Oberlin Blogs

A wordy and rambling entry rife with thoughts. There's also a picture thrown in to break things up.

I finished off my Winter Term with a foodie flourish and a fashion show... lots of photos included!

In this post: the pseudo-triumphant return of John blogging, how freshmen walk, atrophied vocal chords, dinner parties, what I've been doing, what other people have been doing, shameless self-promotion, and much, much more.

My last day interning at TIME magazine was also my best day. One lesson learned: not all US senators are larger than life.

...just not when they're made out of clay. Have I mentioned that I'm spending my Winter Term making a claymation movie? Oh yeah, I have. Multiple times. Well, here it is.

The lowdown on what type of high school curriculum you should aim for.

I did my best deer in the headlights impression, at which point the guy I was assisting said not to worry, he'd help me with some of the talking.

On Friday, January 22nd, I saw Barack Obama, much like Mr. Hedgehog of Striking Viking Story Pirates fame. Words to describe this experience: cold, line-y, hilarious, inspiring, cameratastic, fan-tastic, fun-tastic.

Part 1 in a series of posts dissecting the three college essays I wrote as a high school senior. In this post, my "Why Oberlin?" essay.

More about latrinalia, Winter Term, statistical analysis (and not doing it), and a whimsical, completely unrelated movie review for variety. Pictures included, of course.

I am exhausted. Worn out. Sore from my fingertips to my toes. But it's definitely worth it.

Some disjointed thoughts in response to a question about the music business & Oberlin.