Beauty and the Selfie
“‘I could not take my eyes from her face which grew larger as she approached, like a sun which it was somehow possible to stare at and which was coming …
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Musings: Back to School
I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. –Maya …
Sound the Barbaric YAWP
I sound my barbaric YAWP over the roofs of the world. –Walt Whitman As an English and Psychology major, one of my favorite Robin Williams’ movies is Dead Poets Society. I remember watching …
On Birth Order and National Vinyl Record Day (The latter is way cooler, the former is more apropos to counseling)
SO, today is my birthday. Here’s me celebrating in my second favorite hat. That’s not what this is really about, though. It’s about the amazing holiday (or holidays) that just …
Thumb and Forefinger
Do you remember that game you played as a kid? It went like this: you were having fun with a friend and all of a sudden they did something that …
Musings: Waiting
If you want to know what it means to wait, talk to an insomniac. They’re experts on the subject. They’ve mapped the trajectory of the sun creeping up the curtains. …
Write What You Know
–Write what you know— It’s probably the most common advice handed down to the novice writer, often with the cold austerity of a principal handing off a diploma. It’s …
Is Facebook the New Debbie Downer?
The true-to-life nature of SNL’s sketch on Debbie Downer now has backing from the Facebook Team. According to a Facebook research study, it turns out our moods are directly affected …
Magic Ball
In the brick-lined inner sanctum of Camden Yards, magic was made Thursday night. The magician’s hat descended after an unexpected sleight of hand by catcher Caleb Joseph. Joseph is a …
Musings: Generation whY
“I was raised up believing I was somehow unique Like a snowflake distinct among snowflakes, unique in each way you can see And now after some thinking, I’d say I’d …