Archive for October, 2006
Catching up
When we last left our intrepid hero, he was bewailing the image of Gustavus. Now the nice thing about cold winds is that everyone bundles up and pretty really becomes secondary to warmth (at least it should be). As for me, I feel like I’m in a Sisyphian cycle. Whenever I accomplish one thing, another […]
Things I am celebrating…
1. A wonderfully refreshing long weekend. 2. The completion of my last midterm and the fact that none of them were too disastrous. 3.  Taking the GRE yesterday and doing decently well even though I was a complete wreck the entire four hours. 4.  A beautiful day/Fall in general! 5. The upcoming Halloween weekend and the last home football game. 6. […]
So much to do, so little time…
Midterms, midterms…as unbelievable as it is, this is the first semester ever at Gustavus that I have had midterms in every one of my classes. This week feels just like finals except I still have to go to class and I only get a two-day break afterward. But, hey, at this point I’ll take what I […]
The Image of Gustavus
If your head has not been in the sand for the last few weeks, you’d know that Gustavus was ranked as the sixth-fittest campus in the United States by Men’s Fitness. Well no wonder. The campus here is beset with a quasi-narcissistic demeanor that would lead to such a happening. No matter what time of […]
Windy days
The weather has been so funny these last few days here. And by funny I mostly mean cold and winter like. I couldn’t believe it yesterday when I actually saw snow coming down. Thankfully, none of it has been sticking or anything, and I think it is a little warmer today. I’m not sure that […]
Change Comes
Much has happened in the few days since I last wrote. Perhaps the most significant of which was finding that my door name-announcer thing had been vandalized with a homophobic slur at some point early Sunday morning. This was on the day before I was to give a homily for Coming Out Week in Chapel […]
Piles of Stuff
The theme of the last week or so has been “if I can survive until next Wednesday, I’ll be alright.” Right now everything in life is on a collision course that will reach its height from tomorrow through Wednesday. In a few hours I leave with the cross-country team for a meet hosted by Wartburg […]
Busy!
This week has gone really fast, which I think may be the ‘theme’ of my senior year! I spent a long time talking to one of my Political Science professors yesterday, as I am still trying to decide where I want to go after Gustavus. I am so grateful that my professors have been so […]
Nobel Conference
Well, the Nobel Conference was a success yet again. The theme, “Medicine: Prescription for Tomorrow,” was certainly a popular one judging by the filled-to-capacity hockey rink and people seemed to really enjoy all of the speakers. I got to work at the conference on Tuesday and, despite the chaos, managed to hear most of each […]