I've written my share of papers on how the built environment shapes human behavior. I contemplated the built environment from the safety of the fieldstone walls and slate pavers of an elegant little liberal arts campus, where legend had it that the halls were all built from one specific quarry in Arkansas, which a family… Continue reading Contemplating the built environment
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I don’t hate Mass Effect: Andromeda
Yes, I am very late to have a Hot Take on this game. I actually bought the Deluxe Edition for a meager $16 when I finally indulged in my long-awaited next-gen this spring, but was in no hurry to see why so many people had told me that ME:A would make me fall out of… Continue reading I don’t hate Mass Effect: Andromeda
Reading Roundup: May/June 2018
I've been thinking about moving to a new apartment at the end of the summer, and I dread packing up my books. There is probably not a greater volume of books now than the last time I moved five years ago, when I had recently weeded out the books required by my qualifying exams but… Continue reading Reading Roundup: May/June 2018
I don’t know what to title this
[Content warning: suicide] I have had a blog post draft that I have been avoiding since last fall. I remember opening and closing it a few times back then, trying to put into words how I felt after losing a friend in mid-October. It is not the first or only time in recent memory that… Continue reading I don’t know what to title this
Reading Roundup: March/April 2018
In March, my gentleman showed me a photo that his friend posted to Instagram: a pile of Elena Ferrante books, with the comment "In a committed relationship." Suddenly, something clicked. This must be the same reason I found myself unable to get into any new books in March. I had a stack of books in my to-read… Continue reading Reading Roundup: March/April 2018
Gaming roundup: Is it spring or what?
Winter is hard. That's my explanation for my recent obsession with mobile games. Usually, mobile games are out of the question for me--my smartphone, now almost two years old, was a freebie and barely has enough memory for the apps I use for my job. Nonetheless, for about six months I squeezed in Heroes of Dragon Age,… Continue reading Gaming roundup: Is it spring or what?
