I’m a compulsive procrastinator, traveler, rambler, hiker, tea-drinking grad student who loves pretty pictures and groovy music. This is a random assortment of the ups, downs, and in betweens of my daily, crazy life.Tumblr (3.0; @reniffer)http://reniffer.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/dae6cf916fe87568b808b968b0ecdc81/tumblr_mn2ovuFREK1qzt73fo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/34c2d217adf25f5c80764e1b53741d4c/tumblr_mn2ovuFREK1qzt73fo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f5dfadf439e558a72ce933977836f442/tumblr_mn2ovuFREK1qzt73fo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>T.G.I.S.</p> <p>thankgodit’ssummer</p>http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/50869957988http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/50869957988Sun, 19 May 2013 21:16:39 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c0e79ec5bd0fcd4a41f0a66a2abb26c3/tumblr_ml8s9gie7k1qi1sjeo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/51c946bd524558f7da63d4f794d50bf3/tumblr_ml8s9gie7k1qi1sjeo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cb6f93adeb58e95dafaa47000b0b37c6/tumblr_ml8s9gie7k1qi1sjeo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f2cad80dce5054759460d55c798e9615/tumblr_ml8s9gie7k1qi1sjeo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/374c189ed8afd9f52bb2f58413d6307c/tumblr_ml8s9gie7k1qi1sjeo5_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a04d990f5b1f749aa178d2d9a6cf226a/tumblr_ml8s9gie7k1qi1sjeo7_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p><span>Art History remixed— Cuban-American artist </span><strong>Cesar Santos</strong><span>’s painting series, “</span><a href="http://santocesar.com/Syncretism.html">syncretism</a><span>” mixes iconic work by masters from Renaissance to Modernism.</span></p> </blockquote>http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/49576763296http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/49576763296Sat, 04 May 2013 03:10:09 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0b264cfc8df53eb6d3e097e7bf828d68/tumblr_mkwzstkWLK1qzt73fo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="Apple-style-span">A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they’d be asked the “half<span class="text_exposed_show"> empty or half full” question. Instead, with a smile on her face, she inquired: “How heavy is this glass of water?”<br/>Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz.<br/>She replied, “The absolute weight doesn’t matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it’s not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb and paralyzed. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn’t change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.” She continued, “The stresses and worries in life are like that glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer and they begin to hurt. And if you think about them all day long, you will feel paralyzed – incapable of doing anything.”</span></span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="text_exposed_show">-Unknown Author</span></span></p>http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/47424330066http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/47424330066Sun, 07 Apr 2013 22:19:41 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3944c4d822b6bdd3890b21131abe27b8/tumblr_mkv4bufzWr1qzt73fo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/47327354483http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/47327354483Sat, 06 Apr 2013 22:02:18 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e216a40748cfda347d619d9964fc5725/tumblr_mkjk81XuNc1rnvzfwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/47178601759http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/47178601759Fri, 05 Apr 2013 03:47:03 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/400c31e99c402a3e1725aeee81f1ea95/tumblr_mjneouKh7g1s20pqno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/45900911222http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/45900911222Thu, 21 Mar 2013 03:20:51 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/25887d8cb153af009a34cbd8128d2e2f/tumblr_mjukbjWH731qzt73fo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f22de81b1af904e01278688682b56389/tumblr_mjukbjWH731qzt73fo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p>food for thought</p>http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/45661725058http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/45661725058Mon, 18 Mar 2013 04:16:31 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cc3422523a961792fc1dc2699b904d38/tumblr_mji2iptMhL1qzr04eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/45651209072http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/45651209072Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:17:47 