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= Monday, March 2,1987=
OpfinjJDnn
Gambling — the fun alternative to studying
<§) I Have
° No Idea
i * I
Harvie R. Schnitzer
Sunday morning was a big
disappointment for me. Once again, the
six numbers I selected in the Lotto 6/49 game
failed to match the six lucky numbers selected
by the' Lotto 6/49 computer. I was so sure I
was going to win this time; I thought I'd
come up with a foolproof method of number
selection. But I guess my cat's birthdate wasn't
as lucky as I'd hoped.
The people I work with in the advertising
department at Gottschalks all play the lottery,
and they all play Lotto 6/49. My only comfort
in being addicted to Lotto 6/49 is that ■
everyone else I work with is much, much
worse. In fact, I think the few of us are
supporting the entire California school
system.
Our methods of selecting the six numbers in
the Lotto 6/49 game vary, but each is as silly
as the rest. Personally, I prefer to use my
Lucky Lotto Keychain. I simply turn it upside-
down, and then turn it rightside-up. These six
little white balls land in six numbered spots,
and I have my six lucky (and hopefully
winning) numbers. I just can't understand why
this method hasn't worked for me. Maybe I'm
holding the keychain wrong. I realize this is a
stupid way to select numbers, but not any
more more so than the methods employed by
my co-workers.
Sparky likes to use several methods; he's
that kind of guy. He will either pick numbers
that have had some significance in his life
(like his anniversary, his wife's birthday, or
the last time I made coffee wjthout poisoning
everyone in the office) or hell just randomly
color in numbers on the 6/49 scantron form.
Niki is a bit more creative. She likes to
color in the numbers on the form in an
attractive design. (What can I say? She's an _
artist.) However, she does occasionally ask to
borrow my keychain, but I think she does that
for variety's sake. After all, there's a limit to
the number of attractive designs that can be
made with only six little black bubbles.
I suppose there are people out there who
think'that we're just wasting our
money-and they are absolutely right. But we
all feel that if we keep playing, someday our
numbers will hit and we'll be able to go on a
mad shopping spree. At least that's why I keep
playing. If I win enough money. 111 be able to
forget about school for a while.
I spent an awful lot of time last week
thinking about studying. I spent an awful lot
of time last week planning to study. I spent an
awful lot of time last week preparing to study.
The only dung I failed to do last week was .
actually sit down and study. If I had studied
one-fifth of the time I spent thinking about
studying, I'd be more than caught up in all of
my classes.
Procrastination, when it comes to
studying, is my middle name. No matter
how hard I try. I just can't seem to bring
myself to sit down .and read sociology before I
actually HAVE to. It's not that sociology isn't
a very interesting topic (I'm sure it is-but I
wouldn't know, I don't have to study for my
sociology test until tonight) it's that I always
seem to find something else to do.
I got up early Sunday morning, about 9:30
a.m.(I realize that to some, 9:30 a.m. isn't���especially early, but I consider anything
before noon on Sunday unspeakably early .)
As I was eating my bowl of Froot Loops and
reading about the latest saga involving Reagan
(As the White House Turns). I resolved to get
my act together and spend the day studying for
thc_uhr^te^IbjKfiihjs_wifiL__ .
I went upstairs and looked in my desk
drawer for my book. This was a mistake. As I
looked through the drawer. I decided it needed
to be straightened out Then I decided to clean
out my entire desk. After I cleaned out my desk
(or is "shoveled out" a more appropriate
term?). I made the mistake of looking in my
closet.
Though I can't prove this, Im sure that
the pile of dirty clothes I have in there
actually moved. Perhaps "pile" is an
understatement. As I surveyed the mountain of
laundry in there, I decided to do some laundry
and clean out the closet But to do laundry, I
needed quarters.
As I searched through the bottom of my
purse for some spare change, I decided to clean
out my purse. After dumping the contents of
my purse on my bed, I sat down and began
discarding assorted gum wrappers, scraps of
paper, and Tic Tacs that had escaped their little
plastic container. Then one Of my friends
walked in.
"What on earth are you doing?" she asked,
surveying my room. (I have to admit, it must
have been quite a site) Tm studying." I
replied. She laughed and left She'd seen me
"study" before.
Ihave the mid-semester blahhs, there's no
other explanation for my unwillingness
to study. (I realize that it's not really the
middle of the semester, but I decided to get a
head start on my procrastination.) I try to tell
myself that I'm not really being a slag; I try
to convince myself that I am just one of those
people who works a lot better under pressure.
Let's face it studying is not one of the
more exciting things in life. I realize that it is
a very important part of the whole educational
process, but it just can't compare with
watching "Leave It To Beaver" reruns or
cleaning out a closet can it? The strangest
part of my dislike of studying is that I love to
read. In fact 111 read almost ANYTHING.
