Midd: Week 9

OK! So, today is the Sunday of Week 9, October 31.
BUT
First I am going to give you a slight overview of the last 5 weeks....
It has been busy! The homework load nearly tripled if not quadrupled, the first round of midterms attacked, soccer picked up, there was an orchestra concert, orchestra practices as well, and the changing of the weather...extremely. So extremely that it was even snowing this morning. Mhm.  On top of that I made enchiladas, tortillas, and guacamole!

Two weekends ago I felt the urge to go out and take photos of the beauty of the fall and my beautiful living space:)

So there is an explanation for this photo... At 2 am on friday morning, when Tom (my neighbor across the hall) went to jump in bed, he was greeted by this log.  Just to clarify, it was covered in earth, about 3.5 feet tall, and probably a good 50 pounds.  Oh, and did I mention dirt and bugs mhm?  

Well the log was removed from Tom's bed and placed, as seen, in the hall of B1N right outside of Tom's door where it remained, was loved and cherished, christened Mufasa, and was taken by Pub Safe by 9 pm. 

 RIP Mufasa!

The fall colors have been ASTOUNDING. 

Gorgeous, amazing, incredible, beautiful. 

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One of the pluses about living in Vermont!

On the downside:

1.  it rains ALL the flipping time

2.  it is either freezing cold OR warm and muggy

3. there was legitimately one day where it was so muggy I couldn't breathe in class and looked like a complete psycho!

Sometimes the workload just gets to be tooooooo much so you have to enjoy the beauty around you and find other amusing things like photography, or working out, or just vegging!

Almost Almost Halloween and Almost Halloween

(October 29 and October 30)

We all got dressed up and just had a generally good time! :)

 lady bug and a butterfly.... (Mary and Dani)

 Danny Zuko (Jake Lessing)

 Friends:)

 More friends! (Dani, Tom, Hubert, Jake)

 They sure like their muscles... (Tom and Nick)

 Danny and Sandy! (Olivia and Jake)

 Peter!

 Spy and Max! (Mary and Caroline)

 Hannah! Bee!

 Estoy una vampira :)

Nick and Joe... MHM!

Halloween was lots of fun, 

but now that it is legitimately halloween we are all working hard....again. Like usual. We will see how things work out!  

Love you all

love, 

molly b.

Midd: Week 4

We work hard here at Middlebury. We work very very hard. 

I will start out by saying that, unfortunately, I took zero pictures this week/weekend.
That is just a small insight at how busy and stressful everything has gotten, and so quickly.
The week went by so slowly, it's getting harder to get up on time, and our first 6-page research paper was due Tuesday evening where we were promptly informed that she was going to annihilate the paper when correcting because it is our very first paper and we need to learn from it, no worries it is 15% of our grade. No problem.  Plus it seems like the work load has tripled.  Every night kids are running to and fro trying to figure out what exactly is going on, working on late night math, spanish, chemistry, everyone is trying to help everyone just simply get by. It is highly unusual on B1N to be able to go to sleep before midnight and even then that is almost getting to sleep early. Followed by 8 am classes by the majority of the hall. No problem. 


I finally was cleared to go back to soccer and have joined orchestra as well to add to an already time-consuming schedule. Let's just say that Tuesdays and Thursdays suck.... a lot. 


We had a couple recruits in the dorm this weekend, Peter had a track recruit, Will had a squash recruit, and Morgan was supposed to have a track recruit as well but there was a mix up and apparently she was supposed to be with Morgan's twin sister, Missy, instead. No problems there. Recruits are interesting though. For sure. Also, Jared's girlfriend visited. I forgot to mention, on the social spectrum, last weekend Chris's ex-girlfriend came and stayed the weekend and Scarlett had a recruit as well.


The weekend was long, a lot was done, none of it really documented, there was a black-light rave and perhaps a late-night luau as well as some other "exciting" elements.


On Friday night, some genius thought it would be a great idea to set off the fire extinguisher up in B2C (Second Floor, Battell Center) leading to the evacuation of the entire building at 2 am for approximately 45 minutes. Thank goodness it was such a beautiful night. But a long one. A very very long night.