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/12ba37702d45f8eec376595b640dad15/tumblr_mjhvsqZJPM1qzr04eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/45233889299http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/45233889299Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:27:39 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ac215e783f3e694df0836f1f370d452f/tumblr_mjds6nBBln1rvkvumo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/45070532339http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/45070532339Sun, 10 Mar 2013 20:33:31 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lysjudTfk01qjhjqro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/44409011760http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/44409011760Sat, 02 Mar 2013 18:46:14 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/83185e235ca657f7ce2c7968f79f6f50/tumblr_mj1ukfwEpX1qzt73fo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>90º sunny Saturday.  And I’m trapped in the house writing a fisudfoikas! paper.  </p> <p>It’s days like today that I have to remind myself there really is a land without homework where you can enjoy your weekends outdoors without feeling guilty for not doing work.  Can’t I just graduate already?!</p>http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/44392752671http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/44392752671Sat, 02 Mar 2013 15:07:27 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2954500113b7ac00d09858d695b2fcf1/tumblr_mgwtcvzKgi1qinesao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/44050249778http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/44050249778Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:11:55 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9we83cFeU1qz4d4bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/43973912148http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/43973912148Mon, 25 Feb 2013 03:50:33 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2b5767ec1b0c4f5c7609828f2ce5ebfe/tumblr_mir70wl80M1qzt73fo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>So far today:</p> <ul><li>got myself locked out of the Soto study rooms</li> <li>phone died while trying to plan group study session</li> <li>had to eat my yogurt with a fork</li> </ul><p>Yup, it sounds like midterm season. Is it May yet?</p>http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/43947375297http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/43947375297Sun, 24 Feb 2013 21:02:56 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e7b3477f8a0d31350210e8929ea56da1/tumblr_miquuiHSGt1qzt73fo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5b96a8c4b90d63716cad2066d8ff8ac7/tumblr_miquuiHSGt1qzt73fo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Ok, ok I missed a week.  I’m terrible, blame the midterms.  </p> <p>Week 7: Venice Skate Park</p>http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/43925254614http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/43925254614Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:39:52 -0500<a href="http://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/100_most_beautiful_words.html">The 100 Most Beautiful Words in English</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ablogwithaview.tumblr.com/post/43812250853/the-100-most-beautiful-words-in-english">ablogwithaview</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong><span>Ailurophile</span></strong><span> A cat-lover.<br/><strong>Assemblage</strong> A gathering.<br/><strong>Becoming</strong> Attractive.<br/><strong>Beleaguer </strong>To exhaust with attacks.<br/><strong>Brood </strong>To think alone.<br/><strong>Bucolic </strong>In a lovely rural setting.<br/><strong>Bungalow </strong>A small, cozy cottage.<br/><strong>Chatoyant </strong>Like a cat’s eye.<br/><strong>Comely </strong>Attractive.<br/><strong>Conflate </strong>To blend together.<br/><strong>Cynosure </strong>A focal point of admiration.<br/><strong>Dalliance </strong>A brief love affair.<br/><strong>Demesne </strong>Dominion, territory.<br/><strong>Demure </strong>Shy and reserved.<br/><strong>Denouement </strong>The resolution of a mystery.<br/><strong>Desuetude </strong>Disuse.<br/><strong>Desultory </strong>Slow, sluggish.<br/><strong>Diaphanous </strong>Filmy.<br/><strong>Dissemble </strong>Deceive.<br/><strong>Dulcet </strong>Sweet, sugary.<br/><strong>Ebullience </strong>Bubbling enthusiasm.<br/><strong>Effervescent </strong>Bubbly.<br/><strong>Efflorescence </strong>Flowering, blooming.<br/><strong>Elision </strong>Dropping a sound or syllable in a word.<br/><strong>Elixir </strong>A good potion.<br/><strong>Eloquence </strong>Beauty and persuasion in speech.<br/><strong>Embrocation </strong>Rubbing on a lotion.<br/><strong>Emollient </strong>A softener.<br/><strong>Ephemeral </strong>Short-lived.<br/><strong>Epiphany </strong>A sudden revelation.<br/><strong>Erstwhile </strong>At one time, for a time.<br/><strong>Ethereal </strong>Gaseous, invisible but detectable.<br/><strong>Evanescent </strong>Vanishing quickly, lasting a very short time.