Around the Horn

Fellow blogger Alex and I, along with a few of our friends, hit up the slopes of Greek Peak last week.  For many Cornell students, Greek Peak is a great skiing and snowboarding option given its proximity (about a 25 minute drive) and its deals on season passes for students.  I haven’t skied in eight [...]

I’m not a pro basketball player by any means, but I’ve decided to take up Intramural Basketball with a few of my tourguiding friends.  I guess you could say that it was some intense playing last night (yep, I didn’t watch the Super Bowl), because my pinky currently looks like this: A ring of purple [...]

I’ve noticed a subconscious cut in the number of coffee runs.  It seems silly, but spending $4 on a beveridge has never really appealed to me, lest it be Jamba Juice.  However, my indirect caffeine cut seems logical in a recession, but only perpetuates a vicious cycle.  Consumers are spending less, and retail shops and [...]

The night before I was due back in Ithaca, my mom decided on a whim that we go on a dinner date and see Slumdog Millionaire, much to my delight.  However, the moment my mom suggested the 7 pm showing, I signaled a red flag.  My mom passes out at around 8:30pm so routinely that [...]

Anyone else glad we didn’t have hair like this? Last semester, I decided to shell out $5 to pose in a cap and gown, partially because it was the only time I would have an official picture taken in college, and four years without a school picture left me wondering how much I had changed, [...]

I wish I were in DC right now for the inauguration, but I’m at work in Day Hall with the next best thing: the MSNBC live stream. I am excited to see that things are finally looking up and am optimistic for the next few months. I’m also a little obsessed with Michelle Obama, the [...]

Alum? Pinch me now.  I still have two more finals to go, and a potentially pitiful grade from one of my Econ classes. So, now what? I’ll be going home to LA to catch up on some sleep and family time.  I’ll be back in Ithaca from January through March, working and wrapping up some [...]

In my last week as a full-time college student, I’ve wandered around Memory Lane a little too long.  Blame it on the holiday season, where everyone turns into a lovey-dovey nostalgic sap.  I spent all of Black Friday sprawled on a couch watching “Family Man” and “Sleepless in Seattle”; what did you do? All kidding [...]

Cornell’s wrestling team had their kick off match against Penn State last Thursday.  I had never been to a wrestling match, so that was one reason to go.  However, I was mainly there to support two wrestlers: Jordan Leen, defending NCAA champ with a shock of red hair and a heart of gold, and Adam [...]

from:  Eric Lin to:  Jennifer Lin , Robert Lin date: Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 7:52 AM subject: Warning: Overused Text Messages Dear Jen and Rob: Jen, you used 324 text messages last month and were charged $22.40 plus tax (100 messages for $2.99, $0.10 per message if over 100).  Please cut/control the text messages [...]