December 5, 2012
When the time comes for finals week to begin, I go through an entire routine, preparing my life, my house and my mind for the task. This semester, that whole process has been ruined. Most of my finals for my classes do not fall into this delicate window of time we call finals week. No, [...]
In a last-ditch effort for this column to be somewhat culturally relevant, I decided to hop on the bandwagon and write about “Twilight.” Now, I have never read nor seen any of the “Twilight” books or movies, but I thought to myself, “Why not report on something I know nothing about? Cable news does it [...]
Continue reading …Peer critiquing in the college creative writing process is a double-edged sword. On one hand (this is a double-edged metaphor), someone will pick up your whimpering, fledgling little creation that you painstakingly crafted and politely tell you it is total donkey compost. On the other hand (edge), you get to voraciously tear through another student’s [...]
Continue reading …I was on campus today, running a few errands before heading off to work. As I leaned on the counter and watched the secretary make some notes on my forms, a jerk walked into the office. Now, the word “jerk” is one of those descriptors that gets thrown around these days and placed on people [...]
Continue reading …There’s something I really need to admit. Something very embarrassing. I really love bottled water. I know, I know. It’s the worst thing to be into these days, like dog-fighting, or working for Rupert Murdoch, or being a Cowboys fan. But drinking bottled water is one of those nasty habits that I fear I can’t [...]
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