Summer's almost over.  I'm so glad.  I really enjoy my internship, and it has been such a learning experience, and everyone is very nice, but I miss school.  And I miss being around people who talk about things I talk about.  The other interns....Elise and Adam are nice.  And the redhead whose name I can never remember but who loves books.  Sarah ( Read more... )

For serious, this has been such an incredibly lonely summer.  For all that Jen's been up here, which has been great, and all that, I have never been so lonely.  I work all day, and teh commute is so long mostly it's not worth going out after (not like I would much anyway, to be fair), so I mostly only talk to the people at work ( Read more... )

Coming into the apartment with my hands full of groceries, I saw a package on the floor with my name on it and knew it was some books I'd ordered.  Hands full, I began to kick it toward my room as I walked to my room.  Francis was sitting on the couch, and leaned back to say "That package is for you, you know ( Read more... )

I stopped reading holocaust books on purpose when I was in 5th grade.  I read Night in highschool, but only because it was assigned.  Before that I'd read several, and realized that they said nothing.

Don't get me wrong: Holocaust=bad.  Dreadful terrible should never ever be forgotten dismissed or underestimated.

But the books?  They said nothing.  ( Read more... )

Citechecking is nearing its end.  For now.  Then I'll have TEN WHOLE DAYS before I have to start reading 150 10 page papers.

In my time citechecking I have learned there are distinct phases.  I have entered the second to last, so it's good that it will end soon.  Mania.  I keep having these brilliant realizations that actually are pretty stupid when ( Read more... )

It's a funny thing: I am perfectly comfortable with the Bridgeport interns.  But as soon as we get to the New Haven courthouse, I feel like I'm in a movie about women integrating the workplace.  It creeps me out.  I have often been a minority in a room, I have never felt so aware of it, or so uncomfortable with it.   It's like a giant floating ( Read more... )

Okay, for serious, what is everyone's problem.   Seems like lately I've been hearing lots of people talk about how betrayed they felt when they discovered that the Chronicles of Narnia  have Christian elements.  Seriously, they say that: betrayed.  Like this was a wicked wicked trick perpetrated on them ( Read more... )

My uncles are being very silly this week.  For serious ( Read more... )

What a strange, strange world we live in.   It seems all ordinary, you go through your day with minor surprises, but the essential facts are there, you don't even think about them.  It seems safe and predictable, even when intellectually you know its not.  But take away even the smallest fact, one that you've never thought about, and which hasn't ( Read more... )

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