Rather, I should say these are my impressions of the small portion of Saint Paul I’ve inhabited for the past couple of weeks. I suspect it may not be representative of the whole. Either that, or the “Minnesota nice” thing is lies. LIES. When I was a sophomore in high school, we performed Meredith Wilson’s…
Category: St. Paul
A Fragment of an Underdone Potato (May Be the Cause)
According to Wikipedia, “Sleep paralysis is a transition state between wakefulness and rest characterized by complete muscle atonia (muscle weakness). It is thought to be a result of disrupted REM sleep which is normally characterized by complete muscle atonia that prevents individuals from acting out their dreams.” That’s what happened to me yesterday when I…
Out of Chicago
I’m sitting in my parents’ living room, eating potato chips, doing wrist curls with a 6 lb. weight, reading ‘Death by Black Hole’ by Neil DeGrasse Tyson, and watching ‘Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House’ on their giant television. All at the same time. People say I don’t know how to multi-task. I spent my…
The Long Weekend
Alternate title: A Wedding and a Funeral This weekend, I learned that the mind of a five-year-old child is much more complex than I previously thought. I discovered this because my cousin Katie got married. (Congrats, Katie and Josh!) My sister was a bridesmaid, and her role was to march down the aisle at the…
Gutterballs
Watching The Big Lebowski. I decided to watch it after reading I’m a Lebowski, You’re a Lebowski, which I had to do to cheer myself up after reading about the bombing of Hiroshima for class. I didn’t think I would find a book more depressing than Primo Levi’s Survival in Auschwitz. Then I read Letters…
On the Road II: Withdrawl
August 2 The last couple of days have been tough. It’s pretty impossible to get any time away from my parents. All I want to do is sit quietly and watch people, but Mom won’t let me go anywhere by myself. I found my way around Dublin by myself for six weeks – they never…
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