Full Circle

The last barrier standing between me and being done with my BA thesis was getting a release form signed by my advisor. It’s finals week here at Williams, and she had to proctor the final two-and-a-half hour exam for ARTH 102: Introduction to Western Painting. It was taking place in the massive subterranean auditorium in Bronfman, the [...]

Wintry Mix

I’ve been continuing work on my preliminary paper for my art history thesis this year. I’ve been reading the literature for months, so now I’m down to looking closely through the major catalogues to figure out what images I’ll want to focus on. It’s a little daunting, but my advisor has provided her usual excellent [...]

Demons

It’s hard to prevaricate around the bush: this has been the hardest production week that GQ has ever had. Time has slipped away this semester and we’re all paying for it now, but it’s going to be an incredible concert after the hours we put in this week.
Time has slipped a lot this semester. I [...]

Peer-reviewed

I think the “senior condition” was fairly well captured at a cozy entry reunion over pizza last night. We went around the table giving sixty second life updates, going from the end of sophomore year (the last time we were actually all together on campus) to now, two weeks into senior year. The stories were [...]

Distilled spirits are a bonanza from a tax standpoint

Awesome article in the Times on microdisilleries, cousin to the recent boom in local microbreweries across the country. Money quote:
On a farm in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Jeff Quint is similarly enthusiastic about his spirits. “I’ll put our gin up against anybody’s, in any city,” he said. “Our gin rocks.”
No, dude, seriously. Wonder what they’re cooking [...]

Pre-decorated cupcakes

Attn: Williams Dining Services – It’s not Decorate-Your-Own-Cupcake night if you’re just serving a larger-than-usual variety of cupcakes for dessert.
Not that I’m complaining, really.
News on a buncha buncha burnin’ fronts:

GQ has new frosh! Rob, Rob, Ryann, and Marissa are the proud representatives of the ’11s in our hardy gang. We’re off to a galloping start [...]

Days turn into months

Did classes only start eight days ago? Surely not. This ranks up there with the longest weeks I’ve ever had, and it’s not even finished yet.
All the classes are going great. Italian at 9AM every morning is going to get me down eventually, but the professor is adorable and really good. Rembrandt, Methods, the Mosque [...]

Drawing to a close

I had a transcendental Williams moment today. After class early this morning, I dropped by the studio to put the finishing touches on my final drawing for my final project. The studio was very quiet, as one would expect on a Monday morning. I’m going to miss the early-morning studio next semester, when you have [...]

The count goes on…

Thanks for the birthday wishes, all – A nice bonus to going to a small school where you see at least five people that you know whenever you cross the campus!
This weekend was generally awesome, starting off when GQ invaded Wellesley (no, not Lichtenstein) for Acastock, where the Wellesley HS invites its alumni to [...]

We work hard to suck less

It’s been forever since I’ve posted – frankly, coming back from Tahnksgiving break and coming to terms with the sheer volume of work that must be finished in the next three weeks is far from inspirational.
So I’ll keep it simple. GQ is having our end-of-semester concert Friday, December 1st at 9:00 PM in Brooks-Rogers. Be [...]