Oh so Peculiar

If you look up the world "Londonderry" in Urban Dictionary, this is what comes up:

Londonderry A town in southern New Hampshire filled with band geeks that think theyre cool. Macks Apple owns 300 percent of the town. Largest population of zebras in the United States. Name originated from the city of Londonderry, Japan. African American percentile is around negative 20 percent as stated in the 2003 census. The basement of the local library is a breeding ground for flaming robot nazis. Pockets of radiation have lead to the mutation of locals giving them supernatural abilities including but not limited to: faster growing fingernails, glowing eyes, and flaming cocks.

Him: Do you want to fit in the art gallery? It will have to be a quick visit.

Me: We can go see the El Grecos and then peace out.

Boyfriend makes very solid Paul Revere joke. Because yes that is a thing.

Me: You're fantastic.

Boyfriend: Can you write that down? I may need a reference.

Me: Just screenshot it, that's just as good.

Boyfriend: "Here's my reference. It's a screenshot of a text msg from my girlfriend telling me I'm fantastic."

[On discussing our favorite TMNT as children]

Boyfriend: I liked Leonardo because he was more of an intellectual.

Dear SCOTUS: A reaction to the buffer zone opinion

This blog is not a political blog. However, yesterday the Supreme Court handed down a decisionstriking down buffer zones outside of abortion clinics in Massachusetts. As a former Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts intern, this touches me a bit more deeply. I had some feelings that I needed to express, and a pithy Facebook update was just not enough. So I invite you to read this post, or…

Dire Straits of a Grad School Summer

We’ve come to the glorious time of year: the sun is shining, the flowers are in bloom, and the stress is high, because all of the procrastination has come back to haunt.

Normal people at the beach.

It’s the end of the semester. All my regular classes are done; all that stands between me and a good, long nap is a war game simulation, two take home finals, and a research paper. I’m almost there.

An…