There is no sincerer love than the love of food. — George Bernard Shaw I did a calculation of my finances recently and I made a startling discovery: It is really easy to spend money. So in response, as any graduate student would do, I tallied up my purchases, coded them into one of nine categories, and…
I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations, and you’re not in this world to live up to mine. — Bruce Lee Take a look around you. Is there anyone nearby, or are you alone? If you’re loner-minded like me, it’s probably just you and your digital screen. Which is good. Because…
Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance. — Plato I have a confession to make—maybe even a confession you, too, would like to repent alongside me. I’m a review moocher. For all the time I spend reading Amazon, Yelp, even Google reviews before making a purchase, I don’t know if I’ve ever left a…
There is no sincerer love than the love of food. — George Bernard Shaw Since the prior week, something miraculous has happened: there’s food in my refrigerator. As a graduate student, my shopping cart often consists of ramen, peanut butter, and a six-pack of PBR. But as of last Saturday, I have vegetables and hamburgers, sandwich…
Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second. — Marc Riboud I posted a photo on Instagram for the first time in a long while, and the next day, multiple people informed me I did it wrong. (see photo to the right) Apparently, people thought that sharing my photo as I did implied…
One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well. — Virginia Wolf Attending a conference hosted by Ohio State this week, an odd occurrence happened. While sitting down for dinner with the other presenters, I noticed that I had ordered the exact same meal (a Caesar salad and lasagna) as…