Category Archives: Lists
131 – Collected Musings on the Final Finals Week of Sophomore Year
It’s bad news when you get halfway through a paper and realize you don’t know what your thesis is. It’s bad news when you literally run to buy a coffee just before the shop closes…and then buy another coffee just … Continue reading
130 – Things I would rather be doing than writing this paper:
Having a picnic Eating chocolate cake in the sunshine with friends with puppies Having lengthy conversations in the sunshine with strangers with friends with puppies Scouring the Capitol Hill Community Garage Sale for friends for puppies Reading for pleasure Writing … Continue reading
128 – I should not listen to bands from Denver again.
At least not on days like this.
Filed under Beautiful Things, Lists, Song References
114 – If it’s a good thing, then do it.
I cringe at the idea of making New Year’s resolutions because it seems cliché and I should be resolving to do good things all year and maybe subconsciously because they leave a lot of room for disappointment. But in some … Continue reading
102 – Things I’ve Cooked (from Scratch) This Summer
Baklava (old news) Silken Berry Pie (bad news) Chocolate Banana Walnut Pie (great, great news) Sugar Cookies Lime Cookies (with lime frosting!) Lemon Cheesecake Mixed Berry Sauce (topping for the cheesecake) Eggplant Parmesan Potato Gnocchi French Onion Soup Sweet Potato … Continue reading
089 – quick observations
Things I forgot about Colorado summers: moths tornadoes Things I forgot about my first summer back from a year living my life in college: my father is transitioning into retirement and therefore not really working and therefore home a lot … Continue reading
Filed under Lists, Straight Documenting
063 – Love, Mom
Precious things about my mother: She recently closed an e-mail of reassurance and moral support with: You’re in good hands (the Jesuits, not Allstate) The other day she telephoned me to tell me she found a C.S. Lewis book at … Continue reading
057 – Weekend List #x
This is for my sake more than yours. This does not even speak of the rocket week I had and risk forgetting. Such a list forthcoming. For now, the last few days: Friday Volunteering at Community Lunch! (see #055) Dinner … Continue reading
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047 – My weekend (don’t let me forget)
friend from town visited campus vinyl bowl, Wells Fargo tie, leather and cow fur pants–THRIFT! talking gazing out the window of Camp 12 gay rights rally/march photos and interviews at gay rights rally/march MORE THRIFT! bringing friend from town to … Continue reading
Filed under College - when it was still a novelty, Lists, To Write
034 – To be a college student right here, right now
Facebook. Oh, ubiquitous Facebook. I Facebook on my phone, my iPod, and, duh, my MacBook. So naturally, seconds after CNN called it for Obama, my first tasks were to scream and throw my hands in the air, text a few … Continue reading
