These are some essays I've churned out. I think they're pretty amusing.
Essays from my college applications
I just reread these and realized that they're pretty much all horribly self–promoting. Oh well, they're college application essays. I think they might still hold some value, even if it's only a reminder to try to stay away from them. I thought the MIT paragraph about running was pretty good.
transportation, order of the arrow, and family values
[disclaimer : despite the title of this piece, i really only wanted to say something that suddenly popped into my head when i was stretching after a run the other day. there's not too much here.]