Posts made in September, 2008
How to be cool: Lesson 2
I have always prided myself on being a musically open person. I’ve got a pretty wide variety of artists on my MP3 player, spanning multiple genres with classic Ella Fitzgerald, guilty pleasure Christina Aguilera, thrashing and screaming System of a Down, the mandolin-driven Ditty Bops, the afrocentric Tribe Called Quest, jazz flutist Dave Valentin, rambling Phish, and so on. I’ll try...
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About two weeks ago I lost a dear friend of mine. I’d only known her a year, but I had many good memories with her. She took me to places near and far, and always came home with me after I was done. Julie died in my driveway, never to start again. My cute little ’96 Plymouth Neon had only been mine for a year and she died. When I tell people this, I am often asked what was wrong with...
Read MoreHow to be cool: an introduction
Although I have seldom been the type to bow to societal pressures in order to gain acceptance from my peers, I have at times felt that if I had a particular interest or skill I would feel “cooler”. When I was in second grade, I purchased many vending machine rings which turned my fingers green because it was the fad. In third grade I spent my allowance on Beanie Babies and brought...
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I'm cool and I write things that are awesome! and i like to use the word awesome!