I planned weddings with three different men before meeting my fiancé. No, I’m not a serial runaway bride. Or a polygamist. I’ve just fallen in love before. My wedding to my first boyfriend — which I planned at the ripe age of 15 — was going to be an intimate affair because of our shared...
Author: Claire Gaudet (Claire Gaudet)
Delete TikTok from your phone, not the country
Delete TikTok from your phone, not everyone else’s. Last month, a girl from Louisiana hand-knit a purple scarf with a big pencil on it and sold it to me for $48. She’s sold so few of these scarves that she’s had to cut the price twice, which means fewer and fewer dollars are going to...
Good modern art is out there, but it’s up to you to find it
Classes here are riddled with students griping about the lack of good art in modern times. “I just thought to myself as I was reading this that no one could ever capture something today in the way Melville does.” I disagree with these students, and love modern art. No, I don’t mean the purple and...
Both parties should participate in wedding plans
Planning a wedding has made me realize a lot about my relationship — namely that it’s better than everyone else’s. I’m kidding. But I have noticed that my planning is going a little differently from that of some of my friends: Most of their fiancés either have no say in anything or are completely disinterested...
Tick it from me: Lyme disease is no laughing matter
“I think I might be schizophrenic.” I called my parents to tell them that September of my sophomore year. It was the scariest thing I’ve ever said. I’d been sleeping 15 hours a day so I wouldn’t have to see anything or anyone. When I was awake, I suffered from constant panic attacks and was...