Top Ten of 2002
December 30, 2002

My boyfriend’s apartment is rather unaccommodating, but it has always charmed me: seven guitars and no table to eat at, two armchairs used as coat racks, one gorgeous and cramped red velvet couch in the corner. When I want to... more

Once Again, Wishing You a Very, Very
December 24, 2002

"I just don't want to sit around eating frozen lasagna again this year, you know? -- overheard at the library Ask for little, and you shall receive. Merrymas Happykah. Achoo. Achoo. And you and you and you.... more

Five Fun Games for the Holidays
December 19, 2002

1. Blind Contour Drawing is the next big thing. Do you ever read glossy publications that talk about the next big thing? They are talking about Blind Contour Drawing. Blind Contour Drawing is a smash because it's so simple. All... more

The Horror, The Horror: Applying to Grad School
December 17, 2002

Applying to grad school is making me Crazy. "I'm not going to get in," I keep saying, because Not Getting In is this hideous, highly probable fate for which I must be braced. But if I'm Not Going to Get... more

Scrabble Babble
December 12, 2002

Stefan Fatsis is the only sports commentator I have ever liked. He appears every Friday on NPR’s All Things Considered to talk about “Sports and the Business of Sports” and he is so charming and well-informed that I could listen... more

Things We Would Write About if We Had Time
December 10, 2002

Red pants: the new black Target: the new red pants The GRE: Biased against Finns? Quantitative Section: Totally hard? Writing Deadlines: Hard to Meet Because I: Procrastinate Bad Habits: Hard to Break My Back: Breaking The State I'm in: Texas... more

Search Our Site!
December 08, 2002

Here at Sarahhepola.com, we’re not big on bells and whistles. It’s part of our charm, and don’t think our fans don’t appreciate that. “Do you, like, have something against graphics?” asks one curious user. “How come you’ve used the same... more

3+2=Wait, I Know This One
December 06, 2002

Two days ago I took a practice GRE test. On verbal, I got a 93 percentile, which is not bad. On math, I got a 4. "Four percentile?" my boyfriend said. "How did you get a four percentile?" I don't... more

USA Today. Tomorrow THE WORLD!
December 05, 2002

Strange but true. A story I wrote on Ilan Mitchell-Smith for The Morning News has been selected as a Hip Click by USA Today online. In related news, the strangest correction of my career ran in this week's Chronicle.... more

Board Games Are Cool
December 04, 2002

Back in college, I thought board games were for a certain person. You know, the type who drinks wine coolers and wears holiday-appropriate clothing and does dumb things, like playing board games. Sure, I'd drop anything to piledrive someone at... more

Board Games: An Introduction
December 03, 2002

My friend Aaron wrote me recently about the board game Scrabble. I've been thinking about board games too and so I thought his email would make a nice introduction: "May I say, may I say that Scrabble is the best... more