In the final months of high school senior year, I felt like I was constantly pushed into the academic celebrity by the rushing crowd, unsure of whether I would get an autograph. J Strothers Moore, William Dement; these were the pioneers of their fields, the people whose work is now in everyday living, though perhaps […]
“No doubt about it, it was the shock that killed her,” he cackled. Julian was a good friend of mine—and by good friend, I mean I thought he was positively loony. He once told me that it had been his dream since elementary school to be a mortician. But it’s a good fit. He’s very […]
At Julie’s suggestion, I, along with two of my dormmates, made the harrowing 3 minute bike ride to Memorial Auditorium to watch the Kronos Quartet play Sun Rings. To be honest, I had never heard of—much less heard—the Kronos Quartet before, but looking at their program, it seemed like something cool and new. The program […]
I arrived back at my dorm three hours ago from a dorm trip at Lake Tahoe. A common activity among Stanford dorms, Sno Trip is a weekend spent skiing among the wonderful mountains of NorCal (North California). And I have my sob story about skiing. I lived in Canada beginning in my mom’s womb through […]
He brought a plate of pastries into the room where we sat, and I eagerly helped myself to one while he began his discourse. “My name ees Raoul, and I knew Rachel very well. I should have known zees would happen. “Rachel came to me several deys ago, telling me hair toaster was trying to […]
Just like last year, I have another set of hopes. I call them hopes instead of resolutions because I feel that that term almost has inherent failure by tradition. Besides, it’s not a whole-hearted resolution; just a plan. How did I do on the one from last year?Exercise More. I could’ve picked up a book […]
I flew back in at around 1:00 AM, just after New Year’s. We were supposed to come in around 8:00 PM earlier that night, but a luggage mis-arrangement and snowstorm later, we were still on a plane as the year turned. At least we had a good view of the whole city’s firework. The flights […]
My family doesn’t go to the beach for vacation. We don’t go camping. We don’t target the vegetative vacation. This has molded my entire take on how a good vacation should be. When my family went on the cruise this past summer, I found myself pursuing the historical and educational excursions (post here). The earliest […]
“Aaron, you didn’t tell me it was Rachel!” James exclaimed as he stopped the truck. “She was always such a dear. I delivered her milk every other day. On the days she was here to receive it, she always had a smile for me.” He hung his head in despair as we walked up to […]
Rocking out to one very awesome Christmas music playlist right now. There’s a surprising amount of history behind the various recordings of pieces, but I’ve managed to find most the “classic” recordings. Of the ones I’ve found, of course; there are a lot of great Christmas songs, and I’m only about half-way to getting a […]