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Ade calls reading things in blogs "learning by way of rumour". Never has this felt truer to me than today, when, from reading Goose's blog, I was able to skim between the lines sufficiently to surmise that Matt has chosen to go to Yale. (Mint Manor exploded with joy, as we often have conversations along the following lines:
"Well, any of the three-- Yale, Brown, or Harvard-- would be okay..."
"Yes, but I'd prefer Yale because it's closest."
"If Vassar is an option that would also be okay because it's about equidistant..."
"Yes, but I do think Yale would be the best."
"Yes, I choose Yale. Do we get a vote?")
thereby perpetuating the comforting, if pathetic, illusion that after the Wunderduo head off to college that we'll still be able to actually see them, pretend we know them, by way of visit and other such contact.

Therefore, I firmly set my foot down upon the notion of Chicago and crush it with my mustard-coloured hi-top-to-be. (Do I get a vote?)

Why are you in Tavie's head? 3:24 PM | shower me with attention