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still some hours yet in the final day of 2008 for us here in california. a gnarly amount of sinus/all around head pressure has kept me from ...

14 hours ahead of the midwest and 17 hours ahead of the west coast... that's where i currently find myself. after a super long flight, ...

i've been busy with exams... studying at panera, iHop (which contrary to what the name suggests, isn't owned by Apple), my room, the...

it is easiest to win an argument at 2am. for example: it's 2 in the morning, and my roommate vocalizes her craving for a milk shake. i s...

Sorry about that. Exams are coming up, and life has been downright busy. The snow keeps piling up and the temperature keeps going down. Clas...

snow snow snow... here are some pics of the campus covered in snow. my favorite is the headless snow man. then the last two pics are pictu...

i woke up to a bright white morning... a thick layer of snow was sticking to nearly everything (or not sticking in the case of the clumps of...

well well well. i must say--i had a fantastic thanksgiving. i have never eaten so much dessert in my life. pumpkin pie, pumpkin cheesecak...

i am so stoked... you know how i am always trying to get y'all to listen to some music that i just can't get enought of? well, now ...

we have a house! http://grandrapids.craigslist. org/apa/929981542.html this house is on lake drive, right where the lake drive entrance to c...

not only is it getting really cold outside, but it is freezing in our room as well. for some reason, our heater is currently on the fritz......

since i listed a couple of really cool and ridiculously old (relatively speaking) writers, i want to also put a plug for a couple of singers...

i'm a nerd. maybe that's not news to you, but i can't fight it any longer. what lead to this realization? british literature is ...

disclaimer: it's very long. i mean it. but, please, don't let that deter you. and a second part to the disclaimer. i'm givin...

so we are in the poetry unit in my Brit Lit class... and normally i hate poetry units. surprisingly enough, i am actually enjoying it. writ...

one says to the other: eaten I've not in days equaling a month and two. the other says to one: eaten I've never... I think I might b...

wake up, shower, head to class. take notes, space out, next class. take notes, doodle, back to the dorms. pretty much a typical day for me. ...

My attention span sucks. Take my Brit Lit class for example. Well, I've actually been enjoying Brit Lit a lot more than I expected. It...

hope college is amidst a norovirus breakout. for those of you who don't know, the norovirus is basically the flu on steroids and lasts f...

it snowed today. and by that, i mean, IT SNOWED A TON TODAY! so incredibly awesome. first snow of the year. AND it stuck! craziness. quick u...

The concept of life is fascinating. Nothing is certain until it happens; and even then, we can sometimes find ourselves confused as to what ...

here are some pics from halloween weekend... as you can see, a group of us got together and dressed up as mighty morphing power rangers... o...

I love how such crappy situations bring forth some of the most beautiful memories... if you think about it, it's all the crap that helps...

Every single one of our computers shut off. I was in journalism, and ten minutes after class started, I found myself watching every single ...

I was standing outside the office door at the Lakewood Hills Apartments with my roommate when i heard the disheartening news. With the door ...

well, we're back here... and to be honest, i've kind of missed it. so i am glad to be back, and this time with a few new features. s...

after three or so years, i may or may not be switching from blogger to a new blogging host called livejournal. it's simpler, but at the ...

the fun thing about being older and all of us living in different places? family get-togethers are a lot more fun. so, i haven't poste...