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LATEST ARTICLES ( 80 )

• In Honor of Tolkien Reading Day (By Someone Who’s Never Read Tolkien)

  So, uh, yeah. I’ve never read any of the Lord of the Rings series, I’ll admit that. Haven’t read anything by J.R.R. Tolkien. Neither proud nor ashamed of it. Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Falling Off the Face of the Earth

  Dear Whomever Stumbles Across This,For the next week, this stressed out student is taking something of an educational vacation.Because of that, I won’t be able... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Call: What to Do When You Get Caught by a Mentally Unstable Dude

  

  This isn’t so much a movie review as it is a hypothetical thought pot. In any case, spoilers may abound. Just a head’s up.I just recently saw the movie The... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Adventures of the Five Page Paper (or Damn It, I’ve Lost the Thesis)

  

  All right, five pages. Five pages due tonight. That’s not bad. That’s freshman high school English stuff. Easy peazy, lemon squeezy. Last paper for this ethics... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• How Not To Party On St. Paddy’s Day

  A non-guide to partying on St. Patrick’s Day for the young adult. Get alcohol. Lots and lots of alcohol. Get more alcohol. Buy St. Patrick’s Day decorations fro... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Versatilely Inspiring? Inspiringly Versatile? Uh, Adverb-Adjectives Galore.

  

  Huh. Versatile and inspiring are rather ugly as adverbs.But that’s not a reflection of the beautiful bloggers, Rebecca Fraser-Thill and olivethepeople for... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Give Me a Piece of That Irrational Pi

  

  3.1415926… Sadly, that’s all the digits I can remember right off the top of my head.Calling pi “irrational” is rather redundant, as is very clearly shown when... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Cold Vs The Coldness: All Nouns Are Not Equal

  Leaning my temple against the moist, smudgy window of the bus, I thought “My, how I like the coldness.” (Why yes, I do use the softly exclaiming “my” when... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• In Which the Student Commits Somnicide

  Writing a eulogy can be fun. Especially when no one actually died. In honor of dead week, here is a eulogy/goodbye letter to our oft sacrificed friend Sleep.My... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 15 Things I Learned From Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life

  When life gets you down, watch Monty Python. Seriously, no one is above watching four hours of Monty Python clips on YouTube.The other... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dammit, It’s March

  

  February’s a mofo, coming up short year after year before making off with your precious time – without even the courtesy of warning you that March is coming. Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ain’t No Longfellow

  Was watching a show on jellyfish. Damn, they’re beautiful. So here’s a poem not about jellyfish.JellyfishingWhat are the words? Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• First World Problems Are Not Real Problems (Hold on a Sec)

  

  Before you scroll away, take note: this is not about the self-righteousness of the privileged and the armchair activists. This is not a shame piece on those... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fill Thy Vat of Knowledge!

  

  What do you do when it’s 11 PM on a Thursday evening, you don’t have class tomorrow, and you currently can’t sleep? Why, take to the interwebs, of course! And b... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• How Not To Fall Asleep During Physics

  

  Physics is great. Dropping your phone, crazy hair getting static-y, meteorites plummeting into Mahther Russia – everything is physics. Not to mention –... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 DIARIES, SCHOOLING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Catapulting Plates At A Wall (Relax, It’s Doctor’s Orders)

  

  Fantasies make the world go ’round. And they keep me from murdering everyone.I have a recurring fantasy where I’m in a pristine room with walls and floor of a... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Liebster Award: A Foreign Language, So It Must Be Important

  

  Foreign words – AKA “non-English words” for us ‘Mericans – automatically make a subject more prominent and formidable-sounding.“When I suffer from ennui and hav... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Be My Valentine – Or Not. Whatevs.

  

  Haters gonna’ hate. As the date February 14th – otherwise known as Valentine’s Day – approaches, you start hearing comments like these:“Single and proud of it.... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Midterm Stress Relief Week: Some Like It Lazy

  To cap off Midterm Stress Relief Week, I felt it appropriate to end it with a bang.I’m kidding. I’m phoning it in. Before going to bed, I watched my favorite... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Midterm Stress Relief: Girly Magazines Are Girly (and Evil)

  

  This is what it’s come down to. Four days into my pathetic little Midterm Stress Relief Week and I have stooped down to the level of my squealy adolescent... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION