With midterms now behind us, and finals still far enough in the future to ignore for another week, it’s easy to forget that one of the most difficult periods for a student on the quarter system is nearly upon us. As term-papers pile up and due dates approach, we’ll all soon find ourselves in the library, resolving to crack down and make up for lost time. We’ll open our laptops, start a new internet browser window, and log on to whatever service- Angel, ProQuest, or Wikipedia- holds the promise of a passing grade… and then, through the escapism of tabbed browsing, we’ll open another one for Facebook, one for Hulu, and one for whatever other distraction we can rationalize to allot ourselves- I mean, come on! You already Googled “cartesian dualism in contemporary epistemological theory;” the work is half done!
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Dear Fan Club Members,

Traditionally I have posted my top 10 favorite songs of the year on Facebook (and Myspace, but who remembers that crap). Now that I am a pro-blogger, I can impose my tastes on a much wider audience, which I am extremely excited about.

2009 was a delicious year for music, so the list was a toughie to whittle down- BUT I have crafted a pretty accurate representation of all that was awesome this year, so enjoy. (Uhhhh, I cheated a bit and there are actually 11 songs, but I combined the two from Iceland into one slot. Because… I can do that. Shut up.)  Read more…