Hello everyone, remember back in blog one (a week or so ago) we said that every once in a while our blog would venture into the solo territory? This is one of those times. While this is a one-Braunsey post, the seeds for it have their roots in Braunsey cooperation. Allow me to present the following dialogue
Chelsea: Eric, we should blog about the TV game sometime. Try to remember any funny instances of the TV game so we can use it later.
Eric: Mm. Okay.
So what is the TV game? I thought you'd never ask. One night, Eric ( the author of this post, who coincidentally likes refering to himself in the third person from time to time) was watching TV one night and bored stiff. Between popular reality show redone in a slightly new location and sitcom with an attractive yet naggy wife and overweight yet laidback husband Eric couldn;t find anything interesting on. Not to be discouraged he made up a game. You at home can play to. All you need is a TV and a quirky sense of humor. Remotes help but are not necessary. Here is what you do, watch one channel until you hear a really good line, then switch quickly to another channel to see if the two channels match up. Usually this ends in failure, but once in a while produces gems like:
Indecision can lead to...bombs! and rockets!
You just walk into your closet and say...male baboon.
After some fine tuning Eric taught the secrets of the game to his friend John, and they played for hours on end. Chelsea came back to find her brother and his friend channel surfing methodicaly and laughing hysterically, they taught her the game and the rest is, as they say history. When the Braunsey twins first came to UW one year ago, they didn't have a tv in their rooms. So how could we adapt the rules? We made up a new game, calling it the TV Game, but in reality it was more like the taking-things-people-say-out-of-context-with-humorous-results game, but that was too much of a mouthfull plus it alerted others to our game. So we just called it the tv game, but now it was just things out of context.
Eric studies linguistics here and one of the first things you learn in that class is that most of the things people say have never ever been said before. Our games are proof of that. For example:
Person1: How is the architecture here?
Person2: It's tight!
It took him forty years to get married and she ended up being taller than him!
(sounding annoyed) It was supposed to be this really amazing cheese factory
And from this weekend, Eric went to the bookstore (where his ATM is located, a strategic location if ever there was one) and as he was leaving two teenage (or maybe early 20's) girls came rushing in, giggling as teenage girls do, and one very excitedly said to the other:
Hey let's go get some lanyards!!
So if you ever find yourself bored while wacthing television, just remember the Braunsey twins and try the TV game out for yourself. You won't be disappointed.
And just for fun I played with the TV that I have in my room this year:
(from an infomercial about a juicer) we gave the children what every child needs to become healthy... a big ol' pat on the back (truck commercial)
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
First Day
For some reason that title, "First Day", reminds me of the movie Airplane.
Old Lady: Nervous?
Ted Stryker: *Nods* Yes.
Old Lady: *Pats Ted on the writst* First time?
Ted Stryker: No, I've been nervous lots of times.
If you haven't seen Airplane, I'd suggest it. It's a hilarious movie, and a bit of a favorite in my family. If you have seen Airplane, good going!
So, now to get back on topic...today was our first day of school. Chelsea has Dance 101 (which her roomate tried to talk her out of since she said it would be way too easy) at 8:30 in the morning. It was alright, even though there was very little actual dancing...mostly just jumping and running around, but the teachers are very cool. Out of about 45 students in the class, only about 10-15 of them are male. This isn't a big surprise, but when the instructor was calling out names, the first three guys in the class were named Courtney, Rene (I'm assuming it's not spelled Renee), and Shelby. Courtney, who is quite a meaty guy, immediately said, "I go by Court." *Beats chest* Very manly! Chelsea also has English 302 which is technically called Critical Practice. 302 is a required course for English majors, so there are 302 classes being taught every quarter. Unfortunately, this quarter, the topic of Critical Practice is "Electronic Literature". Needless to say, although the professor is a nice guy, the class is boring and will probably continue to be that way for the rest of eternity. *Sigh* At least it will be done.
Eric had a language-packed day today. He only had two of his classes, but they were both language classes, Swedish followed directly by Japanese. Since he is a linguistics major, he has to take two languages. He already speaks Japanese, but decided to try Swedish as well. His Swedish class was pretty cool, he learned how to say things like, "hello" and "my name is Eric". Japanese was fun as well, but he spent the first 5 minutes of class trying to find the room. He had written down the wrong room number and was looking for room 201, but his class was really in 242. The funny thing about the situation is that he had his class in Mary Gates Hall...and there is no room 201 in MGH. In fact, the rooms go from 231 to 241 to 251 to 287. Weird. Chelsea thinks it's funny that her dance class is in Meany Hall. Meany is kind of an unfortunate surname, don't you think? Teasing fodder for sure!
