Middle-of-Nowhere, New York

It's the weekend! And much of the snow has been replaced with slush (oh joy!). I hate slush. I wish snow could just go away without turning into slush. Or just stay as snow forever.

Now what to talk about. Lots of essays and such due this coming week. And lots of events going on this weekend, including multiple concerts, Asia night, and a drag show. That's Cornell for you. It's a city within itself, and I guess that's my topic.

It's nice. Cornell is
In the middle of nowhere
But you don't notice


Really, Cornell is in the middle of upstate New York, hours from civilization. However, we have so many people here that it becomes a city within itself. Thanks to programs such as the Concert Commission and the Programming Board, we have fantastic speakers and musicians who come, which makes us feel not too isolated, and we have enough people here to feel like we're in the center of the universe. Of course, when you realize that there isn't a Trader Joe's for hundreds of miles or that your favorite restaurant chain is hours away, you start to realize that Ithaca is not a real place, and if it were not for Cornell, we'd be the same as any other town around here (speaking of which, I can't name any of our bordering towns, and I'm sure that most Cornell students are the same way). On the bright side, Ithaca does have the most restaurants per capita in the USA. Which means there will never be a shortage of food (just a shortage of good food).