Category Archives: Academics

Brief news update: Reading Week

I have two papers due Monday. I have an exam Monday. And I have another paper due Wednesday. I have yet to start any of these papers. This is not good. I think I was stung by something, on the back of my calf. Also, I am scared that the birthmark on my left forearm [...]

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The last paper I’ll write for… at least a week!

It’s 3:13 AM and I’ve got one single-spaced page done for my RELI286 paper, due at noon. This is the last of the three papers that were due Friday, Sunday, and now today. That means that I won’t have to think of another paper for at least a week! w00t. I’ve discovered that Peppermint Schnapps [...]

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Six days of hell

Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday. Tonight will be an all-nighter. And I’m canceling the few fun plans I had this weekend—or at least drastically scaling them back. And after tonight (if I survive), I still have yet to write two more papers. This is, without a doubt, the most densely stressful period at school [...]

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Bleakness: the next five days

I can’t stop listening to “Tessellate” by Tokyo Police Club. I purchased the song about 24 hours ago, and I’ve already listened to it 35 times. Delightful. What’s less delightful is my schedule for the next five days.

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A (very) abridged look into some recent troubles

I’ve got quite a bit on my mind. The problem is not that I haven’t had time to write it all down, but rather that, first, I haven’t had the ability to sit down and put my thoughts into words, and second, that I haven’t been managing my time in anything like an efficient manner.

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A pretty spiffy day, so far

Mm, first day of classes after Spring Break. Woke up at 10 o’clock, showered, headed off to ECON256, and got my paper back: a B+. Not bad, but not what I was looking for. I need all A’s this semester in order to preserve my GPA. Anyway, I stuffed that paper in my bag and [...]

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Some post-Spring Break notes

Looking at the long-outdated websites of old bands that I love makes me sad. Take, for example, the website of Something Corporate. The artwork reflective of their 2003 release North, the headline story about a 2002 show at Tower Records. The pre-Web 2.0 cluttered design (actually a bit refreshing), the falling leaves in the Flash [...]

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Paper finished… now what to do?

Well, I suppose I could go to sleep for four hours. It’s 5:13, after all. But it’s pouring rain outside, and there’s a huge squall line of thunderstorms heading right for us: winds in excess of 60 mph are expected within the hour, according to the National Weather Service. Apparently there is a Flood Watch [...]

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2:00 AM and two pages written (of six)

Why have I never previously discovered the benefits of listening to angry metal while writing a paper? My renewed interest in some old favorites, NIN and Korn, is making for a very passionate paper-writing experience. Plus, I discovered that NIN’s “Head Like a Hole” is really all about Taylorism and the struggle between workers and [...]

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Good music, good grade, good nap: good day!

As I earlier mentioned, I finished my RELI286 paper very early this morning. I think it came out pretty well! I emailed it to my professor at 4:28 AM, a respectable 7.5 hours before it was due: a very un-Justin-like behavior, to be sure. Then I slept for five hours. Woke up at 10 o’clock, [...]

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