Oberlin Blogs

I turned back to my computer to further my electronic communication, and found everyone offline. So I refreshed the page. And it never came back.

Upon entering the chapel in the old stone building, I was struck by the intimacy of the space and the acoustics. Although I had been to Bosworth several times, this was my first time inside the chapel.

...but it wouldn't have mattered because I probably wouldn't have listened anyways.

Of school colors and Substance-Free Housing, neither of which is lame in the slightest.

(The G-Rated version)

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens... Oh, hello there. I was just thinking about some of my favorite things here at Oberlin. Oh, I delight in hairless monkeys, Cathy comics, putting rubbing alcohol in my eyes, and above all, some great places to hang out in Oberlin.

I've had talks that involved intellectual topics sprinkled in among fart jokes, and discussions in class led by teachers about a particular topic of study, but no stereotypical smart talk with a lot of words like "neoclassical," "zeitgeist," and....

As I mentioned before, I was back early as an academic ambassador, a friendly, name-tag-emblazoned helpful upperclassman to help the overwhelmed freshmen during their first academic duties. Other than the perk of arriving back on campus early, I got to meet a number of extraordinary new students.

In this post: summer projects, the end of summer projects, things one learns in the summer, Infinite Monkey, homemade bookcases, X-Men , produce stands in rural Ohio, pictures of my apartment.

I've also been crashing international students' events.

Our new crop of international students arrived late last week and began international orientation Saturday evening.

A wish list for Fall semester.