April 2006
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I Think I’ll Name Him Vestigial Trait Today I completed the final paper of my career as an English major. It never ceases to astound me what lengths I’ll go to in order to avoid composing a paper. Waiting until the last possible minute has been my sole method of production for years. Each semester I vow to myself to quit procrastinating, only to find myself in the same situation over...
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Flight of the Bumble Bee Until recently, I lived in a gigantic yellow house. Now I live directly next to Big Yellow, in a smaller green version. One thing that I do not miss about Big Yellow, known to most as Haven, is the large population of bumble bees that flock to it every spring, perhaps mistaking it for a flower. There must be hundreds of them, spending their numbered days on campus flying...
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Every Party Has a Pooper Seeing as I haven’t had the energy to peel back my covers and step outside lately, let alone put on actual clothing, I have been a little neglectful of the blog. Remember me? The sparkling personality who used to torment you daily with her musings on the inner workings of life as a co-ed? I have a sneaking suspicion that raising the dosage of my medication has put me...
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Daniel Hickstein Always Threw the Best Birthday Parties Over the course of the past two months, it appears that Daniel Hickstein, or one of his secret admirers, has Googled his name and came across my blog more than a handful of times. If you remember, I once wrote of Daniel, a childhood friend. Daniel and I attended hippy-love-group-hug pre-school and kindergarten together and remained in contact...
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215 Years of Sweet Maple Serenity What is a senior to do when graduation is looming in the distance and the pressures of the real world are building up all around her? Throw caution to the wind, grab a few friends and head to Vermont, of course! On Sunday afternoon the girls and I packed up the van and headed to Northriver Winery for a tasting and tour. After all, what is better than drinking...