• On Life and Love

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    Good morning. My Christmas break officially starts Tuesday (tomorrow) afternoon. Wednesday morning, I’m taking WO to the airport in Indy, then driving down to Nashville, where my parental units currently live. I am fighting a very nasty allergic reaction that I believe is to a drug that I ingest, and it’s making my life hell right now. I’m currently doped up on Benedryl (one pill every four hours), but that’s no good, because 1) I don’t think something like Benedryl should be taken that frequently, since it’s only covering the problem; and 2) it makes me so sleepy that I’m not really functioning right now. Which means my three tests…

  • On Life and Love

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    Being Black and Going to Rose Hulman » "I realized I don’t like being black on this campus. I don’t enjoy being one of the "prodigies" of this campus. I wish I could just….go somewhere else where the color of my skin isn’t such an amazing thing to so many people." I differ in opinion, but understand her sentiments. krustukles: This week in chick bits » The removal of menstruation. There’s a good discussion here, and the article reprinted is well-written. Skinny Daily Post: Stop signs » Or: When Your Tummy Says "No More!"

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    Don’t believe the hype — rap anger isn’t a meaningful message – Los Angeles Times » An opposing viewpoint. Agree, or disagree? Blacks in Argentina — officially a few, but maybe a million » "’They told me, "This can’t be your passport. There are no blacks in Argentina," ‘ she said of the 2001 incident." In Desire to Grow, Colleges in South Battle With Roots – New York Times » I’m not sure where I stand on struggles like this. I’m too moderate (politically) to have a strong opinion one way or the other. BBC NEWS | World | Africa | South Africa to have gay weddings » "South Africa’s…