Jarvis Slacks
Life After the MFA: Grading Papers
In order to avoid grading papers, I’ve decided to write about grading papers. This procrastination logic will make sense to everyone I know that grades papers. There are a few ways to grade papers, each technique changing according to the time of year, what the teacher ate for dinner, the weather, how tired … Read more
The Top Ten Internet Moments of the Past Decade.
You love the internet. Without it, you’d probably have to go to the store and actually buy pornography, call your mother for recipes, and buy maps to find your way down I-95. So, what were the greatest Web moments of the Decade? That’s right! We’ve been in the New Millennium for ten years now and … Read more
The Return of Social Protests?
I’m a big fan of social protest. If we don’t like the way something is going, the way people are doing stuff, the way stuff happens, we should go outside and burn cars. I don’t believe that all the parts of the democratic process works for most people, and I am a firm believer … Read more
The Three Competing Thoughts Concerning Sarah Palin
I want to clear something up. I don’t hate Sarah Palin. I don’t hate anyone. There are, however, people that I don’t particularly enjoy being around. There are people that, if they call me, I ignore and there are people that exist in the public arena known as “politics” that I believe are just … Read more
Modern Warfare 2: Impressions
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 asks a simple question. Can a video game cause an emotional reaction? I’ve been sad before, by playing a game. I’ve been a bit upset, a bit bothered, a bit concerned about the characters. But it takes a ton of stuff to get me to care about actions in … Read more
The Obama Effect: Thinking about it.
Think about it. You wanted to get the craziest, most powerful job in the world. You wanted it because you thought you could help people. You wanted it because other people thought you would do a good job of it. But, part of you wanted the job because you really wanted it, because it … Read more
Jncos and the Natural Progression of Maturity.
So I was on the bus heading home because I don’t drive for various reasons. Trust me, it is annoying. When most people think, ok, I’m going home, I think, ok, I’m going to sit at the bus stop and wait for the bus so I can catch the train so I can catch … Read more
Our Choice, A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis: Impressions
It is one of those books that you automatically think that you want to give to all your friends. I bought it on Friday and got through half of it by Saturday afternoon. There are photographs that you stare at for whole minutes, wondering how we do such terrible things to our planet. A … Read more
V: Impressions
First, it is important to understand that V isn’t the greatest Sc-Fi show I’ve ever seen. It isn’t even close. That special recognition goes to Battlestar Galactica. However, V has potential. It has real, honest potential to be an amazing Science Fiction series. If you don’t know about it, V stands for the Visitors. … Read more
Impressions: Borderlands
Borderlands is the type of video game you don’t want to buy. You do want to buy it. But you don’t want to buy it. You don’t want it because you know that your life will be completely ruined if you get it. I mean, it will be over. I caught myself, more than … Read more
