December 2010
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Nerd
I just clapped my hands after reading my public policy syllabus and finding that my assigned policy brief is on “Housing the Homeless”.
(and yes, i not only read my syllabi before classes start, but get excited and read ahead.)
roadtrip
see eye n see eye double n ‘eh tee eye
Sex Trafficking in Midtown Manhattan →
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“The end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the...”
– T.S Eliot
Baking always reminds me how inpatient I am.
After I’ve buttered the bowl, swaddled my beautiful dough in a warm bath of yeasty goodness, I am ready 5 minutes later to shape it.
But no…an hour must pass before I can finish the project.
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A Biofuel Revolution: The United States Military →
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Fourth time changing my major: complete.
Let it Dough →
The story of Creation (kind of…) illustrated.
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A History of America in Words
When “Anxiety” Passed “Shame”: A History of Turning Points in American English Word Usage, Courtesy of Google
Late 1902: “concrete” passes “marble.”
Early 1924: “airplane” passes “steamship.”
Spring of 1936: “Chicago” passes “Boston.”
Spring of 1939: “boring” passes...
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First Times
They are the best, the precedent setters.
Skied for the first time today, and even after tumbling down a double diamond on my last run of the day, I would absolutely go back for another meeting with the mountain.
Bruce Springsteen, Kid Cudi, Tom Jones helped make the sore, soggy ride home much better, too.
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Family Names
Jerusha, Ithuriel, Philomela, Zephon, Zulema, Psyche, and Sabra.
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There is still magic
And it is alive when the rain turns to snow.
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Apparently, the world will soon be a socialist sex... →
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Honors Biology
I am not only excited to take this class because it is question and answer, Socratic based testing, but also…
BECAUSE THERE IS NO TEXT BOOK!
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“We live in an art gallery of divine creativity and yet are content to gaze only...”
– Max Lucado
Like A Little: Ohio State Edition →
All I can say: Praise God I found this AFTER finals.
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Last night was like Inception
I dreamt in my dream.
It was amazingly restful.
“The word Jewish is on this page. You have ruined me for life.”
– Suparna
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Cleopatra's Guide to Success →
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Notwithstanding
I have been waiting to use this word in a paper for 10 weeks.
It just made it into the conclusion of my women’s studies paper.
I just rediscovered The New York Times Weddings &...
Goodbye, finals melancholy.
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