Going Flat

Wednesday, 28 September 2005, 17:53 | Category : Chinese life
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So I was driving down Route 9 the other day, looking at the Rocky’s Hardware sign and wondering if I should write an anonymous letter on the use of the apostrophe, when the driver behind me honked at me. I looked back, and he was waving me over with frantic arm gestures. I figured it [...]

The Romance of Steph

Thursday, 22 September 2005, 17:04 | Category : Chinese life
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My roommate Steph has total new-relationship giddiness with a really hot classicist… No, that wasn’t sarcasm! He’s really hot! AND a classicist! Stop laughing.
They have now gone on two coffee dates and one pizza date and they are smitten in that “Wow, I like oxygen too! We’re soulmates!” kind of way. It is truly adorable [...]

Still More Reasons to hate Troy

Wednesday, 21 September 2005, 15:18 | Category : Chinese life
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Iliad Essay for Harris’ Class
I have two copies of The Iliad. My first one is a paperback version of the Robert Fagles translation. I’ve written all over it. In my freshman year, I started by identifying the Achaeans as “Greeks” in the margins, [...]

Bar Mitzvah for J.

Thursday, 15 September 2005, 17:15 | Category : Chinese life
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So I was on the bus coming back from my second attempt to acquire my Roman Religion course packet. It’s actually my third attempt if you count when the Greatest Boyfriend In The World tried to get one for me but he claimed there was only one left so he made me sit REALLY close [...]

The Plot Thickens

Thursday, 8 September 2005, 19:17 | Category : Chinese life
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Today I got a phone call from a girl named Joy, saying she’d found my notebook in Lot 33 on campus. She knew it was my notebook because it has my name and phone number in it. I thanked her for finding it and made arrangements to pick it up from her in Bartlett tomorrow. [...]

Take On Me

Friday, 2 September 2005, 7:08 | Category : Chinese life
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So last night I went out to sidekick on Stephanie’s night. We were going to go to 80’s night at Diva’s, and see her crush. He couldn’t actually come to Diva’s, but they did have a Moment, with a longing look and everything. Stephanie didn’t tell me for almost a whole hour afterwards! Which is [...]

The Joint List

Thursday, 1 September 2005, 6:08 | Category : Chinese life
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So yesterday I went to the supermarket. Yes, I’m about to post about grocery shopping, but don’t worry, there’s angst AND cock involved. Anyway, I was grocery shoping when I ran into Bethany from knitting club (yes I go to knitting club, and if you dontt stop interrupting, I’ll never get to the cock part [...]