the '02-'03 school year. He was going to teach English in Ningbo, China through the Yale-China program until SARS came along and ruined everything, everything! He, along with Justin, enjoys mocking other people's webpages and online journals, as well as the occasional trip to Ivy Noodle.
Margaret was my orgo buddy back in freshman year—we sat in the second row together and endured McBride's eerie grins, plus we were benchmates in lab and raced to create TLC developing solutions, despite our TA's attempts to confuse us. We were also in a kickass piano quintet together, despite our professor's attempts to confuse us. I can't even remember all the awards she won, but I do know she'll be at Cambridge next year with a Churchill Fellowship and Howard Hughes money to do science research, so we will wreak havoc in Europe together.
Mark has been a friend since 3rd grade, where he was the tallest student and I was the shortest. It may also be the case that he had the longest last name (Niedringhaus) and I had the shortest (Chen). Oh wait, except that darn Emmelene Lee girl, darn her. He is deadly on any game system up to the PSII, and he enjoys the occasional bowl of Rice Krispie Treats cereal.
Meridee was never my suitemate, but we did spend a lot of time in her room overall. She's really into the color purple and various girl-power things. She is one day going to start a very successful counseling service for gay and lesbian youths—but in the meantime, she makes a shitload from babysitting.
Miye, known as "half-Japanese-half-Chinese" girl to Erica, is a spunky little package who obsesses over hip-hop, architecture, and her digital camera. She is always bringing back random DJs from Hartford who actually turn out to be really cool people—and by "really cool," I do mean "willing to hang out with a bunch of unhip, unwashed Yalies." Next year she'll be in Japan on a Light Fellowship.
Nyssa is a Puerto Rican mami whose love of dancing is only surpassed by her desire to heal others as a future doctor (aww!). She also is real good at choosing presents for people.
Patricia is another high school buddy who has developed quite a tolerance for alcohol as well as a lethal Tae-Bo kick in the past four years at UVA! As far as I remember, she will always play cards with you, but she will never share her fried chicken with you. We met in the lunch line after P.E. in the 9th grade, so she claims.
Payton, a.k.a Paysars, is a disease-ridden menace to society, manifesting symptoms of ebola, bubonic plague, and, most recently, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). He is also a menace when playing frisbee or football, but especially after drinking sketchy Beach Club alcohol. One of these days he will make up for his poor public health record by becoming a doctor—but in the meantime, it's best to just interact with this one from a distance.
Robert is quite a science whiz who will be attending UCSF Med School in the fall. He loves posting anonymous threats on the Student-Doctor forum and defending his pillow at all costs from his dirty, dirty friends. He will also dance up a storm, given the right music.
Sam and I met, crazily enough, while working in the DIARRHEA LAB at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research the summer after jr. year of high school. After giving rabbits, mice, and finally humans loose stool for several years, we headed off to different colleges, although we still manage to get in trouble every now and then, especially when it comes to questionable Filipinas. Perhaps we shall soon be reunited in the hallowed halls of Yale, where Sam is considering pursuing a PhD in public health with the dissertation topic, "Geographically stratified promiscuity among Asian women."
Senwung was my suitemate in previous years but decided to become a freshman counselor when senior year rolled around, so we saw less of him. Nonetheless, we could always count on him to make normal situations incredibly awkward! Senwung enjoys mixing all the drinks in the soda fountain, and he also likes to listen to Wilco, the Beatles, and Mozart.
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