I just realized that I had been off campus a lot recently. A huge contrast to my freshman year, when most of my off-campus ventures consisted of trips to Yogurtland in the Village. People sometimes complain about how easy it is to be stuck in the "Claremont Bubble" if you don't have a car. Well, it all comes down to whether you really want to go off campus. I still don't have a...
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Month: October 2013
Food!
As the title of this blog post suggests, I love food. Food is great. And admittedly, food was one reason I wasn't excited about college. College food generally has a negative connotation - it's cafeteria style, there isn't much variety, etc. And in college, the food isn't right there in your kitchen like it used to be. You have to leave the comfort of your dorm room, trudge up ...
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Inducting New ASSlings!
It’s been just over a month since the start of the semester, but I’ve already come across a few too many unwelcome reminders of my new status as an upperclassman. My stint as an OA leader this year had me wishing I could join my OAbies in experiencing for the first time all of what Claremont has to offer, and being forced to declare my major as an incoming junior reminded me th...
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The Breakfast Life
While most college students love sleeping in--no class until 10:00!--I personally love waking up early. Or, to be more specific, I love breakfast. I go to breakfast every day and usually spend an hour or two there. Every morning, after a swim (some days) and a shower (every day!), I head to Frank, the South campus dining hall, around 7:30 or 8 AM. Around that time, there's alwa...
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Justin returns! Food!
Hi everyone!
It's been quite a while since I blogged last, so I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. As life goes, a lot has changed over the past few months. As a quick catch up...
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Dreaming of a Winter Wonderland
I awoke yesterday to a welcome sound: the steady beat of raindrops on my window. As a native Seattle-ite, I grew up despising rain. Now, tumultuous rainstorms remind me of childhood, of home, of memories and of family. Additionally, the rain serves as a reminder that autumn has arrived and winter will follow shortly.
With winter comes skiing.
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Two Sides of the Coin
Flip a coin. As long as you're using a real coin (as opposed to a trick one), you can call whichever side you want, but you can't have both. "Head I win, Tails you lose" is not an option. This is just the way that coin-flipping goes. In a similar fashion, many of the ways in which people approach situations, make decisions, and render judgments for things beyond a simple coin f...
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Ignored Alarms & Chocolate Bars
Before I arrived on campus, I was told that there was no such thing as a "typical Pomona student". However, over the past month, I've noticed that most, if not all, of the people I've met here are overwhelmingly and unpretentiously considerate and creative.* Here is an example:
My alarm went off at 8:30 am yesterday morning, prompting me to submit the homework assignment I'd...
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#WorkFail (The First Day of Work That Everyone’s Bound to Experience Sometime)
I definitely have two of the coolest jobs on campus: this blogging gig, and my job as a Student Recording Engineer for the Music Department. But even though blogging is pretty straightforward and simple, I had no idea what I was in for as a Student Recording Engineer until my first day on the job, and I have to admit that parts of it really can be simple; you just have to reall...
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Day in the Life
Wake up when my alarm goes off at 7:15. Turn it off, go back to sleep, wake up at 8:00. This is pretty typical. Eat breakfast in my room (blueberry muffin and pear), do some miscellaneous work, then head off to class at 9:25.
First class of the day: Introductory Genetics (Bio 040), taught by the wonderful Prof. Moore. The lecture topic: day 2 of bacteriophage and bacterial g...
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