Word: moment
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Name?" the hostess asked, looking up expectantly. I hesitated for a moment, turning back to my friends, tired and not in the mood to be called "Susie." The male among us just laughed, but one of the two women came to my rescue. "Emily," she said, stepping...
WHEN WE ARE FINALLY ESCORTED INTO THE LOBBY OF THE VIACOM BUILDING, IT TAKES A MOMENT FOR OUR bodies to adjust. Like infants experiencing our first encounter with gaseous oxygen, at first our lungs can-not process the warm, dry air. As we struggle to gain our bearings, we are directed to proceed upstairs. What precisely lies upstairs is as of yet unclear. All we can see is a two-story escalator ascending into the distance. We walk toward thee foot of the escalator...
...yellow brick road is the studio--the site of our audition. The same set where Ananda hosts her popular music video program has been divided into 15 separate booths. My companions and I take a moment to huddle and take stock. We say a brief prayer to the spirit of Sammy Davis Jr., and head off to our separate booths in search of fame and fortune...
...trekked back to the Quad around 2 a.m. only to find that my host was not home. Stuck without a key card or a companion, l waited until 3 and then made my second trip from the Quad to the Yard, annoyed and disappointed. It was at this very moment of bitterness toward Harvard when the conundrum of the pre-frosh experience became clear to me, distilled into two essential truths: (1) this weekend, with its tours, jams and bashes would not really tell me anything about what my experience at Harvard would be like...
...told my dad that even though l hated every moment of the weekend, l would definitely go: The tour-guide had great sunglasses. A shallow rationale, but then again, pre-frosh is all about engaging in the superficial: People trying out new "college personalities," judging the climate, and engaging in five-second conversations about whether or not you'll decide to come...