Monday, May 12, 2008
Order!
Today’s entry title is from “Sunday in the Park with George”.
This past weekend was extremely busy, so much so that relaxing, which has become an integral part of the whole “weekend” concept, was out of the question. On Friday Hartwick had their first Showcase of Scholars, or Scholarship Showcase, or whatever one wishes to call it. It was an all-day affiar, classes were cancelled, and the best-attended session was obviously the one with the free food. If I’ve learned one thing in college, it’s this: if you feed them, they will come!
Saturday was the Senior Banquet, which turned out nicely. Perhaps even more of a perk is that the event is finally done, and I need do no more work to make sure that we’ve got everything. All of ‘Wick S.A.A. has really done a great job in churning out some memorable events this spring! With a lot of our spring events out of the way, all we’ve got to do is hand out Study Buddies, those packages of candy, crackers, chips, and other snacks. If your parents got you a Study Buddy, be sure to look out for us by the Commons so you can pick it up!
I also saw Iron Man again. I really enjoyed the movie, maybe because Iron Man is, as far as I know, the only superhero that has a heart-helping device, just like me! The movie once again demonstrates that good comic book movies are easy for the non-readers to comprehend, and also provide extra layers that only readers will understand. The challenge is to adequately appeal to both audiences.
I beg your indulgences, my friends, for I have been so busy that I haven’t gotten out into the community to pick a Place of the Week. Once all this craziness is over, I will regale you with tales of my summer adventures.
Later days,
Nico
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Il Mundo Era Vuoto
Tonight’s entry title is from the operatic “The Light in the Piazza”.
In case I haven’t said it enough, everything is quickly going insane. In an attempt to complete two assignments with one stone, I’ve begun to force some of my classes together when doing papers. Have you ever taken two blocks of Play-Doh and smooshed them together? That’s kind of like what I’ve been doing. For example, I used the concept of an underclass from my Education course to describe conditions in newly-independent Nigeria in a paper for my history of Africa course. In another example, I looked at the similarities between critical pedagogy and Spike Lee’s film Do The Right Thing, blending my Education class with my Cinema class. Desperation has made me throw all of my subjects into one big academic blender, and I’ve hit the puree button.
While I’m on the subject of academia, I should probably mention Hartwick’s first ever scholarship day on May 9th! All classes are cancelled for that day in an attempt to get students to go see presentations of papers from some of our best and brightest. I’ll be there, introducing papers and making sure people stick to the time constraints. That should also be approximately the time when Hartwick’s first annual academic journal comes out, meaning that I’ll soon be a published essayist!
This week’s Place of the Week is Wilber Park! I’ve been riding my bike a lot more lately, and there’s nothing I like more than riding down the hill from the upper part of the park to the lower, allowing myself to coast the entire length of the baseball field, intermittently interrupting baseball games.
Well, until next time friends!
Later days,
Nico
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Wouldn’t You Like To Be On Broadway?
Today’s entry title is from “LoveMusik”.
The weekend is shaping up to be one of the busiest! On Saturday I’ll be working in a variety of positions from noon to six PM, and then the OH Fest concert kicks off with Black Violin, Almost Queen, and Head Automatica. Prior experience tells me that it won’t get over ‘till around eleven PM.
On Sunday, I’ll be walking in the March of Dimes for the second year in a row. If anyone wants to sponsor me, that’s great! Leave me a comment or contact me in person or via email. We begin and end in Neawah Park, although I’m certain I didn’t spell that right.
Yes, all that and homework! So remember, come to OH Fest and sponsor me for the walk, and I’ll see you all on Monday!
Later days,
Nico
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