expectations Archives

In Your Face! I Proved My Old Teachers Wrong by Applying Myself and Still Failing Miserably

Carson Kile • October 6, 2024

Everybody loves a good underdog story, so I thought I’d share mine here. My whole childhood I had teachers tell…

Hallmark Christmas Romance Movies Set Unrealistic Expectations for Having Any Human Interaction Ever Again

Shea Strauss • December 19, 2020

WILMINGTON, N.C. — Hallmark Channel’s signature Christmas-themed romance movies reportedly promote an unhealthy expectation of any kind of human interaction,…

First Date to DIY Basement Show Going About as Well as One Would Expect

The Hard Times Staff • January 14, 2018

OAKLAND — A first date at a crowded DIY basement show is going about “as good as one would expect,”…