My university — as with many universities, I’m sure — is holding a walk that is being sponsored by Autism Speaks. I learned of this via a newsletter sent out from my school’s disability services office. The promo blurb rambled about cures and epidemics and puzzle pieces and “combatting” ASDs. It all just really, really [...]
As does any stressed out grad student, I’ve been questioning my decisions. Why am I an English major? How on earth did I come to enjoy rhetoric and composition in the first place? How can I stay up later without abusing caffeine? This past fall, in a composition theory course, we were asked to compose [...]
My jaw dropped when I read this article yesterday morning. Apparently, the guy who directed Hairspray is directing a new musical based on ELO songs. (The article deems ELO as an “iconic eighties band.” Incorrect. ELO’s only top U.S. hits in the 80s were Hold on Tight and the Xanadu soundtrack, which incidentally brought about [...]
There was a point in my life when I wanted to be like my mother. I remember the feeling clearly between the ages of five and ten, but not much beyond double digits. I had my mother’s eyes — chocolate brown, she’d say, as if she could reach out and eat them. I had her [...]
It’s hard to believe that August has begun. In many ways, I think that fall will be a vacation from summer. Lately I’ve been pondering what I’ll be writing my dissertation on. I’m just entering my second year and still have at least three more classes to take, so I do have time to decide. [...]
