This would make a good watercolor painting

Yesterday was postdoc appreciation day, so I posed as a postdoc and went with Jeremy to a lovely wine and cheese reception near campus. I have discovered that the secret to posing as a biologist is to ask other people "What system do you work on?" Also, wear Chacos.

En route to campus I saw a sign that read:

Lost Blue Parakeet
Answers to the Name Ellen or Randy
Please Call If Found

I found this funny. Lost pets make me sad, but a parakeet named Ellen OR Randy makes me giggle.

And then, speaking of giggling, I came across protestors who had organized a rally in response to the proposed 33% hike in college tuition. (This was not the funny part.) There were five news trucks filming. However, in the midst of the protest circle was a huge sign that said something about Solidarity in or with Malaysia. I'm not sure if this protest within the protest was related to or just parasitizing the initial march. I feel as though I should have something prepared for the future in case I have an opportunity for good media coverage!

In the background of this scene was (or course) a shirtless man hula-hooping and a young woman with a bow and quiver full of arrows.