something about multiple choice tests seeking to find personal truths and me just does not mesh. that's why i always get very variable, very strange results, whether the topic of concern is my future career path or my element. besides, the beginning of the test basically said that no one was supposed to get above 50 on radioactivity, and looky ( Read more... )

fahhhbulous weekend, dahlings ( Read more... )

My excitement was so great upon digging a fresh, hundred-and-fifty-page copy of the New Yorker out of my mailbox this afternoon that I almost hung my head in shame from ever questioning whether it was worth twenty bucks ( Read more... )

Yes, yes, yes ( Read more... )

Senate Fails to Raise Minimum Wage
( what fucking jerks )

ok, this article is ridiculously long, but it is also ridiculously disturbing and intriguing on a psychological level and thus deserves to be read. ¿que piensas?

( Just like a woman )

today i received a package from amazon. contents? an "at-a-glance" academic/fiscal professional appointments 2005-2006 book, complete with poor-quality fake leather cover. so, from here on out, my life between 7am and 8.45pm is organized by 15-minute increments, with post-its covering later goings-on. i cannot emphasize what a shock this is to ( Read more... )

so, the more you learn about american history at the college level, the more it would appear that we suck royally as a global governing superpower. not that i've taken any actual american history classes per se, but the things we're tangentially learning about the us while studying the modern middle east (and it's a lot more than it should be, if ( Read more... )

mar adentro + sigur ros = one joyful tearful weekend for this girl ( Read more... )

Many Women at Elite Colleges Set Career Path to Motherhood ( Read more... )