Shawn go to basement. Shawn have many papers to write. Shawn not get enough sleep. Shawn beat head against wall. Shawn may have brain damage. (No sleep and head-wall-beating make brain damage worse.) Shawn going to crash and burn. Shawn also like pie. Shawn go write paper some more. Toodles.
I have self-restraint?
I’m very impressed with myself. Last week was full of final exams—one on Monday, a take-home that I picked up and turned in 24 hours later, another exam on Thursday and a final paper for a writing class due Friday. And during that entire time, I didn’t write anything in here. Believe me, I wanted to. I could hear a little voice in the back of my head screaming, “Please, God, anything but this!!” Continue reading “I have self-restraint?”
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Democracy In Action
For those of you who have checked out the link to The Opinion listed below, you probably noticed that starting last year, the newspaper had a steady stream of issues coming out almost every month as opposed to every season. This year, however, the school had a budget crisis that could have shut down the printed version of the paper altogether. Thankfully, the money we needed was provided due to democracy in action. Meaning I haven’t the slightest idea what happened. Continue reading “Democracy In Action”
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And For The Record, The Time Sucks Ass
I’m sitting here behind a table, waiting for someone to walk by so I can sucker him or her into buying baked goods for charity. I’m sitting here… and no one’s around. I’m fairly certain the clock is ticking, but it sure doesn’t feel like it. Continue reading “And For The Record, The Time Sucks Ass”
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Making a Difference
There are times when I wonder whether my existence matters and how well the world would go on without me. There have been so many writers, scientists, philosophers, inventors, global leaders—people who have had a huge effect on the world around them, people who have changed the face of everything as we know it. Then I think about myself and how small I seem in the shadow of their monumental deeds. Continue reading “Making a Difference”
