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Smile

2nd
Oct. × ’09
By Jorge
Life turns are transformative and British scholars are always a trip (blasted “Americanisms!”) The universe is very big and very, sublimely, eerily, beautiful Saying these words aloud is huh-larious (the “no” version, of course) Bob Boilen’s radio voice is like a landscape of undulations Accents are fascinating, and yes, you’ve got one You’ve expressed at least 652 feelings today Who doesn’t [...]
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My Crush on Grover Cleveland

26th
Sep. × ’09
By Sarah
Something about Grover Cleveland is funny.  I don’t know why, but Grover is just one of those things you can sprinkle into the conversation for some sudden hilarity.  He’s one of those presidents that we all vaguely remember from some high school history class we dozed through, but unlike, say William Henry Harrison, he’s funny.  [...]
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Letting Thoughts and Fingers Take the Wheels

22nd
Sep. × ’09
By Sarah
Stream of consciousness for a change a day of TOEFL exam writing I am that asshole whose existence you vaguely wondered about as you cursed the passage on the SAT about deep sea vents and I am so tired around four from squeezing my brain to fit standardized tests that I’ve gotta go downstairs and [...]
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El Llano in Three Parts

18th
Sep. × ’09
By Sarah
Part One : La Romantica, La Turista, La Gringa en Fuga (the Romantic, the Tourist, the Gringo on the Run) The first thing I did when I came back to Oaxaca was go to the park. El llano is not a grassy American park of dispersed jungle gyms and wood chips. The name [...]
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