Goodbye
View Feedback | Send this Article | Published 4/18/03
View Feedback | Send this Article | Published 4/18/03
Four years ago I stumbled upon a flyer that had a squirrel with Elephantitis advertising an RU Internet magazine called Whim. So I checked it out and for a long period I terrorized the website and its authors under the handle "The Shape." Three years later I am on the staff, the PR jerk, and constantly write articles for all the sections of the magazine. It has been a long and fun road but finally the disease called Graduation will soon cave me in. Time to reflect. I look back and I try to think why I didn't straight out join Whim in the first year. Suddenly, the reason hits me: "Star Trek." I hate "Star Trek" and that is how I always imagined the Whim staff: these big, hairy, goofy-looking nerds handling an internet magazine while playing with Klingon action figures pretending to kidnap Barbie Dolls. As I found out, nothing could be closer to the truth- in some cases. The fact of the matter is, the Whim staff was diverse in nearly everything except music. If you want to listen to Dave Matthews then Whim is the place to be. The majority of the staff listen to this crap that I think makes people have incest, but that is beside the point. There is something for everyone in Whim and they welcomed my metal loving, loud mouth, stinky armpit butt with loving arms. It has been great. However, now I must graduate and go on to bigger and better internet magazines. But I will always remember where I started. I guess it's time to kiss some ass now. I would like to thank the following in no particular order. These people and things have influenced me greatly during my time in Whim and forever I will have a place in my pants for them: I would like to thank Jesus, my family, my fianc¼ Jonelle Thackston for being there for me always, Stevedogg for introducing me into the Whim family, all the Whim executive staff minus John Cordiano because he is a jerk, Christina Smith, RU Student Media as a whole, I am just kidding John, I love you, Godzilla, the bands Slipknot, CKY, Stone Sour, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and Rob Zombie for offering up some kick-ass tunes to listen to while I write my crap, the whole SMC committee for their love and support, Tim Poland for being a great English professor, Clive Barker, Bret Ellis, and Ann Rice for being inspiring writers to look up to, the loyal readers of Whim, and everyone else I forgot to mention, but mostly I want to thank the beautiful and talented Rachel Pastrik for her friendship and professionalism through my Whim ordeal. She has saved my ass on more than one occasion, even outside Student Media. I have no idea where my road will take me and what adventures and new people I will meet. But I will forever remember my time here at Radford with Whim and Student Media. Thanks for the memories and now I will stop before you vomit in pathetic goody goody disgust. Andrew "Shaggy" Kinback has left the offices of Whim for the last time. Not. Responses: Refresh frame to view latest entries.
Comments: Thanks, man. May that road always rise up to meet you. Name: The Shape/Shag-Himself Name: Shaun
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