Eric has all 3 classes tomorrow, including Japanese History. Chelsea has dance again at 8:30, but instead of English 302, she has History 261 which has to do with the Crusades. She thinks tomorrow sounds infinitely more fun than today. Whereas Eric likes nothing more than a good language class, so he thinks tomorrow will be about the same.
We promise to post some pictures soon!
Old Lady: Nervous?
Ted Stryker: *Nods* Yes.
Old Lady: *Pats Ted on the writst* First time?
Ted Stryker: No, I've been nervous lots of times.
If you haven't seen Airplane, I'd suggest it. It's a hilarious movie, and a bit of a favorite in my family. If you have seen Airplane, good going!
So, now to get back on topic...today was our first day of school. Chelsea has Dance 101 (which her roomate tried to talk her out of since she said it would be way too easy) at 8:30 in the morning. It was alright, even though there was very little actual dancing...mostly just jumping and running around, but the teachers are very cool. Out of about 45 students in the class, only about 10-15 of them are male. This isn't a big surprise, but when the instructor was calling out names, the first three guys in the class were named Courtney, Rene (I'm assuming it's not spelled Renee), and Shelby. Courtney, who is quite a meaty guy, immediately said, "I go by Court." *Beats chest* Very manly! Chelsea also has English 302 which is technically called Critical Practice. 302 is a required course for English majors, so there are 302 classes being taught every quarter. Unfortunately, this quarter, the topic of Critical Practice is "Electronic Literature". Needless to say, although the professor is a nice guy, the class is boring and will probably continue to be that way for the rest of eternity. *Sigh* At least it will be done.
Eric had a language-packed day today. He only had two of his classes, but they were both language classes, Swedish followed directly by Japanese. Since he is a linguistics major, he has to take two languages. He already speaks Japanese, but decided to try Swedish as well. His Swedish class was pretty cool, he learned how to say things like, "hello" and "my name is Eric". Japanese was fun as well, but he spent the first 5 minutes of class trying to find the room. He had written down the wrong room number and was looking for room 201, but his class was really in 242. The funny thing about the situation is that he had his class in Mary Gates Hall...and there is no room 201 in MGH. In fact, the rooms go from 231 to 241 to 251 to 287. Weird. Chelsea thinks it's funny that her dance class is in Meany Hall. Meany is kind of an unfortunate surname, don't you think? Teasing fodder for sure!
Eric has all 3 classes tomorrow, including Japanese History. Chelsea has dance again at 8:30, but instead of English 302, she has History 261 which has to do with the Crusades. She thinks tomorrow sounds infinitely more fun than today. Whereas Eric likes nothing more than a good language class, so he thinks tomorrow will be about the same.
We promise to post some pictures soon!
Monday, September 22, 2008
Quick Recap- Part 2: Saturday-Sunday
Hey there, welcome to the second installment of our weekend recap.
Saturday:
When Eric woke up on Saturday, it was already raining, and that set the tone for the rest of the day. Not that it was a bad rain, it was actually quite pleasant. It just didn't let up for the rest of the day. Perfect zoo weather, don't you think? The girl at the front gate thought so too! When we arrived at the Woodland Park Zoo, the girl who takes our hard-earned money (or our dad's) said, "This is a great day to visit the zoo. The animals are more likely to be out when it's raining." We thought, "Yeah right", but smiled politely anyways. Turns out it was true. The only animals that weren't out in full force were the humans. There were a few other people there, but it was less crowded than usual...even considering the group of 15 that we were a part of (15: Chelsea, Eric, Father Braun, Mother Braun, Rachel, Uncle Al, Aunt Chukkie, cousins Jessica, Andrea, Nathan, Hannah, Stella, and Abby, and friends Freddie, and her Dad Doug).
Eric wants to mention that Chelsea's umbrella was broken already, and his broke when he opened it. So, we got new umbrellas at the zoo gift shop. Eric's head was too big for the cheaper kiddie umbrellas, so he had to get one of the more expensive ones. Chelsea, however, has a very petite head (Chelsea's words, Eric thinks tiny is more accurate) and she chose a cute little penguin umbrella. It was awesome because it had a little penguin head sticking out of the top and little flippers on the sides. Plus, she got to compare it with the small children who passed by. Chelsea will not be using this umbrella at school. Eric's was also penguin themed- a row of penguins walking along an Antarctic (Antarctican? Antarcticarian?) landscape.
