i've noticed some disturbing trends since classes have started. i have classes in three departments right now: mechanical engineering, geology, and physics. the ME guys seem like frat boys and gear heads who are interested in getting a real job and making money. the geology guys are a lot of fun, they aren't really into math or science but just like drinking beer and being outside. the physics guys however are another story. i've never seen people get so excited about draining batteries or filtering out low frequency electrical signals. this is not it though. many of them seem to think that tucking your shirt into your pants is cool, and that nobody will notice if you wear one blue sock and one black sock and that the male ponytail is and always has been in style. this is nothing new - i have been aware of this for some time. so as a tribute to my collegues i took some data in my classes and plotted it up.


this graph is accurate because there are only like two girls who are physics majors, and they have ponytails anyway. also, notice the nearly exponential increase in ponytails from freshman year through junior years. by senior year there are very few holdouts. thus i have little hope for brain. it's just a matter of time before he succumbs to the pressure.