I remember it clearly. The classroom was warm — the kind of warm that gives you a throbbing headache and dry eyes. My fellow feature writing class members watched as a goateed man in a golf hat pranced toward the lectern. He was a graduate of the Class of 2008, and we could already tellContinue reading “The day I realized I wouldn’t write for a local newspaper”
Author Archives: Emilee Lindner
Valentine’s Day
Ok, I know I’ve been slacking. You’ve told me. But trust me, I’ve been productive. I’ve been studying a lot, working, living life, etc. I want to take a bit and reflect on my Valentine’s Day. It was the best I’ve had. I remember passing around paper valentines in elementary school. It was almost mandatory.Continue reading “Valentine’s Day”
Academic
I might be over my I-don’t-care-about-my-blog stage. I might not. The thing is, I kind of gave up on Word of the Day. It hasn’t ended, but perhaps it’s on a hiatus. I’ve been spending a lot time reading and stuff. Cool, right? I’m being academic. Remember my goal about being managing my time better?Continue reading “Academic”
What I didn’t publish
I wrote an editorial in Friday’s BV. Here it is. I prepared for this post by writing this word of the day. Here’s what I didn’t publish in my op/ed. The lead story, however, lacked research and was biased. There were only two interviews – one from The Intrepid creator Tony Lee and theContinue reading “What I didn’t publish”
Internship
I’ve had a cold since Wednesday night and I’m ready for it to be done. My throats itches, my nose is stuffy and my head aches. I didn’t post last night, but I watched movies and played Boggle. By playing the game, I got a few words to use (aka I make up words andContinue reading “Internship”
Word of the Day: homograph
HOMOGRAPH Why didn’t I learn this term in high school? We learned everything from ‘synonym’ to ‘onomatopoeia’ but not ‘homograph.’ When Dictionary.com posted it as their word of the day on Jan. 23, I shrugged it off. Why explore this word? Doesn’t everyone know this? Little did I know that ‘homograph’ is a subcategory ofContinue reading “Word of the Day: homograph”
Word of the day: intrepid
INTREPID After mistaking my “insipid” post for “intrepid,” my friend Alexandra inspired me to write this blog post. Not only does intrepid mean “resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance,” according to Merriam-Webster, but it’s the name of friend Tony Lee‘s upcoming publication. Here is a news article about it from The Bona Venture. I plan onContinue reading “Word of the day: intrepid”
Word of the day: fecundity
FECUNDITY The university is threatening to close school tomorrow! Apparently, there’s a huge storm coming this way. If class are canceled, I have plans to go sledding. But if classes aren’t canceled, I’ll still have to go to my Sex, Relationships and Reproductive Systems class (“Sex” for short). During class, a classmate wrote “fertility v.Continue reading “Word of the day: fecundity”
Word of the day: aether
AETHER I have a quiz tomorrow so I’m studying while watching TV. I’m learning about the great scientists who focused on theories about the universe. Those included Plato, Aristotle and Copernicus. The study sheet says that Aristotle believed in the five elements. The five elements? I thought there were only four. Earth, Fire, Water andContinue reading “Word of the day: aether”
Word of the day: deduce v. deduct
DEDUCE v. DEDUCT Sorry my past few posts have been tiny. I start writing and then realize I don’t really have anything to say. I’ve had a lot of fun this weekend, going ice skating with friends, driving home to rehearse for my high school’s musical and double dating at the Skeller. For a fewContinue reading “Word of the day: deduce v. deduct”
Emilee Lindner 