We got up close and personal with some awesome animals such as nocturnal porcupines, giant bats, lice-eating/hand-holding gorillas, sleeping jaguars (we let them lie), birds that ate right out of our hands, yawning anacondas, and a mound of Brazilian cockroaches the likes of which no kitchen has ever seen. It was fun to share this all with family and friends, but as the day wore on we were getting tired. So, we decided to find a place where we could just sit down and rest. This magical place ended up being the Historic Carousel. The twins' older sister Rachel rode a horse with cousin Stella (2 1/2), Chelsea and cousin Nathan (10) rode horses next to one another, and Eric and cousin Hannah (4) rode a horse. The horses had plaques stating their name and who donated them. Chelsea (who LOVES names), noticed that Nathan's horse was called Charlie and so she began investigating the names of the horses around her. Eric (who just has a platonic relationship with names) doesn't remember the name of his horse, but he decided instead to ask Hannah what their horse should be named. Hannah, who is known for coming up with the best names for her dolls and other toys, decided to give her horse a name of the same caliber, Celery. Can you think of a more appropriate horsey name? We sure can't! Inspired by Freddie's dad, Eric took a number of pictures on his camera phone. If we can figure out how to put those pictures on the computer, we'll post them for all to see.
Sunday:
Sunday was a day for relaxing and getting things organized in our rooms. Eric likes this Chinese bakery which is really more a cafe, where you can get chinese food, pastries, bubble tea, etc. They serve a Taiwanese-style popcorn chicken that will knock your socks off as well as an awesome selection of milk tea. It's got a very collegiate feel to it, and is stocked with board games. So, the Braunsey twins decided to play LIFE, which is always fun. During our first game of LIFE (which was actually on Friday) Chelsea's best friend Kaylie called to say that she had passed her written test and is now fully licensed to do hair! Hallelujah, she is done with the petty crap at the Hair School and can move on with her life! She definately deserves it. Way to go Kaylie! However, when Chelsea explained that Kaylie had already passed her practical test, Eric (in proper Eric fashion) said, "Practial test? Did she also have to pass an impractical test?" Ah Eric, always the literal thinker. An example from the impractical test is: A 32-foot cyclops with a tuft of blue hair wants a perm, what do you do? If that's not funny to you, then I have to say that you really had to be there. We are a bit quirky and crack each other up all the time.
If you like quirky humor, we also have a great story about Bartell's, which is the corner drugstore that is just a short walk from out dorm. When we need to get a few small items, we usually shop there. We stopped by the other day, and Eric (of course) beelined straight for the tea isle. Eric was observing the inspirational quotes on the tops of the Yogi Tea boxes. The first box was for "being regular"...in other words, pooping on schedule...and the other was simply a ginger tea. The tea for "being regular" had an uplifting quote about being there for others. The ginger tea's quote said, "Just sit down, relax, and wait for it. It will come." We thought those quotes should be switched. What do you think?
The rest of the day we spent just hanging out, doing the laundry, etc. We also met our RA (resident advisor) Kristy, who was going around, knocking on people's doors and introducing herself. She met both of us in Eric's room, and since we were still on a slight energy high from our first hilarious venture into twinly wit (blog style) we were more charming than ever. Kristy said she was looking forward to being our RA this year because we were so funny together. She also said that she has a hard time with names and would have to refer to us as "the twins". No arguments there.
So there you have it, that was our weekend. From now on, we will not be chronicaling our every move, but just mentioning hilarious highlights and points of interest. We just had to set the stage, so thanks for being patient with our initial novel-length blogs. Excuse us, we're going to do some more awesome things so we'll have something to blog about later.
Saturday:
When Eric woke up on Saturday, it was already raining, and that set the tone for the rest of the day. Not that it was a bad rain, it was actually quite pleasant. It just didn't let up for the rest of the day. Perfect zoo weather, don't you think? The girl at the front gate thought so too! When we arrived at the Woodland Park Zoo, the girl who takes our hard-earned money (or our dad's) said, "This is a great day to visit the zoo. The animals are more likely to be out when it's raining." We thought, "Yeah right", but smiled politely anyways. Turns out it was true. The only animals that weren't out in full force were the humans. There were a few other people there, but it was less crowded than usual...even considering the group of 15 that we were a part of (15: Chelsea, Eric, Father Braun, Mother Braun, Rachel, Uncle Al, Aunt Chukkie, cousins Jessica, Andrea, Nathan, Hannah, Stella, and Abby, and friends Freddie, and her Dad Doug).
