2008 Woodie Awards
Celebrate summer, it's the time of life
Jim Elliott
Issue date: 4/25/08 Section: Opinions
Originally published: 4/24/08 at 3:29 PM EST
Last update: 4/24/08 at 4:27 PM EST
In the issue before last of this paper, there was an advice article featured in the opinion section called "Make sure that summer job is lined up." This depressing article was written by a staff writer for the Cardinal Points, Keenan Havey.
In his article, Keenan talks about how he's actually dreading summer vacation because it means he has to get a crappy job at a restaurant and slave over a grill in a hot kitchen.
At first I honestly couldn't believe what I was reading. It seemed as if Keenan actually hated summertime entirely because of a crappy job. I mean come on, I have to work a tedious, labor-intensive job throughout the summer too, but is that really even close to enough of a reason to classify the whole summertime experience as unpleasant? I don't think so at all. So allow me to offer a different perspective.
First of all, just think of all summertime has to offer: beautiful weather, a much-needed break from academic stress, a chance to make and save some money, an opportunity to travel, the list goes on and on.
If that isn't enough to convince you, then think of all the little things that summer makes possible: outdoor parties, campfires, trips to the beach, driving with the top down, swimming, bikinis, disc golf, thunder storms, fishing, getting a real tan, summer romance, the smell of fresh-cut grass, the sound of birds chirping, etc.,
All of these things combine to make summertime such an amazingly relaxing and fun time for me that I can't imagine letting a crappy job be enough to cast a gloomy shadow over how awesome the summer is.
I don't mean to be rude, but honestly Keenan, get another job if working in a kitchen is so awful. There are so many really cool, or at least tolerable, jobs out there. You could be a lifeguard, or you could work at a state park, or you could paint houses, or you could do any number of things other than subjecting yourself to the filthy, greasy horrors of kitchen drudgery.
This is a good lesson for everybody: There is no reason why anybody our age should have to subject themselves to a job that's so awful that it ruins their summer. Unless you plan to stay in upstate New York, your options for a summer job are countless, so don't give up hope yet.
Remember, you're young, and, as a college student, you're probably not bound by any responsibilities more serious than your own happiness and well being.
So embrace summer, it's the time of life, it's the time of love, it's the time of outdoor sex, it's a time of celebration. Enjoy it now while you can because you might have to get a real job someday!
In his article, Keenan talks about how he's actually dreading summer vacation because it means he has to get a crappy job at a restaurant and slave over a grill in a hot kitchen.
At first I honestly couldn't believe what I was reading. It seemed as if Keenan actually hated summertime entirely because of a crappy job. I mean come on, I have to work a tedious, labor-intensive job throughout the summer too, but is that really even close to enough of a reason to classify the whole summertime experience as unpleasant? I don't think so at all. So allow me to offer a different perspective.
First of all, just think of all summertime has to offer: beautiful weather, a much-needed break from academic stress, a chance to make and save some money, an opportunity to travel, the list goes on and on.
If that isn't enough to convince you, then think of all the little things that summer makes possible: outdoor parties, campfires, trips to the beach, driving with the top down, swimming, bikinis, disc golf, thunder storms, fishing, getting a real tan, summer romance, the smell of fresh-cut grass, the sound of birds chirping, etc.,
All of these things combine to make summertime such an amazingly relaxing and fun time for me that I can't imagine letting a crappy job be enough to cast a gloomy shadow over how awesome the summer is.
I don't mean to be rude, but honestly Keenan, get another job if working in a kitchen is so awful. There are so many really cool, or at least tolerable, jobs out there. You could be a lifeguard, or you could work at a state park, or you could paint houses, or you could do any number of things other than subjecting yourself to the filthy, greasy horrors of kitchen drudgery.
This is a good lesson for everybody: There is no reason why anybody our age should have to subject themselves to a job that's so awful that it ruins their summer. Unless you plan to stay in upstate New York, your options for a summer job are countless, so don't give up hope yet.
Remember, you're young, and, as a college student, you're probably not bound by any responsibilities more serious than your own happiness and well being.
So embrace summer, it's the time of life, it's the time of love, it's the time of outdoor sex, it's a time of celebration. Enjoy it now while you can because you might have to get a real job someday!
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