http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/07/27/college-prep-101/ the ravings of the questioning Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:40:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/07/27/college-prep-101/#comment-3170 Imparting Wisdom at Curious Notions Fri, 18 Aug 2006 16:59:19 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/07/27/college-prep-101/#comment-3170 [...] Today Cornell’s dorms open to the freshmen, which means that stores are crawling with parents and their soon-to-be college kids getting all those things that they held off on buying until they actually saw the room they’ll be in. It’s worse than before. Being me, I was silly enough to go out today to pick up a couple of the things that we need that I can currently afford–namely a dishrack and some filing tabs. While searching through the office supplies at Wal-Mart (don’t ask), I saw a girl with her family picking up various desk supplies, including a stapler. “I recommend getting a little stapler and keeping it in your backpack,” I told her suddenly. “Because you’ll inevitably be about to turn your homework in and will discover that you’ve forgotten to staple it.” I didn’t mention the likelihood that she might not finish her homework until after she’d left her dorm and stapler behind. I mean, her mother was standing right there. [...] [...] Today Cornell’s dorms open to the freshmen, which means that stores are crawling with parents and their soon-to-be college kids getting all those things that they held off on buying until they actually saw the room they’ll be in. It’s worse than before. Being me, I was silly enough to go out today to pick up a couple of the things that we need that I can currently afford–namely a dishrack and some filing tabs. While searching through the office supplies at Wal-Mart (don’t ask), I saw a girl with her family picking up various desk supplies, including a stapler. “I recommend getting a little stapler and keeping it in your backpack,” I told her suddenly. “Because you’ll inevitably be about to turn your homework in and will discover that you’ve forgotten to staple it.” I didn’t mention the likelihood that she might not finish her homework until after she’d left her dorm and stapler behind. I mean, her mother was standing right there. [...]

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/07/27/college-prep-101/#comment-2932 Nicole Fri, 28 Jul 2006 17:54:19 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/07/27/college-prep-101/#comment-2932 That's an excellent idea, Roadie, but I don't know how many of them are going to be moving to Cornell. ;) That’s an excellent idea, Roadie, but I don’t know how many of them are going to be moving to Cornell.

]]> http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/07/27/college-prep-101/#comment-2929 Roadie Fri, 28 Jul 2006 07:19:00 +0000 http://silver-starlight.net/blog/2006/07/27/college-prep-101/#comment-2929 You can always offer those young kids to take care of their chair while they are in their tiny dorm room for a little rent. That way you'd get a chair and some money. You can always offer those young kids to take care of their chair while they are in their tiny dorm room for a little rent. That way you’d get a chair and some money.

]]>