<br/><strong>Evocative </strong>Suggestive.<br/><strong>Fetching </strong>Pretty.<br/><strong>Felicity </strong>Pleasantness.<br/><strong>Forbearance </strong>Withholding response to provocation.<br/><strong>Fugacious </strong>Fleeting.<br/><strong>Furtive </strong>Shifty, sneaky.<br/><strong>Gambol </strong>To skip or leap about joyfully.<br/><strong>Glamour </strong>Beauty.<br/><strong>Gossamer </strong>The finest piece of thread, a spider’s silk.<br/><strong>Halcyon </strong>Happy, sunny, care-free.<br/><strong>Harbinger </strong>Messenger with news of the future.<br/><strong>Imbrication </strong>Overlapping and forming a regular pattern.<br/><strong>Imbroglio </strong>An altercation or complicated situation.<br/><strong>Imbue </strong>To infuse, instill.<br/><strong>Incipient </strong>Beginning, in an early stage.<br/><strong>Ineffable </strong>Unutterable, inexpressible.<br/><strong>Ingénue </strong>A naïve young woman.<br/><strong>Inglenook </strong>A cozy nook by the hearth.<br/><strong>Insouciance </strong>Blithe nonchalance.<br/><strong>Inure </strong>To become jaded.<br/><strong>Labyrinthine </strong>Twisting and turning.<br/><strong>Lagniappe </strong>A special kind of gift.<br/><strong>Lagoon </strong>A small gulf or inlet.<br/><strong>Languor </strong>Listlessness, inactivity.<br/><strong>Lassitude </strong>Weariness, listlessness.<br/><strong>Leisure </strong>Free time.<br/><strong>Lilt </strong>To move musically or lively.<br/><strong>Lissome </strong>Slender and graceful.<br/><strong>Lithe </strong>Slender and flexible.<br/><strong>Love </strong>Deep affection.<br/><strong>Mellifluous </strong>Sweet sounding.<br/><strong>Moiety </strong>One of two equal parts.<br/><strong>Mondegreen </strong>A slip of the ear.<br/><strong>Murmurous </strong>Murmuring.<br/><strong>Nemesis </strong>An unconquerable archenemy.<br/><strong>Offing </strong>The sea between the horizon and the offshore.<br/><strong>Onomatopoeia </strong>A word that sounds like its meaning.<br/><strong>Opulent </strong>Lush, luxuriant.<br/><strong>Palimpsest </strong>A manuscript written over earlier ones.<br/><strong>Panacea </strong>A solution for all problems<br/><strong>Panoply </strong>A complete set.<br/><strong>Pastiche </strong>An art work combining materials from various sources.<br/><strong>Penumbra </strong>A half-shadow.<br/><strong>Petrichor </strong>The smell of earth after rain.<br/><strong>Plethora </strong>A large quantity.<br/><strong>Propinquity </strong>An inclination.<br/><strong>Pyrrhic </strong>Successful with heavy losses.<br/><strong>Quintessential </strong>Most essential.<br/><strong>Ratatouille </strong>A spicy French stew.<br/><strong>Ravel </strong>To knit or unknit.<br/><strong>Redolent </strong>Fragrant.<br/><strong>Riparian </strong>By the bank of a stream.<br/><strong>Ripple </strong>A very small wave.<br/><strong>Scintilla </strong>A spark or very small thing.<br/><strong>Sempiternal </strong>Eternal.<br/><strong>Seraglio </strong>Rich, luxurious oriental palace or harem.<br/><strong>Serendipity </strong>Finding something nice while looking for something else.<br/><strong>Summery </strong>Light, delicate or warm and sunny.<br/><strong>Sumptuous </strong>Lush, luxurious.<br/><strong>Surreptitious </strong>Secretive, sneaky.<br/><strong>Susquehanna </strong>A river in Pennsylvania.<br/><strong>Susurrous </strong>Whispering, hissing.<br/><strong>Talisman </strong>A good luck charm.<br/><strong>Tintinnabulation </strong>Tinkling.<br/><strong>Umbrella </strong>Protection from sun or rain.<br/><strong>Untoward </strong>Unseemly, inappropriate.<br/><strong>Vestigial </strong>In trace amounts.<br/><strong>Wafture </strong>Waving.<br/><strong>Wherewithal </strong>The means.<br/><strong>Woebegone </strong>Sorrowful, downcast.</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span>    </span></p> </blockquote>http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/43912805008http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/43912805008Sun, 24 Feb 2013 14:18:39 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e415c39145d5bbdb40b8782ac9bbac43/tumblr_mihx8wGQgW1qzt73fo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/43531188751http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/43531188751Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:53:20 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/41011f53ba34ea275f90edd6c483b076/tumblr_miazbikb9v1qzt73fo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Look who came to visit…</p>http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/43213101746http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/43213101746Sat, 16 Feb 2013 02:54:54 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/424024dddf154c177958459b5167b7a3/tumblr_mhygszSdg71qc8le9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/43042961153http://reniffer.tumblr.com/post/43042961153Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:29:14 -0500