Alumnae worldwide will be able to hear Rachel Maddow, Smith’s 2010 Commencement speaker, via live Web stream on the Smith Website. The college will also simulcast the ceremony to John M. Greene Hall, rain or shine. The 132nd Commencement ceremony will take place at 10 a.m., Sunday, May 16. Maddow is scheduled to speak at 10:45 a.m.
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In a (locked) post on a community today, someone talked about considering joining her faith community in a more formal capacity and spoke of her resistance to joining things, to putting her name on membership lists, and solicited thoughts on formal and informal membership ( Read more... )

I've gotta say, i really appreciate the validation of my post-graduation plans.  I get all stubborn independent "my life, therefore my opinion wins," but it's still comforting and strengthening to be affirmed, to have other people agree with me.  And Gillian and Briana both say i'll be the best date ever ( Read more... )

So, Saturday i felt like a bad friend that i was not offering to help anyone pack since i was hearing stories of Nao carrying stuff for like everyone.  However, i deserved my lounge time and would have happily helped anyone who asked, so i didn't feel too bad.  And then i spent like 4 hours with Zia, keeping her company and on-task ( Read more... )

Having to write a paper on Friday when i'm used to having Friday as an off day?  Totally messed up my conception of time.  I kept feeling like i should one more free day left ( Read more... )

Smith's performance of the Verdi Requiem was the night of the day the Pope died ( Read more... )

It was Daffodil Sunday, so we sang Sydney Carter's "All Shall Be Well" which made me think of sk8eeyore. Brunch was hash browns and banana yogurt w/ banana slices and cantaloupe-heavy fruit salad. Yum. (Dinner was less exciting, but omggarlicbread.)

I flaked on Mollie Rogers-ing after all, but i was productive. I reread King Lear, opted not to do a ( Read more... )

Friday it warmed up and melted the snow from the previous night. Saturday night, Sunday really as it was after midnight, we had a little snow -- nice coating on the cars and suchlike. There was still a little bit left when i left for church, but it was already feeling springlike, and all was melted by the time i came back. It feels far too early ( Read more... )

Walking to church with the melting snow and the sun and i don’t know, something in the air, it felt like spring, which was rather ironic coming as it did on the heels of this Groundhog’s Day.

The Scripture readings were Exodus 24:12-18 and Matthew 17:1-9Liza gave the sermon, called “Coming Down From the Mountain.” She started off talking about ( Read more... )

The French Lieutenant's Woman is nigh on 500 pages and of course i spent Thursday night working on the My Fic section of my website and then a good chunk of Friday working on the icons section. (P.S. Am i right that this shot is from when Callisto is in Xena's body?) The millions of hours of coding/uploading before me were suddenly more ( Read more... )