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For me, definitely worth it! Even though the degree I get and the paper it comes on will probably be worthless to me, the opportunities I received definitely taught me more than I could learn if I weren't here.

There's so much data about you online that with just a little bit of digging, most people can be locatable/identified. Facebook simply makes it easier. For me though, being in tech-focused University and all, not having Facebook = not existing. I think being contactable/"connectable" wins over the privacy concerns.

Thanks Dave for the advice! I really appreciate it!

One part of me thinks the bleeping out of the word is not a big deal - it is done for so many songs and many song also have tamer "radio edits" (for example, Cee-Lo's Forget You). The other part of me though is trying to draw parallels to the situation with Huckleberry Finn and how context fits in the situation. In the end, for me I think this is not as big of an issue as censorship in Huckleberry Finn. Partially because I find it hard to really derive meaning from a song that goes for maybe 5 minutes without really looking up the lyrics and analyzing the song. The word would simply jump out at me and will become one of the main things I take away from it. One of the side problems with this issue is that a lot of the people I know are misconstruing it and thinking that the entire song is now banned from Canadian radio because a member of the queer community got offended. The queer community is now being portrayed as bullies leading the "I'm offended so you can't say things" drive. That honestly bothers me way more than the discussion about censorship

Thanks Kingdom, for reading as well as for your help!

Thank you Tipdin! I'm really glad you enjoyed it!

I'm engaging in some self-promoting here, and I hope you will take some time to read my short story Dancing. It is about Kameron, who enrolled himself in a Contemporary Dance class. This is the first story I've written, and I would love for any thoughts or suggestions for improvement! Thanks!

Thanks Anyta for your wonderful comments and advice! I'll definitely keep that thread in mind

Desperation but other than that, I really liked the way you showed emotions... will there be a sequel?? please say yes.. please.. please??? would love to know more about them!! Thanks Frostina! I'll work on the grammar/hopefully get an editor :)I don't know about a sequel - it was something that just popped into my head when the song came on. Who knows, they might come back

Kameron is about to start the last dance in his Contemporary Dance class. How will he deal with his dance partner, Michael?

This was it. My last dance in this class. The last thing I do before I leave this school. And the last thing I will do with Michael. --- I had chosen Contemporary Dance as an elective on a whim. It didn’t make sense to me at that time, and still doesn’t make sense. Why would an aspiring investment banker take a class in dancing? Still, it seemed like an easy credit. I was worried at the start of the term when Professor Deenerman told us that we had to dance in pairs for the entire semes

I'm a Grey's fan, but I don't keep up with Private Practice... Calzona makes me sad I think Arizona did make the right decision in leaving Callie behind. But I also think that Callie is right in rejecting Arizona when she just shows up randomly again... They both dug this hole that just hurt each other, which makes me sad. Oh Grey's angst. Overall, I think they are cute together, but I feel like Mark and Callie have better chemistry. It's such an awkward relationship with the 3 of them......

I just read the story and loved it! All the characters are quirky and interesting, and definitely captivated my attention. My favourite is Rick though - I'm definitely harbouring a crush on him now Such an awesome combination of brain, brawn and personality!

That's my biggest mistake too. I'm still trying to learn from it. Woah - awkward all around.

April - Aries! I'm definitely the rash and impulsive one