Archive for February, 2009

Hm.

February 23, 2009

Does this seem potentially disastrous to anyone else (the bottom part–obviously, the whole thing is inherently potentially disastrous)?

Combining the racially charged affirmative action debate with a costume contest? Right, because even under normal circumstances costumes never verge on the absurd or the offensive…

Fact:

February 20, 2009

All those rumors about guys eating a lot are true.
Proof: I went to dinner last night and got a personal pizza, except that it wasn’t so personal–it was probably 8 to 10 inches in diameter. So it’s split into quarters, and I eat two of the four slices, and I am stuffed.
My companions–both dudes, bro-hams, [...]

Overheard:

February 16, 2009

A Columbia tour guide to a gaggle of enthusiastic parents and high school kids trying to look cool and disinterested:
“So, yeah. It’s city and suburb… the best of both worlds!”
(The urban studies major in me screamed).

Of Planes and Soap

February 13, 2009

Plane crashes make me never want to fly again. Regardless of if it’s a happy ending–landing in the Hudson, miraculous, etc.–or crashing into a house and killing everyone on board, it freaks me the eff out. Especially this latest crash, which happened 5 minutes before landing, which is the part where everyone has kind of [...]

A special gift:

February 7, 2009

As a special bonus gift: 3 pictures are worth (way more than) 3,000 words, right?

And to make it sadder–look at the cuteness that was hiding behind all that metal!

25 Things

February 7, 2009

It’s been way too long, so I’m jumping back in with this mega-entry in the form of the 25 things meme from Facebook. I got tagged yesterday, but I guess you’ll have to read through to find out why the eff I’m posting it here.
1. Every time I’ve read another person’s “25 things” list, I’ve [...]