My last big academic achievement.
Well, I've finally done it folks. I'm graduating college this Saturday!
In 1995 I first set foot on a college campus. Mind you, it was just to avoid going to high school--I had managed to convince my parents to let me to drop out of school and enroll in the local community college instead. My little brother and I took a programming class (in Visual Basic) together, and I took three other classes as well. My brother--who was 13 at the time and had to get a waiver to be allowed into the class--got an A+ and I got an A. Somehow the difference between those two grades allowed him to become an elite programmer and me to struggle to achieve the technological momentum to dial the phone to call him for tech support.
The programming class aside, I made it through my first semester of college and went on to an East Coast liberal arts college where Fran was my roommate, the students would wear Prada to work in the printmaking studio and sexuality was as fluid as what I was puking up nearly every night.
The next school was a few years later. I enrolled in New York City's School of Visual Arts. An entertaining time, to be sure. I only was taking one class in Screenprinting and living in the dorms. Somehow though, I found this too challenging and only made it to class two times (but I stayed in the dorms for the rest of the summer). This was the glorious time that I became obsessed with karaoke and met Leija, who used me as her photography subject way too often.
I went to another college in New York for a while, where I took English classes and wrote papers about gang tattoos and had a larger numbers of personal problems that didn't help with my schoolwork. Then, I went on to CUNY--aka grade 13 of New York City. It was filled with retarded sophomores and had a drunk Valedictorian.
Finally, with the help of many of my readers here at shutitdown who sponsored my college applications and supported me through the process (thanks always to Compulsive who sponsored the "winning" application!) I made it to my current liberal arts enclave, and sixth college, where I've written a bunch of papers and caused a lot of trouble because of my love of dead white men.
And now, after nine long years of college I am graduating with a useless degree in English literature. It's honestly pretty exciting, if only because it took me so long. Now I just have to decide what to do with the rest of my life--but I'm hoping to put off the decision until after a summer of freedom. I've already started making tearful on craigslist for frequent flier miles so I can go to Europe with Fran in July. Anyway, thanks again for all of the support through this nightmare, and if you have any suggestions for what I should be using this degree for, that would be excellent.
Hold the fuck up, I did not post the other post that has my name on that. Check the ip addresses. Besides that, y'all know that I use capitalization and punctuation.
Serra | June 12, 2004 7:09 PM | Replydumb bitch got what she deserved
Serra | June 12, 2004 5:49 PM | ReplyAgain, this type of news is hard for me to post. Lina's family and I truly have a hard time deciding how to best convey this information. As I reported earlier, we are still in the process of claiming this site. There has been a problem with Lina's host provider concerning the removal of most content, as well as the addition of other items. We are trying our best to release a tribute to the life of Lina. However, they feel that international law shields them from any course of action that could be brought against them concerning the handover of http://www.shutitdown.net. All I can say at this time is that I find this whole situation to be disturbing at best. I understand that this could be very hard for some, if not all, of you to take in. Please be aware that Lina's brother has been hard at work sifting through her personal computer in an attempt to find any way of updating this site. Please bear with us.
Christopher Kilter | June 12, 2004 5:24 PM | ReplyI can't believe it! Without Lina, the world won't be the same any more.
Christian | June 11, 2004 4:27 AM | ReplyDid she really dye?
Kreso | June 9, 2004 2:08 PM | ReplyI hate being forced to inform all of you in such a manner, but we feel it's the easiest way. Lina passed away in her sleep Wednesday, June 2nd in a house fire. There will be no autopsy, as the fire has already been ruled accidental, and since it appears toxic gas inhalation was the cause of death. We are currently in the process of claiming this site to post an official report.
Christopher Kilter
Christopher | June 8, 2004 11:03 AM | ReplyCome on woman, anything, just write anything......
sam brick | June 7, 2004 9:34 AM | ReplyI'll see that 50¢ and raise you $1.
Michael | June 6, 2004 11:54 AM | ReplyPlease up date. Life's just not the same now.
I know, I'll send you 50c if you update today!
Pete | June 6, 2004 5:49 AM | ReplyNew Photos Please!
Marco | June 1, 2004 2:38 PM | ReplyCongrats.
Maybe you should become an english teacher...
or like gerald said, an educated low budget porn star.
Brian | June 1, 2004 10:57 AM | Replymekka lekka hi mekka update your hiney motherfucking site you stupid ho
séamus | May 30, 2004 4:35 AM | Replytechnically the motherland is england, as the larger portion of the united states populace hails from the united kingdom. this is just one of the various flaws in your statement. unless you feel the need to protect her majesty at all costs.
charlemagne chauviteau | May 28, 2004 8:47 PM | ReplySince when is serving one's country de facto noble? I would never serve in the military unless someone threatened the motherland. In this day and age, serving one's country seems to equate to getting into other people's business. That said, just because we have a big military doesn't mean we should act as the world's police force. If we could stop being arrogant and let other countries work out their differences themselves, then we wouldn't make ourselves such a big target for hostile actions. In fact, if you sit down with a history book, you will see that a number of the US backed leaders in volatile areas such as certain south/central american countries as well as middle eastern/african countries turned into dictators in their own right and had to be dealt with by the US later on. Worst of all, these dictators proved even more formidable enemies as they had the training of and the military supplies of the USA...Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden among them. If you truly want to serve your country, then I'd suggest entering a line of work that allows you to influence the USA's foreign policy and our liberal use of military force around the glove.
F***face | May 25, 2004 12:35 PM | ReplyCongratulations!!
Now for the free advice:
When in doubt, get a master's degree in an unrelated feild.
If it still doesn't hit you, get the PhD.
PS Keep watching Seinfeld reruns and you'll be JUST fine. I've been a SeinfeldPhile since it was first run. I think I may have even seen the first episode when it first ran.
leti | May 22, 2004 10:41 AM | ReplyLina
In case you're getting bored with Jazzthetics:
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unrequited love always
Michael | May 22, 2004 7:02 AM | ReplyMichael
How about some new photos mate. I'm sure you must look a whole lot different now, like two years on?
k | May 17, 2004 4:25 PM | Replyeducated low budget porn star
gerald | May 15, 2004 12:04 AM | ReplyCongratulations my friend. No suggestions as to what you should do, but only ever do the things that interest you. There's some theory that if you love your work, it never feels like you ever working. I make films and while I might be shattered at the end of a day, cut to ribbons, wet and cold, I still leap out of bed four hours later fired up a ready to go. I love it. Can’t remember the last time I cringed and the thought of going to work.
Pete | May 14, 2004 4:16 PM | Replylina omg do u remember me i found ur website it is absoluty fabu omg u know?? coledge?? omfg?!!?? outright dangerous ok~!
ok so maybe u should come bi tomoro but if we could maybe see u i oculd tell evry1 that where u r cso maybe u could??? that wood be so f%ck'in k-radulicious omfg!! ok?/ maybe but if we could go up to coean side it could be absolutly wnderul u know??????????????????????????
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trisha | May 14, 2004 4:08 AM | Replyxoxoxo
trisdh
Congratulations Lina!
Unrequited love always
Michael
Suggestions for that degree:
school teacher: teaching is noble.
Military Officer Candidate School - it' war time but serving one's country is always noble.
law enforcement: these people spend more time writing reports than anything else.
law school: blah, blah, blah. Need I say more? Actually your best option IMO.
Michael | May 14, 2004 2:13 AM | Reply