A reader submitted text message exchange edited to protect texters’ identities–
XY: Hey whens ur bedtime tonight?
XX: Early enough not to [hook up with you again]
XY: [omitted] I wont date you so stop playing hard to get
XX: [omitted] I’m not playing hard to get, sweetheart. Don’t flatter yourself. I’m just saying no. Don’t bother texting back. […]

A couple of things I learned from that last post:
1) Tagging “HuckaBurgers” four times will only yield you a count of one in the tag cloud.
2) The full excecution of this revolution in Tag Cloud Theory (I call it this in the hope that one day, I will be able to earn a PhD in […]

I recently declared as an LJST major! Many of you don’t know this, or won’t agree with me, but i think LJST majors should be commended simply for their commitment to explain exactly what they are majoring in to everyone they encounter outside of the Amherst community.
“So you are going to be a lawyer?”
“Well not […]

One of the mistakes I made in my last post was conflating “enjoyable” work with “meaningful” work. I railed against jobs in the financial sector first for their lack of social benefit, and second for being just plain ol’ no fun. I advocated pursuing work that has value to society, but I also […]

The other day I went to the Health Center because I felt like the living dead and was terrified that I had mono (it’s okay, I don’t have mono). After filling out half a dozen forms, the nurse brought me into an exam room and the following conversation ensued:
Nurse: So your name is Ni, huh?
Me, […]