Entries from September 2008

September 30, 2008

8.29.08 Featured blogs of the day

If I had a quarter for every time snow ruined my night of fire juggling… [We Don't Eat Lint Here]
A look back at the Library Journal of the 80’s shows how much the Internet has changed how we do books. [Jess and Josh Talk About Stuff]
Speaking of the more tactile media: A journey into the [...]

September 28, 2008

9.28.08 Featured blogs of the weekend

Ain’t no party like an engineer party cuz an engineer party don’t stop. [Coffee_girl]
An argument against academic transparency… and volunteering in class. [Home of a future Starving Artist]
The Dark Knight* of the weekend: The loss of Paul Newman, aka Butch Cassidy aka Cool Hand Luke aka The salad dressing guy .

Jess and Josh Talk About [...]

September 24, 2008

9.24.08 Featured blogs of the day

Everyone has their hippie limit. [Radio Radio Radio Radio Radio Radio...]
A professor clearly in the pocket of Big Pen and Paper cruelly tears his students’ hands off their keyboards for an exam. [Relatively Journalizing]
With talk of ditching the SATs, Cal reinvisions the admissions process sans BS. [Study Hacks]
And now, for something completely different… [In Blog [...]

September 24, 2008

9.23.08 Featured blogs of the day

A SB must-read: “A letter to the man who broke my ankle friday night.” part 1 & part 2 [Jake.]
A student blogger participating in a Leukemia & Lymphoma Society walk. Check it out and see if you can help sponsor. [The Life of a Future Teacher]
Tip links:

Some excellent (and not so cliche) advice for resumes. [...]

September 23, 2008

HP Freshman 15 givaway

You all and I have a lot in common. I’m a blogger. You’re a blogger. I’m a college student. You’re a college student. I’ve mainlined Ramen… you get the idea. Here’s where we’re different.
You now have the opportunity to win a free HP notebook and a crapload of other goodies. I don’t. Sucks for me.
Yes, [...]

September 23, 2008

9.22.08 Featured blogs of the day

Experiences for a Canadian student to have while at school in Texas: eat your body weight in brisket, mock Northerners, pack some heat. [I Don't Think It's Going To Rain]
A Dear John letter to a dissertation ends an undoubtedly tumultuous relationship. [Out of the Basement]
Gracefully we mistake the oversight for eagerness… though it’s still kinda [...]

September 22, 2008

9.22.08 Featured blogs of the weekend

It seems like these last few days have been pretty rough (and equally strange) for a few of you. Maybe it would have been best to just stay inside? 
Of course, if you did, we wouldn’t be able to laugh at your story of a pee-drenched roof and wild punk kids, like the one that LOLSAM shared.
It wasn’t [...]

September 20, 2008

9.19.08 Featured blogs of the day

Kelvin breaks down the inaugural college synchoblogging. [Moments in Time]
Speech class=not always fun. Speech class with anal retentive taskmaster=good luck with that. [We Don't Eat Lint Here]
Forgetting how much you drank last night is not great, though it has happened to many of us. Forgetting which stairs you fell down… also not good, and deserving [...]

September 18, 2008

9.18.08 Featured blogs of the day

Wishing for this to happen since elementary school finally pays off… to mixed reviews. [My Chemical Journey]
In case you’re not already in 16 social networks, there are now two more just for scholars (both young and old)! Kinda like Facebook, but 5 years ago and less pictures with beer bongs. [University Scholar]
An unfortunate reminder to [...]

September 16, 2008

9.15.08 Featured blogs of the day

Internet commerce victory turns into epic edition fail and $90 bucks to Big Textbook. [Sua Sponte]
Considering Teach For America in place of heading right back to school. [Life In Development]
Really can’t be said better than the given title: “Agreeing to be the drummer for this Poison tribute band is easily one of the worst life [...]