I love days (or weeks) where I am a complete waste of space. Take this past day for example. I woke up at six for work, but had to call in because I felt like complete crap. Then I proceed to sleep another six hours. Then it was off to Rite Aid and then Acropolis…
The P-Word
Primitive shouldn’t be a naughty word Today in my International Human Rights class, my friend used the word “primitive” …And then all hell broke lose. Why the oversensitivity? The anthological definition of the word “primitive” is simply “Of or relating to a nonindustrial, often tribal culture, especially one that is characterized by a low level…
Thousands of Pages for Three Sentences
Sounds exciting… Is it just me or has the whole text book “requirement”/actual requirement ratio gotten ridiculous lately? Not sure of what I mean? I’m talking about when a professor lists five 300-page books as a requirement, but doesn’t use more than a few sentences of each for tests, and has you read a separate…
New Pope
SU faculty, staff, and students waiting to see who the pope will be The first thing I heard around me today when the pope was announced today (besides my German friend cheering) was talk about “the conservative guy” being elected. This has led me to publish the following rant: The Catholic Church had to elect…
Four Months into One Paragraph
Not much has happened since last November… Or, I’m just lazy to write that much… Over Christmas Break I just worked 40 hours a week at Target and mostly stayed in Syracuse. I took one week off from Christmas to New Year’s to spend with my family down in Vestal. Over Spring Break I flew…
Blog Back
First Poetry Attempt in a Long Time
Green Day, Forbidden Fruit, Spew-and-Run
Two Fridays ago, Gerry and I drove to Rochester to see Green Day. It was great. Gerry had already sprained his arm the night before punching some kid, and then at the concert he lost a shoe and had his toes crushed! But it’s all worth it for Green Day. My already-cracked watch band ripped…
Sore Feet, Fat Wallet, and a Midterm
This past week was my first full week of working at Target. It went pretty well. The only complaint I have was that my feet hurt like crazy after every day, especially the last two. Luckily the pain went away quickly everytime. I can put up with sore feet to make money anyway. With the…