I had planned to write an entry about 2008, describing each of the things I experienced that defined my understanding of 2008. But I realized that I did not want to look back too much. There were some pretty great things that occurred -- a trip out west, new relationships and recording an EP -- but overall 2008 was a disappointment. Sorbello, ( Read more... )

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The first few episodes of season three of "The Office" take place in two settings: Dunder-Mifflin Scranton and Dunder-Mifflin Stamford. Even when the two branches merge in November, the Scranton branch is divided. There are many ways these workers can be categorized, but one of the major ones is their experience with romance. While the Stamford ( Read more... )

This is the first summer that I am not down at Camp Manito. Since I was nine years old, I have spent my summers down in River Road Park swimming, running, changing kids, working, overloading with stress. It is almost strange to have every day unplanned, to have hours available for whatever I choose to pursue. I say almost because I'm doing the same ( Read more... )

This is an essay that I wrote for my Term III class, "The Natural and Social History of Ireland." It is not everything that I could write about one of my heroes and idols, but I wanted to post something to tide you over until my next entry. Hope that this interests you at least a little bit.Ireland has produced a large number of talented and ( Read more... )

The following essay, like "Drive-Thru Nature...," came from my Nature and the American Imagination class I took last term. While I wrote this essay before the last one I posted (the one about Pam and The Office), I didn't have access to this version until recently, which has undergone several edits. This essay required us to discuss Christopher ( Read more... )

During season three of The Office, Pam Beesly undergoes a gradual transformation from a timid, passive secretary into a self-reliant, assertive artist and human being. This transformation begins off-camera, sometime before the third season, the moment she decides to call off her wedding to Roy Anderson. That decision leads her down a path to ( Read more... )

If asked what is Bob Dylan's greatest work, a large amount of people would likely cite one of his protest anthems. These are the songs that are used in film and television soundtracks as a symbol for the '60s and the Civil Rights Movement, much like leg warmers and synthesizer-heavy music are used to elicit memories of a 1980s that likely was not ( Read more... )

The follow essay was written as an assignment for a class entitled "Nature and the American Imagination." It is a response to the first few chapters of Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey. If you have ever visited a National Park, you need to read this book. If you have any concern for the environment, you need to read this book.

In many parts of ( Read more... )