To be completely honest, I felt out of place. I recently attended an etiquette lunch that my college invited me to. I like to think that I know enough about etiquette in formal settings to prevent breaching significant social faux…
How not to impale someone with your umbrella and other useful rainy day tips
Is it just me or has it been raining a lot lately? I’m finding it hard to remember the last day when it was sunny and dry? Fall is here and gone are the days when you could leisurely…
It’s not you, it’s me…
Dearest UpbeaT, This is more difficult than I thought it would be, so I decided to put it in writing. It’s been a great year and we’ve had some good times, but we need to take a break. Summer is…
The tiny plate debacle
“The world was my oyster, but I used the wrong fork.” -Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde and I, we have a lot in common. Let me set the scene: formal dinner, Hart House, Great Hall, white linens, gleaming silver ware, and tiny…
You can talk in class if you give me $30.00
Our learned professor was trying to hold forth about 1.) Parody of novelistic conventions 2.) Demonstration on the limits of language and 3.) The medieval tradition of ‘learned wit’ The two girls beside me were discussing 1.) some…