Archive for December, 2010
I had a great first-real-weekend-of-break with little pieces of my Cornell life making their way to Maryland. My roommate (Guam) came to visit, and we hit up the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery, among my favorite places in the District. It’s so underrated. A few blocks away from the rest of the Smithsonian [...]
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December 20th, 2010
Tomorrow, I’m probably going to sleep until 11 a.m., decorate our Christmas tree, try a new restaurant with my dad, and watch some awful television. If this were the average Thursday during my fall semester, I’d be awake at 8 a.m., downing expresso, trying to finish the remaining reading for my history seminar that night, [...]
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December 15th, 2010
With some inspiration from Cullen, I hit up freshman blogger all-star David for pointers on how to create a contact form. And today, it’s operational! So drop me a line when you can.
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December 7th, 2010
Taking a cue from esteemed fellow blogger Adrienne, I’d like to introduce the roommates who put up with my classic rock shower singing, history books strewn everywhere, and general only child antics. As a trio, we’re a fine example of Cornell’s cultural and geographic diversity. We represent Long Island, the great state of Maryland, and Guam. [...]
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December 6th, 2010
Finals at Cornell are spread out over a ten-day period, with the time of the final determined by the start time of the course during the week. (For a painstakingly detailed description of this process, check out the registrar’s version.) Somehow, all of my final exam periods fall during the first week of exams, which [...]
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December 1st, 2010