I hate the morning. Just about anyone who knows me knows that it is my least favorite time of day, that is unless it involves my bed, pancakes and strawberries or both– in that case I am ALL ABOUT mornings. Sadly, my mornings most often consist of blanket lines on my face as I struggle …
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Apr 18 2014
Water Under The Bridge
I am a teacher of writing. The maxim I try to hammer home to my students above all else is this: be specific. So when I received this mission, to write a love letter and put it in a public place, I had a problem. How could I write a love letter specific enough to …
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Apr 08 2014
Breaking the Code
The completion of this month’s task brought me to an unlikely place. Notre Dame! Tucked away from the gilded dome and Touchdown Jesus, the biology building at Notre Dame is an unremarkably squat, rectangular brick building. There, my friend Matt is working on something that will hopefully make the world a better place. Matt is …
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Mar 21 2014
A Month Of… Bugs!
What is up with people voting for bugs? Why did I do that with you? What are you going to do? The official directions this month are Find a Bug… Fix a Bug. And while I have no idea where I’m going to take this topic — I’m super duper looking forward to this Month’s …
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Mar 07 2014
Understanding the CouchSurfing Experience
I’m an active member of CouchSurfing. The premise of the website is quite simple: traveling is fun, lodging is expensive, and hotels are a shitty way to see the world, so why not introduce travelers to hospitable locals? While I don’t travel much myself, I do love meeting new people, especially those willing to rely …
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Mar 07 2014
A Month Of… Immediately Understood
Immediately Understood Create a five minute documentary about a stranger or acquaintance. There are times in our life where we just know what’s going on. There are times when after years of study, we still don’t get it. At A Month Of… we will be delving into things immediately understood. This month’s task is to …
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Feb 11 2014
Here’s a Man
[wpvoting] Here’s a man who is six feet tall. Here’s a man who is 5’11”. And a half. Here’s a man who is maybe 5’11”. In the morning. With shoes on. Height is subjective. Here’s a man who bakes because he loves creating things with his own hands. Here’s a man who bakes because baking …
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Dec 07 2013
JUGGLEMANIA 2013
GUYS WE HAD TO SET SOMETHING ON FIRE AND I SET SOMETHING ON FIRE GUESS WHAT IT WAS IT WAS JUGGLING TORCHES. THESE ARE THEY: I MADE THEM BY STICKING A DOWEL INSIDE AN ALUMINUM PIPE. THEN I WRAPPED A CUT-UP SODA BOTTLE AROUND THE PIPE. THEN I WRAPPED ELECTRICAL TAPE AROUND THE SODA BOTTLE …
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Dec 05 2013
My Other Icing Is Made of Fire
It’s hard to write about fire. None of the descriptions we give fire, be it orange, small, or 5-alarm, can fully capture fire’s mesmeric motion and dangerous beauty.
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