Eric wants to mention that Chelsea's umbrella was broken already, and his broke when he opened it. So, we got new umbrellas at the zoo gift shop. Eric's head was too big for the cheaper kiddie umbrellas, so he had to get one of the more expensive ones. Chelsea, however, has a very petite head (Chelsea's words, Eric thinks tiny is more accurate) and she chose a cute little penguin umbrella. It was awesome because it had a little penguin head sticking out of the top and little flippers on the sides. Plus, she got to compare it with the small children who passed by. Chelsea will not be using this umbrella at school. Eric's was also penguin themed- a row of penguins walking along an Antarctic (Antarctican? Antarcticarian?) landscape.
We got up close and personal with some awesome animals such as nocturnal porcupines, giant bats, lice-eating/hand-holding gorillas, sleeping jaguars (we let them lie), birds that ate right out of our hands, yawning anacondas, and a mound of Brazilian cockroaches the likes of which no kitchen has ever seen. It was fun to share this all with family and friends, but as the day wore on we were getting tired. So, we decided to find a place where we could just sit down and rest. This magical place ended up being the Historic Carousel. The twins' older sister Rachel rode a horse with cousin Stella (2 1/2), Chelsea and cousin Nathan (10) rode horses next to one another, and Eric and cousin Hannah (4) rode a horse. The horses had plaques stating their name and who donated them. Chelsea (who LOVES names), noticed that Nathan's horse was called Charlie and so she began investigating the names of the horses around her. Eric (who just has a platonic relationship with names) doesn't remember the name of his horse, but he decided instead to ask Hannah what their horse should be named. Hannah, who is known for coming up with the best names for her dolls and other toys, decided to give her horse a name of the same caliber, Celery. Can you think of a more appropriate horsey name? We sure can't! Inspired by Freddie's dad, Eric took a number of pictures on his camera phone. If we can figure out how to put those pictures on the computer, we'll post them for all to see.
Sunday:
Sunday was a day for relaxing and getting things organized in our rooms. Eric likes this Chinese bakery which is really more a cafe, where you can get chinese food, pastries, bubble tea, etc. They serve a Taiwanese-style popcorn chicken that will knock your socks off as well as an awesome selection of milk tea. It's got a very collegiate feel to it, and is stocked with board games. So, the Braunsey twins decided to play LIFE, which is always fun. During our first game of LIFE (which was actually on Friday) Chelsea's best friend Kaylie called to say that she had passed her written test and is now fully licensed to do hair! Hallelujah, she is done with the petty crap at the Hair School and can move on with her life! She definately deserves it. Way to go Kaylie! However, when Chelsea explained that Kaylie had already passed her practical test, Eric (in proper Eric fashion) said, "Practial test? Did she also have to pass an impractical test?" Ah Eric, always the literal thinker. An example from the impractical test is: A 32-foot cyclops with a tuft of blue hair wants a perm, what do you do? If that's not funny to you, then I have to say that you really had to be there. We are a bit quirky and crack each other up all the time.
If you like quirky humor, we also have a great story about Bartell's, which is the corner drugstore that is just a short walk from out dorm. When we need to get a few small items, we usually shop there. We stopped by the other day, and Eric (of course) beelined straight for the tea isle. Eric was observing the inspirational quotes on the tops of the Yogi Tea boxes. The first box was for "being regular"...in other words, pooping on schedule...and the other was simply a ginger tea. The tea for "being regular" had an uplifting quote about being there for others. The ginger tea's quote said, "Just sit down, relax, and wait for it. It will come." We thought those quotes should be switched. What do you think?
The rest of the day we spent just hanging out, doing the laundry, etc. We also met our RA (resident advisor) Kristy, who was going around, knocking on people's doors and introducing herself. She met both of us in Eric's room, and since we were still on a slight energy high from our first hilarious venture into twinly wit (blog style) we were more charming than ever. Kristy said she was looking forward to being our RA this year because we were so funny together. She also said that she has a hard time with names and would have to refer to us as "the twins". No arguments there.
