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So I like Christmas. Everything about Christmas. Yes, even the commercial hustle and bustle (take that Charlie Brown). I like Christmas decorations: the prickly pine trees, the sparkly lights, the big inflatable snow globes sitting smugly in my neighbor’s yard back home. I like Christmas food: honey ham, baked brie, really anything that my mom makes. Most especially, I like … [Read more...] about Nam Knows Best: Deck the Dorms

We’ve all been there before. We’ve all been stuck with someone (or maybe many someones) whom we don’t know very well (or maybe we know them too well) and we’ve all experienced The Lull in conversation (or maybe several The Lulls). The Lull is a normal pause between sentences that just lasts half a second too long. Your brain freezes, along with your throat and mouth. The Lull … [Read more...] about Nam Knows Best: Ramen Is My Happy Place

My daily eating ritual has become a source of security: wake up, go to the Caf for breakfast, load a to-go box (sorry to all you environmentalists) with pineapples and grapes or an apple, and head off to my first class. For lunch, I pile another to-go box with whatever the salad bar has to offer as well as a whole-wheat tortilla from the Grill. Sometimes the salad bar is good, … [Read more...] about Nam Knows Best: The Price Is Super Wrong

‘Tis the season. No, not Christmas season nor even the season of other proper holidays like Thanksgiving or Daylight Savings . Indeed, those lovely days will be coming soon. Has anybody else noticed the pumpkin spice lattes at Starbucks or the sweet promise of winter break just around the corner? Added to that, cold northern winds are blowing across the bluffs to prompt many a … [Read more...] about Nam Knows Best: Formally Yours