Whether you have sensory issues, a soft spot for psychedelics, or are just a texture enthusiast, Columbia has plenty of opportunities to appreciate the unique composition of different objects. Here are some favorites.

  • Sparkly stone on the Barnard gate pillars
  • The paint over crown molding in Butler
  • The smooth grainy metal 13 on the balcony in 310 Butler
  • Whatever’s going on with the tooth statue, I fuck with it
  • The weird little insulation mats in the Mudd elevators, I don’t know why it’s there, but I like it
  • The faculty house flan: always hits, but I’m a sucker for a good custard
  • The green chairs in Milstein, of course.
  • The grooves on the pumpkin rotting in my dorm
  • The gourd rotting in my dorm
  • The fabric on the reusable Morton Williams bags
  • The soap in the Dodge locker room bathrooms
  • Ferris’s chickpea curry
  • The Ferris hot chocolate
  • The tables on the ground floor of Avery
  • The little symbols on the side of the sundial
  • The hardwood in the Maison Française
  • The track in Dodge
  • The grass on Philosophy lawn
  • The Hewitt cantaloupe
  • The Hewitt Mac and cheese
  • The fabric on the seats of Barnard Hall 304
  • Prof. Camilla Sturm’s earrings every single day
  • The crumpled-up page of Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer in my backpack

Sandstone texture via Flickr