i love lucy.

She’s sleeping in the other room right now. From where I’m sitting, I can see her silhouette rise and fall gently as the morning sun peeks through the blinds. Her name is Lucy. Normally, she has long, sandy-blond hair that flips easily when she throws her head back and laughs. Over the past few years, … Continue reading →

“the adventures of grace the grad student,” part 1

Unlike the majority of the American population, I actually look forward to paying my bills. To me, bills are a mark of independence; a small stamp of self-sufficiency. Bills mean that I am providing my own basic means and maintaining responsibility. Bills may be the bane of every graduate student’s existence, but currently, they are … Continue reading →

his eye is on the sparrow, part one.

So… we are studying fairy tales in my very feminist, academic, and postmodern class this semester.  We’ve examined original tales of Cinderella from China, Russia, Germany, England, and Thailand… all of which seem to include aspects of gore and decapitation, not to mention brave heroines who defy all gender norms and expectations.  Not only so, … Continue reading →

eros and agape.

To many, love is passion. Love is power.  Love is strength.  It is an explosion of endorphins, a means of security and validation, and it is a support column.  Love is an excuse for people to do stupid things just as it is a reason for people to do mighty things.  Some argue that “love” … Continue reading →

what winter taught me.

So the University of Delaware has a freakishly long winter semester – “winter sesh,” we say. Some argue that it was made to make all other colleges have beef with us for getting 7 weeks of winter break; others contend that it exists to torture the students who opt to enroll for winter classes. While … Continue reading →