2008 was magical and eye-opening and a landmark year for me.....and I have a feeling that 2009 will continue right along those lines. Times three!

Happy new year! May 2009 be filled with the the best for you all!

This New York Times article is closely related to the work that the other Cornell Farmworker Program interns and I are doing. (Makes sense, our boss is quoted in it!) I thought I'd share ( Read more... )

Look! Apparently, the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows cover has been unveiled.

http://www.bordersmedia.com/harrypotter/spread.asp

My fellow HP dorks aficionados, what do you think?

Yeah, I could write about war. But I found this poem in the New Yorker (one of the tangential benefits to being home), and it just kicked me in the gut when I read it. So I'll let it say the things I could never say so well.

The Graveyard ShiftI work the graveyard shift in a city of believers ( Read more... )

Well damn, has it been a while. Basically, the rest of break happened. I spent my last night in State College deliciously, holed up in Julie's dorm room (which is on the same floor that Meg lived on her freshman year, holy crap) and watched Demetri Martin, whom I now adore. Once I got back to Ithaca on the 15th, the rest of winter break consisted ( Read more... )

This was up on the Newport Daily News website for 2 days, and now you have to pay to see it. What?! So I am posting it here for my family to see ( Read more... )

I like intriguing things. Like this. Click!


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How does someone you don't know get your attention?

Think about it seriously, don't just say "Stand on their head while they play 'Who Let the Dogs Out' on the kazoo" or something. Wearing a T-shirt with some kind of slogan? Flyers? Word of mouth? Free stuff? Hosting a party or an event?

I want to storm up something big for the Millenium Promise ( Read more... )

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So, in searching for other RateMyProfessor type sites, I came across Answers.com, a site akin to Wikipedia. I found an article on "distinguished Cornell alumni" and.....well. In a few years I'll be joining a group of some very interesting people. Like who, you ask ( Read more... )