I have a friend looking to leave their dead end job via grad school. They took an entrance exam and did not score very well. They are retaking the test, but are still looking into going to a top flight school. How do I break it that they should probably aim a little lower in [...]
* 1. vanity: I think all blogs should reflect an appropriate amount of authorial vanity. This one is no exception.
2. big-headed: I have a large cranium and I am full of myself.
3. Cubus: A quote I love from Lolita: "So Humbert the Cubus schemed and dreamed - and the red sun of desire and decision (the two things that create a live world) rose higher and higher, while upon a succession of balconies a succession of libertines, sparkling glass in hand, toasted the bliss of past and future nights." The "Cubus" part is a pun on "incubus" and follows a line about impregnating Lolita. This somehow appeals to me.
