I do odd things on my nights off--like reading Paris Review author interviews (I am such a sucker for interviews, memoirs, all of that personality-oriented stuff).  Towards the end of an interview with James Thurber, I found something that is still quite relevant, though he was describing writing after the Great Depression (9/11 and the Iraq war ( Read more... )

I am so much better about writing in here when I'm in Columbus.  Something about much more free time here and writing about (mocking...toe-mato tah-mato) Columbus has been one of my favorite topics for so many years, there's something oddly inspiring about it all.  Plus, it's only here that I raid the library (Kafka bio, Sweet Potato Queens, Colt's ( Read more... )

Chauvanism is retching all over the press. See: David Brooks, John Tierney, the National Review (according to the Washington editor, the root of feminism is dateless homely girls). I've been checking feministing somewhat compulsively and also finished up my journal with a somewhat rant that included critiques of the above, Maureen Dowd (for ( Read more... )

Got into Writing About American Society :). I have to petition the dean or something (need to go to the registrar to figure out the details) to get in because sophomores aren't supposed to take seminar classes. I don't think I've ever been as consistently happy as I was from Thursday afternoon/night...well probably even Wendesday night, I wanted ( Read more... )

Gush? Gush. I'm so excited for winter weekend. I bought a dress that isn't quite like me -- low cut in the front (somewhat like me) very low in the back (not so like me). Gorgeous. And my shoes are so hot, they were a bit of a got-into-Picker splurge. (check them out here, sometimes the link works, sometimes it doesn't. I got them in taupe ( Read more... )

I GOT INTO THE PICKER PROGRAM IN WASHINGTON!!!! Yay, I'll be in D.C. this summer & this fall, up to my nose in politics. No more "well, if I get into the program..." stuff. I just have to figure out what I want to do during the spring semester. Ah well! YAY YAY YAY!

Oh god, I actually wish I had a digital camera. That never happens. I bought three pairs of tights today @ Faces--I wanted to get them Friday for debating at Middlebury, but damn Veterans day, no tight for Mandy. But I bought them today--in turquoise, red, and hot pink. Me being me, I put on the turquoise ones with my neon shoes (hot pink, lime ( Read more... )

Everybody else is doing it ( Read more... )

Great mood in general -- it feels fantastic to be finished with all of my midterm stuff (finally!). For now I will ignore the reality of finals and that they will come far too soon. The Politics of Gender & Sexuality seems to be bringing out some great stuff in my writing, it's just more courageous. Last night I wrote about Sex and the City and ( Read more... )

My portfolio isn't coming together how I want it too, bleeh.  I'll ( Read more... )