01 - Best book you read last year:  Maus, Art Speigelman02 - A book that you’ve read more than 3 times: The Giver, by Lois Lowry
03 - Your favorite series: toss up between American Girl series or, of course, Harry Potter
04 - Favorite book of your favorite series: for American Girl: Happy Birthday, Molly! (yes I'm lame) For HP: Harry and the Half- ( Read more... )

Play debate bingo with me tonight (I'm taking the John McCain card ( Read more... )

Ben Franklin: There are two certainties in life: death and taxes ( Read more... )

Yesterday I was invited by Ryan to attend a seder. Those of you who really know me should know how excited I was, as I always like being exposed to different cultural experiences. Throughout the afternoon, I imagined being invited into this warm, kosher household as I ate potato latkes under the glow of candlelight and Hebrew prayers. It would be ( Read more... )

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Awesome; it makes me want to do this for my thesis.

I feel like the blackout time for grad school decisions is analogous to Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. I am Marlow, and the calendar between Jan 15-Apr. 15 is my river. Each week I plunge deeper and deeper into madness, as the solid ground of the final app due date has vanished from sight, and I cannot see what is in front of me. The admissions ( Read more... )

I am Tantalus --
Punished not by fruit but by
An empty mailbox.

More to come....

Merry Christmas (and every other ecumencial holiday greeting available) to everyone!

Thanks Lori, Amy, and Bonnie for my birthday wishes! :-) It was a happy one.

Isis


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YAY! I am officially finished with my undergraduate academic career!!! It'd be a lot more exciting if I only knew what I'm doing for a job next year...but oh well. I'll figure it out. I've decided to enjoy these next two weeks before I start looking.