I have a phone interview with the summer camp on Friday! I've never had a phone interview before, and I'm nervous--I feel like I'll have to act more professional and eloquent. I'm so much better at showing-a-quirky-side-while-still-looking-intelligent when I can use hand gestures and stuff. And now I have to balance that with being peppy (it's a ( Read more... )

Oh man. This is too awesome, you guys.

The departments of math, physics, and computer science at my school are having a mixer.

The theme is awkwardness.

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Sister: Wanna hear my great idea for a reality show?
Me: Is it that you have to lose a lot of weight while becoming a famous chef?
Sister: No. It's making Michael Steele and Joe Biden live

The Newbery award is presented yearly to outstanding (by adult standards, read: mostly fantastically cheesy) children's books. I don't know; maybe I'm just a nerd (or overly nostalgic), but this list of honored books nearly had me in tears. I kind of miss being told what books to read by the grown-ups ( Read more... )