Paper or Plastic?

The thing about taking your own shopping bags to the store is that it isn’t mainstream enough yet that people don’t think it weird.  The problem is two fold:
1) If you go to the normal checkout you have to explain your needs to the bagger.  The bagger is usually in their work mode and won’t [...]

I’m so glad I didn’t inconvenience you

Somewhere along the way Americans have made the phrase, “no problem” a normal response to an expression of gratitude. For the most part, it is considered a proper reply and people fail to realize what they are actually saying. Or, perhaps it is just me, who finds the rather jarring and has a [...]

grabbing at the air

I went to my hometown library this past week and couldn’t believe how small the space was. It is interesting to visit such places, as I now look at them with a different eye and wonder what type of budget they’re under. The place isn’t anything special, but it is certainly active, which [...]

Filling in the gaps.

I was at a conference over the weekend and between sessions stopped at the University library of the DePaul campus to ask the reference librarian to look up mass times for that day.  In short, the experience was horrendous as far as my classes have taught me and I was busy analyzing ever detail in [...]

Yes.

Continuing on

Here’s something they didn’t tell you:
Graduate school is hard.
The work is hard, yes. The schedule is different, of course. You actually get to study what you want to study now, right? I suppose. But it is more than that. Graduate school is hard because you are caught in this interem [...]

You’re depressed? Hey, me too!

I found this on the virtual bulletin board at my school:
Depression Screening Day- Wednesday October 10, from 10:00 a.m. to 2;00 p.m in
More than 54 million Americans are affected by mental health disorders. On college campuses one in five students are likely to experience depression during their time in college. At Depression Screening Day, you [...]

The debate goes on

After taking a media economics course a few years ago, and perhaps also spurned by the movie You’ve Got Mail, I have become a person who tries to avoid corporate giants as best I can.  I try to support local industry and shy away from chains that haven’t done anything special to win me over [...]