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Farmer? I hardly…

So, I did a very Millenial thing this week. Something I had never done before unironically actually. And that was going to the farmers market. Or, I should say, two farmers markets. We were on a hunt for what turned out to be a white whale. Apple cider. The brilliant combo of cinnamon and happiness we all need in life. The first market we visited was the New Hollywood market. This was very different for me to see, namely because... Read more →

Un-Tea-Leafable

Let’s just start this post off with the fact that I love CDS. A lot. My love for CDS is like Michael Bublé’s Christmas Albums. Even if you don’t celebrate Christmas, it’s a gift that just won’t stop giving. This week, I got paid to drink tea. Yep, you heard me right. I got paid to go to a tea tasting. So as a part of Caltech dining services I’ve been working on two mini projects with tea. And this... Read more →

All Hallow’s Eve Alley Ordering

As a Vice President (a veep as we call them) of Blacker House (only one of three), I am a part of putting on something we moles call Alley Ordering. It’s a 1-2 hour event that we plan ahead of time, filled with fun and games. At least, we hope it’s filled with fun. This time around, it was Halloween themed. Qiao Qiao, one of our other veeps, came up with all the activities for people to do, even insisting... Read more →

Coffee Shops of Seattle Part 2

Part 2! Here we have 5 more coffee shops located in Seattle. Cascade Coffee Works Location: South Lake Union. This place is really cute and aesthetically pleasing, but I honestly didn't like this one. This coffee shop is probably the only one I didn't like in Seattle, but maybe it was just because the drink I got wasn't good. I got a cassava latte, since I'd never had that before. I'm not sure if this is related, but it gave... Read more →

Learning to Drive in College

I got my learner's permit when I was 15, but I procrastinated for a whole five years before I got my actual driver's license. In high school, when most people learn to drive, I lived two blocks away from school. The lab I did research at and the center where I did out rigger canoeing were both a bus ride away. I was fortunately enough to be around a very well maintained transportation system in that the bus came every... Read more →

Succulents with SWE

Conveniently, on the same day that CNN released an article on Millennials driving up sales on house plants, the SWE club had a succulent potting social. I guess we are those very millennials contributing proudly to the cause. Succulents with SWE is the first club social of the year and it was very well attended by both current club members and new frosh who just joined. The event was primarily organized by our event coordinators and secretary and it's pretty... Read more →

Journey Around San Francisco: Boba Reviews

Perhaps others cannot understand, but as a college convert to boba, I absolutely adore the chewy balls of tapioca. I have a very specific consistency that I like: not too soft that there’s no bite to the balls, but not too hard that I get an uncooked tapioca center. However, I would rather get squishy boba than undercooked boba. Getting that perfect goldilocks consistency is typically about cooking time - and depending on the place, it’s really hit or miss.... Read more →

We Have A Potato Cannon

When I say we, I mean Blacker. At some point in the past that I have no knowledge of, some members of Blacker decided that it would be a great idea to build a potato cannon. And it was. It’s used for shooting out many different things at high speeds. However, potatoes seem to fit the best in the canister and are both cheap and plentiful. Hence, its name was born. The way it works is a little beyond me.... Read more →

Twisted

Got my first ever parking ticket this week. And second. Yikes. The first was for parking in an (unmarked) street sweeping zone next to a park. The other was for parking overnight on property that I thought Caltech owned (obviously they did not). Either way that wasn’t exactly a fun start to the week. Anyways, to assuage my ticketed woes, I decided to go and cook instead of doing my homework. Again. This actually is starting to be a bit... Read more →

School Rocks!

Just kidding. Aha, actually I love school, but it’s been a long week. Work at Tech is often something that comes in waves and when it’s high tide it’s all too easy to become washed away. My math homework took an absurd amount of time last week and more or less ruined my entire sleep schedule, but we complained to the professor, he’s making the sets more reasonably difficult – which basically means that he isn’t going to throttle us... Read more →