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  Ponderings of a lifeguard Why are white water rapids white?

  

  So the other day at work, I was sitting at the bottom of one of the water slides. And I was bored out of my mind. There were about 3…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I “less than 3” the Chorallaries My relaxing and enjoyable vaction draws to a close. *sigh*

  

  Well, it’s been quite a week of spring break adventures! I basically did absolutely nothing productive, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I visited my church youth group…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Uh-oh Spaghetti-O

  

  Yikes. It seems like I may have gotten Wenhao into a bit more trouble than he deserves, so let’s try to reorganize here before anything gets really out of hand.…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / Events

  I’m still here. Promise.

  

  Whew. It’s been awhile. Um…so what I’ve come to realize is that IAP is supposed to be this easy, carefree “ooh I’m going to take one three-credit class that meets…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 22, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Finally! Pictures from the Conner 2 holiday party! Yes that was a month ago. Leave me…

  

  I’m going to do things backwards today, and start with… Responses to comments: Daniel: Hey, the EMT class sounds cool! I had no idea how to pronounce that medical device…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 12, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Just a little advice…

  

  Just saying hello from the middle of my peaceful and relaxing vacation. =) First of all, now that all of the early action nonsense is sorted out (and has been…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 31, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  Yay! A hack! Know what're cool? See title.

  

  Sometime late last night and/or early this morning I received a rather suspicious message from someone who would only identify himself/herself as “Jack Florey*,” telling me that rather interesting, picture…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Responses to comments! I answered your questions. Like, fast this time.

  

  Responses to comments: Edward: Hey, thank you for answering my question…though you kinda took your time but all in all I really appreciate your answer. You play field hockey at…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  It was the blurst of times? I'm a stupid monkey.

  

  have to answer these with either 'Y' or 'N.' And you have to be careful

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 3, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Wangoballwime?” C'mon. You know what this entry is about. Check out the title!

  

  This is Akash: Akash is the president of the Class of 2009 (like someone else you might know). If you’re wondering what Akash is actually gesturing towards in this picture,…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What did YOU do this weekend? Laura's jam-packed-action-filled adventurous fin de semana.

  

  I don’t know about you, but I had a pretty awesome weekend. First of all, I checked my exam grade for 18.01 on-line. Then I started running around the room…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  4 Jack Bauer, eat your heart out.

  

  then she's like, 'A-M-A-N-D-A'" 12:00 -- I finally get smart and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Small talk How about that weather?

  

  Well my friends, yesterday I took a little bit of a nap on the bus on the way home from my field hockey game, and when I awoke, what to…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ruth says update your blog! FIRST is cool. So are rebuses.

  

  The field hockey team is doing awesome this year, (The Tech even wrote an article about us breaking records!) but when we lose, we lose spectacularly. Like last night, we…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 19, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Yay for cheap stuff Inexpensive books make me happy.

  

  Saturday/Sunday was the famous MIT Press Bookstore loading dock sale. Basically, they try to get rid of all of the overstock and damaged books, so they’re sold for drastically reduced…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 17, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tests @ MIT The class average is your friend.

  

  So I know you’re all sitting at home, wondering, “Hey, what’s up with that dead guy having Veronica’s name written on his hand?! Was Veronica involved in that bus going…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Days 8,9,10,11,12: PA, NJ, and Home! Part 5 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  Finally back in the office! When we last left off, I’d just finished my Philly school visits. I visited Girls High (Alia’s alma mater), then drove downtown to JR Masterman,…

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 3, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Questionable Views Questions and views, and questions about views. The views are not necessarily questionable, although you…

  

  It’s Q&A time! Ajit asked: “who is the person in the 5th picture from top.roommate?i have few questions- 1.how many students(UG) share a room in the halls/dorms generally? 2.are there…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  No more physics It was Day 2 of classes when I got kicked out of one! (Only it…

  

  So this is what an Add/Drop form looks like: Now, I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “But Laura, even though you haven’t written in this blog in forever, I…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Power Tools at 2 AM A typical MIT experience.

  

  I’ve been on campus for over a week now, which basically means that I’m being dragged around and coerced into moderately horrible icebreaker activities. In other words, Orientation is in…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 2, 2005