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Landmarks

 Firstly, I am back home! Secondly, by my estimate I have traveled between home and Skidmore roughly 17 times, between touring and then traveling during the semester, and I have come to find consistent landmarks. Although none of them are super exciting I figured I would share with you all.  Signs for UMass Amherst   Charlton Plaza, its a rest stop that has a historic house in the middle of it, which just feels really out of place.  There is a sign on I-90 that shares that you are at the highest point of elevation east of one of the Dakotas, I think, every time I pass it I think I should take a picture but then I don't  A gas station right off the highway (coming back this means you are less than 5 minutes from crossing into MA)  Love's rest stop. It is the first rest stop crossing into NY, I have never stopped there but it has a nice yellow sign. the chaos of ramps where I believe 87 meets 90 If you are traveling home, I hope you make it there safely and i...

My Favorite Conspiracy Theories

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 I am not a big believer in conspiracy theories but there are a couple that get me.  The first one is that " All of  the birds  died in 1986 due to Reagan killing them and replacing them with spies that are now watching us.  The birds work for the bourgeoisie .” It continues to include that the reason for the quarantines in March was because the batteries inside the "birds" were dying and need to be replaced The second is a little more reflective. In 2020 there are two Friday the 13ths, the first one was in March when for want of a better word the chaos. The second is today!  November 13th! The theory says that the world fell apart and just needs a second Friday the 13th to get it back on track. An added layer to this is Hillel is doing PJ shabbat this evening and the last shabbat we were able to do before the pandemic started. I don't think the world will, or frankly should, snap back to pre-pandemic normal but it is interesting to think about....

Halloween follow up

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Halloween Update with Photos Eve of Halloween - Spooky zoom class below is the email we got from our professor and yes people were in costume! - Rocky Horror Screening with Chillmore (not as many photos because it was dark) Halloween Guts for breakfast and an apartment dinner but I didn't take many pictures