I tried again... holla back.

If you don't like the logo, cast your vote and all, but then tell me me exactly what you want it to look like, and I'll try my best to make your, er, dream a reality. I never said I had an eye for design, but you can't hate me for trying.

P.S. Look at Amanda's posting below for some great ideas for what to do tonight!

It's Friday night. Is the feeling right? I don't care whether the feeling's right... get your ass out of your room and into the streets. You've earned it.

So many choices right here in the TriCo:

+ There's an open mic poetry slam tonight at 8 in the Lusty Cup, as part of Afro-Latin week.

+ Unless you're boycotting it because of the excessive amount of email they've sent, you might want to check out Hamlet's Shorts, also at 8 tonight in the Goodhart Music Room. The "shorts" include diverse range of pieces, such as a poem by Shel Silverstein, The 15-Minute Hamlet by Tom Stoppard, and an interpretive dance routine. This ain't yo daddy's Shakespeare.

+ The Cross and the Switchblade, presented by the Saltmine Theater Co, is going up tonight at Haverford in Marshall at 7:30 -- it's $5 for students. I quote: "The Saltmine Theatre Company is committed to presenting the Christian faith through professional and innovative theatre, and has developed a national reputation since its formation in 1985." Just so we're clear.

+ There's a Korean Students Association party tonight at 10 in Lunt (at Havford, duh). Don't say that I said so, but I think everyone's invited to get down.

+ John McCutcheon and Holly Near are performing tonight at Swat, in the Pearson Hall Theater (in the Lang Performing Arts Center) at 8pm. McCutcheon, who has been making quality folk music since 1975 (hell! his website is folkmusic.com), has released 21 albums in his life, four of which were Grammy finalists. To hear some of his politcally-charged songs, go here. Ms. Near might as well be Ani's mom. She was the first woman in the U.S. to "go independent" when, in 1972, she founded Redwood Records. Along with being a singer who's been making "social change music" for 30 years, she's a producer, actor, activist, author, and teacher. Some mp3s of Near are available here.

Party time, kids.
You're not in the mood? Well get in the mood.

Happy Hump Day. Todays' theme: What better way...

+ What better way to make it through Wednseday than with the Radical Menstruation Workshop? Co-sponsored by the Sewing Club and the Women's Center, this workshop will address taboos about the crimson wave and school your brainwashed ass on the (unbelievable) dangers of commercial tampons. You'll also get to make neato pads (I think that's where the Sewing Club comes in) and eat yummy vegan food (I think that's where Michelle Mueller comes in). It's from 7 to 8:30pm in the Women's Center (go through the front door of Erdman, turn right down the hall; it's on your right).

+ What better way to celebrate the day after Election Day than with the West Wing Tea? Everyone knows fake politics are way more fun these days than real ones. Take a study break, eat some food, watch some TV. Open to freshmen and stalemen alike. From 8:30 to 10:30pm in Merion living room.

+ What better way to show your support for cool scientific research than by attending Dr. Karen Strier's 8pm talk in Chase Hall (at Haverford)? Strier, a world-renowned field primatologist (a world-renowned what?), is from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Haverford's lucky to have her (being the dinky old school that it is). While the bootleg Haverford events page did not seem to find it necessary to specify exactly what she's speaking about, Strier's main research has been done on the rarest and largest South American primate, the muriqui or woolly spider monkey, the most peaceful primate known to man.

+ What better way to laugh than to attend the second annual Female Funnyfest, featuring nineteen "funny and fanatical female performers armed with quick wit and sharp tongues." The press release gives the details. Starting at 9pm at the Adrienne Theatre (2030 Sansom), $15, 21+, 215.888.MUSE to reserve tickets.

+ Also, a couple of concerts worth mentioning (ever-so-briefly) are happening tonight. Lords of Acid are performing at the Trocadero (7pm, $18), New Found Glory at the Electric Factory (7pm, $15.50), and Fountains of Wayne at the North Star Bar (9pm, $12).

But really... what better way to celebrate Hump Day than to hump? (That was so unnecessary. I apologize for my lewdness.)

P.S. Please vote in the little poll below if you haven't already. Thanks.

Let me know what you think of the new logo. By the way, if you happen to be slick with Photoshop and the like (clearly, I am not), whip me up a real nice logo, and send it my way.

Let it out. Tuesdays mean Open Mic Night at The Point with Andy Kimbel. If you've never been, you ought to check it out. If you've never performed, you ought to consider it. It tends to be folk music-heavy, but I've seen a range of styles well-received. It's free and starts at 7:30pm. To quote one Citysearch user: "There is little doubt that Andy Kimbel runs the best open mic in Philadelphia and maybe the whole east coast." Right here in Bryn Mawr. Imagine that.

Movie? Amanda posted some good ideas for tonight below (yay!), but if you're in the mood for a free movie, tonight's the night. You have two options:

SWIL (at Swat) is showing Metropolis tonight in the Kirby Lecture Hall in Martin at 10. This 1927 classic, ranked #104 of all movies ever made (at the IMDB) is freaky. Or so I hear. I've never seen it. But I should.

In the mood for some lighter fare? The cult classic Brat Pack movie Pretty in Pink is showing tonight at the Trocadero's (10th & Arch) Movie Monday, FREE as always. What could be better than watching Molly Ringwald get dolled up, drinking beer, and throwing popcorn at the screen? Nothing.