“I haven’t talked to my parents in a week,” a friend told me. My only response? “My mom told me to stop calling her three times a day.” Lame. I can’t help it; I call my parents all the time. Usually it’s when I have two minutes to kill and I want to be able to [...]
I’d say that every time I work for the Athletic Department at Ithaca College I get a solid story out of it. No matter if I’m chasing balls for field hockey or selling snacks for wrestling, something happens. This weekend I worked at a golf tournament. I was a “spotter,” and my job entailed finding [...]
Let me introduce you to my friend, Colin, the sloth. He is 10. Maybe a little younger, I haven’t asked. Colin likes the dirt, but we don’t like him to drag it inside. “Colin, were you in the mud?” I asked. He shook his head, no. “Let me see your hands,” They matched his knees: [...]
I remember being 10 and going through phases with my food. I would only drink Sunny D for a while, and then the moment my mom got the bulk bottle I would be over it. I moved on, I explained to my silly mother, onto bigger and better things, like Cup of Noodles. When I [...]
I thought I was so smart when I asked if I could do my book review for a class on movies instead of books. “I’ll read the scripts,” I explained to my teacher, knowing all the while that I would probably only watch the movies. This, like all things not done honestly, backfired. I suddenly [...]
When I see pictures of myself in middle school, I’m amazed that people considered me a human. Clothes hang off my frail body, making me look even younger than I was. My teeth were a situation in and of themselves. I’m convinced that the only uniting characteristics among them were the bright braces plastered across. [...]
Everyone loves a good coincidence. Maybe your day isn’t going too hot, but then you realize that the dining hall has curly fries. And to think, you almost went to Grab-N-Go. Lucky you. Then there are the times that have the potential to be great coincidences, but you thought too much and it is now [...]
