Not the best week...

For lack of a better term, this week was not the bee's knees. I was sick all week, and a lot of stuff I do not really want to get into happened early on in the week. We lost again in football, and it rained all weekend. Rather than write an entire blog about how crappy my week was, I want to try and share the better and more notable parts of the weekend.
I had the pleasure of visiting Haverford College and getting to hang out with its Men's Lacrosse team for the weekend. It was really great meeting the team, especially because Haverford is a school that I am extremely interested in. I love the feel of a nice, small, liberal arts style of college, because it reminds me so much of my current school, Wyoming Seminary. At such a small school, I feel like its easy to connect with the student body. One of the most fascinating parts about the school though is its Honor Code system. Other than letting students take tests at their own leisure, the system helps the students develop a sense of integrity, even trust.
While reflecting on this code system, I thought about a poem I had recently read, "may i feel said he" by e.e. cummings. This poem too, involves a man and woman undergoing some sort of trust. Although the man has a wife, he has some sort of sexual encounter with a woman. Whether it is by force or not, it is unclear; nonetheless, there is a great deal of honor and devotness towards the two individuals.
Also at my visit, I had the opportunity to watch a classic movie, "M*A*S*H." Although by the end of the movie, the characters realize that laughing can oftentimes help somebody cope with anything, some of the veterans were at one point or another bringing up the idea of suicide. When suicide came up, I thought about a poem I read earlier in the week, "Resume" by Dorothy Parker. Overall, the message of the poem is to say that there is no foolproof way of committing suicide, and living life just seems like a better deal overall. Regardless, I love that poem because of the way that it changes tones from super serious to crude and humorous.
I thought of Dorothy Parker again while I was getting interviewed at Haverford. The individual speaking with me was a gender studies minor at the school, and while talking about my poetry experiences, we talked about her poem "The Lady's Reward." We then went into a book I read titled, The Awakening, by Kate Chopin. After leaving the interview, I was, frankly, mad about how women did not have equal opportunities. NOT COOL!

Well there you have it. There goes my weekend. Oh and I got sick a little bit too, but no one wants to hear about that!



-Permitpat