It seems weird that I can honestly say that this has been one of the most amazing summers of my life. So much about it has gone wrong. So many things changed in ways that I didn't want them to, and now as I head off to Portland in the exact situation I did not want to be heading toward, it seems that collecting my thoughts is in order. Sometimes ( Read more... )

Dear Gary ( Read more... )

June 10th: Arrive in Madrid ( Read more... )

This has been a long day, and only promises to get longer, but while sitting in the library I watched a video on YouTube that I hadn't seen for years, and it put me into such a good mood, that I figured I had to get the word out ( Read more... )

Hey guys, long time no see ( Read more... )

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I realize that there are still a few weeks until the real Thanksgiving, but since me and my family celebrated today, I figure it still counts ( Read more... )

So, Reed's FInancial Aid department went from being fairly lame to mad awesome in the span of two weeks. They just sent me my revised Financial Aid statement in which they are giving me enough money that I don't feel the urge cry whenever I think of how much I owe them.

HOORAAAAY REED!

booo eventually having to pay student loans!

Finally, Alex. I know, I know, the old folks love him. Nobody knows he died in that fiery truck crash a few years back and was immediately replaced with the Trebektron 4000 (I see your engineers still can’t get the mustache right, by the way.) But that’s beside the point: “Alex” is the franchise. You can’t just bring in Ryan Seacrest without ( Read more... )

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- For some, the Internet it has become an addiction, adversely affecting their lives and their family's lives ( Read more... )

I like packing up and unpacking my bookshelves. I always find things that I forgot about, and that make me smile, or make me sort of wistful and sad. The main culprit today, as I was unpacking and setting up my bookshelf was a letter that I got four years ago from Pedro Rodriguez, a spanish student that lived with me during the summer before my ( Read more... )