An important day for space travel! Today, in 1961, Alan B. Shepard Jr. became the first American to fly in space. He made a fifteen minute orbit. Of course, the first man in space was the Russian Yuri Gagarin. This event signified the United States's real entrance into the space race and a new chapter in the Cold War. One of my favorite movies ( Read more... )

Wow. That's what I have to say about that final. First part: I took five different quotes (from different plays), put them in context then discuss their significance. Then basically two essays. Not horrific, yet.... The second essay, we were provided a passage from "Coriolanus" (not a Shakespearean play, but written at about the same time as " ( Read more... )

Had an interesting breakfast with three Sams today. At one point, things got confusing when I foolishly said "Sam, do you have the notes from the 24th?" and everyone just looked at me like a schmuck. Good times ( Read more... )

So my parents and sister have become a little intrusive and needy. They feel the need to freak out since in the past week and a half, I have only talked to them every 2 or 3 days instead of every day. My mom has sent me varying e-mails that either are incredibly encouraging and sweet or are reminding how I need to focus on school and not care about ( Read more... )

Okay, so this 48 hour period is nowhere near as horrific as D-Day, but at the moment, I feel like I'm drowning in a pit of despair, so I feel the phrase will do. Did not sleep last night, and might not sleep tonight. Totally my own fault: I had a Euro Hist paper due today (6 pages), then I have a Shakespeare paper due tomorrow (10 pages). Euro hist ( Read more... )

Today, two of my good friends share a birthday-both turning 20. It's always so exciting when friends have birthdays. It's also a reminder of the fact that we're all getting older and our lives are continually changing. It feels so strange to think that I'm already half way through college. It feels like the "real world" is way too close for comfort ( Read more... )

So I think I've reached a new low in my partying. I have gone from not drinking anything and not so much as one kiss freshman year to having been very drunk at least 4 times and now having hooked up with several guys. Last night, I was the perfect example of why one should not drink too much. I was a little out of control, and my judgement was ( Read more... )

Last night I was doing a little web surfing when I made an amazing discovery. I periodically check the website of the 381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, as my grandfather was a member of the 381st stationed on a base in Ridgewell, England during World War Two. My uncle is an active member of this memorial group-he's very interested in ( Read more... )

So today I've run into two strange situations. After visiting two of my favorite sites (Starwars.com and the official website for The Cranberries), I found that there are some things, like wallpaper and the ability to order clothing, that are just missing. Weak ( Read more... )

Somewhat long day of random tasks. Started out with getting up the latest I've ever gotten up on a day I've had classes (10:00am for my 10:30am class). That oversleeping may account for my ridiculous fatigue at the moment. That was followed by two classes, lunch where I met someone who I thought was at least a junior or senior but turned out to be ( Read more... )