So You Want to Buy a Comic You’ve done it. You’ve reached the tier of nerddom that requires you to be really, really into superheroes. Instead of becoming self-aware and trying to get to the bottom of just why you are so thrilled with any and all little boy crime-fighters and the psychological implications of such, […]
How to Survive Post-Undergrad after Majoring in the Arts You are sitting on a park bench. While you are wearing neither a jumpsuit nor catching the eye of any monotone passer-by, you are indeed in a park, and you are indeed sitting on a bench. Your head is in your hands, your face turned downwards. […]
The Worst Decision Ever It’s eight p.m. on a Saturday and you have just bought and downloaded a copy of Minecraft for your computer. You have resisted its blocky siren call for just long enough, you think, and you are ready to play this game until it seriously cannot physically be played any more. Your hand rests, quivering, […]
So You Just Drank Too Much Coffee Your heart beats rapidly against your chest, your breath comes quick and shallow. You can’t stop shaking and your mind is a chaotic mess of madness. No, you are not going to die. Probably. If you do think you are going to die, please consult my previous guide* […]
The Pit of the Beast It’s two o’clock and you smell delicious, delicious French fries. The scent wafts over the faint breeze oozing through the poorly sealed windows, curling in your nostrils and making your stomach growl in desire. Like Pavlov’s dog, you start to salivate uncontrollably. You really, really want those mystery fries. Too […]
The Purple Python of Pathos A couple of months ago, I suddenly acquired knitting as a hobby. It wasn’t intentional, of course–it never is with my hobbies–but rather born of necessity: it was essential that I make a scarf. Why? Because I am a terrible, terrible masochist and I aim for some level of accuracy in […]
So You’re Going to Fight a Bear Have you ever been alone in the woods? Yes, of course you have. You are a strong, competent reader, capable of individual thought and crucial tent tactics. Do you catch and kill your own meals? Does the scent of charred salmon flesh bring a manly tear to your […]
How to Survive a Deadline With midterms and projects looming on the not-so-distant horizon, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the sheer volume of stuff you have to do. I often have such problems of stuff-ness, and have consequently been forced to develop a patented system of steps with which I can deal with it […]
How to Avoid the Plague like the Plague Fall means flu. In fact, fall means a lot of things. It means colourful leaves and pumpkins and hot apple cider. It also means mildew and damp cold and violent expulsions of phlegm. All is not lost, however, because here are five sure-fire tactics in avoiding the […]
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