Mr. Blue Sky I love my life. I have never felt such an overwhelming power of optimism and joy in the 19 years I’ve been alive. Matter of fact, I feel alive. First, I’m considering changing my major. Really, if you look at it, change
Charity Case I’d like people to think of me as a clothing drive. No, this isn’t my usual self-deprecating column but rather me encouraging you all to give me all of your flannels and coats. Mostly, because I find a sense of comfort drowning myself
Work in progress I’ve decided to turn over a new leaf and try to be non-judgmental. This isn’t a delayed New Year’s resolution but rather an awakening I had (last night) in an altercation with my roommate. While I won’t disclose her name, the event
All in a day’s work There’s no clock in my room, and yet I hear the ticking with every breath. My backpack rests on the floor next to a stain that waxes and wanes throughout the day. I sit at my desk in my orange-lit
No Regerts I think I’ve made a grave mistake and, quite frankly, I’m stuck. Kind of like that feeling you get when you’re sick and you feel like you’re dying, and you can’t even help yourself. Hopeless is the word I’m looking for. I have developed
“The L Word” Like many people, I wear flannels for their comfort over their style, (much like people who wear Crocs wear them for their comfort because Crocs are an atrocious form of footwear and give you really bad tan spots). Anyway, it seems that
“The Chaser” If you could buy any kind of love potion what would it be? Perhaps you’ll settle for Amortentia, the most powerful love potion in the (Harry Potter) universe, or perhaps it would be a potion curated from Love-in-Idleness from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s
Death by Diminuendo The first song I learned by simply hearing it being played on the piano was “Fur Elise” by Beethoven. It’s probably one of my greatest accomplishments as a child (not to humble brag or anything), and my parents thought I was some
Dead Men Tell No Tales Why are we so fascinated with life after death? We often see this in movies: People who die and are brought back to life are not the same people we grew together with and once loved. They are cold. Distant.
The Greatest Show on Earth The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is one of the biggest tech shows in the world where thousands of companies and consumers alike go to view the latest technological feats that have the potential to change the way we as humans