Thing 1 and Thing 2
By Elizabeth Stonehill | March 4, 2013Whenever I play the classic “random fact” icebreaker game, I always manage to surprise people with one fact.
Whenever I play the classic “random fact” icebreaker game, I always manage to surprise people with one fact.
This past Wednesday, I did something I haven’t done in a long, long time. Apologies to my professors, teaching assistants and GPA, but sadly this “something” doesn’t involve doing all of my assigned readings before class.
Taking only 12 credits this semester — only one of which has mandatory attendance — means that I have more free time than ever.
If there is one valuable thing about second semester fourth year — besides being able to fill an entire Mellow Mushroom pint night card in one sitting — it is the opportunity for reflection.
In my last six years as a Facebook user — yes, that is my subtle way of saying: “I had this in 2006 when I was a freshman in high school.
We are at that point in our young adult lives where self-expression begins to matter. The research papers we write, the special items of clothing that comprise our signature outfits, the concert tickets on which we splurge and the stubs we tuck away for safe memory-keeping.
At this point in my column-writing career, it becomes harder each week to think of a new and interesting topic.
Because I refuse to give Comcast any more business than it deserves — which is negative 800 billion customers, in case you were wondering — and because “Arrested Development” and “Breaking Bad” are on Netflix, I do not watch television at school.
Sorry to about three-fourths of my readership if I am being insensitive, but being 21 really is the best thing ever.
To continue the trend of masking my own life crises as journalistic endeavors, I decided to write about my experiences attending a wedding this weekend.