as i returned from my wonderful soirée at lamont this evening, i walked past the majestic facade of widener library, noticing the grand columns that held it up (or, more likely, did nothing to hold up the building and were simply placed there by the architect for their aesthetic appeal). half distracted by the pools [...]
i read an interesting word for the first time a week ago. i didn’t notice it until i read it again tonight.
desiderata is the plural form of the word desideratum, something considered necessary or highly desirable. the root is in the word sidus, meaning constellation or heavenly body.
with its latest draft, a task force on [...]
as the plane buzzed through the crackling clouds, my mind kept returning to break and re-break apart the word: indianapolis. like a kit-kat, indiana-polis; i kept manipulating the two pieces. i don’t know why i was so fascinated. probably because of the trigger polis allowed back to the week’s examination of a city and, using [...]