Merry, Happy, Etc: Hibernation Begins Now
As you sink into the post-finals lethargy of winter break, wrapping the presents you lovingly swiped at the bookstore (”Nana would want a deck of Dartmouth playing cards, right?”), we’re right there with you. You may have noticed that we’ve been edging into hibernation mode for about a week now, with one or two posts a day as our version of metabolic depression.
Now all goes dark until January. Not sure about you all, but we plan to spend our holiday rediscovering the joys of going to sleep sober. May your chestnuts roast evenly, may your ironically intended gifts be received as such, and may you return with eggnog-soaked tales with which to stuff our inbox.
See you in the new year!
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December 22nd, 2006 at 7:04 pm
Where the hell is all this snow and why are you keeping it from us? God damn global warming. Best holiday wishes, everyone.
December 22nd, 2006 at 9:34 pm
That picture has DARTMOUTH written all over it. Old publicity photo.
December 22nd, 2006 at 9:39 pm
All I want for Christmas is a new site layout!
December 23rd, 2006 at 3:00 pm
It is an old dartmouth picture…from back when we actually got snow in the winter, you know, before Al Gore invented the internet and global warming
December 24th, 2006 at 6:38 am
I haven’t seen snow like that in a loooong time! -Skylar
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December 26th, 2006 at 4:43 am
Taking this too literally I know…no earnestness allowed. But can’t resist re chestnuts…
Korean method of cooking chestnuts. Produces very even roasting, good flavor.
Put chestnuts in heavy, non-teflon pan. Cover with cold water to top of chestnuts or if a lot of nuts (more than about 3″ worth) then somewhat less water. Boil away the water and wait till you smell the chestnuts burning (this is why no teflon– the pot gets too hot). If desired stir up the chestnuts and continue burning the idea being that as many as possible develop small charred spots on the shell.
Do not add more water as it ruins the taste. If you must, boil it away again completely and burn again.
Chestnuts best if eaten hot, but you can also keep them for a day or two on the stove and microwave them to heat them up.
Koreans open them with a knife and eat them with a spoon but I prefer to char them enough that they can be cracked open and peeled with fingers in the western way.
Asian chestnut varieties– Japanese and Korean chestnuts are large, like the Italian ones, but not sweet. Chinese chestnuts are significantly smaller but many varieties are sweet and have thin easily peeled shells.
January 2nd, 2007 at 8:26 am
HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL!
January 2nd, 2007 at 6:01 pm
Um, snow? Hasn’t global warming taken care of that this year? No snow in Michigan either this year…..Anyway, if anyone is in the grad school interview or application track, this is pretty useful: http://www.scholarships-ar-us.org/blog/2006/12/31/how-to-get-into-grad-school-part-1/
January 2nd, 2007 at 6:43 pm
I wait anxiously for the return of the cia boys from vacation. How about it huh where are you little pukes? No one to erase blog streaking during the holidays or do you just put a block on us regulars dedicated to burying you prissy boys with the truth. Hey Ivy league, these boys work directly for the cia, I’m sure you all really enjoy the games they play. Is it genetitc that americans come born with sphincters stretched to the size of giants stadium when they are born because your plutocrats have given it to you yanks up the butt for so long? I heard it’s some new evolutionary discovery on the adaptation of the uniquely american species.
January 2nd, 2007 at 6:59 pm
uhhh… who is this genius? clearly, not ivy-league educated…
January 3rd, 2007 at 1:10 am
christianarchisti = why non-ivy commenters should be kept out country-club style
January 3rd, 2007 at 11:10 am
y08 + virgil cain = why even Ivy Leaguers hate the Ivy League
January 3rd, 2007 at 5:31 pm
d07- proof that dartmouth kids have drunk themselves retarded and don’t recognize irony.
just kidding. the jury’s out on dartmouth, but d07 is a pretty conclusive test case.
January 3rd, 2007 at 8:16 pm
y08- Unless I’ve drunk myself retarded as well (imminently possible), it looks like you are referring to sarcasm, not irony.
January 4th, 2007 at 10:47 am
“I’m at a loss. He was part of that whole Yale thing.”
“Yale thing?”
“Yeah, Yale thing.”
“What Yale thing?”
“Well, I think he was probably a closet homosexual that did a lot of cocaine…that Yale thing.”
“Jury’s out on Dartmouth?” You supercilious little punk.
January 4th, 2007 at 5:59 pm
DG- oops. Must be all that cocaine getting to me. Indeed, I meant sarcasm. d05, chill out. Shouldn’t you be at work or something? You know, the lumberjack job that attending Dartmouth secured for you?
Just kidding, really. try not to take it too personal when some big mean kid makes fun of your school.
January 4th, 2007 at 11:47 pm
You guys are making yourselves look stupid by arguing about this; direct your hatred instead at some other common enemy!
January 5th, 2007 at 12:04 am
y08, i perfectly understand what sarcasm is, which is why you’re an unintentionally funny prick (ironic, no?). if becoming a lumberjack meant being as far away from entitled little shits such as yourself, i might actually consider it. then again, i go to school to educate myself, not because mommy and daddy want me to be a big bad businessman. that’s easy.
January 5th, 2007 at 12:55 am
Well the Ivy League certainly hasn’t taught you manners.
January 5th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
of course it hasn’t; haven’t you ever driven around in harvard square?
January 6th, 2007 at 1:19 am
Haha, that I have. It isn’t an experience I would care to repeat. :)
January 7th, 2007 at 4:46 pm
hey, does anyone know whatever happened to the IvyLeak people?
January 8th, 2007 at 12:47 am
So I don’t know about the other Ivies, but Dartmouth’s back in session. Whar be them updates?
January 8th, 2007 at 11:40 am
Them be thar…now.