I have a habit of keeping pencil and paper by my bed at night, and I have a habit of believing I have solved complex philosophical issues IN MY SLEEP, which leads to the habit of scrawled notes that I a) do not remember writing in the morning and b) are hilarious ( Read more... )

It's subtle and unnerving, growing up. Not complete, of course, perhaps never complete, but more and more I understand how it is adults end up the way they are, in general, how easy it was, at one point, to see truth and feel confident in every assessment, the way things get murky and ineloquent. I hate it, I really do--no good comes of it, no ( Read more... )

STACY'S COMING! In half an hour ( Read more... )

And they used to shit on his steps. One man, he said, he knew which one, a particularly grizzled, wiry fellow with two perfect streaks of white in his peyot, his side-curls, and an unusually active righteousness ( Read more... )

Been a while since I've posted, mostly because of Spain and now Israel ( Read more... )

Thanks, specialmei! That's cool ( Read more... )

Two papers down, one to go.

And packing.

Etc.

Ah, well. Wheeeeeeeee.

At least this is the best paper.

I think I will call it: "Blackboxing Paranoia and Hope: WIRED, January 1997."

Or maybe: "It's Going to Be the Future Soon: Blackboxing Paranoia and Hope in January 1997's WIRED."

Too long and pretention-full?

Input needed!

Dear World,

I will be done with this Mind essay before I leave this library. I must leave this library at 4. Therefore, this essay will be done by 4.

And there's nothin nobody can do about that.

Loves,
Lee

hot dog tour--Hot Doug's, Superdogs, Mr. Beef, Portillo's, Smo-qees, dessert at Kelin's, Krishna!
museum of surgery&minnies
Tuesday crazies--tour (esp. Adoration of the Magi), Newberry, final event, meeting Alex
Yesterday--circus on quad, dinner and playground

Just some notes, kids.

Good lord, I think this skirt made me Super-docent. So ON.

Things we covered in an hour:
Three paintings
Symbols
Stories
Material
The entire color wheel
Meaning
Use v. decoration

KIDS I LOVE YOU.