Signs of Spring at Brown University
Ah, springtime. It fills the air with warm sunshine, birdsong, and enough pollen to ensure that those of us with allergies don’t breathe properly through...
Posts by therib2014:
Video Chat Charm School
There are very few joys associated with a long distance relationship. One of them, of course, is the freedom it gives you to let your...
An Apology to Dog Walkers Whose Dogs I Notice Before Them
When walking on the sidewalk, it is general courtesy to smile or nod at your accompanying passerby in acknowledgement. I engage in these actions under...
Wiping out in a Winter Wonderland
As a native swamp dweller (Floridian) I’ve spent my entire life far more preoccupied by my pit stains than I have been worrying about slipping and...
Why it’s Better to be a Senior Citizen than a Sophomore in College
A Day in the Life of My Grandma Or Why it’s Better to be a Senior Citizen than a Sophomore in College I spent last...
How to Lose a Roommate in Style
I recently learned about a certain Brown student who chose to switch roommates because the other person was keeping her up at night by—wait for it—crunching...
How to Poop in a Public Restroom While a Stranger is Doing Her Make-Up
You waltz into the restroom, ready for action. Ready for some good ol’ defecation meditation. You can already hear it rumbling, it’s so robust. When suddenly…...
I’m an Adult and I Can’t Dress Myself
When do you really become an adult? Is it when you get your first real job? Sign your first least? Finally rent a car? Never?...
Phoneless: Lessons in Being a Hermit
After a rather random turn of events over the past few days, I suddenly found myself phoneless. As I hate Facebook chat (and social media...
What You Say Vs. What You’re Thinking When I Tell You I’m Writing a Thesis
What you say: You’re writing a thesis? What’s your major? What you’re thinking: I guess there’s no turning back from this conversation now. What you...