February 2012
35 posts
“Today, it’s that oblivion that threatens to engulf both peoples. No two nations...”
– What Two Enemies Share by Roya Hakakian
Drunken Elephants
Today in Multinational Management, I learned that some places deal with the problem of drunken elephants. Elephants eat fermented fruit that continues to ferment in their stomachs, producing alcohol and causing them to run amok drunkenly. Quote Prof Tschoegl: “You think a drunken frat party is bad…”
Aw, last semester of former schooling :’( I’ll miss this. Even with...
MSA Statement in Response to Article Regarding... →
paach:
The Muslim Students Association at Penn recently learned that the NYPD monitored several Muslim student associations across the Northeast. We are disturbed and disappointed that the NYPD has viewed us as a potential threat on the basis of religious affiliation. We seek to establish a fun, inclusive, and engaging environment to create opportunities for the social, spiritual, and...
“My soul would sing of metamorphoses.
But since, o gods, you were the source of...”
– I love this translation of Metamorphoses (by Ovid, trans. Allen Mandelbaum). PAACH was giving away its books and even though I’m trying to get rid of this stuff, I couldn’t help picking it up — it’s actually Bonny Tsang’s old book! What whaaaat!
It's almost Valentine's Day!
I see a lot of people stress out and get depressed and such about “Single’s Awareness Day” and whatnot — when did a holiday about celebrating the love you have turn into a pity party about the love you haven’t found yet? I like what I saw someone tweet today - use this day to “do right by the women in your life.” Give your momma a call, buy your best girl...
“suffering produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not...”
– http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/sports/basketball/the-knicks-jeremy-lin-faith-pride-and-points.html?_r=2&pagewanted=2 (via tiffanyyow)
Twenty-somethings.com →
“No money + career confusion + romantic confusion = a special kind of angst”
AHHHHHH!
“But your earlier failures are completely irrelevant to its potential for...”
– The most valuable piece of information in my OPIM readings so far (via starbrightt)
^ OPIM! Best life advice major ever <3
January 2012
34 posts
“It’s just human nature. Your expenses grow to match your income. As the decades...”
– Why Do Harvard Kids Go To Wall Street? — Revisited this because I told me friends about this over dinner and wanted to recheck my sources.
This article and another one I read (but can’t find!! frustration!) discuss why smart kids are enticed by the Wall Street lifestyle. The major...
HOW USEFUL.
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Alarmed table flip: (┛◉Д◉)┛彡┻━┻
Angry table flip: (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻
Putting the table back: ┬──┬ ノ( ゜-゜ノ)
Whut: ¬_¬
R u srs/rlly: ಠ_ಠ
zzzzzz: (￣。￣)～ｚｚｚ
Le drool: °٢°
Butterfly: Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ
Innocent: ʘ‿ʘ
sjfsjl: (°ロ°)☝
Oh joy: ಥ⌣ಥ
Kawaii kawaii: (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ
Yay~: ヽ(゜∇゜)ノ
Wat: (″･ิ_･ิ)っ
WhAt WAs ThAT: ∑(゜Д゜;)
Win: (☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞
Dog 1: •ᴥ•
Dog 2: ●ᴥ●
Dog 3: ☻ᴥ☻
Me is friendly: (´･ω･`)
: 3:
Wae:
Wae 2: （ ；´Д｀）
Happy: ∧∧
Idek: ┐('～`；)┌
MY OVARIES: (*´Д`)ﾊｧﾊｧ
Woah..: ( ﾟдﾟ)
Le tear: （ つ Д ｀）
Angel: ☜(⌒▽⌒)☞
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Bombs: ( ・_・)ノ⌒●~*
“One cell, split into two.
It is instantaneous and absolute. The two cells...”
– While I was doing my project, I found this for the beginning of a story I wrote when I was 17. DUDE, I REALLY LIKE THIS - what happened to it?
(The project was called “Finder of Lost Things”)
“Make good stuff, then make it easy for people to buy it. There’s your...”
– Jonathan Coulton is wise.
http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2012/01/21/megaupload/
(via neil-gaiman)
The Amazing Sasuke
r0mantisteg0ist:
Only available in Taiwan and Japan, this McDonald’s Happy Meal Toy is a big hit and currently becoming a meme. It’s original spring loaded design to do a backflip (but fails to do so seen here), is not what makes it so popular— it’s Sasuke’s power to practically balance anything upon his head!
[Gizmodo] [blogspot]
LOL THE RICE COOKER
IS THIS FOR SRS? HAHAHAHA
Pvt. Danny Chen (1992-2011) →
Danny Chen was only three months older than my younger brother.
“Like myself, today’s twentysomethings were raised to find our dreams and...”
– Wise words from HBR - they are surprisingly a great source of life advice.
hello mary.: kurt vonnegut's commencement speech,... →
veryberrymary:
“Ladies and gentlemen of the class of ‘97:
Wear sunscreen.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience….
Great life advice
“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true...”
– Unfortunately, I don’t take as much time as I should on most MLK days to appreciate what this day is commemorating. Today, however, I went with KDPhis to participate in the Day of Service, and for the first time, I spent a few moments remembering Dr. King’s legacy. His “I have a...