Honorable Mention, Creative Corner
Foot in Mouth Disease, Lauren Sawyer

Excuses…

I spend more time in the library than I really care to admit, and probably more time than is necessary. However, of all my experiences there, one in particular sticks out in my mind as the most unique. Let me explain.

Each desk in the library has a privacy panel on three of its four borders, creating what I like to call, The Isolation Cubicle. Each cubicle faces another cubicle so that, were the panels taken down, students would be face to face with one another while studying. Since social interaction is entirely too distracting for students attempting to study, the isolation cubicle is the perfect solution. However, I found that it can also make for some amazingly awkward moments.

On a particular Tuesday, I had begrudgingly admitted that I was in need of a long, focused, study session and had dutifully sentenced myself to an afternoon in the isolation cubicle. After class I headed to the library, equipped with my computer, my notes, my favorite highlighter, a box of Cheese-Its, and a very large mug of coffee. I had just settled into the luxury of my isolation cubicle when I felt it. A large and heavy shoe kicked hard against my foot under the desk.

“Oh no you don’t,” I thought to myself