[csail-related] GSB Tonight: The Circle of Life

[jamoozy at csail.mit.edu (Andrew "Jamoozy" Correa)]

The Lion King moved me when I was younger.  Here we have a story of a 
kid, born with a silver spoon in his mouth, who has that silver spoon 
ripped out.  Intriguing.  What I never understood, was why his Uncle 
spoke with a British dialect.  Maybe he was raised there?  I'm not sure, 
but I thought they should really all be speaking with an accent.  
Something African.  Weren't they in Africa?

Anyway, what brought me on the topic of The Lion King, was that I heard 
"The Circle of Life" playing in my head as I passed the Koch institute 
this morning.  I noticed that what we researchers experience every day 
is something of a circle itself, if for no other reason than the 
construction of that building has us going in ever-changing maze-circles 
every morning (well, I exaggerate, but please forgive me for this minor 
transgression).  As I walked by, I noticed that many of the people 
working on the finishing touches of the building spoke as though they 
had been born and raised in the Boston area.  Which leads me to believe 
the message that the universe is trying to tell us through the 
construction of this building is rather like the message of The Lion 
King: "People with funny dialects are all around us."

Lets talk about how funny they sound at this week's:

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              girl scout benefit -+-  5:30 pm  -+- 32-G9 lounge
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               For those coming from elsewhere: Building 32 is
<http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=32>
           Once you are in 32, just take the G-elevator to the 9th
       floor and we will be in the lounge that you will be looking at
<http://projects.csail.mit.edu/gsb>
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