Word: habitant
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...little too much on the general college observance that lectures do not begin until seven minutes after the hour and stretching that concept to apply to things rather outside it, like catching planes. Or perhaps I was just lazy. Regardless of the cause, however, I quickly realized the habit was worth breaking and set about to correct it the only way I knew how: by setting my watch a few minutes ahead...
Dartboard has an announcement to make: Emerson's large front doors have an alarming habit of locking closed. Dartboard realized this, of course, on the way to a History 10b midterm, and was not amused...
...Wednesday, I looked forward to regaining some respect. I started smoking while working as a doorman over the summer. A sandwich and two cigarettes made for the ideal half-hour break. So, as a smoker for the last eight months, I grew used to hearing my habit reviled as "filthy." Even worse, while I walked across the Yard, some of my fellow students would feign coughs near me. Since the dangers of second-hand smoke don't extend to wide open spaces, I understood that they were simply passing judgment on me, a walking carcinogen. At least during Lent...
While ambition can definitely be a good thing, devoting vast amounts of energy to jumping the next hurdle may prove a troublesome life habit. The trouble stems from the fact that these hurdles just don't end, and there is always more to strive for. If we don't know how to balance the drive to reach the next level with the vital habit of leading a considered life, we may go through life without practicing reflection...
With the weather we've had recently, that's not surprising. But for students in the Astronomy department, looking up is a study habit...