But study, I will. At the last possible
minute, of course. I'm the type of student who
likes to stay up until 1:30 am. before a test
and then get up again at 4:30 to study some
more. At about 8:30 last night I decided that
there wasn't anything left in my room to
clean. So. I dug out my notes, rifled through
my papers, found my syllabus and looked up
to sec which chapters were to be covered on
my Monday morning test "3. 4, 5. 17,18 and
19," I said to myself as I wrote the numbers
down. I looked at my paper and realized that
the test covered six chapters. (Ves, I have
learned to count.) I think 1'U play those six
numbers in this week's Lotto. Who knows?
Maybe this time. 111 win.
Harvie Schnilzer's column appears every
Monday.
Reader
Response
to Daily Collegian articles and o
welcome. Send letter* no longer than 250
words in length to -Daily CalWgjm. Keats
Campus BWg., CSUF Fresno. CA 93740.
Letters must be signed and include, the
writer's name, address aid telephone number.
Whose month? Claim still stands
Dear Editor,
k So March is Women's, History
Month? That's not what* my Sports
Illustrated Swimsuit Calendar says!
February is Black History Month and
nobody cares, so why do we need a
month devoted to a bunch of fem¬
inists? Those barking bulkttkes should
join the Latin American Support
Committee and hold an underwater
"peace vigtL"
According to Lisa Kim Bach's article
(Feb. 26), members of the Women's
Alliance and "other students" are going
to dress up as famous women on March
25. It seems appropriate to have a
fashion show to celebrate Women's
History Month, How about a pie
baking or house
Dear Editor.
The following is a response to Mr.
W. Pace's letter in the Friday, Feb. 27
Collegian.
Mr. Pace,
My tense of noblesse oblige is very
strong and you certainly bring it out I
am hoping that it is ignorance that
causes you to think that Manzanar and
die Soviet Gulag are truly comparable.
So put off the beneficence of my heart;
I will give you a .new copy of
Akksandr Solhenitsyn's "Gulag Arch¬
ipelago" abridged. If after reading it
(and I hope you do), if you still feel
the same, then 1 will have to simply
throw up my arms and admit defeat
If you're wondering where you can
reach soe, HI be at next week's Latin
American Support Committee meeting,
""my "Thorites
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Page 2
= Monday, March 2,1987=
OpfinjJDnn
Gambling — the fun alternative to studying
<§) I Have
° No Idea
i * I
Harvie R. Schnitzer
Sunday morning was a big
disappointment for me. Once again, the
six numbers I selected in the Lotto 6/49 game
failed to match the six lucky numbers selected
by the' Lotto 6/49 computer. I was so sure I
was going to win this time; I thought I'd
come up with a foolproof method of number
selection. But I guess my cat's birthdate wasn't
as lucky as I'd hoped.
The people I work with in the advertising
department at Gottschalks all play the lottery,
and they all play Lotto 6/49. My only comfort
in being addicted to Lotto 6/49 is that ■
everyone else I work with is much, much
worse. In fact, I think the few of us are
supporting the entire California school
system.
Our methods of selecting the six numbers in
the Lotto 6/49 game vary, but each is as silly
as the rest. Personally, I prefer to use my
Lucky Lotto Keychain. I simply turn it upside-
down, and then turn it rightside-up. These six
little white balls land in six numbered spots,
and I have my six lucky (and hopefully
winning) numbers. I just can't understand why
this method hasn't worked for me. Maybe I'm
holding the keychain wrong. I realize this is a
stupid way to select numbers, but not any
more more so than the methods employed by
my co-workers.
Sparky likes to use several methods; he's
that kind of guy. He will either pick numbers
that have had some significance in his life
(like his anniversary, his wife's birthday, or
the last time I made coffee wjthout poisoning
everyone in the office) or hell just randomly
color in numbers on the 6/49 scantron form.
Niki is a bit more creative. She likes to
color in the numbers on the form in an
attractive design. (What can I say? She's an _
artist.) However, she does occasionally ask to
borrow my keychain, but I think she does that
for variety's sake. After all, there's a limit to
the number of attractive designs that can be
made with only six little black bubbles.
I suppose there are people out there who
think'that we're just wasting our
money-and they are absolutely right. But we
all feel that if we keep playing, someday our
numbers will hit and we'll be able to go on a
mad shopping spree. At least that's why I keep
playing. If I win enough money. 111 be able to
forget about school for a while.
I spent an awful lot of time last week
thinking about studying. I spent an awful lot
of time last week planning to study. I spent an
awful lot of time last week preparing to study.
The only dung I failed to do last week was .
actually sit down and study. If I had studied
one-fifth of the time I spent thinking about
studying, I'd be more than caught up in all of
my classes.
