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...okay—I’m a limo driver” when told he can’t run down the jetway because the plane’s gone. He does, and falls onto the asphalt. I don’t think I’ve ever seen my dad laugh as hard...
...serious neurosurgeon who sometimes used the word “mofo” before I told him what it meant—going to the checkout counter at Blockbuster with a movie entitled “Daddy Day Care” is beyond description. I’ve watched this happen before, and the nonchalance with which both my dad and the checkout person complete the transaction amazes me. And every time I rent a movie, I’m reminded that I qualify for two free rentals just because my dad was probably one of only 10 people...
These are completely absurd realities. And so are the ones in which we find ourselves at Harvard. I’ve spent the past year writing a hundred-page thesis on Heidegger and architectural theory which is, in reality, nothing greater than my grandmother’s own diversions...
...What I’ve realized, though, is that thinking about how absurd these realities might sound shouldn’t spoil them for you, and shouldn’t spoil them for anyone else. For some reason, my dad picks out stupid comedies, my grandmother still watches “The Bold and the Beautiful,” and Harvard is full of a bunch of delusional wannabe 30-year-olds. A lot of the things we do are actually pretty stupid and pretty comedic, but only if we think about them...
...ve been frustrated in my attempt to find ‘Arrivals’ or ‘Diffusions’ courses that engage my range of interests,” he added...