Going out with a bang
May. 2nd, 2007 12:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jedusorYesterday, I spent the entire afternoon and evening working on an editorial about HB 213, a ridiculous bill about "intellectual diversity" that does not bode well for college professors and academic freedom. Sharai was sitting next to me, writing her editorial about Virginia Tech and the Target shooting and how America loves to lap up violence. One of the examples she used was a halter top with a picture of Charles Manson printed on it.
She finished her editorial first. I didn't get mine done until about 7:30 PM. Before I left, I proofread hers and, on a whim, added the headline, "They're Dead. They're All Dead. Wanna Buy A Halter Top?" I figured it was too crass and Craig would probably change it, but eh, why not leave it for now?
Today, Craig told me that it's one of the best headlines he's ever seen. Man, that made me feel good.
Incidentally, Craig and I agree that this is going to be the best issue we've had since the spring of 2006. I'm especially glad about this issue being a good one because it'll be my last. It'll be available here on Friday.
EDIT: Also, I'm getting an award for "excellence in journalism" and another for my participation in the Student Ambassadors at honors convocation. It's tomorrow, Thursday, at 6pm in the gym at Penn Valley. If anybody wants to come, there'll be free food. You need to let me know, though, so I can get you an invitation.
She finished her editorial first. I didn't get mine done until about 7:30 PM. Before I left, I proofread hers and, on a whim, added the headline, "They're Dead. They're All Dead. Wanna Buy A Halter Top?" I figured it was too crass and Craig would probably change it, but eh, why not leave it for now?
Today, Craig told me that it's one of the best headlines he's ever seen. Man, that made me feel good.
Incidentally, Craig and I agree that this is going to be the best issue we've had since the spring of 2006. I'm especially glad about this issue being a good one because it'll be my last. It'll be available here on Friday.
EDIT: Also, I'm getting an award for "excellence in journalism" and another for my participation in the Student Ambassadors at honors convocation. It's tomorrow, Thursday, at 6pm in the gym at Penn Valley. If anybody wants to come, there'll be free food. You need to let me know, though, so I can get you an invitation.
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Date: 2007-05-03 11:40 am (UTC)BTW, I don't know any details or anything, but I do remember you posting about there being some tension between you & Sharai, and that it was causing you a good deal of distress. I hope the fact that you're proof-reading her work suggests a warming between you, and if so, I'm glad. For both of you, because I know if I were Sharai, I'd want you as a friend. Heck, I'm not Shari, and I want you for a friend.
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Date: 2007-05-03 01:41 pm (UTC)Yeah, Sharai spent a few weeks not talking to me, then randomly started acting normal again. Things aren't entirely as they were before, but they're a hell of a lot better. I'd be proofreading her work whether or not she was talking to me, though- that's one of my jobs on the paper.