http://blogs.cornell.edu/nikki Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:42:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Ithaka" As you set out for Ithaka hope your road is a long one, full of adventure, full of discovery. Laistrygonians, Cyclops, angry Poseidon-don't be afraid of them; you'll never find things like that on your way as long as you keep your thoughts raised high, as a rare excitement stirs your spirit and your body. Laistrygonians, Cyclops, wild Poseidon-you ... http://blogs.cornell.edu/nikki/2008/06/02/signing-off-for-now-alumna-post/ "Look at what you love on graduation day. Take the classes, the friends, and the family that have inspired the most in you. Save them in your permanent memory and make a backup disk. When you remember what you love, you will remember who you are. If you remember who ... http://blogs.cornell.edu/nikki/2008/05/24/almost-last-post/ "Forward, forward - let us not disappoint the moon before us." -Den Sute-Jo Despite less than perfect weather, my friends and I have enjoyed spending the past week painting Cornell and Ithaca with Big Red spirit. Even though "senior week" is bittersweet with the "g-word" (as my friend Elana terms graduation) ... http://blogs.cornell.edu/nikki/2008/05/23/oh-hey-senior-week/ "Why not go out on a limb? Isn't that where the fruit is?" -Calender Enough said! http://blogs.cornell.edu/nikki/2008/05/16/done/ "If we are to save our children then we must become people they will look up to." -Geoffrey Canada  Almost everyone at Cornell is done with exams. I saw lots of cars busting at the seams today heading out of Ithaca. Not this senior. Oh yes, my Psych 282: Community Outreach final is at 2pm ... http://blogs.cornell.edu/nikki/2008/05/15/last-night-in-the-libe/ "Let the good times roll" -The Cars Study week is supposed to be the time when Cornellians stake out a spot in the libe and begin diving into the reading they haven't done all semester. However, in many ways, study week is actually the last fun party time before we all have ... http://blogs.cornell.edu/nikki/2008/05/09/studyparty-week/ "It's my party and I'll cry if I want to . . ." -Lesley Gore Yes, my big fat 22 b-day is in less than a half hour. And guess where I am? OLIN LIBRARY. Yep, I'm finishing a paper up about about democratic stability in the decentralized education systems of Switzerland and ... http://blogs.cornell.edu/nikki/2008/04/30/ringing-in-22/ "[Spring is] when life's alive in everything." -Christina Rossetti All day long, I've been walking like a tourist with my head towards the sky, enchanted by the trees that were bare yesterday and today are full of pink buds. The campus smells gorgeous. I'm sitting here behind McGraw Hall on a stone ... http://blogs.cornell.edu/nikki/2008/04/21/yes-we-have-wireless-quads/ Charlotte: Don't listen to her Carrie, it's only been a month. It takes half of the total time you went out with someone to get over them. Carrie: I always like a good math solution to any love problem. -Sex and the City I'm in Mann library, working away on a final ... http://blogs.cornell.edu/nikki/2008/04/19/somebody-slow-down-the-clock/ "I've put in so many enigmas and puzzles that it will keep the professors busy for centuries arguing over what I meant, and that's the only way of insuring one's immortality." -James Joyce I've wanted to take this class for a long time, and I finally worked it into my schedule ... http://blogs.cornell.edu/nikki/2008/04/07/english-281-creative-writing/