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Mike on Mike: I open at the close.

By Mike Vidafar April 1, 2012 JOURNAL, Mike on Mike

After college, one door was closed, but I like to believe that others were open. It was a trying time in my life, and to emerge with a degree was…

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Mike on Mike: Loose Ends

By Mike Vidafar March 25, 2012 JOURNAL, Mike on Mike
Mike on Mike: Loose Ends

Back from the dead, I began commuting back and forth to school. It was long, and difficult. I had my problems — mainly with getting to class on time. But…

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Mike on Mike: Rebuilding

By Mike Vidafar March 18, 2012 JOURNAL, Mike on Mike

My first semester back was a whirlwind. To start, I lessened my course load. That was only possible because I’d taken a few AP courses in high school; I was…

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Mike on Mike: Slipping, Falling, Freezing, Empty, Quiet, Dark

By Mike Vidafar March 11, 2012 JOURNAL, Mike on Mike
Mike on Mike: Slipping, Falling, Freezing, Empty, Quiet, Dark

So, where was I? About to get into the intensely personal? Right. That’s where I was. And this is where I’ll begin. Plainly. Simply: If you didn’t already guess from…

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Mike on Mike: The Other Side

By Mike Vidafar March 4, 2012 JOURNAL, Mike on Mike

Stony Brook was a trip. It was so unlike what I had experienced at Nassau that I feel it would be dishonest to classify both as colleges. Nassau in no…

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Mike on Mike: Empty Promises

By Mike Vidafar February 26, 2012 JOURNAL, Mike on Mike

After high school I didn’t have a triumphant feeling. I wasn’t ready to take on the world. I didn’t even know if I was ready to go to school somewhere…

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Mike on Mike: My First Mentor & AP English

By Mike Vidafar February 19, 2012 JOURNAL, Mike on Mike

Mr. Mach was the new English department chair at Carey, and my connection with him began slightly before I’d even met him (or at least I’d like to think). It…

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Mike on Mike: Rhythm, Repetition, and Verse

By Mike Vidafar February 12, 2012 JOURNAL, Mike on Mike

Rap music was something I’d been exposed to since the end of fifth grade, although it was sparingly. The Slim Shady LP was released during that time, and with it…

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Mike on Mike: Failures and Firsts

By Mike Vidafar February 5, 2012 JOURNAL, Mike on Mike

By the time I was in sixth grade, my elementary school had instituted the Accelerated Reader (AR) Program. Without going into unnessiary detail, the program assigned point values to books,…

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Mike on Mike: Early Influences

By Mike Vidafar January 29, 2012 JOURNAL, Mike on Mike

I spoke (briefly) in my last post about my parents reading to me when I was a child. The more I think about it, though, the more I realize the…

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