My Peculiarly Long UPS Shipping Experience
I bought an iPhone case recently. I thought I would get it in a few days, but I’m not one for complaining. Confused about what might be holding it up, I checked UPS’s helpful website to see how my…
Fall is real.
I Guess I Go to Harvard, Pt. 4
Sometimes when I walk out of my dorm, I wonder if I haven’t somehow stumbled into a time-space portal to Beijing or Tokyo (Separate but related question: is Asiatic a slur?). It’s not unreasonable…
Occupy Backstreet. I got a little bored today.
Six Theses Vaguely Related to Going to College
Thesis 1
Pretzel sticks are the worst kind of pretzel. Caveat: the consumption situation assumed here is one without the possibility of dipping, which might radically alter the situation.
Thesis 2
Thomas Hodgman on Orientalism
Written for my Middle East History class:
Orientalism is the construction of a discrete “East” defined by its differentiation from an also discrete “West.” To make this happen,…
Two Great Tiny Desk Concerts
Sorry, I’ve been away for a long time. Here’s two great concerts:
I know we’re all incredibly tired of Foster The People, but this is a pretty great version of a lot of their songs:…
I Guess I Go to Harvard, Pt. 3
“Welcome to the class of 2015!”
I finished the convocation ceremony for the class of 2015 and I watched as a few Harvard workers slowly put away all the chairs. I don’t remember the content to a…
I Guess I Go to Harvard, Pt. 2
“So are we going to need a winter coat?”
What’s interesting about being thrust into an assemblage of thousands of other kids from thousands of other geographical locations is the shocking…
I Guess I Go to Harvard, Part 1
“Those are just people, not students,” said the Asian father to his inquisitive daughter. Except we are actually students — and I was standing with a junior and grad student. Super students. All of…
Getting Lunch (via Curb Your Enthusiasm)
Larry: I’ll eat anything
Jeff: There’s a great Mexican place down the road.
Larry: Yeah, I dunno. Not Mexican.
Jeff: Sushi, sushi’s fantastic, nice and light.
Larry: I’m reading all this mercury…
