On the off-chance, fair readers, that you have been waiting years for the opportunity to learn to bellydance, have we got an event for you.
Tomorrow at the International House, you will have the opportunity to enjoy traditional Egyptian bellydancing during a ritual dinner.
Who knows, you could pick up some inspiration for your Halloween costume, pick up some ideas for your next bellydancing recital or just enjoy the food.
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Egyptian Ritual Dinner [UC Berkeley Events Calendar]
Earlier: Scare the Living Sh*t Out of Yourself, Potentially Others
Chances are you are already an expert procrastinator.
Probably less likely is that you actually feel that your time spent zoning out while pretending to do homework is actually accomplishing anything. But oh, how wrong you are.
Recent research on attention has found out what most college students already knew—that a wandering mind is a very common affliction. However, somewhat more surprisingly, researchers found that the lapses in attention might be playing a crucial role in helping us work through difficult problems.
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If you’re at all like us, you’ll have spent countless frustrating hours minutes seconds in pent-up rage trying to figure out how your socks get wet even though you specifically take pains to ensure they don’t. Well, worry over your pretty little shoes no longer, because the best and brightest of the world’s physicists have solved this most terrifying of dilemmas.
As it turns out, the secret is to read more »
So the Clog heard from a dude who heard from another dude that there may have been someone wearing a backpack with frickin’ solar panels on the frickin’ back. Hell. Yes.
We know a few people who could use something like this. Hint: your cell phone isn’t supposed to die when it gets called. For what it’s worth, ‘packs like that would also help out with unexpected laptop battery failure syndrome.
Browsing the Website where they’re sold, though … well, they look kind of expensive. But on the other hand, the internet is the cheapest drug there is …
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Voltaic Systems [Website]
Earlier: Sheet Mulch!
Whatever that means. Throughout March, the “grounds department” (never heard of ‘em) will be offering seminars and workshops on how to sheet mulch.
For the unconverted, sheet mulching is read more »
Curb your spending, and just maybe you’ll be able to afford all your textbooks and readers this semester. Lifehacker offered an interesting top ten guide to saving, so here’s our ripoff.
Reuse Stuff
Grab a Klean Kanteen–we’ve heard tell they’re the safest and most durable water bottle on the market, though that’s up for debate. Sure, it’s kinda costly for a water-holder, but imagine all the moola you’re saving by saying buh-bye to plastic. Oh, and it’s, like, good for trees or something.
Get some reusable shopping bags (canvas works well), and if you shop at Trader Joe’s, you get the chance to win a discount on groceries. If you shop at Whole Foods (though that’s not really saving money, but OK), you can get an automatic credit on that day’s purchase.
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We know you don’t want to think about it yet, but after Thanksgiving, we’re all going to hell in a handbasket. Just a week and smidge and then finals come to attack our sanity and happiness.
First, don’t panic–we’ve got you covered. Here’s a compacted version of some professor-approved tips. read more »
So you’re drinking age now and you think you can hang with the big boys in San Francisco. Not so fast, bucko. You’ve got to know where to go, and you’ve got to know what to avoid.
Eater SF debuted its continuously expanding map of douchiest bars in the city, so now you can thank your lucky stars you’ll be spared holier-than-thou hipsters and suits with hair gel up the wazoo.
Medjool and Matrix top (bottom?) the blacklist, but really there’s enough douche to go around a few more bars. Go on, stand up for your right to drink in a fine establishment.
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Eater Map: Your Guide to San Francisco’s Douchiest Bars [SF Eater]
Earlier: Make a Poo That’ll Make You Proud
We’re afraid to even guesstimate how much time we spend and waste on our computer, but if you need to go fascist on yourself, this might be for you. JournalLive is a free Windows-only download that will monitor your time spent on the computer and show you how much time you take to write your paper in Word versus all that e-stalking on Facebook.
Sure, you could also snoop on your partner’s computer with this, but that’s an added bonus for only the most obsessive. The first step is admitting you have a problem, and it’s hard to hide from your funny cats YouTube obsession when the hours logged are staring at you in the face.
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JournalLive Automatically Tracks Your Time [Lifehacker]
Earlier: Find Your Polling Place and Your Personal Ballot
During the cold, dark, dreary season of midterms and million-page papers, our health oftentimes gets thrown in the back burner. It’s not until we’re dripping snot onto a last-minute problem set that we realize we should have taken the precautions to avoid a cold during this stressful time of semester. Take heed, friend! It’s neither too late nor too difficult to have a healthy test season.
*Flush with Fluids, then Flush the Toilet. Detox your body of unfriendly germs from the get-go. Fill a large canteen of water every night before going to bed to make for an easy grab-and-go on your way to class the next morning. While at school, be sure to refill several times–when the time comes to empty your own can, the lighter the color your urine, the better. If you find yourself drinking a lot of coffee, remember to match a cup of coffee with a glass of water to keep hydrated.
*Resist the Urge–Don’t Touch Yourself. Specifically, avoid excessively rubbing your eyes, nose and mouth. Trust no one! The hottie studying in the seat across from you may be a hot viral host of doom. read more »
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