From:	steven mancini <mancinis@******.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
Subject:	NOT SR: Better to Burn Out... than fade away!
Date:	Wed, 16 Mar 1994 04:28:54 EST

It is 4:20 a.m. in West Lafayette, Indiana.

I have consumed 10 cups of the cheapest, most vile coffee that has ever
tainted my coffee machine.

My dinner was composed of some really awful Manwich mixed with ground
chicken instead of ground beef that was served over rice.

I am approximately 4 hours away from my second comprehensive examination
which will, in part, determine if this school will award me my Masters
degree, and possibly allow me to continue for my PhD.

My mind is swimming in notions of Public Policy, Economic Approaches and
their application to Environmental Policy, the Evolution of Child Abuse
programs since their creation back when they were derived from laws
which prevented cruelty to animals, and the major differences, as found
in the vast literature on the subject, between Public Policy and
Public Administration.

It has been almost 2 months since I have had any physical contact with
my girlfriend who has since moved on.

I have just discovered, after taking my first shower in 2 days, that my
head is now loaded with grey hair!!!

I am still recovering from a giggling fit- I was watching my Jack Dempsey's
chase each other and started to giggle- and could not stop for 10 minutes.

And all my mind can focus on is my next shadowrun module, in which I intend
to inflict grievous physical, emotional and psychological damage on all
my players.

So I ask you... Is it worth it? Does this make me a bad person?

Well, my 5 minute rest period is up; time to get another cup of awful
coffee, a handful of generic (= gross) chocolate chip cookies, and
head back to policy- the application of Feminist Methodologies to the
field.

Da Minotaur