Saturday was sports day again!
Middlebury Soccer, both Women's Varsity and Men's beat Bowdoin.  The women won 2-1 in OT (Scarlett made the assist!) and the men won 2-0.  We also made it down to the football game until half time when we promptly returned to the dorm to nap, but the men beat Wesleyan 24-21. I don't know too much about football but it was exciting to know that both Jared and InvisaWill were playing out there!  Jared did really well! (Not sure about InvisaWill, I will ask if I ever get the chance!)


Another picture of a MiddKid, Dave and I, and the majority of B1N, did homework from 6 until 9:30 on Saturday night. 
Nuff said. 


Either way, even though the weeks are long, the work is hard, and the weather is questionable, I love it here at Middlebury and wouldn't have it any other way. :)


Miss you all.


          love,
               molly b

Midd: Week 3

I really should be working on my paper for Visual Culture and Science right now BUT I felt the urge to put all of the weeks events into the blog!  Not that very much happened haha.  

The week involved late night reading nearly every night, and almost always some in the morning and midday.  It seems like people here either really overwork their homework or else don't do their homework or else do the appropriate amount.  But really, it's all across the boards.  I think the ratio of procrastinators to perfectionists to people with good work ethic is 2:5:3 but, seeing as my test sample is only my hall (20ish kids) the pool is not perfect but, it's fascinating. ANYWHO! Moving on.

The week days were long, looking back at them it seemed like they lasted forever but, as another week begins it actually wasn't forever.  Thank goodness. Lots of reading though. And a little writing on the side. Except this new writing assignment that I am procrastinating on. But I have time to finish it so nobody worry!

This weekend there was a rave at Pearson's on Friday night...

(Alas I wasn't in attendance but ended up hanging out with the hall because everything thought it was lame anywho)

Saturday:

Saturday was sports day! There was field hockey, rugby, varsity mens and womens soccer, cross country, and something else...I don't know what else!

Our Scarlett, from B1N (she lives a couple doors down) plays forward for Midd and she was crazy amazing on Saturdays game and was the only person to really have any shots on goal (and she's a freshman!)

While waiting on Cross Country I watched some B-Team Rugby...

Followed by Leif!

And we cheered them all on!

Sunday

Sunday was Quidditch day!

Not only did I get to mess around with microfilm, nap instead of do homework, and sing, we got to experience quidditch!  AND Cook Commons (my commons) is Gryffindor and our Commons Leader is Professor McGonagall. No joke. See for yourself :)

  

And I almost forgot the morning prank...

Nick and Will were SO lucky:)

That's all for now, love you all!

               love,

                    molly

Midd: Mid-Week 2

Although I feel like I have copious amounts of homework, I have been avoiding it. Successfully. Family! Do not worry! Do not stress! I am doing my homework as well! I just have been finding creative outlets!

Sunday, September 12, resulted in the reading of 80 pages of "Sambia" and 80 pages of Homer's "Iliad" therefore I felt pretty successful. But, before the success could start...

I MADE TORTILLAS!

Monday, September 13, after morning classes we spent the afternoon doing nothing resembling homework, or any work whatsoever.  It was, wonderful.  After the afternoon class (discussion) I came back and began to do homework only to join Dave for singing and listening to his guitar playing.  

Following dinner, Dave wrote some absolutely amazing music, it moved me to tears.  The Power of Music.

Before this, I was inspired and took some photos of him... Hope you enjoy

               love, 

                    molly b.

Midd: Week 2

 Week 2!

So, school started Labor Day Monday and KICKED OUR ASSES. Monday night I was super stoked I had no homework. Alas, tuesday came, and wednesday night I was up until 2:30-ish.  The reading is...incredible. I have 10 books for Socio-Cultural Anthro, the Iliad, the Aeneid, the Odessy, and another for Epic Poetry, plus tons of articles from Visual Culture and Science.  The week went by quickly (now that I look back on it) and Friday night was the night of the 80's dance.  Here are some pictures to keep you occupied! :)  That's about it for the first week though!  I love it here! :)

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