Halloween is Here

At college it doesn't matter what day Halloween actually is, because no matter what it is Saturday night.

My costume was a blast! In the dark room I glowed really brightly, and I spent the whole night dancing with people under the umbrella! It was like a light show, and I was a hit of the party :)

Rose was darkness, Miriam the Tea Party, and Jenny was grapes.

COSTUMES!!!

From when it all started in 5th grade with crazy hair day to now I love making costumes. Just being silly, making myself into something completely different, and pushing the limits of what is possible. In high school, I had a stick that was exactly the length of the school door so that I could make sure I could fit through the door, and I made over 40 costumes during high school alone.

This year my roommate Miriam decided to be the Tea Party. As you can see from the picture, she is a tea cup, and she's got a party hat! Her teacup is covered in Tea Party slogans and statements. However, I was at a loss as to what to be. Then suddenly my wonderful Mom sent me a whole lot of glow-sticks as a Halloween surprise, and my problem was solved. (Thanks Mom!) I decided to be a jellyfish! And, I won Kirkland's costume contest! I can't wait to wear it to go partying this weekend. It is going to be incredibly silly and awesome with my giant umbrella.

We're a gonna be FAMOUS

As you know, I joined the Quidditch team, and we are going to the World Cup in November. So, here's a little anecdote about how life is full of surprises. We just got an email saying that a film company wants to do a documentary about Quidditch, and they want to follow one team through their triumphs and tribulations of getting to the World Cup. And they picked us!!! From practices to personal interviews, to filming our games. As you might imagine, the team is pretty excited! But, if you think that's it, you'd be wrong!

Just today we got another email... From MTV! They want to put us on MTV! Life is pretty exciting here, and you know with a little Harry Potter magic, anything can happen.

Back at Harvard, the leaves are changing and Halloween is upon us! Stay posted for Halloween pictures. Meanwhile though, enjoy these pictures of leaves and trees before comeith the big freeze!

And We're Back!

As you may have noticed, I haven't blogged for a while. My roommate Miriam's little sister came to stay with us for a week, and when her camera died, I let her borrow mine :) Hence, no pictures. Now, I know what you're thinking: "Oh no! This blog is called 365 Days 365 Pictures. Now what is she going to do?" Well, I'll just have to upload a few more pictures, now won't I?

Speaking of pictures, we have a lot to catch up on! First of all, I have to share a link with you that I spent my entire weekend doing. We had to create a movie for statistics class, and if you know me, I love this kind of assignment... and usually get a little carried away :) So, a ghost costume, puppet, and 8 hours of filming later, and the another 8 hours of editing, here it is! We filmed in Kirkland's (my house) courtyard, and it completely made my day to see all the students with their confused faces as to why there was a ghost running around their courtyard scaring people, not to mention the tiger puppet. We even got students to be extras, to volunteer to get scared for the purpose of the educational video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPxkxwcWtCY

New Hampshire, New Friends, New Adventures

7 students

+ one tutor

+ 2.5 hour car drive

+ 1 wooden cabin in the woods

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tons of fun.

Here are the top ten reasons why the trip was fantastic!

10. Cooking Annie's Macaroni and Cheese on a gas stove (including lighting the stove without burning the cabin down... but that's another story.)

9. Sliding down the stairs on mattresses.

8. Trying to find the outhouse and ending up spending 10 minutes trying to open the woodshed.

7. Driving to Vermont to go maple syrup and cheese tasting.

6. Hiking up to the cabin across tilted wood planks covering streams in the pitch

blackness of night.

5. Climbing to the top of a fifty-foot tall fire tower where we could see the whole valley.

4. Throwing a frisbee off the fire tower and spending the next hour using compasses, pictures, and visual directions from people running up and down the water tower to figure out where the frisbee was and throwing rocks and sticks at it until, finally the wind knocked it down (we definitely loosened it with our sticks and rocks).

3. The warmth of a fireplace when it is freezing and pouring rain outside.

2. Playing Twister, Taboo, and Mafia until 2:00 in the morning.

1. New friends :)

Midterm #1- done!

Oct. 13

And now for a celebratory poem- I used to love this one when I was little!

I cooked my math book in a broth
and stirred it to a steaming froth.
I threw in papers—pencils, too—
to make a pot of homework stew.

I turned the flame up nice and hot
and tossed my binder in the pot.
I sprinkled in my book report
with colored markers by the quart.

Despite its putrid, noxious gas,
I proudly took my stew to class.
And though the smell was so grotesque,
I set it on my teacher’s desk.

My teacher said, "You’re quite a chef.
But still you’re going to get an F.
I didn’t ask for ‘homework stew,’
I said, ‘Tomorrow, homework’s due.’"

Speaking of elementary school- I'm going to go take a nap!

And, I had some more fun with art!! Check out this face art!

A Haiku for you

Oct. 12

Leaves of lined paper

Falling softly on the ground

Midterm season's here!

Hair pulled back, glasses on, and a beautiful view of midterm season from my window.