The mantra of the NCAA tournament is “survive and advance.” It occurs to me that this is a bit of a strange mantra. The notion is that, in light of the fact that it’s a once-and-done tournament, a win-and-move-on or lose-and-go-home, any loss no matter how noble is useless and any win no matter...
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Posts Tagged ‘ college ’
Survival Skills
Slowly, I’ll Learn
In 2009, I would like to review each book that I read. Whether my personal reaction to a book is a review is up for debate. (Last year, I tried one or two book reviews. But, I guess, each review focused on me as opposed to the book. Maybe that’s how I write book...
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Forward: Open Letter from a Distressed Bookseller
Column: Open Letter from a Distressed Bookseller Owner of Shaman Drum: “This is our darkest hour” BY KARL POHRTFEBRUARY 17, 2009 Karl Pohrt, owner of Shaman Drum Bookshop. This fall and winter Shaman Drum Bookshop went into a steep financial decline. Textbook sales declined $510K from last year. We managed to cut our payroll...
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Greek Mythology
I know it hasn’t been a week since my last rant (ok, folks, it’s been a whole day), but seeing as I am new here, I do have quite a bit to rant about, and this is a topic that has been on my mind for quite some time. In nearly every classic college...
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Being Illiterate is Underrated.
… I, Lonnie, purveyor of all things pop-ee and smutty, am calling for an unlearning of written language as means of communication. I want mass book burnings. I want the internet to consist of pictures and 2-d flash games. I want no one to appreciate this sentence: Though she lapped at my stinky balls...
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oh woe is me
does anyone know anything about film? does anyone want to edit my comm arts paper? yes. i’m still in college and still have grades. at least i wont be old and gray any time soon. just kidding. help!!!
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shut up and let me vent
i’m actually in the worst mood ever. i thought i’d write a post so you can all understand how incredibly horrible my day has been. (shit, it’s only 2:30). anyways, it started out like any normal day – wake up, put my contacts in, do a little dance to a little diddy on the...
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