So there you have it, that was our weekend. From now on, we will not be chronicaling our every move, but just mentioning hilarious highlights and points of interest. We just had to set the stage, so thanks for being patient with our initial novel-length blogs. Excuse us, we're going to do some more awesome things so we'll have something to blog about later.
Quick Recap- Part One: Thursday-Friday
Hi everyone!
It's us again, Chelsea and Eric, the Braunsey twins. We're hanging out in Eric's room, about to try some awesome Orange Dulce Organic Tea.
For those keeping score at home, here's a quick weekend recap to get you guys up to date on the whirlwind adventure that is our college experience (for those of you thinking about going to college next year, we will add lots of colorful details to entice you to join us at the UW). This series of posts will probably be the lengthiest blogs we do as it covers several days and is full of superfluous details, so please, bear with us. Future posts will not be so long, we promise! Note: we mean "quick" in a relative term...like on a geological scale.
Thursday:
Let's start at the beginning. On Thursday morning, Chelsea went to bed at 1:30 after having said goodbye to her most beloved friends (who she misses like crazy by the way), and got up again at 4:30. Father Braun (that's our dad, not a Catholic clergyman) had insisted that we pack up the truck the night before, so we were ready and able to embark on our journey at 5:30...or so. We drove straight onto the Kingston/Edmonds ferry and made it to the E1 parking lot by 8:30. However, the U was just not prepared for the Braunsey twins. In fact, it was as sluggish as we were. (Although, Eric the Younger, was not all that sluggish. He didn't go to bed so late like Chelsea always does. Like most young men his age, Eric enjoys nothing more than taking a nice long bath complete with fragrant bath salts. For this particular bath, Eric didn't bother reading the instructions on the salts. He dumped the entire contents of the bath salts into his bath, giving him three times the recommended amount of bathly goodness which meant that all day long his skin was soft, supple, and smelled amazing. He read in the bath and ended up in bed by 11:30. Eric also made a cup of tea the night before and left it steeping, leaving him with a cold beverage for breakfast with a powerful kick of caffeine). Eric's check-in time was 7:30-9:30am, which meant that he checked in around 9:25 after having waited for a good hour in the parking lot. Chelsea checked in right after him.
Although Eric chose to stay in the same room as he had last year, Chelsea wanted to get away from her previous next-door neighbor...which was a storage closet full of strong-smelling chemicals that wafted into her room everytime the janitor decided to clean the bathroom. So, she moved into a lovely quad room with 3 roomates. Luckily, one of her roomates has a lot in common with her and had been there for a few days due to marching band practice. Another roomate moved in shortly afterwards. The third girl had been unreachable and none of residents of room M111 knew anything about her. Turns out she was a freshman (in a 20+ dorm), who had just flown in from South Korea. The poor thing was put into a room with 3 upper classmen who did not speak her language, had to go directly to freshman orientation the next day, and had previously been unable to register for classes. Oy Vey! Luckily, her roomates are a group of sweet, sensitive girls who go our of their way to help her feel at home. Go us!
As for the more practical side of moving in, we almost have packing down to a science now. Note: the word almost. It's true that it took us an evening to pack everything that will last us for a year, but it felt like the truck was much less crowded than it was last year. Packing took less time, and once we got there we knew where everything needed to go. However, as Eric was unpacking his belongings, he came to the startling realization that he had forgotten his bed padding, his comforter, a change of blankets, a change of pillow cases, and (less importantly) his nail clippers. So, for two days Eric relied on a thin bedsheet and a quilt to get him through the night. Thankfully, the Braun parentals were already planning on the making the trek to Seattle on Saturday and were able to supply us with everything that we'd forgotten.
For those of you who don't already know, Chelsea has accepted a new job as a student tutor for athletes struggling with English and Drama (because we all know how uncreative football players are). She had orientation for this new job on Thursday at 1:00 for 4 hours...which was probably informative, but considering she had had about 3 hours of sleep, she's not quite sure...Don't worry, she starts tutoring in about a week. The twins also met up with one of Chelsea's good friends from last year, Freddie, and her dad and had a lovely dinner with them at Thai 65. They got their food almost immediately, but ended up chatting for nearly an hour.
