Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]We just locked the door and left the key on it. As if we needed it, since there is no roommate tradition over here. > From: Aaron Sandler <aaron.sandler@duke.edu> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 12:25:11 -0400 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Aaron's PAW 17: Visiting my brother at college > > Hi Philippe, > > You were on the right track. It's a tried and true method to let one's > roommates know that the bedroom is occupied by more than the usual > occupant...normally prevents embarassing situations. > > In my day it was foolproof unless one's roommate had consumed an unnatural > amount of alcohol, in which case he failed completely to notice the hanger > and > barged right on in...fortunately he still remembered which bunk was his, > avoiding an even more potentially embarassing situation! > > Best, > Aaron > > Quoting Philippe Orlent <philippe.orlent@pandora.be>: > >> Hi Aaron, >> >> Explain the trick with the clothanger? A US Ivy league tradition? >> Has it something to do with roommates or so? >> (I think I can imagine what it does/meas though ;-) >> >> Love the B&W BTW. >> Thanks for showing, >> Philippe >> >>> From: Aaron Sandler <aaron.sandler@duke.edu> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 11:43:17 -0400 >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Subject: [Leica] Aaron's PAW 17: Visiting my brother at college >>> >>> Hi Folks, >>> >>> Last weekend I went up to visit my brother who is a freshman at Yale...no >> he's >>> not slow, there's a 15 year age difference. :) >>> >>> The visit was fun...it was very energizing to be around so many young, >>> interested, excited folks, not yet cynical...it was not so energizing to >> sleep >>> in the dorm rooms...nobody goes to sleep before 3am! >>> >>> I also met my brother's girlfriend for the first time. They're well >> matched, >>> physically...he's 6'5" and skinny, she's about 6'1" and rows crew so >>> she's >>> very >>> strong...definitely much stronger than him...he sits on her lap! They're >> very >>> publically lovey-dovey in a sort of naive way...I took a bunch of pix of >> them >>> together and ordered a few with the title "Young Love". >>> >>> A few snaps from my visit: >>> http://www.duke.edu/~ajs2/PAW/2005_17/index.html >>> >>> A study of Young Love: >>> http://www.duke.edu/~ajs2/PAW/2005_17/younglove.html >>> >>> Comments welcomed and thanks for looking, >>> Aaron > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >