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Thanksgiving at Cloyne – 2014

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Decor by Sophie
Decor by Sophie

Many Clones left this week to spend Thanksgiving with their friends and family, and the air in the house the last few days has been one of anticipation. Freedom from tests, lectures, quizzes, essays, disussion groups, annoying roommates, and (for a lucky few) workshift.

There were homemade decorations (super adorable, thanks Sophie!)

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We had a lot of laughs

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We know what you’re thinking, but we promise it’s sparkling apple cider.

A lot of food

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Some super cute photo ops

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And some great surprises.

Is... is that baked brie?!
Is… is that baked brie?!

But really, we know that the we miss our housemates!

So quiet. So empty.
So quiet. So empty.
Hello? Anybody home?
Hello? Anybody home?
No one's coming through the door anymore.
No one’s coming through the door anymore.

So have a great Thanksgiving, and come home safe!

Moo Cow misses you!
Moo Cow misses you!

You’re Invited to Join CLIT Today!

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We’re excited to announce Cloyne Literature (CLIT). CLIT is a member led book club that’s all about discussion and encouragement. We’ll select a work or works to read during each break (Spring, Summer, Winter), and enjoy a space where we can have simple discussions or in-depth analysis, or nothing at all. We’re in our early stages, but we’re excited to get feedback from current and incoming members about what they’d like to see in this space.

Our inaugural book is Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude. It’s about 420 pages of awesomeness (we’re told) and we want to get through it over winter break and have check ins and discussions online. Basically, we’re going to start on December 20th and read about 25 pages a day.

To give you a little background on the book, here’s a Wikipedia link and a link to SparkNotes. Full disclosure, this book was originally written in Spanish and later translated to English. Folks have told me that if you know Spanish, it is worth it to read the novel in the original language. If you don’t, there will be folks in the group who will read the English version.
You can buy the English version on Amazon for about $3.00 used.
The Spanish version will run you about $5.00 used.
If you’d like to join CLIT, sign up on the google doc so we know to keep in touch! We’re also thinking about something short to read together during spring break, and we’re planning on doing an Infinite Summer (where a bunch of people get together and try to plod through David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest) next year.
Sincerely,
CLIT