Why has Paris Hilton been on the front page news for days?
If the media would just ignore her, maybe she wouldn't be such an idiot.

Why are we putting up a missile defense shield in Europe?!?
"Russia has repeatedly dismissed US claims the defence shield is only targeting so-called rogue states, such as Iran and North Korea. In response, Moscow has ( Read more... )

Here I am at the library, trying to write an amazing paper on the rhetoric of trade liberalization's impact on the environment in Latin America followed by an amazing paper on the CIA’s 1953 overthrow of the Iranian prime minister---and the two astronomically annoying people across the table from me insist on whispering and sneaking little smooches ( Read more... )

I LOVE THIS SONG. It perfectly describes my outlook on life right now ( Read more... )

So I am the "E-rep" for my dorm and I decided to write a little newsletter to the dorm every week with eco-tips. I am a big fan of little things people can do, you know, those things that are so easy that even people who aren't that big into the environment can do it? Anyway, I thought I would post them here too, 'cause they are kinda fun ( Read more... )

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"There are lots of good husbands in the world, but very few good jobs." - The Wise Susan Shen

I'll let you guess what this conversation was about.

Haha, my grandmother wants to hire a car and a chaffeur for me for the two months when I will be working Beijing this summer to drive me around on my reporting assignments. She thinks public transportation is too dangerous. Is this normal in China or just my grandma being my grandma?

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention:

One bed + four people = HOT

"the genius of the heart who silences all that is loud and self-satisfied, teaching it to listen; the genius of the heart who teaches the doltish and rash hand to hesitate and reach out more delicately; who guesses the concealed and forgotten treasure, the drop of graciousness and sweet spirituality under dim and thick ice, and is a divining rod ( Read more... )

Susan and I chose to go to San Francisco on the busiest shopping day of the year, Black Friday. I'm really glad I went. The city was so incredibly vibrant and alive with the sights and sounds of the season. I could have stayed there forever watching ( Read more... )