So I walked over to the Au Bon Pain across the street to get a sandwich. I go to this particular location pretty frequently, so I'm familiar with the way they do things. Usually it's busy with students, but it's a pretty laid back atmosphere, you get your food, the people are friendly, etc. So today's experience was truly traumatizing ( Read more... )

So I've been sort of disillusioned with journalism in general lately, and I'm realizing that I don't really want to be a journalist anymore. And of course the fact that having a degree in journalism is going to be useless in another couple of years when the old corporation owned media gives way to The New Media (as they call it in journalism ( Read more... )

"My dishes have been sitting here for a week. Do I need to wash them, or can it wait ( Read more... )

So my day began at 11:00 when I woke up and my friend K from down the hall made everyone crepes for breakfast. They were delicious ( Read more... )

My friend Campy came to visit me this weekend. She goes to Brown, which is one of the those schools unlike mine that doesn't make you choose your major the second you apply. So she was very confused when the first thing everybody asked her was "What's your major?" I didn't really realize before how defined we are by our majors here. It's the first ( Read more... )

So yesterday, I obtained a flier that was suppose to get me into a special screening of John Cameron Mitchell's new movie, Shortbus. Long story short, when I woke up from the operation, I didn't get in. Which is ok, cause I didn't really expect to, but it was still a let down. On the plus side, I played with some really cool glow-y balloons on ( Read more... )

So I saw Scott McCloud lecture today. Yeah, that's right. SCOTT FUCKING MCCLOUD. And it was awesome. He mostly talked about things that were in Understanding Comics, but his powerpoint was very awesome and pretty (of course). Also, the whole time he was sort of silhouetted in front of the screen, so you only saw his outline. It had the effect of ( Read more... )

Yeah, that's right. As my roommate Nice Roommate and I were emptying many plastic bottles that had accumulated into the recycling bin downstairs, two people walked by. Overheard: "We should really start recycling." I am a positive influence on the environment! I have set an example for others to aspire to ( Read more... )

As with all good college tales, it seems that mine will start out with roommate difficulty. One of my roommates, Material Girl, has disappeared. She few back to Long Island at about 6:00 in the morning yesterday. And she now refuses to come back! And no one knows why! *Dun Dun Dun ( Read more... )

The name of one of my textbooks is "Ragged Dick." No joke. Also, is Peyton Place really an essential work for American History?