Gill Russell is a sophomore at Penn State University, majoring in anthropology. She is originally from Wakefield, Massachusetts, which is outside of Boston. She is an active member of the PSU Club XC team and enjoys running and racing with her friends. Gill loves learning about history and enjoys reading in her free time. She is an avid music listener and enjoys exploring new music and artists. Her favorite color is purple and she loves anything mint flavored, but especially enjoys mint chocolate flavored foods. Gill takes holidays seriously and even celebrates mint chocolate every year on February 19th! You can learn even more about Gill from the beautiful stickers she displays on her laptop!
Interview with Gill Russel:
Gill displays a variety of stickers on the top of her laptop. Photo by Rose Spahn.Why do you put stickers on your laptop?
Because I think they are fun and they’re really colorful and each one means something a little different to me.
What is your favorite sticker?
That’s a tough one, but the most eye catching one I have is the “Sasquatch Field Research Team”. I bought it ironically because I am a scientist because an archaeologist is a scientist but it’s really funny and weird and very me.
What does the satanic star mean?
I am a big Supernatural fan, and that is the star that both the main characters have tattooed on their body to protect themselves from demons. It’s something that most people won’t get unless they watch the show. Yah I’m not a demon worshipper or anything.
What is Ultra Q?
I was really into this band, their name was Mt. Eddie and I loved them and they broke up and I was devastated. But then they got back together with this new name Ultra Q, and I saw them over the summer. I was so hype, I got to talk to the band members and I bought a glow in the dark t-shirt. I thought it was super cool and they only had extra-larges left, but I was like I need this shirt. I took it home and slept in it and wore it and then when I washed it all of the letters and glow in the dark stuff came off. So then I was really sad that I spent $25 on a black XL t-shirt that didn’t fit me. So then I DMed the band on instagram and told them the situation and asked them if they could send me a new t-shirt. Then a couple of months later after their tour they sent me a new t-shirt and some free laptop stickers, so I put one on my laptop.
What are the number and square stickers?
So I applied to a program called Eco Reps at Penn State and we have to take a class before we become one and we talk about the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The professor had a bunch of stickers available, so I grabbed these two because they are the goals that I think are the most important to me. I really believe in Peace, Justice and strong institutions and climate actions.
If you were to get another sticker which sticker would you want?
I would really like “naturey” pictures, kinda like the Eastern Mountain Sports one because I think they are really cool.
Gills stickers give a large amount of insight into what is important to Gill. Pay attention to peoples stickers because you never know what you can learn!
I always like reading this blog because I think it is interesting learning about people’s interests and what they think is worthy of being put on their laptop screen for strangers to see. I think the sticker relating to the band is unique, because of the backstory behind it. It will always hold a memory for your friend, every time she closes her laptop. For mine, all of my stickers are Penn State related, except one, which I picked up when I went to Lake George over the Summer, so like the Ultra Q sticker for Gill, I always have that memory with me.