Intelligibility

So when you are going to a lecture about how Americans need to represent themselves as less Christian, maybe it's not a good idea to bring your reindeer mug. You feel a little obvious, somehow. Of course, to you the reindeer mug is far from a symbol of Christianity--it's just goofy. But how can you predict how the symbolism will be "read" by someone with a different colonial history or non-whimsical parents? Obviously, the only way to avoid being an imperialist is to go back to bed.

In other news, I reread my personal statement only to find that it is practically unintelligible. Uh-oh. I'm trying to rewrite it for the school I'm already at and concluding that the whole thing is NO FUN. NO FUN AT ALL.