Hold on to your paper, ladies and gentlemen! The wind is a-blustrin’ atop St. Peter! Alas! This is not a dialogue on the difference between Windows and Apple technology … Though ironically, I debated on writing about the Pink Lady vs. Braeburn type of Apple verses writing about those glass things in the middle of our buildings. As someone who seeks to soak up every … Continue reading Four years of college; looking through a different window

We had to write a poem for class this week. It didn’t have to rhyme, fortunately, ‘cause then it would’ve been impossible. But then I’ve got a lot to do besides. Five hundred words to write by Friday night. I can’t just stay at home and loaf around. This class will kick my butt if I slack off. But stress is just a way to … Continue reading Iambic insanity

I can barely reach the top shelf of my closet. There’s the bar where I can hang clothes up (mostly cardigans—my favorite), and I can reach that. But above the bar there’s the shelf. Perhaps the closet designers for Southwest Hall figured most people would be able to reach it. I’d like to think that I am “most people,”and I’d like to think I am … Continue reading Bodies can be pretty cool, too

Civil discourse is a term that’s been thrown around in Student Senate and the greater community quite a bit lately, and the overwhelming conclusion I have heard from people is that Gustavus’s concept of civil discourse is skewed to the extreme, and, quite frankly, sucks worse than Childress’s ability to challenge a play. To offer insight, civil discourse in the vaguest terms is a conversation … Continue reading Disheartened by “civil discourse”

I LOVE Halloween. This coming weekend is one of my favorites of the year, second only to, perhaps, Christmas. Clearly, I don’t make these decisions based on the weather (where did those 60s go?) but rather on some experience that comes with the holidays themselves. I’m not badmouthing Christmas. In all honesty, I love December more than any other month, and it even comes with … Continue reading Halloween: Christmas for partygoers?