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21st Century 21-Year Old or: How I Learned to Embrace $7.75 Beers
“I find I’m so excited, I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it’s the excitement only a free man can feel, a free man at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain.” – Red, “The Shawshank Redemption” (The following diary takes creative license in formulating [...]
English Teacher Kryptonite: The Latent Homosexuality Thesis
My freshman year of college a gay friend highlighted for me the single most effective way to get an A on ANY English paper. His secret was, ARGUE LATENT HOMOSEXUALITY. He tossed me a link to some resources on Queer Theory, and I was on my way to a much higher GPA.
I tried it out, and as expected I got an A.
From that point on literally every paper I wrote was geared towards proving that the author was a latent homosexual. This works for a flotilla of reasons.
Gen Y Job Search Strategy: LinkedIn Premium – Cover Letter + Carpet Bombing
It’s hard out there for recent college graduates looking for jobs. In fact, I can say confidently that you probably won’t find a “real” job for a while. It’s an employers’ market and they have pick of the litter when it comes to applicants.
What it all comes down too is this… You have 30 other people applying for the same position you are, and if one of theme has a better resume than you they are going to get the job. Hands down.
7 Legal Ways to Listen to Your Music, Your Way
In my house, there are only two rules about music: no matter what you are listening to, you have to be listening to it loud, and you have to be listening to it through good speakers. With these rules in mind, and a fabulous Bose iPhone dock that I got for Christmas, I’ve set out to find the best ways to listen to music on my computer and iPhone. I checked out seven different programs, with the goal of finding the best listening experience possible. Here are the results.
Take Control of Your Online Social Life
College is when we make some of the most important connections in our lives–and also when we make some of our dumbest mistakes. Thanks to the internet, and sites like facebook, these moments are now immortalized for the world (and your future employers) to see. Control Who Can See Your Profile: Many sites (Facebook, [...]
Bon Voyage: Taking Advantage of Life Abroad
[This is Part Two of our Study Abroad Series. Check out Part 1 for tips on choosing a program and preparing to leave] Congratulations! You’ve figured out what country you want to go to, applied to the program, and gotten accepted. Now all that’s left for you to do is…figure out how to live in [...]
