February 2012
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My name is Nicolyn and I have a future.
Got into Miami University’s English M.A. program.  & Got nominated for a teaching assistantship.  BAM. 
Feb 29th
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Feb 28th
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“Women must have spunks to live in this wicked world.”
– Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys
Feb 27th
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Feb 26th
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“The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you...”
– Stephen King (via subtlelights)
Feb 25th
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February 17-23
Cupcake Date with Brittney   Friday: Toga Party-unsafe/dark/trifling—But at least my laurel was legit. Saturday: Dance-a-thon for the orphans; drinking at the bar like a real person, Soco-Amaretto-Lime=cinnamon water, mmm; Grilled cheese; peppermint hot chocolate & stargazing. Amazing Race premier! Rear brakes out=$482. Ouch.  Awesome Skyping with Bri Rejection letters:...
Feb 24th
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“This morning, with her, having coffee.”
– Johnny Cash, when asked for his definition of paradise. 
Feb 23rd
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Feb 22nd
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“a touch is enough to let us know we’re not alone in the universe, even in...”
– Adrienne Rich, “Twenty-One Love Poems, XII”
Feb 21st
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J: How come I can't have a hug?
M: You look busy.
Feb 20th
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“…She loved to write. A simple word could spin into a paragraph in her head in...”
– Brush the snow off, and walk on.:  
Feb 19th
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Feb 18th
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February 10-16
Fandango - wine and hor d’oeuvres with the professors, how adult.    Late night walks, talks, & breaking down walls. Black, White, & Red all over ball Valentine’s Day at the Lonely Hearts Club & the cupcake tree!   getting work done Weekend Wishlist Cupcake Date The Roman/Greek debacle of a Toga Party
Feb 17th
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“Why am I compelled to write?… Because the world I create in the writing...”
– Gloria Anzaldúa (via modernmalaise)
Feb 16th
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Feb 15th
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what if the secret of the universe is in the terms and conditions page
Feb 14th
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Feb 14th
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Feb 14th
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Feb 12th
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February 3-9
Dressed for success Thomas’s visit to Kenyon! The grand tour.  Gallery Hop: Bodega, Cup O Joe, Turkish earrings, the Periodic Table table, & Jennifer Boland hats   How I Met Your Mother & Champagne & late night pizza; calling the bluff Superbowl XLVI with Tortilla Pizza, Bling Cupcakes, and Red Solo Cups Planned the event “Nicolyn’s Lonely Hearts Club”...
Feb 10th
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Feb 9th
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“Three quarters of the world belongs to those who dare.”
– On Feminism and Nationalism: Kartini’s Letters to Stella Zeehandelaar 1899-1903
Feb 7th
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January 27-February 2
Networking & Winetasting like a real adult Won a Kenyon blanket at Bingo Partypartypartygrilledcheese Retail Therapy at the Dollar Tree Checking off everything on Saturday’s to-do list English department candidates Pancake night New library carrel Gym 2x Wore red all week to match my nail polish Flirtatious, warm, sunny weather Weekend Wishlist Dressing for success ...
Feb 4th
Feb 3rd
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thepenguinpress: 25 Pieces of Awesome Literary Street Art via Flavorwire (Alice in Wonderland, Leake St Cans Festival, London)
Feb 2nd
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One of those days...
It’s one of those ominous 60-degree, sunny February days in Ohio. I am in the sunniest nook in the library that I could find and I am supposed to be writing a 1200-word paper. 748 words down, a million more to find. I can’t focus because I’m sprawled out in a chair like my dog in the sunny spot on the porch in June. The only things that are keeping me sane right now are the sun...
Feb 1st