February 2012
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“How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on, when in your...”
– J.R.R. Tolkien
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There are three middle-aged men sitting next to me...
“What’s his species? Elf? Dwarf? Which dwarf kingdom does he hail from?”
“I’m not sure, but all I know is that humans started the war a long time ago. The reason I asked you to look like a dwarf is because people don’t like humans.”
“I can overcome local bigotry by having pointy ears.”
“But your true form is a dwarf. Ellivore resurrected you last time, remember? And she revealed your true...
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“My head is heavy, my limbs are weary,
And it is not life that makes me move.”
– Percy Shelley
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“I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the...”
– Kurt Vonnegut
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What happens to your digital music library when...
An interesting article has been making the rounds in some of the online music circles I follow. In it, the author discusses what will happen when we, the children of the digital age, finally start having kids of our own and passing our music collection on to them. It’s an old tradition, and one that I think is fairly important. A solid chunk of my family’s vinyl collection, for...
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Still Celebrating Scholastic Journalism Week
In the past, I’ve written about the profound impact my high school journalism program had on me. It’s no secret that I would not be where I am today without the tremendous help of my mentors and peers involved with Kirkwood High School journalism. This week marks Scholastic Journalism Week, a high-school-oriented celebration of student rights. This was one of my favorite (albeit geeky)...
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“‘You’ll find another.’
God! Banish the thought. Why...”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald
“Fantasy is silver and scarlet, indigo and azure, obsidian veined with gold and...”
– George R.R. Martin
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“The best moments in reading are when you come across something - a thought, a...”
– Alan Bennett
“It’s no good trying to get rid of your own aloneness. You’ve got to stick to it...”
– D.H. Lawrence
“It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with...”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Don’t turn your back on bears, men you have wronged, or the dominant...”
– Dwight Schrute
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“Be clearly aware of the stars and infinity on high. Then, life seems almost...”
– Vincent Van Gogh
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The Most Epic Anti-Valentine's Day Playlist Of All...
It’s no secret that I hate Valentine’s Day.
Sure, I could go on about the corporatization of this made-up pagan holiday. Sure, I could rant about the idiocy of associating chocolate and flowers with romance. And it’s in February, that cold miserable month where everyone is always sick and cold. Besides, I freaking hate pink. I also hate cherubs and cupids and any sort of fat...
“When I was 17, I had wrists like steel and I felt complete.”
– Vampire Weekend
“Where do I get my ideas from? You might as well have asked that of Beethoven. He...”
– Kurt Vonnegut
“Do you create anything, or just criticize others’ work and belittle their...”
– Steve Jobs
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“To be nobody-but-yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to...”
– e.e. cummings
“I love food and hate exercise. I don’t have time to work out… I...”
– Adele
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WatchOh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. This is what happens when I clean out old folders on my computer. Oh my god.
Junior year, I filmed a Spanish project with two of my best friends, Jenny and Michael. It was environment-themed, which means repeated use of the phrase “el medio ambiente.” Also includes the phrase “lloviendo gatos y perros,” which we used quite literally. We...
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“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what...”
– Lewis Carroll
“True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class...”
– Kurt Vonnegut
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Midnight in the city.
My mother drove up to Chicago this weekend and I spent most of my time downtown with her. Nice to sleep in a giant double bed and take a bath, that’s for sure. We spent a lot of time just walking through the city, wandering through Millennium Park for the fortieth time or window shopping on Michigan Avenue. I’ve spent enough time here that I know my way around well enough, and it was...
“As a girl, you’re supposed to love Sleeping Beauty. I mean, who wants to...”
– Ellen Page
“That is part of the beauty of literature. You discover that your longings are...”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald
“Nerds like us are allowed to be unironically enthusiastic about stuff. Nerds are...”
– John Green
“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”
– Ernest Hemingway
January 2012
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I love violin shops.
St. Louis is lucky enough to have a thriving orchestral scene, and we’re blessed with some truly amazing musicians. Consequently, there are some pretty cool music stores around. My favorite has to be First String, located out in Overland. It’s run by this guy named Valery Parfenov, but please, call him Larry. Parfenov’s from Russia and he’s currently principal violist with...
“Live every week like it’s Shark Week.”
– Tracy Jordan
“What I want is to be needed. What I need is to be indispensable to somebody. I...”
– Chuck Palahniuk
“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall...”
– Greek proverb.
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“Things change. And friends leave. And life doesn’t stop for anybody.”
– Stephen Chbosky
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“Garlic bread is my favorite food. I could honestly eat it for every meal. Or...”
– Scott Pilgrim
“The sea is nothing but a library of all the tears in history.”
– Lemony Snicket
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Walked home in the rain tonight.
Walked home in the rain tonight from my shift as a slot editor for The Daily Northwestern. I make the same walk once a week, usually after midnight, and it’s enough time for me to listen to a few songs on my iPod and organize my thoughts.
I’m not sure quite how to explain tonight. I always hesitate when waxing philosophic because if journalism has taught me anything, it’s that no one gives a...
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I spent two hours in a used book store today.
I ended up walking away with only one book (the original 24 Sherlock Holmes stories), but it was worth it. A cold, wet Sunday is for crawling on the floor and squinting to read the CD titles. Not much in the music section; it’s pretty picked over. Lots of 90’s pop… And how many Faith Hill albums does one person need? Although the Lou Bega CD was very tempting. A little bit of...
“We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever. The goal is to create...”
– Chuck Palahniuk
“At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.”
– Frida Kahlo
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“The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common: they don’t...”
– The Doctor
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It's time to shut down SOPA.
In my American religious history lecture this morning, the boy sitting in front of me kept trying to look up terms my professor mentioned. He repeatedly went to Wikipedia, only to sigh loudly to find it still blacked out.
Today marks the day major websites go dark to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), two pieces of legislation aiming to combat foreign...
“I like people too much or not at all.”
– Sylvia Plath