Nothing like going through one of the toughest two weeks of your academic career to give you a newfound appreciation for partying. This will be the weekend of the 48 hour party people. You’ve been warned.

Glasstrack can attest to the hours I put in. It all came down to last night’s presentation before a critical jury of the professor and three economic development professionals with a century of experience between them. We stood up, we presented, we kicked ass. These are the things you remember; despite, or perhaps because of, your long suffering.

Two take-home finals in 23 hours to go until the end of the first semester.

It’s official. I’m old. I’m listening to decades-old music that first came on the air waves when I was a kid. But there was so much New Wave / Brit-Pop goodness at Bang Saturday night that I’m just going to have to share…

Soft Cell – Tainted Love, Men Without Hats – Safety Dance, Madness – Our House, Adam Ant – Goody Two Shoes, A-Ha – Take On Me, Haircut 100 – Love Plus One, General Public – Tenderness, When In Rome – The Promise, Men At Work – Down Under, Modern English – I Melt With You, Flesh For Lulu – I Go Crazy, Crowded House – Don’t Dream It’s Over, Talk Talk – It’s My Life, Wang Chung – Dance Hall Days, Gary Numan – Cars, Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Relax, Peter Schilling – Major Tom (I’m Coming Home), Wall of Voodoo – Mexican Radio, Michael Penn – No Myth (Romeo in black jeans), Billy Idol – Eyes Without A Face, Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen, Buggles – Video Killed The Radio Star, Tears For Fears – Head Over Heels, The Psychedelic Furs – The Ghost In You, Talking Heads – Once In A Lifetime, OMD – If You Leave, Duran Duran – The Reflex, XTC – Senses Working Overtime, Information Society – Pure Energy, Taco – Puttin’ On The Ritz, Thompson Twins – Hold Me Now, Big Country – In A Big Country, Tin Tin – Kiss Me (with Your Mouth), M – Pop Muzik, Toto – Africa, Peter Murphy – Cuts You Up, Human League – Don’t You Want Me, A Flock Of Seagulls – I Ran, Thomas Dolby – She Blinded Me With Science, Peter Gabriel – In Your Eyes, Spandau Ballet – True, Duran Duran – Rio, Squeeze – Tempted by the Fruit of Another, Re-Flex – Politics of Dancing…

Ah…

Yikes. I just finished my second of two papers due tomorrow. Now I can go to sleep and still have some time to review them in the morning. I don’t remember the last time I worked this hard on schoolwork (of course, I haven’t been in school for years, and my memory’s just not what it used to be). It’s too bad I didn’t start on these papers three weeks ago. I’m sure they could be better. Don’t get me wrong–they’re good, but they could be better.

It looks a lot like this:

$87,000,000,000.00

This is just 3 large:

Nod to bluefunk.