Note: At the time that I am writing this, I have hit about 1600 words. To retain my sanity and to keep some sort of end in sight, I'm going to keep my deeper analyses limited to Hamilton and Burr (and even within those constraints I am forced to limit myself: these characters are so layered and complex I … Continue reading How Hamilton ruined my life
Tag: neiha is a sap
Umba
Blog posts come when you're supposed to be working, and as I read The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao for my college writing class (two days overdue), I realize that there's a strange familiarity in Junot Díaz description of La Inca. It was weird. Resoundingly weird. And then it hit me, reading about the … Continue reading Umba
Short note: Introductions and Goodbyes
I'm a little embarrassed posting this, I won't lie, more so because a lot of the people I'm indirectly referencing in this post are on my Facebook friends list. But I need a place to gush and I think my friends are sick and tired of me at this point, SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO: Northeastern, … Continue reading Short note: Introductions and Goodbyes
Happy birthday?
So according to wordpress, I registered neihathinksthis three years ago today. Which seems like a very long time considering I've only been regularly blogging here for like...a year and a half. But time flies and today is still a pretty momentous (hah) occasion, so in honor of that I'm going to put up a piece … Continue reading Happy birthday?
Update
Home is where I hang my hat - and maybe it's the fact that my hats have found perches in various corners of my new bedroom, but I have never felt like an alien in 119 Light Hall. I am greeted by familiar things; my roommate's lacrosse stick; our microfridge deluged by various teas and … Continue reading Update
Things that made me, me
I've been doing a lot of lists lately, I know, but - maybe this is a side effect of studying and exam time - but I feel the need to organize my thoughts. I promise, this site won't become neihaliststhis!I've been meaning to make a post about this, actually, but I never really knew how. … Continue reading Things that made me, me
Assorted thoughts
It's so weird to have huge breaks between exams - my first A Level was yesterday, History, and it's my extra subject too, the one I self-study. There's always an added pressure to perform well in something you chose yourself. I managed to come out with an unprecedented A in history last year: and I … Continue reading Assorted thoughts
Things we will never get back
This is dedicated to my high school graduating class. Also, note to Mehvash, keep tissues with you. We will never get back borderline insulting banter and The Weakest Link outrages with Ms Glenda in Sociology We will never get back the times we cooed and gushed over Ms Anna and her cuteness at something she … Continue reading Things we will never get back
List: Things that made my heart soar today
(Today being the evening of the art exhibition and the 9 hours before that in which we set up everything.) How much fun I had actually setting everything up! Bonding with other artists from school Seeing all my paintings put together so beautifully and the subsequent pride in my work Getting complimented on my outfit … Continue reading List: Things that made my heart soar today
Nerdfighter confessions
There are a few words I use to identify myself if asked. Some of them are quite obvious - Pakistani and Muslim, the standard fare - and some of them to do with my personality - a passionate person and a lover of the color pink - but beyond those, there's one other term that … Continue reading Nerdfighter confessions
