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Humans as the creating animal (part two) and other metaphysical ramblings of a brain dead AP Comp student/ part time insomniac/sufferer of end-of-school ADHD (5/11)

WARNING: Crap is about to get metaphysical.

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Foodish like substance that you should be grateful for (5/9)

While I was doing research for my final paper on Libya, I stumbled upon this article. I know the school food here is sometimes of questionable origins, but at least we have food (or food like substance, if you feel … Continue reading

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The creating animal (5/4)

Congratulations! If you are reading this, than you were born a Homo sapien, which, for all intents and purposes, puts you at the top of the food chain.

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Psuedo-sonnet (4/27)

Yes, I know this is late…. Anyways, I’ve been working on this sonnet for a while now, and it’s not going particularly well. Also, I gave up on the iambic-ness a while ago…. There is a point in night when … Continue reading

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3 bored people, 2 dogs, and a laser pointer. What could possibly go wrong? (4/27)

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Random facts about peanut butter (4/18)

So, since I am currently eating peanut butter out of a jar, I thought that it would only be appropriate to do my food studies weekly link post about it. (Especially considering that I didn’t know whether or not we … Continue reading

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It’s human nature! Or is it? (4/13)

Humans, as a general rule, spend A LOT of time thinking about themselves.

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30 facts that will only ever be helpful if you play some trivia game like Jeopardy (4/?)

30 Facts Have you ever wondered what figs were symbols of to the Arabians? Ever wondered what’s in pepper spray? Ever wondered how many Americans eat at McDonald’s per day? Than this is the website for you!

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Patriarchy, Demonic Males, and Possibly Not-So-Highly Professional Bile (3/30)

In Catching Fire, Wrangham postulates that cooking lead to the evolution of humankind. He proposes that cooking is the definitive trait of humanity, if not in so many words.

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So, what is this mysterious BPA that gives women beards? (4/4)

For the most part this year, we have talked about actual food. Granted, this is to be expected. (It is food studies after all.) But I have been thinking recently about all the different things that we ingest that are … Continue reading

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