Posts written by Megan McNeill
Tuesday, February 19 2008
An Open Letter to the MBTA
MBTA riders: We're in this together.
Dear MBTA,
We have always had a volatile relationship. You rarely give me my space, you’re messy (your Metros are everywhere) and sometimes you smell a little. You’re always saying you’re going to change, but things never seem to get any better, and you’re not a cheap date either. Quite frankly, I don’t know if I can take it anymore, so I will confront our issues point-by-point.
1. Riders: Sometimes, you just really irritate me. How many times does the driver have to say, “move into the train,” for you to release your death grip on the pole next to the door? And do me a favor: don’t sit on the outside seat when the T is full and the window seat is empty. What an obnoxious thing to do. Also, turn your iPod down, because “Crank Dat Soldier Boy” does not settle well with me at 8:30 am.
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Monday, March 19 2007
Tales of the Mouse Whisperer
This little guy is much cuter than the real ones
in your pantry
Mice are cute individually. However, they cease to be cute (and trust me on this one), when they are scurrying out of the radiator in your bedroom and eating you paper towels just to mess with you. I believe city mice to be a different breed: smarter, quicker, and total assholes. This is why I was so distraught to find that our apartment was more popular with mice than rehab is with young celebrities.
So how do you get rid of these little suckers? I understand a lot of my readers may be environmentalists, vegetarians, vegans, fruitarians (hey, whatever works), so here is my disclaimer: please let me know if you have had any success getting rid of mice without having them murdered, and I will immediately suggest it. I basically know no other way than killing the furry little rodents, although I tried everything else. With that said, this is the advice I have to offer.
Thursday, March 15 2007
CNN: In Touch with the “Special” Youth
This man knows his college students.
I don’t know about you, but when I think of college life, the first thing that comes to mind is the Cable News Network (CNN); that Larry King has such a youthful glow about him. With that said, CNN.com just published the an article entitled “Vanity on the Rise among College Students.” It reports on a recent study that found today’s college students to be “more narcissistic and self-centered than their predecessors.” Huh.
Apparently, a psychologist by the name of Jean Twenge went over the results of a test entitled the Narcissistic Personality Inventory and it revealed to her that (horror of horrors!) kids think they”re special. And as if that weren’t bad enough, Twenge also decided that today’s young people have an increased commitment to things like volunteer work due solely to the pressure to list it on a college application.
About the Author
Megan McNeill was born and raised in exotic Rochester, NY, home of Kodak, the Hillside Stranglers, and loneliness. She is a Writing, Literature & Publishing junior at Emerson, and is of legal drinking age. Megan is also a macaroni and cheese connoisseur, as well as a conveniently coffee-addicted barista. She thinks you should tip.