On the way there

We're in traffic right now so watching the scenery pass to The Decemberists is not a very inspirational prospect. We're driving to Knox College in Illinois for the Love Your Body Conference (hosted by SASS- Students Against Sexism in Society). We = me, Anat, Rachel, and Julie.

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"Do you know what time it is!?" was what woke me up my first morning in Providence. I jolted up and saw Lauren standing over me ( Read more... )

According to Sinn Fein News (random, I know, they were highlighting Dublin, naturally ( Read more... )

from How not to get hit by a bike, and other stuff they forgot to tell you about Amsterdam.

under "what is amsterdam?"

"And this is not about the Netherlands. I'm not writing about Amsterdam as a key to the Dutch cultural experience or something. For me the Netherlands can be sniffed in oh let's say an afternoon train ride to Enkhuizen, and then ( Read more... )

The darkening sky is threatening to put an end to my holiday. Gray clouds are gathering and literally falling, rushing to cover the remaining white bits. The seagulls are hectic, quickly flying willy nilly, rushing to greet with some preparation the impending storm ( Read more... )

Tonight one of the dancers in one of the shows I tech'd was the spittin image of Colin Meloy (lead singer of The Decemberists)- hipster-nerd glasses and everything. Only thing was he was lighter-haired. His name was Colin. I'm serious. I just stared at him all night. He probably thought I was weird, but he never said anything or anything. So either ( Read more... )

This is a tiny (“wee”) dictionary of just a few Scottish English (or more generally British English) words, terms, and concepts that I was exposed to during the four and a half months I lived there. I chose the ones I chose based on a few factors: a) their representation of Scottish (or more generally British) culture from my American lens; b) ( Read more... )

If there's one thing living in the UK has taught me, it's not to be too picky about my coffee. Oh, sure, it'll be grand to get back to the States so I can get my comfort drink proper again, but it's nice to know just how adaptable I can be ( Read more... )

Last weekend, Joe (the new chef) said he was so shocked that I actually got irony- he and Kevin (the other chef)'s ragging on me nonstop like. "You must have spent enough time in Britain." I laughed and explained no, it was probably due to all the British comedies I'd watched back home. I decided not to get into the mess of stereotyping Americans ( Read more... )

I've written a lot whilst in Scotland (been here since 24 August). Some of it's interesting.

My First Weekend As A Bar Wench
On Journalling/Chronicling
Work Experience Rachel
"Nobody Becomes An Artist Unless They Have To"
Americans/ Politics/ Comfort
The Comfort Of Recognizable Character Traits
Being An American Bar Wench In Scotland Is Fun!