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  2020 Reflections & 2021 Resolutions

  

  Hello and happy new year (kind of)! I was really bummed out to make this post since I feel like I didn’t accomplish many of the resolutions I planned for…

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 3, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  highlights: high points of a virtual fall Part 1 of a fall semester recap

  

  After about **checks watch** 47 days of not blogging, returning to writing feels quite odd. There have been many swirling thoughts through my head, so many things I want to…

  • by Waly N. '24
  • February 2, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  [Guest Post] Things to do while waiting for decisions by emily '22, alison '23, felix '23

  

  Make a 100 layer crepe cake Buy some semi-temporary tattoo ink and make some bad decisions Bike down the steepest hill in your town without dying Peel a strawberry Bake…

  • by kellen manning
  • February 1, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  walking, walking, walking walking and/as coping

  

  Walking alone ’cause the night is dead. Crossed my mind when I crossed the bridge. fun.,⁠14 yes, another blog post that includes lyrics by fun. “Walking the Dog” Yet whenever…

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 31, 2021
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Adventures at Trader Joe’s i think i might have joined a cult

  

  Ok so I am very late jumping on the Trader Joe’s bandwagon, but I’m finally here to enjoy all of the great things it has to offer! For all of…

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 30, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  The Quest Continues and into the open world i go

  

  Well, here we are. By the time you’re reading this – January 29th, 2021 at 5 pm EST, if I actually post this on time – I will no longer…

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 29, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  What Did I Learn at MIT? a surprisingly hard question to answer

  

  A few weeks ago, in a true callback to our high school days, Paolo and I were Protobowling feverishly. For those of you who weren’t quiz bowlers in high school,…

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 28, 2021
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Memory Quilt insert many sobbing emojis here

  

  At MIT, one inevitably collects a lot of shirts. Like…a lot. There are shirts from random events, from REX/Rush, athletics, internships, and of course, Career Fair. These shirts pile up…

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 27, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Out of Context Quoteboard SFW for the blogs, unfortunately

  

  Some of you may recall Shuli’s whiteboard post, and upon this whiteboard were a number of (SFW) out of context quotes. Well, as it happens, most living communities have some…

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 25, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Rewriting my Blogger Bio more like brutally revising i guess

  

  Like most bloggers, as a starry-eyed freshman, I wrote a bio that has not stood up terribly well against the test of time. This isn’t a criticism on how cringy…

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 24, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  Tier Listing My Classes i may have got this idea from tiktok

  

  I mentioned this in my last post, but I’m graduating soon! At the end of this week, to be precise. Once January 29th comes and goes, I will no longer…

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 23, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  318 memorial drive a historical rabbit hole

  

  Back in November, after our adventure visiting every stop on the MBTA, CJ and I promised that we would write a post full of wonderful facts and obscure lore about…

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 22, 2021
• Blog / IAP

  A salty IAP post Taking a moment to be bitter

  

  SoOoOoOOooooo it’s the most wonderful time of the year: IAP! That time of year where every MIT student can choose to do whatever they please, from literally everything (and potentially…

  • by Powers '23
  • January 22, 2021
• Blog / IAP

  As the City Slumbers thoughts while walking in a park

  

  I was at the park near my grandparents’ place today, picking up graphic novels from a squat library. I gave a wide berth to a mom with her kids at…

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 21, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  how to restore an old whiteboard, mit style four years of whiteboard wear and care

  

  This blog post is an ode to whiteboards, which I love very, very dearly. My own history with whiteboards, how I use them in my life, and perhaps most importantly,…

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • January 17, 2021
• Blog / Events

  MIT Mystery Hunt is happening! watch the kickoff at 12 PM EDT today, 1/15

  

  Hello! I’m writing this very, very smol post to tell you that the MIT Mystery Hunt is starting, today, January 15th, at 12 PM EDT. MIT Mystery Hunt is a…

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 15, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bad Grades and Big Screw-Ups Pulling back the A's, B's, C's, and P's to see what's inside

  

  Today, I have a great idea. Recently I had a conversation with a friend where she admitted to me that she really screwed up academically this semester, and she seemed…

  • by Powers '23
  • January 14, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  Mine hands are broken reflections on many a year of carpal tunnel syndrome

  

  In cross country, you hear a lot about running through the pain, but at the same time, avoiding injury. I have deep scars on both knees, from times I’d scrape…

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 14, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Blogger Pets some serotonin for your noggin

  

  Here are our scaled, feathered, and furred companions for your enjoyment. Name: Coffee Blogger Owner: Mel N. ’24 Nicknames: coffcoff, baby, sweetie, baobei/宝贝 (baby/treasure in chinese), stinky, bendan/笨蛋 (idiot/”stupid egg”),…

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 13, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  lessons on burnout 2020 made me realize things

  

  Looking back, 2020 was a very chill year for me. Ridiculously so, if I’m being honest. To understand what I mean, you need context. For the last couple of years…

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • January 12, 2021