AugustAug 23 Thursday 07
That is what I am.
Tomorrow, I will also be back in the United States and ready to post some sweeeet pictures I took before/during/out in/after the hurricane. Everything I do in life, I do for Flickr.
AugustAug 19 Sunday 07
I know I have an internet addiction problem when the hurricane's eye is a few hours away and I'm uploading pictures to Flickr.
Hurricane Dean is about to pound Jamaica, and I'm more interested in how this happened.
No wonder my Flickr views jumped a couple …
AugustAug 15 Wednesday 07
I'm always ever-so-curious about subcultures, and when I first came to Jamaica I vowed that I wouldn't leave before trying to find "the rock scene" here. I mean, plenty of Americans listen to reggae, so SOMEONE must be rocking out in Kingston, right?
We found some false …
AugustAug 14 Tuesday 07
The relationship between Students Expressing Truth and the Berkman Center has never been very clear, and understandably so. Berkman is home to some of the world's leading research about the internet and its effects on society, while SET has only recently received …
AugustAug 13 Monday 07
(Written on Friday/Saturday...)
AugustAug 8 Wednesday 07
Check out this AMAZING post about Hateration. Seriously. Have you ever judged something before you actually experienced it? Read it as part of your duty to humanity. Please.
It makes appalling Harvard '09 act #2 of the week seem that much more appalling. Lucy Caldwell, …
Yesterday was nomination day, the day when candidates officially registered their votes. This is one of the big landmarks in the election trail, and everyone was watching closely to see what the level of violence would be like.
The first election-related thing we saw …
AugustAug 7 Tuesday 07
(Edit: Added links.)
Twice in one day?? MADNESS. But I'm pissed off, and that's what happens.
I'm already riled up about gender issues from an email over freeculture-discuss earlier today, but this really annoyed me no end. I'm so seriously pissed off that I'm even …
(Note: I realized that I'm not an efficient/eloquent enough writer to produce well-thought out posts at regular intervals, so I'm switching to less structured frantic jottings that will hopefully help me remember this trip better. I may be posting backlogs of this type …
AugustAug 2 Thursday 07
JulyJul 26 Thursday 07
I am not addicted to Facebook. I merely treat it as an extension of my brain, that's all.
But now, Facebook has grown out of control. Cancer of the extended brain. And it's time for some blogotherapy.
In case you don't know what I'm talking about, here's an update. …
Dear MBTA,
I love you. I love you very, very much. Without you, I would have a sad time walking to MIT all the time, nor would I have access to the beautiful plethora of food that is scattered all over Boston. The Red Line is like the sister I never had, etc., …
It's been a pretty amazing hour.
"How you deal with stupidity is the most important part of how you learn." - Charles Nesson, following a sad story about a dog giving up.
His point was that people "learn stupidity", or rather learn that they are stupid, and when things …
I haven't posted in forever, I know, but I have many things I would LIKE to post about...it's just midterm season =(
But I think this is important.
Tomorrow is, according to some agency that decides these things, Love Your Body Day. Fantastic idea for a day, don't you …
So one night, I was on the subway to MIT. This happens often, sometimes several times a week, and I have it down to a science. Go down to the lower level of the Harvard Square T-stop, walk all the way down to the second last bench on the left side of the station, and …
Tonight, freed temporarily from problem set deadlines, I went to a screening of "Beyond Beats and Rhythms", a new documentary about masculinity in hip-hop culture. It was really well done and has many interesting insights even if you are already fairly …
I am not addicted to Facebook. I merely treat it as an extension of my brain, that's all.
But now, Facebook has grown out of control. Cancer of the extended brain. And it's time for some blogotherapy.
In case you don't know what I'm talking about, here's an update. …
...is a bouncy castle and mimosas in front of Annenberg after a horrid midterm.
...is noticing that Google Maps FINALLY put in the locations of the T-stations around Boston.
...is getting my ridiculous "DRAGON TATTOO" replacement Razr.
Thank you, Pfoho! Thank you, …
I've neglected this blog for a long time, but now I will use it to talk about my very interesting summer job: prison rehabilitation in Kingston, Jamaica.
The group I'm working with, Students Expressing Truth (SET), operates in three different institutions around …
A few weekends ago, Larisa, Wayne, and I went to Lime Cay for a much needed break. The beach, which I'll describe in more detail in a later post, is really gorgeous-white sand, green lime trees, crystal sparkling blue water. It's all but deserted during the week, but on …