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| 11.21.09 |
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I spent last Saturday afternoon planting trees. 'Planting trees' sounds like a euphemism for something dirty. But it's not. I actually spent the afternoon planting trees.
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| 11.12.09 |
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Nothing about the title actually describes the content of this entry. Except 'Busy' and 'got to school.' Sorry, but titles are tough, dudes.
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| 11.03.09 |
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I can deal with the fact that on my list of things I am excited about I included "classes" and "renewable energy sources" because I have come to grips with the fact that I am a huuuuuuuuuge nerd.
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| 10.19.09 |
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Setting: Science Center Atrium, Thursday, October 15, Midterm week. Joe begins typing his 5th page of a roughly 6-page paper...
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| 10.05.09 |
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The class, and the Environmental Studies department, is not Environmental Science, which is the big mistake in assumption that I made going into it. I'm glad I did.
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| 09.21.09 |
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Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens... Oh, hello there. I was just thinking about some of my favorite things here at Oberlin. Oh, I delight in hairless monkeys, Cathy comics, putting rubbing alcohol in my eyes, and above all, some great places to hang out in Oberlin.
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| 09.13.09 |
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Ed Helms did not show up, but I made a great impression on a guy who walked into the bathroom.
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| 09.10.09 |
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I've had talks that involved intellectual topics sprinkled in among fart jokes, and discussions in class led by teachers about a particular topic of study, but no stereotypical smart talk with a lot of words like "neoclassical," "zeitgeist," and....
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| 09.02.09 |
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I'm the kind of person who enjoys anticipation. I do like getting new stuff and experiencing new adventures, but I also really enjoy thinking about them before they happen.
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| 08.05.09 |
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There is no required reading for freshmen at Oberlin, but a quick flip through Lord of the Flies could be real helpful.
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| 05.11.09 |
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Our trivia team name, which was a great source of pride, was Schindler's Bucket List, only narrowly beating Hotel Rwanda for Dogs.
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| 05.10.09 |
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*Maybe not...
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| 04.20.09 |
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My team T-Spain feat. Young Portugueezy, formerly Urethra Franklin, formerly Hurricane Kathleena and the Mansoon, really turned up the heat.
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| 04.17.09 |
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Why is it a concession stand? What exactly are you conceding? Except common sense in what a slice of damn pizza should cost.
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| 04.09.09 |
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You pick up some Yiddish at Oberlin, for those of you coming from places like Columbia, Missouri, or those of you too young to remember Linda Richman.
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| 03.23.09 |
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Speaking of funny, I wrote a joke:
So there's this big wind turbine that meets Jack Nicholson. Jack says "Hey there, I'm Jack, good to meet you" and the windmill says...
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| 03.14.09 |
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I love warm weather. Everything feels better when you can walk out the front door and realize you're wearing too many layers.
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| 03.01.09 |
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In this episode, our heroes answer questions about creativity in teaching and working with students.
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| 02.25.09 |
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So, who noticed that no less than three Oberlin professors cited 'girls' as their reason for coming to Oberlin?
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| 02.23.09 |
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What's better than a Brendan Fraser/Christopher Walken film named Blast From the Past? A blog post that features 8 blasts from the past! This one will be better. Guaranteed.
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| 02.17.09 |
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"Ha! Zeez are not musician's 'ands! Zees are scientist 'ands, for working in ze laboratory! Out! Out!"
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| 02.08.09 |
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I got my grades for my first ever semester in college back a few weeks ago, and I'm...pretty pleased, actually....
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| 01.31.09 |
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The second of two pieces I wrote during first semester about performances in Oberlin.
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| 01.23.09 |
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The movie centered on Darius, a 15-year-old with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Darius' brother Mario died of the same disease when he was 19, and Darius talks about his brother occasionally during the film.
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| 01.15.09 |
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So visualize this: I'm in my basement this morning, working on my bamboo bicycle, joining the steel remnants of a child-sized bike frame to my bamboo tubes.
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| 12.22.08 |
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Aahhhhhh! (that's 'Ahhhhhh' like the sound you make after taking a satisfying drink of Coke Zero™, not like 'Ahhhhhh please don't lock me in that iron mask for years because I look like my brother the king')
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| 12.15.08 |
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That said, it's cold as crap here right now.
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| 12.06.08 |
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I neglected to utilize the lock on the bathroom once, and it became uncomfortably non-private in the middle of my activities within.
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| 11.28.08 |
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My running log for Tuesday, Nov. 11 says "cold run, 3.5 miles in 25:36. Ran through the Arb, ran to North Fields, back along Woodland." This is not the whole story.
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| 11.21.08 |
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They have a velvet Last Supper hanging above the stairs leading to the exit. I'm serious.
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| 11.07.08 |
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We went back and forth for quite some time, coming up with quality lines for the ladies, and some lame ones as well.
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