Even with the little thaw we’ve experienced this past week, I still need plenty of insulation to be comfortable outdoors. I’m not a warm-bodied person (although I was when I was younger, but that was when I was also much heavier … I mean, when I had more natural insulation) and frequently get cold—not just outside, but basically everywhere from drafty classrooms to my own … Continue reading Living an insulated life
Television commercials can occasionally be more entertaining to me than the program I’m watching because of the overwhelming number of hilariously unnecessary products out there. Some simply make me giggle, like the women who cannot crack eggs with anything less that Hulk-like dexterity, thus necessitating the “EZ Cracker” to make the process of cracking eggs less physically demanding. Other commercials make me want to cry … Continue reading Watch out! Your soap may have germs on it.
This week I feel I have to take a break from my usual rants about campus politics to address a more important, national issue: what the hell was with the Super Bowl!? It was the strangest thing: I went to watch “the game,” fully expecting to be more bored than usual with the actual game. It’s hard to choose the lesser of two evils between … Continue reading Reflecting on the game
While the Gustavus Choir rehearsed for hours upon hours a day and then flew off to tour Italy over January Interim, the Gustavus Wind Orchestra was gearing up a mere two hours each day for its regional weeklong tour that took place during the time between the end of January Interim and the start of Spring Semester. I, as a member of the band, relaxed … Continue reading The band tours home
At Campus Center: Female, Redhead. You in the green sweater. You have the prettiest eyes and I love to get to know you more. Coffee sometime? In Nobel: Male, Brunette. I always see you after lab doing your chemistry homework—wouldn’t you rather do me instead? At the Dive: Female Blonde. Girl, you know how to work it on the dance floor, what can you do … Continue reading Dislike a little
I am that kind of person. The one who fills every single slot of the schedule with meaningful and meaningless activities. You know the type: always a little late, always spilling a little bit of coffee, yawns frequently, has a laugh that makes you think it could very easily turn into tears—there are many of us on this campus. And the truth is—I like being … Continue reading Spending time thinking
Once upon a time my family was taking a trip by train and trudging across Eastern Europe. Apparently we were feeling that Poland in the winter was just a little bit too cheerful so we decided to visit the former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz. Despite my pretensions to confidence and my youthful indifference, I along with the rest of my family felt deeply saddened and … Continue reading The fluidity of comedy and tragedy
For much of the fall, Student Senate worked on creating a new Gus Bus system. The idea has been in the making for a while and remains a constant topic in Senate since it was created. The Gus Bus system has gone through numerous changes in the past seven years. The Gus Bus has been used as both a “taxi” service, where people call in … Continue reading Optimistic about the Gus Bus
I get really self-conscious when I bring my laptop into a public place. It gives me about the same level of self-consciousness as when I have to carry my laundry from the washer to the drier in the awkwardly public laundry room in Southwest, fearing some guy working in the adjacent computer lab will get a glimpse of my sexy pink polka-dot underwear as it … Continue reading What does your desktop image say about you?
“Wear sunscreen.” -Mary Schmich Ladies and gentlemen of Gustavus Adolphus College. Wear gloves. If there is anything that can help you survive the long walks from class to the Market Place and back over these next few months, this would be it. If you don’t wear gloves your skin will get dry and crack, and it will hurt probably more than you’d think. Don’t get … Continue reading Advice, mostly for the first-years