Procrastination, when it comes to
studying, is my middle name. No matter
how hard I try. I just can't seem to bring
myself to sit down .and read sociology before I
actually HAVE to. It's not that sociology isn't
a very interesting topic (I'm sure it is-but I
wouldn't know, I don't have to study for my
sociology test until tonight) it's that I always
seem to find something else to do.
I got up early Sunday morning, about 9:30
a.m.(I realize that to some, 9:30 a.m. isn't���especially early, but I consider anything
before noon on Sunday unspeakably early .)
As I was eating my bowl of Froot Loops and
reading about the latest saga involving Reagan
(As the White House Turns). I resolved to get
my act together and spend the day studying for
thc_uhr^te^IbjKfiihjs_wifiL__ .
I went upstairs and looked in my desk
drawer for my book. This was a mistake. As I
looked through the drawer. I decided it needed
to be straightened out Then I decided to clean
out my entire desk. After I cleaned out my desk
(or is "shoveled out" a more appropriate
term?). I made the mistake of looking in my
closet.
Though I can't prove this, Im sure that
the pile of dirty clothes I have in there
actually moved. Perhaps "pile" is an
understatement. As I surveyed the mountain of
laundry in there, I decided to do some laundry
and clean out the closet But to do laundry, I
needed quarters.
As I searched through the bottom of my
purse for some spare change, I decided to clean
out my purse. After dumping the contents of
my purse on my bed, I sat down and began
discarding assorted gum wrappers, scraps of
paper, and Tic Tacs that had escaped their little
plastic container. Then one Of my friends
walked in.
"What on earth are you doing?" she asked,
surveying my room. (I have to admit, it must
have been quite a site) Tm studying." I
replied. She laughed and left She'd seen me
"study" before.
Ihave the mid-semester blahhs, there's no
other explanation for my unwillingness
to study. (I realize that it's not really the
middle of the semester, but I decided to get a
head start on my procrastination.) I try to tell
myself that I'm not really being a slag; I try
to convince myself that I am just one of those
people who works a lot better under pressure.
Let's face it studying is not one of the
more exciting things in life. I realize that it is
a very important part of the whole educational
process, but it just can't compare with
watching "Leave It To Beaver" reruns or
cleaning out a closet can it? The strangest
part of my dislike of studying is that I love to
read. In fact 111 read almost ANYTHING.
But study, I will. At the last possible
minute, of course. I'm the type of student who
likes to stay up until 1:30 am. before a test
and then get up again at 4:30 to study some
more. At about 8:30 last night I decided that
there wasn't anything left in my room to
clean. So. I dug out my notes, rifled through
my papers, found my syllabus and looked up
to sec which chapters were to be covered on
my Monday morning test "3. 4, 5. 17,18 and
19," I said to myself as I wrote the numbers
down. I looked at my paper and realized that
the test covered six chapters. (Ves, I have
learned to count.) I think 1'U play those six
numbers in this week's Lotto. Who knows?
Maybe this time. 111 win.
Harvie Schnilzer's column appears every
Monday.
Reader
Response
to Daily Collegian articles and o
welcome. Send letter* no longer than 250
words in length to -Daily CalWgjm. Keats
Campus BWg., CSUF Fresno. CA 93740.
Letters must be signed and include, the
writer's name, address aid telephone number.
Whose month? Claim still stands
Dear Editor,
k So March is Women's, History
Month? That's not what* my Sports
Illustrated Swimsuit Calendar says!
February is Black History Month and
nobody cares, so why do we need a
month devoted to a bunch of fem¬
inists? Those barking bulkttkes should
join the Latin American Support
Committee and hold an underwater
"peace vigtL"
According to Lisa Kim Bach's article
(Feb. 26), members of the Women's
Alliance and "other students" are going
to dress up as famous women on March
25. It seems appropriate to have a
fashion show to celebrate Women's
History Month, How about a pie
baking or house
Dear Editor.
The following is a response to Mr.
W. Pace's letter in the Friday, Feb. 27
Collegian.
Mr. Pace,
My tense of noblesse oblige is very
strong and you certainly bring it out I
am hoping that it is ignorance that
causes you to think that Manzanar and
die Soviet Gulag are truly comparable.
So put off the beneficence of my heart;
I will give you a .new copy of
Akksandr Solhenitsyn's "Gulag Arch¬
ipelago" abridged. If after reading it
(and I hope you do), if you still feel
the same, then 1 will have to simply
throw up my arms and admit defeat
If you're wondering where you can
reach soe, HI be at next week's Latin
American Support Committee meeting,
""my "Thorites
BLOOM COUNTY
MC* CAU HTK ~QMK\
UJZAKm'NW
■vrowKfWf
1
mrs uuy tmu pmiM
\iscutnvux.necnurr
tv*ur /wwok: wr*mrp
tenmne. rrnncut
~— weau.
irsxiAvrrof sonjxM/
Pf/kMr n.m m *wtxr |
