'I posted a comment today on a blog focused on Queens history and development. I came across it while trying to find out more about the history of my neighborhood. At first, I was happy to see that there were people out there who were so engaged in research and local culture. But then it became increasingly disturbing as I looked through the ( Read more... )

Looking through facebook pictures of senior year. It's wonderful having people record parts of your life for you, camera-less as I have been for the past four years. Reading through some old journal entries evokes deeper memories in me than pictures do. It's strange how different our inner and outer lives are. I sometimes can't read my own ( Read more... )

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Hiding in the stacks, studying for my stupid Temples and Shrines exam.  This entire semester seems like a mistake now--why do I even want to major in East?  The more bullshit classes I take, the more I begin to think that some of these major components are just formalities without substance.  A huge waste of time ( Read more... )