Opinions
anti mind reading
On the wanderings of the mind at family gatherings
There is no way of knowing what someone is really doing in there, just as there is no way of knowing what someone is really thinking. It is for the best, really, that we do not know either.
advice
Tips on how to survive middle school
Rochester – as a former middle schooler, I am here to offer up some tips on how to survive it in case you fall into a wormhole and find yourself 13 years old again.
campus secrets
Notes by Nadia: The joys of tour season
If these kids are potential UR material, they should be treated as such.
marriage
Confessions of a Midwestern Spinster
Allow me to give you, lovely and (hopefully) unbetrothed reader, an explanation as to why I am so bitter about something I should be congratulating my peers for.
busy bee
Spill the T(ay)!: I rely on my headphones more than I should
For me, plugging in and tuning out is the solution: It feels productive, or at least more productive than walking in silence.
aspirations
Notes by Nadia: We can’t always chase our dreams
As someone who has always had wild dreams about what I wanted to be when I was older, those “chase your dreams” speeches gave me false hope.
love languages
Love languages: is it science?
There is science behind oxytocin — the “love hormone” — but love is so multidimensional that it’s hard to settle on one universal meaning for all.
fashion
There’s a dress in my closet
One day I know that I will wear that dress out. I know that it will bring me queer joy.
