Relaxation, rising temperatures and waffles

I have spent much of the weekend blissfully not studying. After cranking out that essay, I felt I deserved a break, so I took one. It was nice. B. and I took a much-needed trip to the gym, where I read horrible magazines while sweating it out on the stairmaster. “In Touch” doesn’t have a [...]

What I’m reading in school this week #8

Unlike last semester, this semester is all nonfiction all the time:
- The Bookseller of Kabul, by Asne Seierstad. (Excellent look at an Afgan family, written by a Norwegian journalist.)
-Editing Fact and Fiction, A Concise Guide to Book Editing
-The Chicago Manual of Style (Not really a sit on your couch and kick back with a book [...]

Weekend Update

I’ve been remiss in my postings this week, and so, a look back:
1/21: I go to a party a friend’s house in Roslindale, and nearly freeze to death getting there. It’s approximately, um, zero, outside, and there’s about 6 inches of snow still on the ground. Waiting for a ride from the station to the [...]

Balmy Boston and other snarky concerns

First of all, I’d just like to point out that it was 1.6 degrees on the thermometer when I got up this morning. Yes, you read that correctly: Not 16, but 1.6. Good times.
Second, a question: How many books can one grad student read in a 13-week period? Is it humanly possible to read 24 [...]

How to Date Yourself When Hanging out With Classmates 10 Years Younger

1. Talk about watching filmstrips in high school. I mean, really. FILM STRIPS.
2. Declare (in a I-walked-10-miles-to-school-in-the-snow-barefoot kind of way) that the Internet didn’t exist when you were in college.
3. When a friend announces his devotion to the band Pearl Jam, snort and say, “What were you, like 10 when their first album came out?
4. [...]

leaving San Francisco

My time in San Francisco is coming to an end. I have been here about two weeks, since just after Christmas, but it feels like much less time. One reason, I suspect, is the weather. It’s been raining since I arrived — with a few breaks here and there – but largely one day has [...]