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...self-deprecation in which it can grow. Perhaps it is time to stop obsessing over the awkward kitsch and start having more faith in our own abilities to be functional members of society. Declaring things “awkward” when they are merely natural does nothing but numb us to the truly awkward instances in life. The overpopulation of ‘awkwards’ has become redundant to the point of not saying anything at all, because really, being awkward is old news...
...damage had been done. The Canadians were frothing. And during the gold-medal final, U.S. referee Stacey Livingston dealt a lopsided number of penalties to Canada, which added to their fury. "The refereeing was atrocious," recalls Canadian captain Cassie Campbell. "But we expected it, and we were numb to it. The scoreboard clock could have fallen, and we were still going to skate around it and win." Canada triumphed...
...Part D, and then learned that under the terms of her policy, she would have to pay $308.68 for a month's supply of morphine, which she takes for her chronic pain. "I flipped out," she says. "First I was shocked, then I started crying. Now I'm just numb. I'm bipolar. I'm kind of getting depressed." Patterson sobs at the idea of borrowing money she can't pay back. "Whoever voted this into policy was a bunch of jerks, and they never knew what it was like to live on a fixed income and have to have...
Running the sartorial spectrum from Brooks Brothers to hand-me-downs, they were variously impatient, terrified, blasé, and numb. Some had traveled thousands of miles, others a few blocks. Yet all knew they were now merely at the beginning of the greatest journey of their lives...
...than game announcements, focusing in particular on competitors’ sex lives and physical appearances. But Kevin J. Wecht ’07 of Cabot House said the game was so “intense,” the comments were not distracting. “Your mind goes numb, your eyes blank out, and you are only in the moment,” he said. Early in the tournament, a team of College administrators squared off against Kirkland House residents. Most deans, sporting button-up shirts, ties, and sneakers, were quickly picked off by the Kirkland squadron. Assistant Dean...