Fatigued and lowly frustrated, I'm cleaning my apartment at 1:00am. This semester did not turn out the way I expected, wanted, or in any way desired. The more I think about it, I'm wondering if perhaps there isn't an element of psychopathology to my malaise over the last few months. My parental trust issues are salient once again, my relationship ( Read more... )

The last few weeks of the semester were uneventful to say the least. I quit my Calculus class, planning on regrouping and trying again Credit/No Credit next semester justifying my ill-ease in that class. The only incentive became the two freshmen girls who sat near me, but as the sidewalks iced over and snowfall accumulated, even those two were ( Read more... )

As of almost twenty-five hours ago, I have completed two decades of living on this planet ( Read more... )

Generally speaking, I'm against the prolific usage of sweatshirts, sweatpants, hoodies, blue jeans, and other casual wear that has been adopted as the standard uniform of Allegheny College students. As a result, I make it a point not to wear these items of apparel. Of course, there are exceptions, and like any rule you break, it feels oh-so-good ( Read more... )

There are times in my day, multiple times lately, that I have this physical urge to run. Nowhere to go, just run. Get the hell out and go somewhere. Anywhere, but here that is ( Read more... )

Let's start off the bat by agreeing on one universal principle: when it comes to women, Arthur Wenzel has a great deal of difficulty. The process of unravelling the causes and origins of this problem has been an ongoing series of self-discoveries and epiphanies at regular intervals. Tonight, another knowledge dawned on me and I feel compelled to ( Read more... )

"There's just one thing I need to say before I close my eyes and walk away...don't forget me, don't regret me, don't suspect me ( Read more... )

"Turning an eye inward, I inventoried the few stock items remaining in the cavernous warehouse of my soul ( Read more... )

I was done with classes at 2:20 on Friday. My Chem lab was Wednesday and as such, the other group was going and I didn't have that class. I went back to the Tower, taking in the sunlight, feeling warm - on the surface. There were conflicts lingering just beneath the surface, where such problems often reside, that were giving me pause. Nine times ( Read more... )

"No one knows what it's like to be the bad man, to be the sad man ( Read more... )