December 2008
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merry christmas eve
It’s Christmas Eve. So far today, the following has happened to me:
Went to the dentist to get a cavity filled and was informed that I need a root canal ASAP.
Got into a car accident (braked on ice and slammed into the car in front of me, stepped on the wrong pedal and did it again; their car is barely scratched, mine has a hole in the front fender).
Drove my car into a snow drift when I...
“1. Don’t see him. Don’t phone or write a letter.
2. The easy way:...”
– “Two Cures For Love” by Wendy Cope
Managed to fly through the snowstorm and get home without much delay. My first “morning” here (I woke up at 11:30 a.m., whatever) has been spent setting up my Google Reader. I’m fighting my fear of technology bit by bit. Next up: trying to understand the thesis template and writing my lit review/first chapter for Alex.
For the curious, the blogs on my Google Reader are:
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“Part D (Optional). Finally, you are probably by now wondering about the...”
– My linguistics final. I love my college.
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my future, in acronyms
For the past year or so, I’ve been waffling between law school and a masters/PhD in education (If you’re a LiveJournal friend of mine, you can see that here). I’m fascinated by Constitutional law–hell, by law in general–but also very concerned with educational policy, higher education, and increased educational opportunity.
Well, I just found the perfect program at Stanford: a...
the more you know...
Falls are the number one cause of death for adults aged 65 or older.
Huh.
Sociological images: Seeing is believing →
I freaking love this blog. It’s fascinating. Recent posts include the appropriation of religious and cultural symbols for sports mascots, gendered toys, and depictions of diversity for the sake of advertising. It’s accessibly written and has a lot of good ideas. Check it.
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My current musical obsession is...
How Prohibition affected our society's conception... →
A super cool article about the effects of Prohibition and the repeal on how we interact with and conceptualize alcohol in our society.
Having a Coke with you is even more fun than going to San Sebastian, Irún, Hendaye, Biarritz, Bayonne or being sick to my stomach on the Travesera de Gracia in Barcelona partly because in your orange shirt you look like a better happier St. Sebastian partly because of my love for you, partly because of your love for yoghurt partly because of the fluoresent orange tulips around the birches partly...