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May 23, 2011
I learned that storing freshly spray painted lanterns in your room is usually a bad idea and I learned how to eat chicken feet.
The Big Parade Blog
May 23, 2011
The tenth annual Big Parade: an afternoon of relaxation, ingenuity, and stilts.
Departing the Blogs (Part 1): 10 Things I Love
May 22, 2011
These are a few of my favorite things...
A case-study in randomly-chosen roommate success
May 21, 2011
Alexandra Anemone is not a character from Finding Nemo. She's a badass.
On 20th-Century Oberlin History - Musically Speaking
May 21, 2011
Any questions you may have had about the musical studies major, the history of jazz at Oberlin, or original research can and will be answered in this post by the incomparable Anna Ernst '10!
Some thoughts on liminality
May 20, 2011
Earlier this week, Brandi asked all of us what our favorite word was. My answer: "liminality" -- the state of being in-between, caught between two states of existence, on a threshold...
Hanging with the Judge
May 18, 2011
I've just had one of the most thrilling weekends of my life. And no, it's not because Ajax, my Amsterdam soccer team, won the Dutch league on Sunday (although that was pretty cool). I got to hand a $100,000 Human Rights Award to the Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón.
It is an honor!
May 17, 2011
"This thesis...will explore debates concerning modernity [in the fin de siècle] through the reactions of the British and the French press to the 1900 Exposition Universelle."
Living with Strangers
May 17, 2011
Alumni - you'll remember, fondly, friends like these. Prospies, I guarantee that you will make some.
My Weekend, In Summary
May 16, 2011
A highlight: the dessert contest, with categories such as hottest dessert, coldest dessert, and most fractal (largest surface area to volume ratio) dessert.
No Sweat
May 15, 2011
Throw in stress for something that actually matters, like finals, and I'm toast. I'll be in bed at midnight, eyes open until 1:30, and awake when the sun comes up at 7.
Cake and Circuses
May 14, 2011
The Romans would offer bread and circuses to distract the public from real issues and keep them happy. Similarly, I am writing about pleasant things to avoid working on finals.
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