Each time my family departs for a ski trip to Tahoe, we enter the highway expecting a smooth ride. However, I always find myself suddenly screaming, “I forgot something!” My parents groan as they reluctantly...
Slouching on my bed with two matching, derpy smiles, my twin teddy bears stare at me while I fold my blankets. Their brown fabric is worn; their bodies sag — and even their beady plastic eyes have scratches....
As a senior on the brink of entering a new stage of life at a university next year, many things prompt a sense of nostalgia and flashback to simpler childhood days. Most commonly, these sensations come...
The car and the GPS were arguing with one another
The car wanted to take the scenic route; the GPS insisted on a short cut — so I ended up in a back-and-forth that made me late.
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Smell: the most underrated sense, yet oftentimes the most visceral.
Scent is so powerful that it can transport us to a feeling or experience we may have buried. Yet we rarely properly appreciate this...
As I end my days by getting ready to sleep, I snuggle in my bed and turn to my nightstand to turn off my night light. In the darkness, small, green men keep me company, each focusing on their own activity....
During the school week, some days feel as though they will never end, especially when I take part in school activities right after the last bell rings, and stay on campus late into the night.
It was...
Max Bruch, Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26, Second Movement: Adagio
Until a couple of years ago, I yearned to stop hearing this tune. It drifted out of my violinist sister’s room almost...
As a professional procrastinator, tutorials are a godsend to keep my life in check.
The one-hour Blue Day tutorials offer me an oasis of time to tackle the homework I’d put off the night before....
Plastered in nearly every classroom and several hallways and restrooms on campus, WeTip posters are by now a familiar sight. The posters target bullying, sexual harassment and drug use through creative...
BIC
If you want a pack of 40 pencils at low-price that's made with squeaky lead, BIC is a great option! For all the quantity over quality people, $10 is a steal for 40 pencils. I personally think...
At the beginning of the school year, everyone has academic goals and ways to make this school year better than the previous one. Mine was to introduce new habits in hopes of achieving academic weaponry...
