Frequently Asked Questions (of Jenn)

(with a very confused look) What is a blog?
It\’s a bad word. You know, like flogging the log.

Where are you?
I am at home. I am in Berkeley. I am in Lafayette. I am in my apartment. I am on campus. I am at work. I am on my laptop. I am on my desktop. I am on AIM. I am using Trillian. I am outside in the freaking cold…just for you.

How did you get to be so great at computers? (usually when I am working in the dorms helping people with their computer problems)
(with a surprised laugh, sigh) I just learned on my own. You can too. All you need to do is get to know some computer gurus. Don\’t know any? Learn about google.

What is cognitive science?
It\’s the study of the mind. Yes, it\’s the study of how I can read your mind.

What are you?
I am AMERICAN. I am insulted. I am not a THING. Nor am I made just solely out of one element. I am a human being with four appendages. Two eyes for sight. With the most elastic skin known on earth. What, was that not the answer you were looking for? Did you want to ask about my ethnicity? Why didn\’t you ask what my ethnicity was? I 8 U.

How do you get to University (avenue)?
University Avenue is on the other side of campus. Westside. What you need to do is take a left on Bancroft then turn right on Shattuck. Then you\’ll see University within three blocks.

What time is it?
7:01 pm.

My computer is broken. Can you fix it?
I am not on duty.

How did you get to Berkeley?
On the 24.
OR
It was by luck.