…until mid-January. Happy Holidays, everyone!
Entries from December 2009
December 20, 2009
On the 12th Day of Chrismukkah…
… the forecast looks to be: 12 hours on I-95 (best case scenario…sigh), 11 suitcases & bags of presents to haul home, 10 years into the new century to celebrate, 9 trashy magazines to curl up in bed with, 8 thousand friends & family members to reunite with, 7 blissful days of beach & sun [...]
December 19, 2009
Winter in Raleigh
By Harold While we’re enjoying our first North Carolina snow storm (estimated accumulation: less than one inch; number of schools that closed early: every one within 200 miles), what better time to recap our trip earlier this week to Raleigh Winterfest, a skating rink next to the state capital building.
December 16, 2009
Cat’s Cradle
By Harold If you gave a Duke visitor an hour to find Cameron Indoor Stadium, he or she probably wouldn’t find it. On the inside it’s the world’s greatest college basketball arena, but on the outside it looks like any other building on campus. It’s the same thing with Cat’s Cradle. If a band that [...]
December 16, 2009
Let it Faux-Snow
by Laura We’re supposedly experiencing December, but in North Carolina, there’s no such thing as a White Christmas, and truly inclement weather is a rarity. This means that organizers of Raleigh’s Winterfest have the added challenge of maintaining an outdoor ice rink and man-made sledding slopes in the South.
December 15, 2009
Two games, 220 minutes, no goals
By Harold The NCAA Division I men’s soccer tournament — the College Cup — was played in the Raleigh suburb of Cary this past weekend, and I followed top-seeded Akron for the Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
December 11, 2009
Does Your Study Area Face a Door, Window, or Other Distractions?
by Laura Today I finally finished a monster paper that I had been furiously working on for the past several days. Because of this monster, I was unable to take the time to go the campus wide study break last night. Of course, never one to turn down free food, Harold went in my stead. [...]
December 10, 2009
Go Zips! Beat UNC!
By Harold I need everyone to root hard against UNC Friday — and it’s not because I went to Duke. The Tar Heels are playing the Akron Zips in the NCAA men’s soccer semifinals in nearby Cary, and I’ll be covering the game for the Cleveland Plain-Dealer. Basically, if Akron loses, I only get paid [...]
December 9, 2009
My first review
By Noodle I give the torture den that is our neighborhood Animal Hospital zero paws out of five. Sure, there are many treats when you first walk in, but do not be fooled. There was this woman who I did nothing to — I did not steal her socks, or her pen, or even her [...]
December 8, 2009
Called up to The Varsity
By Harold The Varsity Theatre had been operating for 83 years in the middle of downtown Chapel Hill… until it closed this spring. And this summer when I told anyone who had ever set foot in Chapel Hill that The Varsity closed, I would get a look back like I just said someone they knew [...]
December 7, 2009
It’s a Dog’s Life
We’re going away for part of winter break this year, and this is the rigorous daily schedule at the place where Noodle gets to hang out: 6:30 a.m.: Food! Glorious food! 7:00 a.m.: Checking out the playground equipment. 12:00: Well-deserved napping. 2:00: Energetic romping. 7:30: More food! 8:00: Relatively chill romping, in preparation for blanket [...]
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