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Rebecca and Gary
English 44A
Creative Writing
Prof Miller
In-class Assignment for Wednesday
Today we will experiment with a new form called the tandem story. The process is simple. Each person will pair off with the person sitting to his or her immediate right. One of you will then [...]
Monthly Archive for May, 2006
Bread is Dangerous
Posted in Personal on May 16th, 2006
Research on bread indicates that:
1. More than 98 percent of convicted felons are bread users.
2. Fully HALF of all children who grow up in bread-consuming households score below average on standardized tests.
3. In the 18th century, when virtually all bread was baked in the home, the average life expectancy was less than 50 years; infant [...]
The Battle
Posted in Personal on May 6th, 2006
I have engaged in an epic battle of wills, and emerged victorious. My opponent was one government vending machine, and my spoils of war a book of stamps.
First of all, let me just say that if you’re thinking about going to buy stamps at the post office on Durant just west of the Asian Ghetto, [...]
Fearless Prediction
Posted in Personal on May 1st, 2006
Before the end of the year, Syd Barrett will recover from what is in fact not mental illness, but an extraordinarily lengthy multi-drug trip. He will release a new album, which will be received poorly. Critics will lambast it as unoriginal, citing the fact that it is in fact an exact duplicate of the 1983 [...]