Liz Colville ’05 has a lovely post over at The Awl, an open letter to ’10 grads. She writes about her post-college years – the alien world of temp jobs, online dating, and apartments that make a HiRise seem palatial. Colville still lives in New York — and take heart ’10 grads: “slowly my temp career was being replaced with a writing career”!
The Awl: Five Years in New York: To the Class of 2010 from the Class of 2005
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Living in NY, working crappy jobs, living with sketchy people. Great use of Wes education. So hip!
Living in NY, working crappy jobs, living with sketchy people. Great use of Wes education. So hip!
I thought this was a useless article. The only part worth reading was the first paragraph. The rest of it was rambling. When I finished reading it I totally expected to see more people bashing her writing in the comments, but there’s crazy, unwarranted adulation going on. Guess I was alone on that one.
I thought this was a useless article. The only part worth reading was the first paragraph. The rest of it was rambling. When I finished reading it I totally expected to see more people bashing her writing in the comments, but there’s crazy, unwarranted adulation going on. Guess I was alone on that one.
Dear #1, if everyone has heard this story a million times before, then how come people don’t cease to fall into the very traps it details? Maybe its necessary to read a reminder like this every once in a while.
Dear #1, if everyone has heard this story a million times before, then how come people don’t cease to fall into the very traps it details? Maybe its necessary to read a reminder like this every once in a while.
“Five Years in New York: My Life As A Self-Important Gentrifier”
“Five Years in New York: My Life As A Self-Important Gentrifier”
lmao what a self-righteous annoying cunt
lmao what a self-righteous annoying cunt
Yeah, ignore the first commenter. It’s how it’s being written, not what’s being written about.
Yeah, ignore the first commenter. It’s how it’s being written, not what’s being written about.
Ignore number 1. It’s a great read.
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Ignore number 1. It’s a great read.
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OK, not to be an asshole or anything, but haven’t we heard this story a million times before? An aspiring writer moves to NYC, struggles with city life, dating, finding a job, etc.
OK, not to be an asshole or anything, but haven’t we heard this story a million times before? An aspiring writer moves to NYC, struggles with city life, dating, finding a job, etc.