Beware the loss of superpowers
Maybe you won’t believe me when I tell you this, but once upon a time, I used to be magical.
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Random Rants
Students speak out about what’s on their minds in 142 words, and you’re invited! If you have a random rant, email it to me at anderseb@grinnell.edu. After all, complaining in a public forum is always more fun than doing it alone.
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Oh baby! No no no! Yeah! Green!
Confused by the title? So are a lot of lovers by their partners cries. Everyone knows that “No means no.” Does it? Do we want it to? If you’re not already in the BDSM community, you may not have heard of Safe Words. These are words and gestures that aren’t a normal part of a sexual repertoire. These are words and gestures that are quick, to the point, and easy to interpret because they are determined before a sexual encounter. In communities when people go right up to the edge of safety, Safe Words are a necessary part of the negotiation before the act — but they can be used in all healthy relationships to help facilitate a mutually pleasant experience. You decide: Your panting mouth is buried in a pillow while your lover is going at it above you. Suddenly your lover shifts weight and your thigh has a pubic bone painfully grinding into it. You crane your head to the side and take a deep breath. With your next statement your lover kindly moves back to the right and you continue with your happy gasping. Did you say, “Hey honey, could you please move over a little bit. You’re hurting me,” or did you say, “U-haul”?
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Coke is wonderful
I like Coke. I’m a coke kind of guy. I’m not saying that the fact that Grinnell is a Coca-Cola campus was the deciding factor that brought me here, but it didn’t hurt much. In the great soda vs. pop debate, I’m on the side of just calling everything Coke. Other soft drinks should not be bothered the Coke moniker.
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