Word: papering
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...perverse way, I probably wanted attention or sympathy. I probably just wanted someone to feel badly for me. Look at you--you think your Expos paper is hard. Well, my father is in a hospital right now, getting gamma rays sprayed through him every day with a last hope that they will kill his cancer. All I could think about is what I would miss if he died. I lay in bed the other night thinking what would happen to his rows of Docksiders in the closet. He has a system. Fancy clean Docksiders for dinner parties, medium-flavored Docksiders...
...arrival I quickly shooed my dad away, determined to have a stab at college self-sufficiency. After calmly navigating the mess of paperwork, "warm fuzzies" and eager parents at the admissions office, I gratefully received my room assignment. At the time, the word "Currier" was just a name on paper--it did not signify "the Quad." My host had left me a message: I could drop off my things in her room but she wouldn't be there. Several inquiries and two wrong-turns later I found myself at the entrance to Currier. My relief was short-lived; I still...
...perverse way, I probably wanted attention or sympathy. I probably just wanted someone to feel badly for me. Look at you--you think your Expos paper is hard. Well, my father is in a hospital right now, getting gamma rays sprayed through him every day with a last hope that they will kill his cancer. All I could think about is what I would miss if he died. I lay in bed the other night thinking what would happen to his rows of Docksiders in the closet. He has a system. Fancy clean Docksiders for dinner parties, medium-flavored Docksiders...
...Harvard University designer gift wrap paper for the gift that keeps on gloating...
...thing to consider when getting a pre-frosh is whether or not he/she is housebroken. When entering a vastly different environment, many pre-frosh will become confused and have accidents all over the place. Here is a time-worn technique for remedying the problem: Place a roll of toilet paper in the area where your pre-frosh first decides to do their business. Each day, move the roll closer to the common bathroom down the hall. Your pre-frosh should be able to find his/her own way within a week...