Coupon Books and Welcome Pamphlets
Posted: January 10, 2012 Filed under: The Diary of a Dork: University Edition | Tags: college, german class, journal, online course, semester, university Leave a comment »It’s a new semester at college for me, and the second half of my freshman year doesn’t look too different from the first. I’m taking this first year to get all the general studies requirements for my major behind me, or at least as many as possible (mainly the lower division ones, the 100 and 200 level courses.) Read the rest of this entry »
Ten Reasons to do your Christmas Shopping on the Internet
Posted: November 27, 2011 Filed under: The Diary of a Dork | Tags: internet, online, random, random thoughts, shopping Leave a comment »1. You don’t have to get up off the couch/out of bed/ leave the house! Buy all those pesky Christmas presents from the comfort of your favorite recliner.
2. No driving. Who wants to battle it out in the mall parking lot for a spot closer to the doors with that soccer mom’s SUV, or maneuver around the pedestrians running all over the place with no thought to their surroundings? Not me, that’s who. Plus, you save on gas.
NanoWrimo!
Posted: October 20, 2011 Filed under: The Diary of a Dork 2 Comments »National Novel Writing Month is almost here! It starts again this November. It’s kind of a dorky event, so I figured it was a good topic for me to write about on this blog. Every November, thousands of people take up the challenge of writing fifty thousand words, an entire novel about anything and everything they can think of.
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How to Find a Student Club
Posted: October 6, 2011 Filed under: The Diary of a Dork: University Edition 1 Comment »One of the first events I attended at my university during the welcome week back at the end of August was a school-wide function to showcase all of the different organizations offered here. There, I visited the student union and the recreational center to explore a few of the many student clubs the university has to offer. The trip did not exactly go as planned.
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Wait, what? part 2
Posted: September 23, 2011 Filed under: The Diary of a Dork: University Edition Leave a comment »Or, A List of Ten Weird Things I’ve Seen While Walking to Class
Wait, what?
Posted: September 20, 2011 Filed under: The Diary of a Dork: University Edition 4 Comments »Or, A List of Ten Weird Things I’ve Seen in my Dorm Hall
Doughnuts and Decisions
Posted: September 14, 2011 Filed under: The Diary of a Dork: University Edition 3 Comments »I had heard people talk about ‘the freshman fifteen’ before I came to college. Being on your own for the first time, having to feed yourself and being responsible for your own meals undoubtedly can lead to bad eating habits. Read the rest of this entry »