Word: self
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...watched my laptop's graphics demo five times. A low-key break from civilization turned into a personal hell when I realized who I was stuck with--me. The sound of my voice in my head drove me insane as I'd crank through the same set of self-examining questions. Over and over. I would even dictate impassioned editor's notes (like this) in my head. At the time, I didn't think I was making much progress, but I did have one, self-loathing thought about my life: what a tremendous snob I've turned...
...voting for a new-semester makeover that runs deeper than a Hervé Chapelier handbag and darker jeans. Something drastic. So I've snuck a little Camp Miniwanca into Issue One; FM's back-to-school, in-your-face guide to self-improvement gives a you the gentle kick in the ass you need to supe up your life in four familiar departments. I think Becca Cannon would be proud...
...will realize that CityStep is not in your future. And now, you will be at a crossroads, a fork in your life at which you have a very important decision to make. Will you stifle your dream? Or will you find some other, less time-consuming way to reach self-fulfillment...
...Speaking Up in Class (Bureau of Study Council, 5 Linden St.; 495-2581; Tuesday noon to 1:30 p.m., starts October 19) provides learning strategies for women who are sick of remaining silent in the midst of aggressive (male) classmates. Through discussion and exercises, the focus is on increasing self-confidence and managing anxiety in academic settings...
...Harvard I sometimes forget about sacrifice, American idealism, true freedom. The self-important attitude of the place kind of does that to you. But when I'm at home in my New York mountains, with my brother who's a West Point cadet and my father who didn't go to college but served twice in Vietnam as a Marine, nothing seems more important than defending those things. Maybe I've just got a sentimental attachment to my brother's "Duty, Honor, Country" and my dad's "Semper Fideles." But I think it's more than that. In June...