March 2008
Zac says something inappropriate.
Eike: You need to see a doctor.
Zac: I have three.
February 2008
Majorly embarrassing moment this morning. I was kissing my date goodbye and we were parked outside of Currier. Kissing turned into making out. Making out turned into totally not paying attention to our surroundings. A few minutes into this, a woman knocked on my car window, we broke apart, and she said, “There’s a fucking shuttle behind you.” And about 20 Quadlings standing...
On my moratorium on blogging.
Guy I Used To Blog About: no blog entries?
Me: NOOOOO. ABSOLUTELY NOTTT.
Guy: at some point maybe?
Me: NOOOOOOOO. MAYBE if we like date for half a year or something
Guy: whoa whoa whoa, that's no fair. why does he have blog immunity?
Me: i dont want to jinx this. sorry but you totally got shafted. you were like the first and clearly that was a REALLY bad idea. see? i learned.
No kissing and blogging.
All I will say about last night’s date is that I had a surprisingly good time … and that I just came home from it. (I know, I know). No further details! Especially since I can’t even really discuss this with my friends. I’m now off to see April who’s four and a half hours from the deadline for her thesis, then a 2pm lunch with my girls, and an afternoon of...
“This text is directed solely at Lena Chen to inquire after her activities for...”
– text message sent last weekend from a guy friend I’ve often accused of mass texting his phonebook.
Get Comments On Tumblr With Disqus!
Get on the bandwagon, people. Even The Harvard Crimson just signed up for Disqus-enabled comments in Opinion and Magazine articles. For an easy tutorial, check out this post. Also, yesterday was D. Ha’s birthday and I’m sure joining would make the boy happy ;)
“any interest in the mit aepi party on sat nite? new pool of jews to tap…...”
– Facebook message from a gal pal
Me: Oh my god, do people have sex in here?
Frances: No.
Me: Why?
Frances: Because it's locked.
Me: But you have the key. Do you have sex in here?
Frances: No.
Me: Why?
Frances: Because I'm Catholic.
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“I want to dip a hockey stick in Tabasco sauce and shove it up your ass.”
– an IM my friend received during a cybersex conversation
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In case you didn't hear ...
Me: Spencer, did I tell you that my girlfriends think you're hot?
Spencer: You told me that twice last night, you blogged about it, then you texted me about blogging it after someone else forwarded me the link, and you just told me again. So yes, I got the message.
Summer in Europe
I think it’s pretty much decided. I’m going to spend my summer in Europe vacationing finding myself. Um, and writing. Yeah, that too. My mother’s been pretty insistent that I use my last big chunk of free time before graduation to travel instead of work. I happen to like working, but I think doing another ten-week 9-to-5 gig is going to sap my creativity. I’m positive...
Bros
Leo: My alternative summer plan is to ...
Spencer: Move to Allston, do thesis research, and drink with me?
Leo: Yep.
Boys high five.
Leo: Actually what I was going to say was lock myself in my room and ...
Spencer/Leo (simultaneous): Drink with me/you.
Boys high five.
The boys clearly read my blog.
Spencer: I see that you didn't post my pictures on Sex and the Ivy.
Me: Well, I already did it one time like two months ago. You're the most posted-on guy ever, Spencer.
Leo and Spencer (simultaneously): No, what about "Kyle"?
Quotables: Not Tonight Dear, I Have a Thesis →
Me: So, would you like to have sex?
Boy Who Has A Thesis Due: Now is … not a good time.
Me: When’s a good time?
Boy: Can I get back to you on this later?
Me: Sure. When?
Boy: March 20th.
Me: Tell Kennedy to IM me!
Spencer: You do realize that she's six hours ahead and that it's like 7am where she is?
Me: But she's talking to YOU!
Leo: That's because he's her "BF" or whatever.
Me: But I'm her BFF!!!
Leo: Well, Spencer, it looks like she's got one extra F on you.
Press Book
miss-r: lenachen: I am so not going to enjoy looking up all these articles. I haven’t even gotten around to making a WRITING portfolio yet. I should post a Craigslist ad for an intern. Preferably one who will also do my laundry and take calls from my mother. Now THAT would be service. If I had an intern, I would ask them to transcribe my 40 pages of notes for my ALR review. Unfortunately, good...
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I get off a phone call discussing my manuscript.
Tara: So now do you feel better about your writing prospects this summer?
Me: Uh, I guess.
Tara: I mean, the feedback was good, right?
Me: Pretty good.
Tara: Do you feel less anxious then?
Me: Tara, I have a condition. I ALWAYS feel anxious.
Press Book
Another task: at some point, I need to make a portfolio of all my press mentions. This is going to be a serious headache and require a lot of future Googling if I don’t get on it immediately. The past month has been pretty interview-heavy, and I’m really interested in seeing what comes of the conversations I’ve had with people. The piece I’m looking most forward to seeing...
Stuff I Have To Do That I Don't Want To
1. Finish re-reading Wuthering Heights, even though I’ve read it twice before and pretty much hate the Brontes. I think this is going to be the novel I write my midterm paper on, unfortunately. 2. Fix my chipped French manicure some time before the weekend, so other women parties won’t silently judge me for my slovenly state. 3. Laundry. I haven’t done laundry since BEFORE...
Tees for $12 at the 24-Hour Busted Tees Sale →
I am getting the following:
Would I Date Me? →
The more attention a woman gets, the more stigma is attached to her. There are plenty of famous men with few detractors; there are virtually no famous women without tons of them. Girls who write sex blogs (or dating columns or anything that remotely relates to matters of the heart or pussy) come with extra helpings of stigma. I admit: if I were a guy, I would have some major reservations about...
Monday Confession, Continued
amandacormier:It seems like everyone else thinks “If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it.” But writers think just the opposite - if it isn’t broken, it’s still not perfect. We have this secret fear that people will one day realize that they are bored with us. Great response to my earlier entry.
All My Best Friends Have Boyfriends.
Jason and Kennedy both have boyfriends, as do Christine and Joanna. Jason’s been with his since September of 2006. Kennedy has been dating hers since our freshman spring. My best friend from home, Joanna, has been involved with her boyfriend since the winter of our freshman year of high school. That was six years ago. She went abroad to Shanghai this semester, which is the first prolonged...
Monday Confession
I frequently become terrified that I have peaked as a writer at age 20. I am not a literary genius (even though it seems like everyone at Harvard is a genius at something) but that’s fine. I’m okay with being “pretty good” at something and don’t really aspire to being “the best” at it, especially since writing is rather subjective anyway. Still, I want to...
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Whenever I think, “Oh this is a really destructive habit, I should stop stealing/drinking/being a general fuck-up” I remind myself that at least my shitty behavior doesn’t hurt anyone. I mean, I may not get up in time for class every morning, but I function, which is more than can be said for previous years. In any case, my friends are seriously insulated from the bulk of my...
Quoted on CollegeOTR
Sent in this overheard about my previous evening … Girl #1: Hi, I’m [redacted]. Boy: Yeah, I know you. We had sex together. Girl #2 Who Is Going Home With Boy: Wait, WHAT? *appalled, horrified look* Girl #1: No, no, I don’t think so. Boy (flustered): Section… section.
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Today I did a late meal/meeting at Upstairs on the Square, which has basically become my go-to brunch spot. I almost never stay in for brunch anymore. Usually, I’m not even in Currier on the weekends since I tend to party on the River and crash at Tara and TIff’s instead. Besides, I hate the dining hall brunch food and there are wayyy too many people around on Sunday mornings (yuck,...
