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Some of you are probably like me and come from one of those families where you are the only one who knows how to turn on the computer, change the height of your mom's office chair, or tie your shoes. So every time one of the aforementioned tasks has to be completed, they're yelling for (at?) you. Ever since I got accepted to MIT, though, it's gotten significantly worse. Why didn't my mom's favorite reality show tape last night? "ASK HER, SHE'S THE MIT STUDENT." Photo printer is doing nothing but eating paper? "GET THE MIT STUDENT. SAVE THE TREES." 14 x 22? "YO, MIT GIRL."

My name is Jess K. '10, and I am indeed an MIT student. I've lived in California all my life, where it's okay that I wear t-shirts and flip flops in December. When it gets below 60 degrees here, we cry. So not only do I have to wrap my head around this whole thing of going to College, capital C, I have to wrap my body in something other than breathable cotton.

I'm 21, am a destroyer of Sudoku puzzles, and live for double entendres and free food. I know all the words to "One Week" by the Barenaked Ladies and I make amazing blueberry waffles. I am a writer, a reader, an artist, a dreamer, a swimmer, a pacifist, an atheist, a humanitarian, a vegetarian (my parents protest this, insisting "I’m still growing", which would be nice if it were true, as I’m only 5’4"), a human rights activist, an environmentalist, a web designer, a graphic designer, a filmmaker, a scuba diver, a hopeless romantic, a generally crazy but somewhat interesting kid with her own sense of style, just content on living life.

And I have very little idea of what my future holds.

