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Drinking from the Firehose By: Teresa, '11
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Blog / MIT Life
Endless rain into a paper cup ...also, restless wind inside a letterbox.
remember for my entire life. Plus, if I can run a marathon in sleet and get a -
Blog / MIT Life
Where is my mind? In Northern California, Munich, a tent in New Hampshire, and an oreo-flavored soft serve machine.
't only have to choose a place to spend then next five years of your life -
Blog / Events
I’m embarrassed to be writing this entry. The one where Matt regresses back to being a 12 year old boy.
Yesterday evening at MIT had a fairly random pair of events: First, pro wrestling announcer Jim “J.R.” Ross spoke at a colloquium hosted by the Comparative Media Studies (CMS) department.… -
Blog / Academics & Research
Orgo Birthday Happy birthday, Ting Ting!
I know, I know, it’s been like eight years since I wrote anything. I promise I haven’t fallen off the earth! Coming off of pass/no record, though, is taking a… -
Blog / Challenges
That’s right, you’re sick Thank you, nurse, for stating the obvious.
As I’ve discussed on this blog before, MIT MedLinks are awesome. Got a headache? Have some Tylenol! Stuffy nose and a cough that just won’t go away? Sudafed, Robitussin, pick… -
Blog / MIT Life
Some Megaphone, Pressed Against An Insect’s Brain That is what this blog entry resembles.
together into one photo entry so I can move on with my blogging life (and -
Blog / Academics & Research
Browser Wars Hee. The title makes me think of Super Mario Bros. Oh how I miss my…
more and more of my life. =) There's only a week left in IAP, which is a ... admitted, what does that actually add to your life? And most importantly, it -
Blog / Events
Be Our Guest, Take 2 Not to name drop, but... Steven Levitt, Paul Polak, Iqbal Quadir, and Brigitte Madrian all…
I have had the good fortune to hear several excellent guest speakers recently. 1. Steven Levitt (author of Freakonomics and MIT PhD) came to campus on Monday and spent two… -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
Congratulations! You have been named… Time Magazine's Person of the Year!
Time Magazine’s Person of the Year. It’s you. The person reading this right now. In fact, those of you who are avid blog readers, writers, and commenters are an even… -
Blog / Events
Blast from the Past
So way back awhile ago, after I stopped blogging for extended periods of time (sorry!) and after Ruth’s balloon adventure, I headed over to Bryan’s fraternity, ZBT, for…an 80s party.… -
Blog / About Decisions
Because one story just isn’t enough My tale of being admitted. Laugh. Cry. Both. Neither. All of the above?
words of reassurance make my life. I paced around the house, wondering ... , but definitely worth it. Coming up: a day in the life of... well, me -
Blog / Personal Travel
Some Time in New York City I'm not much of a man by the light of day, but by night I'm…
colleges say that they have a city life, it might be a half-hour shuttle ride ... homemade guacamole that changed my life." At least, that's what I heard -
Blog / Events
Ice cream and an onion Chun Li, pirates, magnetic poetry, and an RLC circuit.
DID YOU KNOW? Paula Abdul is not African-American. She is of Syrian and Brazilian descent. So every year the senior class sponsors a really, really cheap (like $2.50) Halloween-themed cruise… -
Blog / MIT Life
Wolverine Wolverine, creme brulee, Ina Garten, BOOM. You symbiotic patriotic slam book neck, right?
. This is the best recipe for soup I have ever tasted in my short life -
Blog / MIT Life
Are you sure you don’t want to cancel? Double whammy.
"The author has filed this entry in the 'Life After MIT (Careers & Grad School)' section; check it out for further reading on this topic." ...wow. Get ready folks, this is not an either or entry. You get both -
Blog / Extracurriculars
Pimp my sukkah. I really can't think of a better blog entry title than that.
DID YOU KNOW? If you eat too many carrots, your skin will turn orange due to excess carotene. So, I’m not Jewish. Not that there’s anything wrong with that! But… -
Blog / Events
Flavor of Love As a wise woman once said, "Free is my favorite flavor."
DID YOU KNOW? If I had been born a girl, my father would have wanted to name my Marya (MAR-ee-uh). Marya Maurer. As it was, Sam’s Mom wanted to name… -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
Public service announcement One stereotype that I just won't accept.
One thing I’ve been hearing from prefrosh at an alarming frequency lately is that MIT is a competitive and cutthroat place, and that collaborative behavior is rare. Let me first… -
Blog / MIT Life
Things you might have wanted to know
There are a few questions that I’ve often wondered if people were curious about and just aren’t asking. One of them, I answered in one of my first entries, but…