Category Archives: Bus Adventures

I’m a 3D Person

Posted on November 20, 2011 by

“Well, you see,” the man on the bus said turning to me, “I’m a 3D person.”  He said it they way someone might inform you that they’re a banker, hippie, or Republican, as if it would somehow explain why they … Continue reading →

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The Shopping Cart Phenomenon

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

Recently, a gentleman on the bus informed me that he’d singlehandedly solved the age old question that’s been irritating oh so many of us—why do some people push their carts directly down the middle the grocery store aisle? “It’s because … Continue reading →

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How to Tell a Hipster from a Gangster

Posted on May 1, 2011 by

“Fashion can say a lot of things,” Elisabeth Piedmont-Marton states in her essay Reading and Writing About Fashion. “It cannot, however, say nothing.” Whether we like the fact our personal daily fashion choices communicate to the world around us or … Continue reading →

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A Day in My Shoes: Breaking a Cultural Norm

Posted on April 11, 2011 by

Goal: Breach an American cultural norm. Method: Fashion (Converse© shoes, specifically). Reason: For fun!  And also to get a good grade on my sociology paper. Social theory: Symbolic interaction—a micro sociological theory that examines the symbolism in daily life, what … Continue reading →

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Churchless in Seattle

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

I’m on campus.  One of my classmates has just been telling me how she was raised Protestant, the non-denominational variety.  She’d sat through flannelgraph Jesus stories in elementary school and purity pledges in high school.  And after graduating she attended … Continue reading →

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