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The Revolution will be Twittered!
Gawker has a hilarious story today about NYU Students staging an occupation of the school's food court demanding "fiscal transparency" and relief for Gaza.
Brothers and sisters of the proletariat, you must at this very moment drop your bacon egg and cheese wraps and rush down to the Marketplace at Kimmel Center, where a dashing group of Zapata-like ( Read more... ) -
An Open Letter
Dear Internet,
You and I have been close for several years now. We went through college together, we hang out at Panera, and our relationship has even survived the interference of the VSC house's crummy router. Frankly, I don't know what I'd do without you.
Bit we need to work out something about your current delivery of services. Namely, you need ( Read more... ) -
Is my humor really that warped?
There are many times when most of my housemates don't quite get my thought process. I used to think it was because they weren't as nerdy as I . Now I'm beginning to think I am just preposterous. One of my co-workers shares my penchant for random references - she claims it is because we have the same "warped sense of humor" I'm beginning to think ( Read more... ) -
"Resolutions"
In 2009, ( Read more... ) -
Most rediculous and disgusting news item of the day
The Pro-Life listserve I belong to sent me a link to this story about a Yale Student whose senior art project consisted of artificially inseminating herself with donated sperm, inducing miscarriages, and then artistically presenting the evidence (video and displays of her own blood.) Said display is supposed "to spark conversation and debate on the ( Read more... ) -
Live-blogging Andrew Davies' S&S
While perhaps not my favorite of Jane Austen's books, Sense and Sensibility is one of my favorite movies of all time. The 1995 film written by Emma Thompson and directed by Ang Lee provides not only my LJ icon, but also the most beloved "girl movie" for my mom, my sister, and me. S&S was the first real chick flick my parents let me see (I bawled my ( Read more... ) -
Intelligence for teh WIN!
To recap today: the sky is dark and rainy, WM is embroiled in protests and controversy, and Professor Daileader is my hero. Greetings from the front.
You know that strike everyone was planning last night? Well, the deluge this morning prevented any large scale outdoor protests. The sit-in outside the President's house was reduced to one tent ( Read more... ) -
And the sign said: Long haired freaky people need not apply
I should have suspected something when my roommate returned ecstatic from an Arlo Guthrie concert and introduced me to the joys of "Alice's Restaurant." That and the upcoming primary should have tipped off that the political winds were a' blowin.
In case you don't go to WM or did, and have been under a rock, WM is doing its best to become a hotbed ( Read more... ) -
White magic falling from the sky
It's snowing in Williamsburg! Campus looks winter-y for once in its colonial revival life. I just ran outside with Theodora (my Olympus E-500 that is) to build a mini-snowman and take pictures of the flake-frosted scenery ( Read more... ) -
Historic rosaries
On a whim, I clicked on the "museum inspired rosaries" banner ad on my Gmail. I was surprised to find a decently sized collection of antiques. Ranging from aristocratic gaudiness to glow-in-the-dark kitsch, it showed how these devotional tools have evolved over time.
Particularly interesting were the ornately jeweled items worn by wealthy Peruvian ( Read more... )