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Politics has always been one of those things that I just couldn’t get into, but I wished I could, because it seems like something useful to know or at least be familiar with. I listen to the news to and from school, hoping that if I hear terms like “tea party” and “Christine O’Donnell” tossed around…

There was one time when I realized that  I didn’t really know a whole lot about the French Revolution. So I went to Wikipedia, typed in “French Revolution,” and skimmed over the page that came up. There was all the basic information that I needed. Another time, I needed a toilet plunger. So I went…

I was reading through an old diary last night and I found this, which I thought was funny. He handed me some food and my hand brushed against his which seemed like something out of a book until I realized that I had scratched him. So I said, “sorry about scratching you like that.” “That’s…

I have a habit of coming up with some crazy money-making scheme and then realizing a few days later how lame-o and impossible it is and dropping the matter completely. Right now my idea is videotaping weddings for a business. Wouldn’t that be so much fun? Like, you could have a close up camera and…

Growing up, we didn’t buy anything on Sunday. Not gas, not food, nothing. We didn’t watch movies or listen to the radio or clean our rooms or do our homework on Sunday. I resented it, sometimes, but now I am glad. Because of those rules, Sundays became days of socialization and community. There was church…

Last week I decided I needed to splurge a bit and get myself some comfort food. I bought cantaloupe and hot chocolate powder. That way, whenever I needed some comfort from my food, I could eat cantaloupe or drink hot chocolate. I bought myself another cantaloupe this week, but I wasn’t sure if I should buy more…

The 8’th President of Bridgewater College is about to, you know, get inaugurated. We students have to go to 7 convocations a semester and the inauguration counts as a convo. It sounded interesting. I need more convo credits. Count me in! All week long these huge trucks were all over the place unloading huge white tents (think roof of the…

Today I got two emails, containing the same basic information. One came from  Dad, while the other came from Mom. From Dad: Emily, I was able to get you another phone for free.  It happens to be purple and I hope that you like it.  It should arrive either MOnday or Tuesday.  When it arrives,…

A short story: Today was a hard day. I was sickish. I accidentally slept to late and missed an important class. I didn’t finish a homework assignment that I needed to get done. In fact, I was pretty close to giving up on my day altogether. But I kept muttering a three step process to myself: Calm…

For a long time I thought marriage was really dreary. I mean, falling in love sounded like a lot of fun, but getting married? Bleah. Books always ended when the couple got engaged. I thought that was very significant. Falling in love was fun, getting engaged was fun, but after the lovey-dovey proposal, I figured…