December 2010
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“I thought of Kurtz nestled in a dank cave the day I watched Frito-Lay’s good...”
– I’ve heard a few different people say “I’m not reading this End of the World business on the Awl” but this one by Cord Jefferson, who wrote what was probably my favorite piece that the Awl published this summer, is really damn good. Read about the salty apocalypse here.
“I HATE it when my guy friends have female “friends” they totally...”
– the hairpin’s ask a dude
this is so on point and accurate re: my life b/c I am a sad puppy
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I got everything that I really wanted for...
I woke up at a debatably civilized hour to open presents with my mom, which we did by our won little tree that takes up a third of her room in the basement of our house. I got all kinds of goodies, books, toiletries, socks and underwear. The usual. We cleaned up the wrapping paper and gathered the bows, wishing each other a Merry Christmas for every crrrunch the crackling sound that the wrapping...
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It was nice knowing y'all,
but I’m seriously worried that my house is going to blow over.
I wrote this thing about young people falling in...
I guess this means I’ve been published online! It still feels a bit silly. I’m excited for the first time I get my own lil author bio and it’ll say, “Connor has written for x, y, and z. He likes Tonka trucks” or something ridiculous because that’s what these sort of things say. (I don’t really like Tonka trucks, for the record. Never did. I was always...
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“and the Adam Yauch-directed “Fight For Your Right Revisited,” which stars Elijah...”
– WHAT. WHAT. WHAT.
I just want… I want to be there. I want to be in that room. I want to see this. It is my destiny to see this short film.
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So apparently 15 kids from my former alma mater... →
Some people’s children…
Oh my god, you're back!!
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God, I really haven’t updated with anything of substance in a long time. Okay.
The Cadre has been a success so far. If you’re interested in checking out the growing pains of a student newspaper, and what I’ve been throwing myself at for the last three months, I urge you to go here and download each issue. The September issue was a great way to open the door and then October...
Anonymous asked: YOU'RE MY SUNSHINE. MY ONLY SUNSHINE.
Anonymous asked: The Cadre has some wonderful elements to it...such as the pieces written by Devan Riley (he's a phenomenal writer), but there are also some elements to it that I am not so fond of.. the newest issue referred to a "uglier, drunk best friend that you would ride anyways just because" or something like that. I know this is meant to be taken as a comedic statement, but I just found it to...
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