• Do you think J.K. Rowling planned from the beginning for Scabbers to be Pettigrew? I mean, I know she had the whole thing really well planned out, but it's just so out of the blue. Like, Scabbers is chilling boringly for two whole books, and then all of a sudden he's actually the man who betrayed Harry's family? It's amazing how invisible she ( Read more... )

We are not our parents. We live in a different world - one where college degrees are common, jobs rare, and marriage optional. One where there's not as much pressure to stick to one path for the rest of your life. One where you aren't necessarily expected to be married and popping out kids by the time you're twenty-four. One that is a bit less ( Read more... )

So finals? Actually going a lot better than I would expect, all things considered. I mean, I already have two out of four papers written, which for me is pretty amazing. All credit, of course, is due to my amazing and awesome roommate, who dragged me to Starbucks and wouldn't stop giving me disappointed looks until I cracked and actually started ( Read more... )

The reason I will probably never do anything practical or concretely useful with my life, but my friends will with theirs:

I don't like American comedians. Okay, that's a lie, I do like John Stewart for reasons I can't even explain to myself. He's the exception though. I don't find Dane Cook and his ilk funny at all. I like American comedic ( Read more... )

Argh, I am so fucking frustrated right now!

See, I have to write this research paper on Jane Eyre. Which is fine, whatever, because there are actually a ton of resources on Jane Eyre, except none of them are about what I want to write about and I don't actually agree with any of them. Because I really don't care what a bunch of academics say, ( Read more... )

This is why I need internet at my house:

Roommate: "Hey, want to go to Starbucks to do homework?"
Me: "Sure."

Later...My brain: "OMG, we're at Starbucks! I must do all my fandom-related things now because who knows if I will ever get internet again! Do I need to download anything? How many more tabs of fanfic do I need to open? I hope Safari ( Read more... )

I've figured out why I hate Jane Eyre. Or rather, I've figured out why I hate Jane Eyre so much more than my classmates. In fact, I think I've figured out why people think I hate men.

See here's the issue:

I've never liked Cinderella. I mean, I've NEVER liked Cinderella. As in, even as a four-year-old kid I hated it. I hated it because I ( Read more... )

Dear "James",

I am not going to go to graduate school for literature. In fact, I am probably not going to go to graduate school at all. I am therefore not interested in simulating it in the "microcosm" of your undergraduate course ( Read more... )

• Wooden bar makes climbing onto my roommate's slightly lower bed in order to more easily get off my own raised bed not as practical as I'd hoped.

• Toilet clogged Wednesday night after making strange whistling/grinding sounds all week every time we flushed. Asked roommate who works at the Physical Plant to get someone to look at toilet for us. ( Read more... )

• First, you should have two suitcases: one for clothes, one for toiletries.  This way, if one of your suitcases is lost, either you or your clothes will be clean.  Come on, you can't have it all.  Exception: Deodorant should go in the suitcase with clothes so that you can keep them clean should you lose your toiletries.  You won't really be ( Read more... )