I’m probably in violation of some kind of confidentiality clause, but I don’t know the names of anyone involved, so I couldn’t divulge them if I wanted to. The background: a complaint was recently filed against a researcher here for unethical conduct. Not sure what the details are with that, be it mistreatment of animals […]
Read more...Author: Katie
probably that seventh one
Often in my life I’m struck with this hard-to-pin-down urge or craving for something. And I can hardly ever figure out what it is I want or need, but I do know I want or need it badly. There’s a number of things I neglect in life—I’m rarely balanced—and when these cravings strike, I know […]
Read more...Twilight
I would be more embarrassed about how much I’ve loved these books, if I wasn’t so consumingly in love with them. I should be at least a little embarrassed because I’m definitely not the key demographic they’re written for. The Twilight series are young adult books written about high schoolers, vampires, and werewolves. Yikes. I’m […]
Read more...primaries
Dear Kentucky & Oregon, Vote! Love,Katie
Read more...I want your garbage
I’m not the most green-living oriented person I’ve ever met, but I try to do my part. I go out of my way to recycle (there’s no collection in my apartment community), I’m a vegetarian largely because of energy concerns, my lightbulbs are funky-shaped, I pay an extra $5 on my electricity bill that presumably […]
Read more...indie hipster shit
Last night I went with mom and the twins to the Derby concert at Waterfront park. Brett Dennen, Mason Jennings, and some other guy. It was great—the weather was nice, everybody was sitting in the grass, very groovy. I loved Brett Dennen even before seeing him live (for free) but last night really solidified our […]
Read more...OH GOD THE CARNAGE
Every time it rains, I’m faced with a moral quandary. See, I’m sure you’ve noticed the worms. Perhaps you’ve taken a step out of the way to avoid smushing a worm when you’re walking around puddles. Perhaps you are even one of a bold few who pluck worms up from the sidewalk and toss them […]
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Snow Falling on Cedars
I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book. I knew they’d made a movie about it with Ethan Hawke, and I knew the movie had something to do with Japanese-Americans during WWII, but that was about it. The book jumps around in time (which seems to be a common theme of the books I’ve […]
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Water for Elephants
This book came highly recommended, so I was genuinely surprised that I spent the majority of it waiting for it to improve. About two-thirds of the way in, I realized that this was as good as it was going to get, and that even if the ending was spectacularly awesome and twisty, that didn’t take […]
Read more...sweet sweet freedom
I found an apartment. Yay! It’s smaller and more expensive (bonus) than the other place I applied for, but they accepted my credit and the location is really good. I move in on April 19, and I’ve already started planning a party. After several “where am I going in life?” conversations with Rania, Christy, and […]
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