In one of the more poignant scenes in the hit “Knocked Up” (2007), Paul Rudd’s character Pete, after having been caught ditching his wife to hang out with his male buddies, laments, “With work and you and the kids, sometimes I just need some time to myself.” Choking back tears, his wife Debbie replies, “I want time for myself too. You’re not the only one.” Struggling with the distinct sense that his life has turned into one long cycle of monotony, Pete is having a mid-life existential crisis. But why can’t Debbie have one, too?
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Lately I’ve been preoccupied with this whole rest-of-the-world business. One of the more lamentable side effects of being a senior here is that soon I’ll have to graduate and either find a job or a rich wife who’s willing to support me. One of the less lamentable side effects, however, is that I won’t have to live in the Upper Valley anymore. I’m thinking of heading for Southern California — you know, trade in the snow sculpture for a sand sculpture and Sunja’s sushi for some seafood so fresh it can remember the last time it was in the sea.
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To the Editor:
It is hardly news that the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) issued a statement critical of the Trustees’ unilateral abrogation of the 1891 agreement in September (“Conservative Group Backs Alumni Suit,” Feb. 8). In fact, the only purpose the report serves is to give David Spalding another opportunity to insinuate that the Association of Alumni Executive Committee’s action to protect the alumni’s contractual right to parity on the Board has been generated by alien groups.
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