Jan. 13, 2010

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Dear Life,
Does being a university student require you to look like you just crawled out of a ditch, or is this strictly a Laurier-style? Unkempt hair, track-pants and Ugg boots?? Apparently looking homeless is now a fashion statement.
Sincerely,
Taking Pride in my Appearance

Dear Life,
Am I the only person who doesnโ€™t give a flying alpine skier about the Olympic flame relay? Seriously, how is seeing someone, especially Shania Twain, carrying a flame through her hometown exciting?
Sincerely,
I have Better Things to do

Dear Life,
I do not have a large amount of money. I live on a studentโ€™s budget and have worked for the past 3 years to help pay for school. However, I still donate to charity. I do it quietly. I have never gotten a profile with picture in The Cord as large as a student who made a supposed โ€œquiet donationโ€ to health sciences. If it was a โ€œquiet donation,โ€ why are we hearing about it? Donate to something you care about because you care about it, not for recognition.
Sincerely,
Whereโ€™s my Picture?

Dear Life,
Winter is my favourite season. The first snow of the year always lights my heart on fire. When I put on a hat and scarf, itโ€™s like I found my destiny! Whenever I walk through the heavy snow, I never want it to end โ€”stepping on crunchy ice is the purest joy in life. Picking icicles is my true passion. I want to slip through the snow squall of love and into the telephone pole of eternal bliss.
Sincerely,
Letโ€™s Make a Snowman Together

Dear Life,
After careful observation I have noticed that overcrowding the doors to N1001 in the Science Building makes it difficult for one mass of 250 people to exit while another enters. Perhaps by moving back a couple feet we can eliminate the chaos and frustration of unsuccessfully moving through a mass of determined people.
Sincerely,
Stop Stepping on My Feet

Dear Life,
The Turret was bumpinโ€™ last night! Iโ€™m going next Saturday to grind up on some young fillies. Come with!
Sincerely,
Denim Cock Grinder

Dear Life,
I sincerely enjoy living, but the front steps at the entrance to the FNCC threaten to rob me of that joy.
Sincerely,
Not a Fucking Billy Goat

Dear Life,
I am again disappointed IN the Cord. I wrote in to โ€œvent my angerโ€ and i wound up with a dear life with typos and incomplete sentences. Iโ€™m sorry, I realize life isnโ€™t all sunshine and daisies and that the cord is a lot of work to put out but please edit. As MLIA shared with us, there is a difference between โ€œLetโ€™s eat Grandmaโ€ and โ€œLetโ€™s eat, Grandmaโ€ and it goes to show that โ€œgrammar saves lives.
Sincerely,
Thereโ€™s no โ€˜Fโ€™ in in

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