I am curious about mine, as well.

Fun fact—when Rory went on her college tour of Yale, they filmed at Pomona College (a small, liberal arts school in Claremont, CA). They took one of the gates and just photoshopped over the actual words to make it say Yale. They also filmed a scene on the quad under a VERY distinct tree.

Those chicken burgers are really good. I do think gwyneth is a little heavy handed with the salt, though. I also love her Mediterranean yogurt dressing.

The ny times used to have interviews with couples that had been married 25+ years and it was so good! I think they purged them all for some reason. They were only online and I haven't seen them in a while.

I have a Jewish acquaintance who agrees with him (she is a tea partier). I am not sure if I should waste my time saying anything, and if so, where to even begin. Apparently asking Huckabee to apologize is a “new low for the American Jewish community.” She also blames the American Jewish community for not speaking out…

Are they from Anthro? I also have goose measuring cups. And giraffe measuring spoons. They are useless, but adorable.

When I was in Yellowstone in the early 90s my dad and I saw a guy getting chased by a bison for getting too close. They do not fuck around.

Seriously. I was at a wedding where we were asked to break down tables at the end. It was outdoors, 90 degrees, and I was wearing a silk dress and heels. I was not happy.

Yes, exactly. There have definitely been moments where I have had to make a decision—do I really want to keep doing this? Is my love for the subject matter enough to keep me going through the hellhole that academia can be? There are certain things in my department that suck, and even though I survived them I try and…

I just defended last week. I’m starting a postdoc in September. My strategy at the moment is to work for women who are cognizant of the issues and young enough that their advice isn’t “suck it up and deal, since I did.” We’l see how far I make it, but since this has been my dream since childhood, I'm going to press on…

My dad did that to me, too! He claimed he was toughening me up because I am an only child. He may have been on to something, because I got really sad the other day when my fiance ate the leftover hot dog that I thought was mine.

I agree that it should be easy based on the names on the invitation in theory, and yet in practice it so often goes pear-shaped. I think I might be crashing a wedding soon for exactly this reason. My cousin only sent invitations to her dad’s siblings, so I assumed that I, along with all the rest of my cousins (we…

I am basically doing the same. I think the So-and-So family should indicate that I am including the kids, as they are part of the family.

I have a long, hyphenated last name; I hate it. It has been a thorn in my side all my life. I always thought I would change my name when I got married, but now the time is here, and I’m not going to. I’m published (although it’s not hard to account for a name change on the CV), but also, I’ve had my name for 30 years.…

David Brooks is the fucking worst. I usually have a rage stroke just reading his headlines.

I am hoping this gives me the kick in the pants I need to stop watching this show. It was so good, and now it is crap. And yet I keep watching...

When I was a senior in college, I spent a lot of time watching all the Hilary Duff videos that MTV had online. They were the best. I still regularly listen to Play With Fire.

I think I saw some sort of quidditch thing in Boston Commons a few years ago, and I vaguely recall the players running around with brooms on the field. I'm not really sure how it works, exactly, especially with regards to the snitch.

While Emerson does, in fact, have a quidditch team, the Daily Currant is a site that writes stories that aren't true, but aren't obviously satire (like the Onion), either. So the class probably doesn't exist. But given all the courses with pop culture titles, it probably could in the future.

If it comes to it, that's what will happen, but there are less drastic measures that we are trying first. My mom did that to her for my parents wedding, and the threat of it got her to shape up, and she's mellowed a lot in the last few years. so hopefully a stern talking to will be all that's necessary.