Class-free Is the Way to Be

The last few weeks of Carleton definitely go out with a bang. Lots of socializing, lots of free food. My liver hates me these days. I’ve done something social basically every night but one in the last two weeks. It’s really put a great cap to my school experience.
But that’s not [...]

The Apartment Search

Graduation is 30 days from today. 32 days from today I will be driving myself home, belongings in tow, preparing myself for the so-called real world. 34 days from today and 1000 miles away, I’ll unload my stuff temporarily, drive down to Washington D.C., and start hunting–apartment hunting.
That is, of course, if I [...]

I’m Gonna Miss Minneapolis

This weekend I finally realized just how close I am to graduation.
When I go dancing on Thursday nights in Minneapolis, there’s one song that often gets played. It’s called “I’m Gonna Miss Minneapolis” and it’s by Vic Volare. I’ve never liked that song. In fact, I distinctly dislike it. It’s just [...]

It’s Worse Than I Thought

Congratulations to all the folks that participated in the Winchell Symposium of the Minnesota Academy of Science. Although our Economics session was rather small, it was great to see the other things that undergraduate economists are up to. I didn’t get the chance to check out the sessions in the hard sciences, but [...]

22 Is the New 30

Well, it’s all downhill from here.
Today is my 22nd birthday. Thankfully, it will not be as raucous/stupid as my 21st. Certainly no need to relive that (though I’m hoping to get some friends together for a night at the pub tomorrow).
But what does one do to celebrate such an unassuming birthday? It’s the [...]