I feel yucky. My nose is stuffed, I cough — twice — every 30 seconds, I can’t hear through the plugging of my ears, there’s a chill that has nothing to do with a draft, my lithesome form drapes lethargically over the sofa like a 19th century Gothic novel heroine, and when I talk I [...]
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The Seasonal, Annual, Holiday, Snuffling Cold
November 28th, 2012
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The Weakness of PowerPoint
April 25th, 2012
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In order to extract maximum impact from today’s literary essay, you need to pretend that you’re sitting in a crowded room, staring at a PowerPoint presentation on the giant screen in front of you. You’re staring at a PowerPoint presentation on the giant screen in front of you. Gracious. Did I just repeat myself, word [...]
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