The Jug Put It In Me
Hello all! I'm trying to make a concerted effort to stay in contact with everyone to a much larger extent than I usually do during the scholastic off-season, so here's an attempt at that.
You may be asking, "What did the Jug put in you, Bevan, what??" Laughter. Allow me to blaspheme for a moment. As I was waiting for takeoff in the lovely Logan Airport (whose name just makes me want to watch X3 again) on Saturday afternoon, I found myself bored and missing my family, who sadly couldn't follow me through the security checkpoint. This made me think of my other family, yous guys, and in honor of one whom I so often deride, I chose to stay my boredom reading an issue of the Brown Jug, cover to cover. I of course had the foresight to place a few random copies of said magazine in my backpack for such an occasion, so I pulled out the "Living for Dummies" ish and started plowing away.
And, somewhat to my surprise, it made me laugh. Out loud. Not, however, on the floor while rolling. Nonetheless, I must congratulate the staff of the Jug for making me giggle in a public airport. I kept hoping that people would glance over and think to themselves, "someone actually buys those help guides?!" and then, upon noticing the title would remark, "what daaa fuck?" Granted, HilJay needs to learn to use things other than lyrics to express herself, but other than that I was impressed by the witticism of most pieces and the coherence that permeated the entire issue.
By reading that magazine and finally recognizing the thought and effort that went into it, I came to appreciate the creative power and critical intelligence that all of you possess. Therefore, I've made it my mission to slowly but surely go over all of those extra links and goodies that you guys put in here, because they stimulate me in a way that I find pleasant. I'm currently up to date on all the PIITJ posts and comments, I just need expand on some of those other treats. So, keep 'em coming guys, and I promise I'll be a more active contributor as well. Latah suckas!
--Bevman Weissman
P.S. Andy, a quick specialized Jug comment: I really liked that the Living for Dummies issue didn't have bylines or a table of contents...it just made the whole thing seem more connected. I also read the Do It Yourself and Time issue, which I liked in that order. Also, whatchu got against Kafka? Bitch!
You may be asking, "What did the Jug put in you, Bevan, what??" Laughter. Allow me to blaspheme for a moment. As I was waiting for takeoff in the lovely Logan Airport (whose name just makes me want to watch X3 again) on Saturday afternoon, I found myself bored and missing my family, who sadly couldn't follow me through the security checkpoint. This made me think of my other family, yous guys, and in honor of one whom I so often deride, I chose to stay my boredom reading an issue of the Brown Jug, cover to cover. I of course had the foresight to place a few random copies of said magazine in my backpack for such an occasion, so I pulled out the "Living for Dummies" ish and started plowing away.
And, somewhat to my surprise, it made me laugh. Out loud. Not, however, on the floor while rolling. Nonetheless, I must congratulate the staff of the Jug for making me giggle in a public airport. I kept hoping that people would glance over and think to themselves, "someone actually buys those help guides?!" and then, upon noticing the title would remark, "what daaa fuck?" Granted, HilJay needs to learn to use things other than lyrics to express herself, but other than that I was impressed by the witticism of most pieces and the coherence that permeated the entire issue.
By reading that magazine and finally recognizing the thought and effort that went into it, I came to appreciate the creative power and critical intelligence that all of you possess. Therefore, I've made it my mission to slowly but surely go over all of those extra links and goodies that you guys put in here, because they stimulate me in a way that I find pleasant. I'm currently up to date on all the PIITJ posts and comments, I just need expand on some of those other treats. So, keep 'em coming guys, and I promise I'll be a more active contributor as well. Latah suckas!
--Bevman Weissman
P.S. Andy, a quick specialized Jug comment: I really liked that the Living for Dummies issue didn't have bylines or a table of contents...it just made the whole thing seem more connected. I also read the Do It Yourself and Time issue, which I liked in that order. Also, whatchu got against Kafka? Bitch!
