PinnedRat RaceHigh school was supposed to be the time and place to “figure out who you are” but it never really turned out that way. High school is an exciting experience everything is shiny and new — it’s all gas no brakes. But, if you ask any young adult now, I’d…High School3 min readHigh School3 min read
Jun 11, 2022“We’re Just Happy You’re Eating”People’s relationship with food should be simple, right? Growing up you’re surrounded by food. Pain, hunger, and world-ending confusion are the first things we experience out of the womb, and the first thing we want is our mother and her milk. In childhood we saw colorful cereal commercials that rotted…Food3 min readFood3 min read
Mar 15, 2022Letters.What do letters mean anymore, when everyone is a text or phone call away? I recently got back from my rowing team’s spring training trip in Alabama, it was a grueling week where we were working out 5+ hours a day with little time to recover. In those fleeting hours…Letters2 min readLetters2 min read
Feb 26, 2022Parties & Social EffectsBeing in a social scene is interesting, you affect others and others affect you. How does this work? I don’t know—but it sure is interesting Drunk. I was so fucking drunk at a formal last Saturday. I stumbled into a room full of fellow students with my girlfriend, clad in…Partying3 min readPartying3 min read
Feb 19, 2022Dunne — II am athletically haunted by my lineage—it’s a hard thing to encapsulate, and it goes so far back. Athletically, it starts with Robert “Duke” J. Dunne, a 1920 Olympian in the Pentathlon, he held 9 varsity letters (in three different sports) at the University of Michigan, he was a line…Rowing4 min readRowing4 min read
Feb 15, 2022Valentines.Little gifts of chocolate in middle school slowly turned into grand acts of love for all of us, and that progression is pretty cool Love is a hard thing to talk about, more importantly, understand. We humans love to find things in other people, whether it’s their utility as an…Valentines Day3 min readValentines Day3 min read
Feb 11, 2022Nicotine.Unlike other commonplace drugs like booze or weed, nicotine occupies a different position in our society. I write this article as I have two 7mg Velo Dragonfruit pouches tucked in my lower left lip. My relationship with nicotine is quite nascent, only starting around the middle of my first semester…Nicotine3 min readNicotine3 min read
Feb 7, 2022Movies, Theatrics, and their ConventionsMy top movies watch more like theater than cinema, and I think that’s why I learn so much from them. The first thing I saw live was Mozart’s The Magic Flute for a 5th-grade field trip. I know that it is an opera, but the chimed suicidal lines of Papageno…Movies4 min readMovies4 min read
Feb 4, 2022Rowing, My Team, and ChangeRowing was the first sport I truly fell in love with, not for the typical reason either. I’ve decided I like the hurt. Rowing is one of the truest meritocracies in sport, meaning a hierarchical system based on merit alone. You get what you work for, and almost always, it…Rowing4 min readRowing4 min read
Feb 1, 2022Brunches.Sunday January 30th, I went out for a brunch date with my girlfriend. I love brunch. Brunches are great because they don’t have to fall into the box that is breakfast or lunch. It’s just the grey zone in between—you don’t have to wake up early, but you’re not waking…Brunch3 min readBrunch3 min read
