Word: anxious
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...work, in Los Angeles, which was jointly sponsored by his union (the Directors Guild) and his agents (ICM). The film was appreciatively received, perhaps more as a civil liberties cause manque (you know how Hollywood loves those) than as a presumptive work of art (you know how anxious those make Hollywood). A couple of days before the screening, the press had reported that Lolita's backers were discussing a straight-to-cable release of their $50-ish million product with Showtime (you know how humiliating that is in Hollywood), so the discussion period turned into a "Let's get behind...
Without a doubt, Quadlings are far more friendly and accepting than any other group on campus. Quadfolk are always inviting friends to functions and are always anxious to meet their neighbors. Besides the amiable environment, the actual housing is tremendous: it's clean, spacious and luxurious. The dining halls are well-designed and efficient, the halls are carpeted and there are cubbies in the bathrooms. All these aspects make life both convenient and cozy...
When those portentous white envelopes slide underneath the doors of anxious first-years tomorrow morning, the randomization experiment will be nearly complete. The Class of 1999 was the guinea pig of the historic change in housing policy that has served to eliminate the peculiar characters of the residential houses; after the Class of 2001 rises to sophomore status this September, the only vestiges of jock culture in Mather House will be its glorious weight room, and Adams House will be left with nothing more artistic than psychedelic hallways and a pool theater...
...approximately three months and I am starting to develop a weird neck twitch from the anxiety and the fear. January, February and March have begun to blur into one long, cold waiting period. While I have not yet had sleepless nights in which I stars at my ceiling anxious about my summer, I know that they are coming soon. I am constantly assuring myself not to worry and to stop demonstrating obsessive-compulsive behavior--an internship, any internship will come. My friends no longer bring up the topic of summer plans because I tend to start randomly screaming...
What happened next has Washington's top diplomats and spy hunters both anxious and embarrassed: the mystery man, thought to be a U.S. official, methodically rifled the pouch, placed most of its contents in his briefcase and walked out. No alarms sounded; no one tried to stop him. But his unexplained presence worried secretaries, who alerted their superiors...