A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

One of the best things about going to a small women's college is its traditions. You will probably hear me talk ad nauseum about the traditions here, but I wanted to highlight some of the most important ones, so that you know what I'm talking about when I do babble on and on about "Pumpkin Parade this" and "Neverending Weekend" that. I'll do them in chronological order (when they take place in the academic year), and I'll divide them into several posts, to keep your attention. The overriding... Sign in to see full entry.

I haven't written very much. At least, not much of consequence. And I'm afraid that this entry is just going to be some of the same old, same old. I got back to school on Monday evening, after several hours on the train and several hours in my car driving. The first thing I did when I got back was go out and get new sheets, because the old ones were foul. And I'm not just saying that because I simply wanted to go out and shop. I got sheets at Bed, Bath and Beyond, and then went to Target to get... Sign in to see full entry.

Well, I'm doing it. I'm reading the sixth Harry Potter book- the one that everyone waited for with bated breath for over two years, the book that hundreds of thousands of people pre-ordered prior to its publication date on July 16th. The book that every reviewer on Amazon.com has called "more suitable for adults than children." Its the book that millions of people, children and adults have read/ will read, and so the following came as a huge surprise to me. Ten pages in, and there's a spelling... Sign in to see full entry.

I miss my internship on the Hill already. Well, I miss it and I miss living in Washington. I didn't realize that I'd miss it until I went away. That is defintely one city I want to live in and one line of work that I want to have a career in after I graduate. At 4:45 on Friday me and my coworkers got together for a beer to celebrate the end of the week, and it was fun to sit in the Boss's office and shoot the shit. Next spring I definitely drive back up to Washington to find an apartment and a... Sign in to see full entry.

I love my dogs. My family has two Welsh Springer spaniels- kind of a cross between an English springer and a Brittany. Most are bred to be either show dogs or hunting dogs; they're kind of rare as house pets in the US. Anyways, these two dogs are named Henry and Teddy, and we love them todeath. In fact, we love them so much that we treat them as though they were human- ie, we talk to them, spend more money on them per year than most people do on a year of college, etc. Its true when they say... Sign in to see full entry.