2.2.11 // DeathStormSnowPocalypse 2011

So today was the Blizzard Of The Decade (or whatever), which was – as usual – a disappointment. We got only about a foot of snow, compared to the 15 – 18 inches the overenthusiastic weatherpeople were expecting last night. Par for the course, though. Oh well, no complaints – we got a snow day [...]

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2.1.11 // DeathStormSnwpocalypse2011 is upon us…

Question: How many school closings does it take for my school to be guaranteed a closing? Answer: 559 (and counting!) and a 12-hour blizzard warning. I just hope that once DSSP2011 hits, we actually get a good amount of snow. They’ve promised anywhere from eight to eighteen inches. I want a giant pile of snow in [...]

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1.3.11 // New year, everyone!

Sunset from Jan. 1. Great way to start the year. While I’m not usually a Resolutions! person, there are two glaringly obvious ones: 1. Finish my novel. It’s been going on for over a year now and I’m only just – finally, cringingly – making one Mother Of An Outline (though yes, I am already [...]

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12.16.10 // Awesome thing…

Awesome Thing #171: GETTING ACCEPTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN!!! GO BLUE!!!!! ~ r

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12.12.10 // First big snow

Ciao, world! It’s been months, I think, since I last posted… I’ve barely had time to get stuff that really needs to be done done, so this has been sadly neglected. (That, and this year for school, I’ve definitely given into senioritis and worn jeans and – gasp! – sweats pretty regularly. It’s so much [...]

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The Quest For College (Second Installment: Univ. of Michigan and Michigan State)

The two rivals, Michigan and State (though not so great as Michigan vs. – dare I type it? – Ohio). Two basically different campuses: one in a fairly urban college town, the other on a spreading green campus with not too much in its immediate vicinity. Ann Arbor and East Lansing, of course. U of [...]

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8.16 // Emerging from the cave…

Hello hello hello! I haven’t posted in… well, it must be weeks! And in that time, I’ve been to Chicago, air shows, Pennsylvania (just a routine visit), and Colorado; I’ve nearly finished my AP English summer work (one insight to go!),  and I’m all studied up for my French IV testout tomorrow. I’ve begun my [...]

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The Quest For College (Third Installment, Part II: Chicago area)

Here we are again, in Chicago, looking at colleges. I’ve already covered Northwestern; now for the others! First up: Loyola University (Chicago): its campus is spread through the entire Chicago area, with its main campus along Lake Michigan in the Rogers Park area and its medical campus in downtown Chicago. At this point in our [...]

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The Quest For College (Third Installment, Part I: Chicago – Northwestern)

Sweet home, Chicago…  so the song goes. I (my family and I, that is) made a quick little weekend trip to (finally) see the Windy City. Loved the buildings – architecture, geometry, reflections! – and loved the pizza. The only college that I really visited was Northwestern, the one I’m most seriously considering (out of [...]

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The Quest for College (First Installment: Western PA)

It’s that time of year/life: the time to decide Where I’m Going To Go To College And Decide What I’m Going To Do With Life. After a long and tedious process (think Google maps and Excel spreadsheets and long talks with my parents), I finally have a semi-manageable list of Potential Colleges. So now to [...]

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