Best (or at least most hilarious) House Activities Night ever. You have to question the wisdom of RHs who will send groups to varying points around the city, then instruct them to meet up at a bowling alley at Diversey and Western -- as far away from the dorm as it is possible to get. More on that in a moment ( Read more... )

I've been here at school since Tuesday. It has been really fun getting ready for the first-years to arrive. It is slightly weird because I'm still on the no-aide's mailing list, which means that I know exactly what is going with the parties that I used to attend. This year, though, I'm an upstanding member of the Establishment and as such am ( Read more... )

I am home, by the way. I got back at about eleven o'clock on Monday night. Since then I have been extremely busy, and I will stay just as busy until I get back to school on Tuesday.

Monday afternoon, I'm taking the GRE. That should be fun. I'll write more detailed things later.

I'm leaving on Thursday, so this post will probably be a recap of the last couple weeks, ending with a look forward to the future ( Read more... )

I went to the bank today. I got some cash and some traveller's cheques, which means I am now completely prepared for going to China on Thursday: I've got money, I've got my passport and visa, I've got an apartment, and I've got a job. I am totally ready ( Read more... )

I was in New York today and yesterday. I was there because my grandfather had heard about these past months' post-graduation crises and wanted to do something to help. He set me up a meeting with a couple of guys at Goldman Sachs so that I could get some information and decided whether or not I like that sort of thing ( Read more... )

I woke up this morning with "The UChicago Shift," the hit song from the punk-rock band the Plurals, stuck in my head. The titular shift refers to the practice of shifting one's eyes away from acquaintances as one passes them in order to avoid making conversation ( Read more... )

A new haircut -- a new driver's license ( Read more... )

I went to Washington today to get my visa for China. The longest part of that process is standing in line: once you get to the window, they look at your forms for five seconds and then say, "It'll be ready Friday ( Read more... )

Right, so I'm at home. The rest of the year passed without incident ( Read more... )