Winston-Salem's Lone Beatnik
Blog URL http://beatnikinnc.blogspot.com
Located Winston-Salem, North Carolina USA
Tags culture, literature, movies, music, sports, kerouac, hemingway, north carolina, graduate school
The blog of a self-professed beatnik living in Winston-Salem, NC, who is actually an English graduate student at WFU.
Latest Blog Posts
- The Old Days on Nov 9, 2009 in New York Yankees World Series Personal Thoughts Baseball
It's been pretty clear that I haven't been blogging as much recently. In fact, that's probably the understatement of the year. What have I been doing you ask? Well, above all I've been working on my applications for PhD programs and, let me tell you,...
- It's Fantastic! on Oct 30, 2009 in Bill Simmons Basketball Personal Thoughts The Book of Basketball
The sports that I end up blogging about the most are generally baseball and football. Truth be told, those are probably the sports that I understand (or have grown to understand) the best, and the ones that I can play "the best," or at least the spor...
- The Most Interesting Man in the (Literary) World on Oct 27, 2009 in The Most Interesting Man In The World Ernest Hemingway Dos Equis Commercials
If you've spent any amount of time watching TV these days, particularly if you've watched any number of sporting events, you've probably come across a commercial for the beer Dos Equis that caught your eye. The ad portrays a gentleman, listing his am...
- Regret, Served With Fried Coke on Oct 23, 2009 in college football Regrets Longhorns Personal Stories Texas Dallas State Fairs
I try not to be a person filled with lots of regrets, wondering what might have been or what should have been. Well, I try to be that person but I find myself failing miserably at that. Invariably, I'm someone who ends up looking back to the past and...
- "Johnny take a walk with your sister the moon": U2 Concert in Raleigh, NC 10-3-2009 on Oct 16, 2009 in Reviews Raleigh Concerts North Carolina U2
OK, so this post (like so many things in my life) is long, long overdue. But even though we're almost two weeks removed from the concert... I have to blog about it. There's absolutely no way around it. I am, of course, talking about U2's concert in R...
- Oh Blogger, Where Art Thou? on Oct 12, 2009 in breaks
So, as I'm sure you've noticed, I haven't been blogging all that much recently. Unfortunately, life and school have this funny way of getting in the way (especially in the fall for some strange reason) and I haven't had as much free time (or extra en...
- Welcome Home Jack! on Oct 1, 2009 in Cats Personal Thoughts U2
I know I promised posts this week, particularly posts about U2 but unfortunately stuff got in the way. Namely an oral presentation that spiraled out of control and ended up taking A LOT of time, probably more than it should have. So I'm a little (nay...
