I just realized… this is my 10th year in college. (Sigh)
Most people would’ve obtained their Ph.D. and then some after a decade at a university, but I guess you could say that I took the road less traveled. Well, that’s really not accurate; I took a lot of detours on the way and had a […]
I can’t post my research paper on Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried.” It’s a decent piece, I suppose, but for a piece that was supposed to have had more time and effort dedicated to it, it’s not something I can be proud of. I could’ve done better, but the paper just dragged. I get […]
I had a moment of pride swell up. I like to think of myself as a writer, but in reality, I haven’t written much at all since… well, for a good few years now. I think I peaked when I took my last English Lit class… it covered from Beowulf and Chaucer to Swift and […]
In the recent few days, I’ve been very vocal about my adoration for the incredible athletic phenom, Michael Phelps. For those who have lived under a rock in the last two weeks or so, he is what is referred to as “the most winningest Olympian athlete” of all time. He’s a U.S. swimmer who has […]
I am a Phelps Phan.
Just got through watching the gut-wrenching 200 m swim in the Beijing Olympics, where Michael Phelps won his 9th Gold Medal, 3rd in this Olympics… 3 for 3.
His mom was sitting in the stands… she looked like she was about to burst a brain aneurysm! His body is just so efficient… […]
Ibuprofen: “The smallest effective dose should be used.”
I am utilizing my on-line class time to blog. As if discussing contemporary literature (aforementioned short stories) ad nauseum wasn’t enough, the class crawls across time at the slowest pace ever, dragging every minute out. I get by paying about a quarter of my attention… usually I use […]