Monday, June 15, 1998
Through it all, friends have made it great
So, procrastination is the fuel for this -30- column, as it is
for nearly everything else in my life. It’s due soon and, although
I’ve been thinking about what to include for the past two years
that I’ve worked at The Bruin, it’s difficult to actually know what
to say.
Most -30- writers are graduating Bruins, who use this space to
encapsulate their four (five? six?) years at UCLA. But I’ve still
got another year (a year and a quarter, really) here, and I still
plan to do a lot in those remaining quarters. Finally take the
sailing class at the marina that I’ve never had the transportation
or the time for. Utilize the rock wall at Wooden. Study. Eat 100
Diddy Reese cookies.
Still, for the two years I’ve worked at The Bruin, I’ve waited
for a byline. As the first electronic media director who didn’t
graduate to the department from another, more traditional
department of the paper, my only tangible mark in the printed Bruin
has been in staff boxes and as a member of the Editorial Board.
I thought about including all the UCLA survival skills I’ve
amassed, but they can all be condensed into one piece of advice –
be incredibly persistent. And nothing I’ve done, whether it be
trying to stay awake in less-than-enthralling classes, watching
Space Ghost, playing racquetball or heading to Stan’s Donuts after
10 p.m. during finals week, would mean anything without my friends.
I owe my sanity to them. I have to thank them for living with me
and for living with all my many moods. They know who they are
(terrancelaurenkerijennyjon!), and that I love them to death. My
family too – it seems a bit corny, but through the past few years
I’ve also realized what an idyllic family I have, and that it isn’t
something I should take for granted (although, I still do).
Finally, all the faithful EMers – you guys are awesome, and you
(and the rest of the Bruin staff) are the best thing about working
here – you’re going to do a great job next year. You’ve got the
most wide-reaching and malleable medium ever to work with – use
it.
Kim Stone