Keeping it Classy: Etiquette for the first day of school
Some reflections on the conclusion of my last, first week of school.
"Never talk to me during The Jackal"
If you haven't seen C.J. do The Jackal, you haven't seen Shakespeare the way it's meant to be performed
Portrait of a study spot
Starting a new semester is like starting the school year all over again: I get to buy fresh notebooks, open the latest fine-tip pens in exciting new shades (hot pink! chartreuse!), and anticipate all the wonderfully wise and engaging things my professors will say on the first day of class. It also means my enthusiasm for studying is briefly reignited—a magical, roughly two week window wherein nothing sounds better than curling up in an armchair with a thermos of Earl Grey and a copy of The Canterbury Tales.[1]
Which brings me to the point of this post—where exactly are the best study locations to hunker down with said tome and some tea? Read on for a riveting, no holds barred breakdown of my three most frequented study locations, rated on scales of comfort, productivity, social activity, and (most importantly) access to food.
For the Love of the Game
Yesterday I loved baseball. Tomorrow I will love baseball. But today, I do not love baseball.
Dear Job Market: You Know You Want Me.
The panic is familiar, as is my standard duck-and-cover response, when adults start asking me questions like: So, what are you going to be doing next year? It strongly reminds me of being a high school senior and trying to figure out the college thing. And as much as I sympathize with what you, dear prospective student, are going through, this is much, much worse.
