Things I have found visually appealing lately:
-the changing leaves
-the boats in the harbor
-things that are all blue and white
-girls with cute short haircuts
-the big yellow smiley face mug I got at the thrift store
-the sleek black fur and green eyes of the Gus-man
-old 10-speed bikes
-the new growth on many of my houseplants
-Audrey ( Read more... )

What's your dream?
My dream is to do well on the GREs, get a PhD...
No no no no no... I mean your dream. What's your dream?
Well, my dream is to tiptoe in the stars.
That's a dream, that's a dream...
--Jay O'Callahan "Love Letters"
Every now and again I need a reminder. Thanks Jay!

Yesterday, I biked from Germantown to Lansdowne via the Art Museum. Total time 1:12. There were many pleasant scenes, and it provided the activity and adventure that I needed. Even better, this was completely unplanned (I'd biked to 69th St because I had just missed the 109. Caught the 65 in plenty of time, but realized that I didn't have the ( Read more... )

While going up and down Baltimore Ave every day, I feel I have gotten to know it pretty well. One of the greatest mysteries of that road is that there seems to be nothing underneath it. That is, whenever I see a hole in the road (west of, say, 52nd St) - it's not like the hole just goes through the road down into the dirt. Oh no! Instead, the hole ( Read more... )

Lately, I've been wanting to be something other than what I am. I look around campus at all the pretty girls in their sundresses and wish that I could be cute and skinny like they are.
I stop by the bike store to pick something up and am envious of the mechanics with their hands greasy black and their knowledge of how to repair things.
I watch ( Read more... )

In Philly, we seem to have already reached the point where it is too hot to sleep. At least for me, here. (Ignoring the fact that I'd been having trouble falling asleep in general the last few weeks - I'm now blaming it on the heat!)
Today I made iced tea. And listened to Patsy Cline. And did homework alternating with cleaning, moving furniture, ( Read more... )

The New England Folk Festival Association (aka NEFFA)... Festival is routinely one of my favorite weekends of the year. For three days, folkdancers and musicians come from far and wide to do what they do best (dance, play music, socialize, create gossip, etc.).
This year, I had a feeling that it was going to be funny - and I was right. Of course ( Read more... )

It rained this year on Bryn Mawr May Day (first Sunday in May). Actually, I'm sorry. I forgot that "it doesn't rain on May Day," and "this isn't rain"... so "no one got wet."
The Morris, longsword, and garland dancers danced anyway. Musicians had umbrellas held over them. It was great.
There's a Bryn Mawr tradition of the "May Hole" (naturally, ( Read more... )

Most of the problems in my life can be summed up thusly:
There is a discrepancy between the way I feel,
the way I think I should feel,
and the way I want to feel.

So, I've done the math.
Consider that Drexel is on a quarter system with quarters lasting 10 weeks, an extra week for finals, and 1 week break in-between quarters.
There is approximately a 1 in 6 chance that any week will be some type of exam week (midterms or finals).
Strictly speaking, this might not be true. Over the winter there is a 3-week ( Read more... )