When I was in college, I had several of my English classes in a building known as Emerson Hall, so I spent a lot of time there. Occasionally, I would get thirsty over the course of the day and would need to buy a water bottle from the vending machine. However, I quickly learned that one … Continue reading The Faulty Vending Machine of Life
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Worth 1000 Words #2: Poetry and The Dark Knight
There are a lot of things in this world that, when combined, make a perfect pair. Peanut butter and jelly, for instance. Cheese and crackers. Cereal and milk. Chips and salsa - or, alternatively, chips and guacamole. But some pairings are not so obvious... like Batman and Walt Whitman. I decided to explore this unusual … Continue reading Worth 1000 Words #2: Poetry and The Dark Knight
Worth 1000 Words #1: Frolicking
In the spring/summer of 2011, I spent two months traversing England with a group of about 20 other students and a rotating cast of four professors. I had my inhibitions about going at first - I had only just finished a rough first year of college, wasn't sure I would be able to make friends … Continue reading Worth 1000 Words #1: Frolicking
Breaking Down
Whilst digging through some old flash-drives, I found one of my old creative writing pieces from the first semester of my final year of college, in 2012. Just thought I'd share it because the memory made me laugh. For reference, I'm now 24, and I was 20 when this was written. _______ Some mornings I wake … Continue reading Breaking Down
Surviving Rock Science
When I was in my final year of college, I had to take a lab science. It was a requirement foisted upon me, not a choice. I'd thought that I dodged it, because I took an online astronomy class with a "lab" over the summer of my second year, but my university saw through that … Continue reading Surviving Rock Science
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