I walk around campus and am surrounded by butts. Butts in jeans, butts in skirts, butts in sweatpants. Butts everywhere! Normally I don’t mind a good back-side, some god blessed as more visually appealing than others. (I’m thinking about you, James Franco. Swoon!) What I don’t appreciate is the blatant misuse among ladies of the comfortable and versatile clothing item known as leggings. That being … Continue reading No, I don’t want to see your butt. Thanks anyway.

Granola. Mmm. Perhaps it’s the mountain girl in me that craves simply oats and honey. Perhaps it’s the way granola crunches. … Or, maybe it’s the way one KNOWS there’s always a special ingredient in it. Either way, I love granola, even the burnt edges of my homemade efforts. Over the summer, I conducted a series of granola creations and have made two batches at … Continue reading Holy granola, Batman! What a wonderful snack!

One seaside university is bowing to the stern educational demands of the times by eliminating its popular course in underwater basket weaving.” -Appleton Post Crescent, May 14, 1958 How are my classes going? Well on Monday/Wednesday /Friday I’ve got bio and chem. Please kill me. I was going to have my Tuesday/Thursdays free, but then I found out I needed to take calc II and … Continue reading Mom? Dad? I’m getting a degree in Basket Weaving

There are a lot of benefits of being a Curriculum I student with a single major. Sure, I’ll leave this school in a few short months with a single degree and have missed out on the bonding Curriculum II experiences, and I’ll also have fewer things to put on my resume. However, I wouldn’t trade that for all the opportunities to study new things and … Continue reading A new perspective

The idea that you like what you’re good at is true most of the time. I love learning foreign languages, which probably has a lot to do with the fact that I have a good ear for them. However, it is not true in all cases. Sometimes it is harder to admit, almost embarrassing to concede, that you really love something that you have absolutely … Continue reading Running takes goals and reflection to a wonderful place