Friday:
About this time last year, Chelsea said, "Let's go to the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. It's just a short walk from our dorm." To which Eric replied, "Yes, it's free for students. All we have to do is flash our Husky Cards at the door. It's an excellent way to support our school and spend a fun-filled afternoon." After they were done filming the promotional video for the Burke Museum, Chelsea and Eric got back to reality and said, "Well, next weekend will be better." And it was. So was the weekend after that, and the one after that. Soon, the school year had passed by and they hadn't even come close to crossing the threshold of knowledge. So this year, they made a special point of visiting. Since they both love museums and learning new things, it was fun. Plus, it's just a really cool place. It's not too big, so one afternoon was just the right amount of time to experience it all. For those of you considering the UW next year, it's free and it's a pretty nice place. As a matter of fact, the Arctic exhibit was so amazing that Eric broke down and bought the Idiot's Guide to the Arctic and Antarctic at the UW bookstore which he had had his eye on for almost an entire year.
We hope you've enjoyed this first installment, it will be less painful from here on out we promise! Once Chelsea locates her camera, there may even be some pictures. We are hungry and are going to get some food, by the way the tea was delicious. We highly recommend it to anyone who wants to give it a try.
It's us again, Chelsea and Eric, the Braunsey twins. We're hanging out in Eric's room, about to try some awesome Orange Dulce Organic Tea.
For those keeping score at home, here's a quick weekend recap to get you guys up to date on the whirlwind adventure that is our college experience (for those of you thinking about going to college next year, we will add lots of colorful details to entice you to join us at the UW). This series of posts will probably be the lengthiest blogs we do as it covers several days and is full of superfluous details, so please, bear with us. Future posts will not be so long, we promise! Note: we mean "quick" in a relative term...like on a geological scale.
Thursday:
Let's start at the beginning. On Thursday morning, Chelsea went to bed at 1:30 after having said goodbye to her most beloved friends (who she misses like crazy by the way), and got up again at 4:30. Father Braun (that's our dad, not a Catholic clergyman) had insisted that we pack up the truck the night before, so we were ready and able to embark on our journey at 5:30...or so. We drove straight onto the Kingston/Edmonds ferry and made it to the E1 parking lot by 8:30. However, the U was just not prepared for the Braunsey twins. In fact, it was as sluggish as we were. (Although, Eric the Younger, was not all that sluggish. He didn't go to bed so late like Chelsea always does. Like most young men his age, Eric enjoys nothing more than taking a nice long bath complete with fragrant bath salts. For this particular bath, Eric didn't bother reading the instructions on the salts. He dumped the entire contents of the bath salts into his bath, giving him three times the recommended amount of bathly goodness which meant that all day long his skin was soft, supple, and smelled amazing. He read in the bath and ended up in bed by 11:30. Eric also made a cup of tea the night before and left it steeping, leaving him with a cold beverage for breakfast with a powerful kick of caffeine). Eric's check-in time was 7:30-9:30am, which meant that he checked in around 9:25 after having waited for a good hour in the parking lot. Chelsea checked in right after him.
Although Eric chose to stay in the same room as he had last year, Chelsea wanted to get away from her previous next-door neighbor...which was a storage closet full of strong-smelling chemicals that wafted into her room everytime the janitor decided to clean the bathroom. So, she moved into a lovely quad room with 3 roomates. Luckily, one of her roomates has a lot in common with her and had been there for a few days due to marching band practice. Another roomate moved in shortly afterwards. The third girl had been unreachable and none of residents of room M111 knew anything about her. Turns out she was a freshman (in a 20+ dorm), who had just flown in from South Korea. The poor thing was put into a room with 3 upper classmen who did not speak her language, had to go directly to freshman orientation the next day, and had previously been unable to register for classes. Oy Vey! Luckily, her roomates are a group of sweet, sensitive girls who go our of their way to help her feel at home. Go us!
As for the more practical side of moving in, we almost have packing down to a science now. Note: the word almost. It's true that it took us an evening to pack everything that will last us for a year, but it felt like the truck was much less crowded than it was last year. Packing took less time, and once we got there we knew where everything needed to go. However, as Eric was unpacking his belongings, he came to the startling realization that he had forgotten his bed padding, his comforter, a change of blankets, a change of pillow cases, and (less importantly) his nail clippers. So, for two days Eric relied on a thin bedsheet and a quilt to get him through the night. Thankfully, the Braun parentals were already planning on the making the trek to Seattle on Saturday and were able to supply us with everything that we'd forgotten.