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Things I Never Finished, Part 1
June 08, 2010 | Number one: all those Sudoku puzzles. Number two: a bunch of blog entries.
Posted in Miscellaneous | 8 Responses It's here!
May 25, 2010 | The post you've all been waiting for, or at least until you saw Snively with all those Diet Coke bottles.
Posted in Residential Life / Housing Options | 31 Responses Tying up some loose ends
May 20, 2010 | On getting old and doing things I hadn't yet done in Boston. Also, hot dogs.
Posted in Boston & Cambridge | 18 Responses
06.08.10 Things I Never Finished, Part 1 posted in Miscellaneous
05.25.10 It's here! posted in Residential Life / Housing Options
05.20.10 Tying up some loose ends posted in Boston & Cambridge
05.12.10 Glimpses of Haiti posted in Experiences Abroad: Study, Research, Employment
05.01.10 Last night in Haiti posted in Experiences Abroad: Study, Research, Employment
04.28.10 Haiti Day 3: Koumon ou rele? posted in Experiences Abroad: Study, Research, Employment
04.27.10 Haiti Day 2: DINEPA and mosquito bites posted in Experiences Abroad: Study, Research, Employment
04.25.10 Haiti: Day 1 posted in Experiences Abroad: Study, Research, Employment
03.18.10 Share Your Story, 2014 edition posted in Miscellaneous
03.13.10 Something is coming, part 2... posted in Miscellaneous
03.09.10 Food Truck Song posted in Food / Dining Options
03.08.10 Throwback posted in Student Life & Culture
03.06.10 Something is coming.. posted in Miscellaneous
01.06.10 Rambax MIT posted in Music & The Arts
11.29.09 Traditions posted in Hacks & Traditions
11.23.09 An Evening With BJ Novak, opened by Barack Obama posted in Miscellaneous
10.03.09 Brief Wondrous Lives posted in Life After MIT (Careers & Grad School)
08.06.09 Fuji: Not Your Grandma's Mountain posted in Experiences Abroad: Study, Research, Employment
07.08.09 iDoor posted in Student Life & Culture
07.03.09 Seven Years of Good Luck posted in Experiences Abroad: Study, Research, Employment
06.29.09 10:31 posted in Miscellaneous
06.12.09 Lost and Found posted in Experiences Abroad: Study, Research, Employment
06.01.09 The Grandest of Road Trips posted in Experiences Abroad: Study, Research, Employment
02.25.09 IAP and Igloos posted in The Month Of January: IAP
11.03.08 The Bad Week, or How To Lose Sleep and Alienate People posted in Work/Play Balance At MIT
10.20.08 Where WAS I? posted in Miscellaneous
09.22.08 Sick of Being Sick posted in Health & Safety
09.04.08 First Day of Class posted in Miscellaneous
08.31.08 Love is Blinds posted in Miscellaneous
08.29.08 Summer Days posted in Boston & Cambridge
08.16.08 Things I've Missed About Home posted in Miscellaneous
08.12.08 Central Square Dance Party posted in Miscellaneous
07.10.08 All-You-Can-Eat Summer posted in Food / Dining Options
07.07.08 Things That Are 20 posted in Miscellaneous
07.03.08 Questions Omnibus 2 posted in Questions And Answers
06.28.08 Ben's Farewell posted in Advising & Support
06.18.08 The Class of 2010 Ring Delivery posted in Hacks & Traditions
05.28.08 Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes posted in Miscellaneous
05.14.08 Boston Marathon '08 posted in Miscellaneous
04.06.08 Burton 1 Cribs posted in Residential Life / Housing Options
03.30.08 Meeting Michel Gondry posted in Music & The Arts
03.18.08 Pi(e) Day posted in Miscellaneous
03.09.08 The Sam Survey posted in Miscellaneous
02.29.08 Half Harvard, Half MIT posted in Coursework
02.20.08 The Class of 2010 Ring Premiere posted in Miscellaneous
02.15.08 Moving Out posted in Residential Life / Housing Options
01.27.08 For love of Baxter posted in Miscellaneous
01.21.08 Interview with a Mystery Hunt Winner posted in The Month Of January: IAP
01.17.08 Hayden Christensen Comes to MIT, Looks Pretty posted in The Month Of January: IAP
01.10.08 Ambulance! Ambulance! posted in The Month Of January: IAP
01.05.08 e) Other posted in Majors & Minors
12.18.07 Low Balance posted in Food / Dining Options
12.10.07 Things To Do While Waiting for Decisions, Part II posted in Miscellaneous
11.30.07 REX Now An Option for RBA Freshmen posted in Residential Life / Housing Options
11.25.07 Turkeys and babies posted in Miscellaneous
11.19.07 Burton 1 Social Club posted in Student Life & Culture
11.07.07 Today I hit my TA with a door posted in Coursework
10.31.07 Orgo Halloween posted in Miscellaneous
10.29.07 Excitement posted in Student Life & Culture
10.27.07 Blogging Scholarship Conclusion posted in Miscellaneous
10.18.07 The Great Wifi Outage of 2007 posted in Questions And Answers
10.13.07 Why My 5.13 Problem Set Took All Day posted in Student Life & Culture
10.10.07 REX and the City posted in Questions And Answers
10.08.07 Blogging Scholarship posted in Miscellaneous
10.05.07 Pachyderm Photography posted in Miscellaneous
09.29.07 Internet is Gonna Get Me posted in Questions And Answers
09.17.07 Silent Dance Party posted in Student Life & Culture
08.31.07 I'm Shipping Up to Boston posted in Miscellaneous
08.22.07 Orientation and pre-approval posted in Miscellaneous
07.26.07 College Shopping List posted in Miscellaneous
07.09.07 07/07/07 posted in Miscellaneous
06.25.07 Our mother shoulda just named you Laika! posted in Miscellaneous
06.09.07 Residence-Based Advising posted in Residential Life / Housing Options
06.07.07 Intermission posted in Miscellaneous
05.27.07 Time Out posted in Miscellaneous
05.24.07 Benzene Back posted in Student Life & Culture
05.16.07 The Final Countdown posted in Miscellaneous
05.07.07 FIRST POST! posted in Making The Most Of Your Visit
04.22.07 Weather Machine posted in The MIT Campus
04.11.07 Pre-Campus Preview Weekend posted in Making The Most Of Your Visit
04.08.07 Work Hard, Play Hard posted in Work/Play Balance At MIT
04.02.07 A Blog Entry About Transition posted in Student Life & Culture
03.24.07 Spoiled Milk posted in Miscellaneous
03.21.07 Tell Me Baby posted in Incoming Freshman Class Profile
03.14.07 Orgo Birthday posted in Freshmen Learning Communities
02.22.07 Deprotonated posted in Questions And Answers
02.11.07 Questions Answered posted in Questions And Answers
02.03.07 Next House Showers Bring No Flowers posted in Residential Life / Housing Options
01.23.07 OMG SNOW posted in Miscellaneous
01.19.07 MIT Calling posted in The Month Of January: IAP
01.17.07 IAP? No.. YOU'RE AP posted in Questions And Answers, The Month Of January: IAP
01.06.07 Burn Out or Fade Away posted in The Match Between You And MIT
12.22.06 Back in Time posted in Miscellaneous
12.13.06 Even More for Admitted Students: Share Your Story posted in Incoming Freshman Class Profile
12.08.06 Guest Entry: Christina Bognet posted in Miscellaneous
12.04.06 We're Bringing What Back? posted in Miscellaneous
12.02.06 Things to Do While Waiting for Decisions posted in Miscellaneous
11.18.06 Conditioner For My Face posted in Miscellaneous
11.12.06 Writing Workshop posted in The Freshman Application
11.04.06 The Bicycle Diaries posted in Miscellaneous
10.26.06 How to Foil a UFO Abduction posted in Questions And Answers
10.22.06 I'm Kind of a Big Deal posted in Work/Play Balance At MIT
10.15.06 Leaf in Face posted in Questions And Answers
10.10.06 Reischauer Scholars Program posted in Recommended High School Preparation
10.02.06 Nuns, fret not! posted in Science Fairs, Olympiads, Etc.
09.27.06 Holiday posted in Student Life & Culture
09.22.06 Testing the Waters posted in Residential Life / Housing Options, Staying Overnight
09.17.06 Extracurricular Information posted in Music & The Arts, Work/Play Balance At MIT
09.11.06 Questions Omnibus posted in Questions And Answers
09.09.06 Friday posted in Work/Play Balance At MIT
09.03.06 Passing Out posted in Advanced Placement & International Exams
09.02.06 FREE FOOD! posted in Miscellaneous
09.01.06 The Kim Affair posted in Miscellaneous
08.30.06 DME SoccerBot Championships 2006 (Or, How Does Justin Timberlake Live With Himself?) posted in Undergraduate Research Opportunities
08.21.06 Time Difference posted in Miscellaneous
08.20.06 Summer Lovin' posted in Miscellaneous
08.15.06 I've got iChat and widgets a-plenty. posted in Libraries, Facilities, & Computing
08.14.06 We Started the Fire posted in Advanced Placement & International Exams
08.11.06 Where is the banana... posted in Miscellaneous
08.10.06 Who's that new kid? posted in Miscellaneous
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