The End of Crayola

So, because I’m too busy (lazy) to actually write any entries for this, I’ve taken to co-opting my other pieces of writing and putting them up here for you to shower accolades on me.
With that said, a discussion I had on whether or not ‘absolute truths’ exist – the argument being leveled against me that [...]

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Oh Internet, you’re my only friend

Today I’m feeling one of those particularly non-descript (you see what I did there?) feelings of restiveness. Sure, I have work to do, but I suspect that most or all of it will not be touched. Not particularly sure why, or what this bodes for the future. Perhaps I’m bored with my courseload. Perhaps I [...]

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Apparently European Girls have STDs too

Sitting in a 9 AM prep session for my study abroad trip. Filled with scintillating intellectual nuggets like “Different people will have different cultural beliefs(!!)” Oh God. Mouthbreather number one just answered the question “How would you respond in a restaurant if the waiter didn’t come?” He says “Well, I must look like I’m not [...]

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I am rapidly falling in love with a Caribou barista

Well, maybe not. But it’s a catchy title, no? I usually avoid Caribou. It’s a little bit out of the way, I’m a little bit lazy, somehow there’s always a number of coincidences that make me avoid the caffeinated reindeer. That’s in the past now, however, since I discovered my little cafe cherie. I’m aware [...]

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K Marx the spot

This joke is only funny if you’re an econ major. Well, it’s probably not even funny then, but you’ll at least get what I’m going for. We just finished up a discussion on Marx and Engels, and I am, as they say, (or rather, as Fukuyama says) at a crossroads. One the one hand, my [...]

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Piece of Me

Alright, I confess. Britney is a little bit entertaining. Not sure why – I’ll avoid the hackneyed ‘car crash’ analogy and try to delve a little deeper. Maybe it’s that kind of nervous laughter when you see someone do something stupid that you just did, where you laugh in hopes that no one would suspect [...]

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