Stark
      Raving
      Sane:
     
     
      On
      Grand
      Finales
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Hot
      dog,
      it's
      all
      winding
      down.
     
     
      This
      is
      the
      last
      week
      of
      classes
      for
      this
     
     
      academic
      year
      of
      University.
      Usually
      I'm
     
     
      flying
      high
      this
      time
      of
      year.
      I
      have
      to
      put
     
     
      a
      final
      rush
      on
      papers
      and
      get
      prepared
      up
     
     
      for
      exams,
      but
      this
      time
      I'm
      not.
      Not
      only
     
     
      it
      is
      the
      final
      week,
      it's
      also
      the
      final
      week
     
     
      for
      my
      undergrad,
      period.
      I
      thought
      I'd
      be
     
     
      happy.
      I
      thought
      I'd
      be
      sad.
      How
      can
      I
      be
     
     
      totally
      indifferent?
      It's
      like
      I'm
      opinion-
     
     
      less.
      And
      I
      have
      an
      opinion
      on
      everything!
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ae!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I'm
      getting
      my
      BA,
      and
      while
      I'm
     
     
      excited
      for
      the
      future,
      it's
      all
      so
      blank.
      I
     
     
      still
      haven't
      received
      word
      from
      other
      uni-
     
     
      versities
      regarding
      my
      Master's
      application
     
     
      yet,
      so
      everything's
      up
      in
      the
      air.
      At
      first,
      I
     
     
      didn't
      care,
      because
      I
      didn't
      want
      to
      start
     
     
      planning.
      Now,
      I
      kinda
      want
      to
      start
      plan-
     
     
      ning.
      If
      I
      do
      get
      in,
      I
      have
      to
      think
      about
     
     
      living
      three
      provinces
      west.
      If
      I
      don't,
      I
     
    
   
   
    
     
      have
      to
      decide
      on
      where
      I'm
      going
      to
      live
      _
     
    
   
   
    
     
      out
      the
      rest
      of
      my
      life
      as
      a
      hermit.
     
    

    
     
      Since
      I
      am,
      by
      most
      student
      stan-
     
     
      dards,
      a
      total
      geezer,
      let
      me
      instill
      some
     
     
      advise
      for
      your
      future
      schooling.
      Take
      that
     
     
      trip.
      I
      know
      it
      doesn't
      sound
      like
      school,
     
     
      but
      really,
      it
      is.
      SWAP
      is
      a
      great
      program
     
     
      that
      can
      help
      you
      take
      some
      time
      off
      and
     
     
      go
      abroad.
      Also,
      there
      are
      University
     
     
      exchanges
      to
      Australia
      and
      the
      southern
     
     
      ‘States
      that
      look
      interesting.
      Unless
      some-
     
     
      thing
      truly
      earth-shattering
      happens,
      UPEI
     
     
      will
      always
      be
      here,
      and
      it
      will
      wait
      for
     
     
      you.
      It
      waited
      for
      me.
     
    

    
     
      On
      travelling:
      do
      it,
      do
      it,
      do
      it.
     
     
      It's
      big
      and
      scary,
      especially
      if
      you'd
      never
     
     
      done
      things
      solo
      before,
      but
      it's
      such
      a
     
     
      great
      adventure.
      Save
      up
      for
      it
      and
      blow
     
     
      the
      proverbial
      wad.
      I
      have
      been
      slowly
     
     
      learning
      that
      more
      money
      can
      always
      be
     
     
      made,
      but
      chances
      are
      you
      won't
      be
      able
      to.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      &
      4344
      4%
      ‘
     
     
      Khe
      eRA
      RA
      REARS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      purchase
      a
      hand-knotted
      traditional
      rug
      in
     
     
      Istanbul
      ever
      again.
      Some
      things
      are
      worth
     
     
      going
      into
      debt
      for.
      Like
      school.
      See
      my
     
     
      connection
      there?
      Clever.
     
    

    
     
      _
      This
      year
      had
      been
      good.
      I
     
     
      thought
      I
      was
      too-old
      to
      learn
      cool
      new
     
     
      things
      about
      myself,
      but
      I
      did.
      I
      found
      out
     
     
      that
      I'm
      actually
      creative.
      I
      found
      out
      it's
     
     
      scary
      to
      take
      chances,
      but
      so
      worth
      it.
      I
     
     
      learned
      it's
      alright
      to
      be
      bitchy
      if
      some-
     
     
      one's
      being
      a
      jackass.
      I
      also
      had
      to
      learn
      to
     
     
      be
      more
      confident
      in
      my
      abilities,
      even
     
     
      though
      I've
      still
      got
      a
      way
      to
      go.
      I
      used
      to
     
     
      think
      "Out
      with
      the
      old,
      in
      with
      the
      new,"
     
     
      was
      a
      sad
      statement,
      but
      now
      I
      know
      it
      can
     
     
      be
      cleansing.
     
    

    
     
      As
      for
      being
      Copy
      Editor
      of
      the
     
     
      Cadre
      --
      Can
      you
      believe
      people
      actually
     
     
      do
      this
      job
      for
      a
      living?
      Copy
      Editors
      have
     
     
      to
      be
      so
      anal,
      it's
      unbelievable.
      You'd
      have
     
     
      to
      have
      the
      kind
      of
      person
      that
      has
      ulcers
     
     
      and
      nervous
      ticks.
      You
      have
      to
      know
      that
     
     
      in
      Canada
      we
      spell
      it
      "meagre"
      but
      the
     
     
      computer's
      American
      spellcheck
      will
      want
     
     
      you
      to
      spell
      it
      "meager,"
      and
      you
      have
      to
     
     
      correct
      for
      it.
      That,
      and
      all
      those
      other
     
     
      hundreds
      of
      niggling
      bits
      that
      will
      eventu-
     
     
      ally
      wake
      you
      up
      in
      a
      cold
      sweat.
      It's
      like
     
     
      being
      a
      paper
      pathologist.
      Have
      fun
      next
     
     
      year,
      Will.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      don't
      know
      what
      I
      thought
      going
     
     
      into
      this
      job,
      but
      I've
      taken
      a
      lot
      from
      it.
     
     
      It's
      strange
      working
      with
      your
      peers
      on
     
     
      something
      that
      blends
      the
      technical
      and
      the
     
     
      creative.
      I
      do
      know
      that
      I
      never
      should
     
     
      have
      started
      a
      column
      based
      on
      me
      ranting
     
     
      about
      things
      that
      bug
      me.
      I
      ran
      out
      of
     
     
      material
      in
      October.
      I'm
      simply
      not
      that
     
     
      contrary.
     
    

    
     
      My
      parting
      words
      to
      the
      wise:
     
     
      rent
      the
      movie
      "The
      Paper
      Chase."
      It
      will
     
     
      motivate
      you
      in
      ways
      never
      thought
      possi-
     
     
      ble.
      Rent-it,
      but
      never
      admit
      to
      a
      professor
     
     
      that
      you've
      seen
      it.
      That
      would
      taint
      the
     
     
      whole
      thing.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      $n
      *
      +e
     
     
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      WHERE'S
      THE
      RENT?
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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