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• Blog / MISTI

  Lost and Found I've been here for almost two weeks, and been lost at least half of that…

  

  There are no directions in Japan. The buildings are numbered, but in a generally useless, chronological order. When you ask for a map, there are no street names, just landmarks…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 12, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Happy Birthday to m—-suck. I turn 20 and cry tears of blood

  

  ? Here's a taste of what my 2.003 PSET looks like. 2.003 PSET, 200K PDF

  • by Snively '11
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So, uh… help me pick classes I have no classes.

  

  the problems of reality and fiction in autobiography and biography. K

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Days My traditional end-of-summer recap post, in technicolor.

  

  Something happened to me this summer. I’m not sure exactly when or how it took place, or if it had anything to do with me becoming a senior citizen, but…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 29, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes Time may change me, but I can't trace time..

  

  [To be honest, I’ve had a little bit of writer’s block lately, under the circumstances. I spent the last two weeks studying for finals, taking my last possible final at…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 28, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Meeting Michel Gondry Six MIT students and one Academy-award winning director have dinner in New York, and none…

  

  There is probably a meter somewhere that measures how much fun you are having at school. Or maybe it’s a bucket, swinging by the handle with each addition of enjoyment.…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 30, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Interview with a Mystery Hunt Winner An interview with Kat '10, a member of Palindrome, last year's winning team and this…

  

  This is my friend Kat ’10, and she’s one of my very favorite people. My favorite thing about going to a place like MIT is that you tend to meet…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  One Extraordinary Week, Plus Ferrets I suit up for surgery.

  

  game again. Shoot.) Had a quick Starbucks break with Melissa '11 (a.k

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkeys and babies But no baby turkeys.

  

  It’s late Saturday night, Sunday morning by Boston time, and I’m hunched over on the airport floor. My eyes are glazed with the exhausting combination of spending quality time with…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 25, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  07/07/07 Speaking of numbers: the number seven in particular, brought to you by the birthday of…

  

  Saturday, 07/07/07, was my birthday! I usually don’t plan anything big in advance for my birthday – no one’s ever around to celebrate, so I got into an early habit…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 9, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Our mother shoulda just named you Laika! Come on Alex, you can do it.

  

  Here is something that always makes me laugh: My sister (a Harvard student) and I actually bought these on separate occasions, and I think I had intended to give mine…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 25, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Residence-Based Advising Residence-Based Advising WILL NOT allow you to change dorms during your freshman year.

  

  Wow, that last post was short. I didn’t even tell you what I’m doing at Pixar, which would be formatting and finding information for the artwork of Pixar’s 20th Anniversary…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 9, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  A Blog Entry About Transition This blog entry is about transition. The act of passing from one state or place…

  

  So Matt got a question a few days ago requesting that we write about transition. And in one sentence, I’ve completely ruined your hope of being surprised at what this…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 2, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Spoiled Milk I wrote an entry so long overdue my milk has spoiled in the process. So…

  

  Once, when I was younger, I poured the entire contents of a carton of milk down the drain because it was past the “Sell By” date listed on the side.…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 24, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Writing Workshop I just wrote an entire post and my browser crashed. dfsdfksdfojfoajwefoiajdwf.

  

  (There comes a time in all great bloggers’ lives when, while writing a particularly good entry, they happen to deviate from their work and stumble across a page that will…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I’m Kind of a Big Deal Leaves and famous people alike think so.

  

  I’m beginning to think the foliage is out to get me. I was hit by another leaf, on the foot, two days ago. It wasn’t a gentle smack, but it…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday A day in the life.

  

  (Keep asking questions! I’ll answer them next entry.) 9:30 AM: Woke up. Wondered why anyone would ever be awake at this time. Wondered why back hurts. Attempt to go back…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / Events

  DME SoccerBot Championships 2006 (Or, How Does Justin Timberlake Live With Himself?) All we are saying is give Pluto a chance.

  

    It was an epic battle, a tournament to the death. Tens of youthful spectators crouched eagerly around the arena, their jaws hanging open with anticipation for the coming soccer…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 30, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer Lovin’ Had me a blast. Or, the last post I'll write from home!

  

  I didn’t even know we had suitcases big enough to pack up my life and ship it all the way across the country. But we do, so I started packing…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 20, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  Schedules and expectations The do's and dont's of freshman scheduling, and what to brace yourself for.

  

  reasons. Reason #1 (a.k.a. the 'good' one): I was a debater in high school

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 13, 2006