For those of you who don't already know, Chelsea has accepted a new job as a student tutor for athletes struggling with English and Drama (because we all know how uncreative football players are). She had orientation for this new job on Thursday at 1:00 for 4 hours...which was probably informative, but considering she had had about 3 hours of sleep, she's not quite sure...Don't worry, she starts tutoring in about a week. The twins also met up with one of Chelsea's good friends from last year, Freddie, and her dad and had a lovely dinner with them at Thai 65. They got their food almost immediately, but ended up chatting for nearly an hour.
Friday:
About this time last year, Chelsea said, "Let's go to the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. It's just a short walk from our dorm." To which Eric replied, "Yes, it's free for students. All we have to do is flash our Husky Cards at the door. It's an excellent way to support our school and spend a fun-filled afternoon." After they were done filming the promotional video for the Burke Museum, Chelsea and Eric got back to reality and said, "Well, next weekend will be better." And it was. So was the weekend after that, and the one after that. Soon, the school year had passed by and they hadn't even come close to crossing the threshold of knowledge. So this year, they made a special point of visiting. Since they both love museums and learning new things, it was fun. Plus, it's just a really cool place. It's not too big, so one afternoon was just the right amount of time to experience it all. For those of you considering the UW next year, it's free and it's a pretty nice place. As a matter of fact, the Arctic exhibit was so amazing that Eric broke down and bought the Idiot's Guide to the Arctic and Antarctic at the UW bookstore which he had had his eye on for almost an entire year.
We hope you've enjoyed this first installment, it will be less painful from here on out we promise! Once Chelsea locates her camera, there may even be some pictures. We are hungry and are going to get some food, by the way the tea was delicious. We highly recommend it to anyone who wants to give it a try.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Hello World
Hi,
We're the Braunsey Twins! I'm Chelsea, and I'm Eric. These are the details of our college life.
We are both seniors at the University of Washington, although Eric will be staying well past his senior year to complete a double major (linguistics and speech and hearing sciences). Chelsea is majoring in English and also taking dance, and will be spending her spring quarter studying abroad (in London).
The reason you're reading this is that everybody and his (or her) mother has been telling us to start a blog. Boy, that mother can be pushy! Since neither of us has enough drive, motivation, or gumption to start a blog on our own, we decided to create a joint one. Plus, we just work so well together that it's almost inevitable...and we spend the majority of our time together when we're at school.
This blog is a one-stop hub of information for keeping up with our busy and fascinating lives, getting useful tips on college and life skills, or just reading some quirky and amusing anecdotes. For example, as I'm typing this, Eric is reminiscing about an English teacher he had back in middle school who was convinced that the word "anecdote" should really be pronounced "an-eh-seh-dote". True story!
Now, we aren't ALWAYS attached at the hip. While the blogs will most likely be written as a collaboration, sometimes Eric will write a blog by himself, or sometimes Chelsea will add a blog. Just keeping you guys on your toes!
So, join us for pizza and punch in the break room and let's get blogging!
Sincerely (because we'd never dream of being insincere),
Chelsea and Eric (The Braunsey Twins)
We're the Braunsey Twins! I'm Chelsea, and I'm Eric. These are the details of our college life.
We are both seniors at the University of Washington, although Eric will be staying well past his senior year to complete a double major (linguistics and speech and hearing sciences). Chelsea is majoring in English and also taking dance, and will be spending her spring quarter studying abroad (in London).
The reason you're reading this is that everybody and his (or her) mother has been telling us to start a blog. Boy, that mother can be pushy! Since neither of us has enough drive, motivation, or gumption to start a blog on our own, we decided to create a joint one. Plus, we just work so well together that it's almost inevitable...and we spend the majority of our time together when we're at school.
This blog is a one-stop hub of information for keeping up with our busy and fascinating lives, getting useful tips on college and life skills, or just reading some quirky and amusing anecdotes. For example, as I'm typing this, Eric is reminiscing about an English teacher he had back in middle school who was convinced that the word "anecdote" should really be pronounced "an-eh-seh-dote". True story!
Now, we aren't ALWAYS attached at the hip. While the blogs will most likely be written as a collaboration, sometimes Eric will write a blog by himself, or sometimes Chelsea will add a blog. Just keeping you guys on your toes!
So, join us for pizza and punch in the break room and let's get blogging!
Sincerely (because we'd never dream of being insincere),
Chelsea and Eric (The Braunsey Twins)
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