Young and Restless
Ryan Soberg
- Location
- La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
- Birthday
- January 19
- Bio
- I'm a 25yr old with a degree in Theatre Performance (minor in English) trying to make sense of the crazy world of adulthood.
MY RECENT POSTS
- !Project Lost Generation!
June 23, 2011 12:07PM - Dear Middle-Age America
August 18, 2010 03:40PM - BURST! My Search for Meaning
June 16, 2010 03:53PM - What I learned from 'Camelot'
May 27, 2010 05:25PM - America's Journey to the
Underworld
May 17, 2010 06:15PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Thank you! That is much
appreciated!”
June 23, 2011 01:51PM - “Great post! I too was
raised Catholic and have had
many
ventures into the
Occult…”
October 28, 2010 03:55PM - “Thank you.”
October 02, 2010 11:54AM - “Love it!!”
August 24, 2010 02:54PM - “Lonesome - Point taken
about using the word
'pseudo-science.'
I was
actually refe…”
August 18, 2010 05:17PM
Ryan Soberg's Links
!Project Lost Generation!
We are Project Lost Generation, dedicated to
uniting 20-somethings from across the nation in a shared dialogue
of our struggles and successes. Through the use of social media and
technology, our goal is to reignite the spirit of the Millennial
Generation and foster positive cultura… Read full post »
Dear Middle-Age America
This article ran today in the New York Times: ‘What Is It About 20-Somethings?’
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/magazine/22Adulthood-t.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&sq=what is it about 20 somethings&st=cse&scp=1
The final paragraph of the articl… Read full post »
BURST! My Search for Meaning
This morning began like any other. My roommate woke up early to hit the road for a business trip, the dog was huddled in the crook of my legs and birds sang outside my window . . . it was quite lovely, actually. At 7:45 AM I lazily dragged myself… Read full post »
What I learned from 'Camelot'
I just closed a wonderful production of Lerner and Loewe's 'Camelot,' and I wanted to share what I learned. Before being cast in the show, I had never heard any of the music nor did I know it had such a huge cult following. Oh, and I played Mordred . .… Read full post »
America's Journey to the Underworld
In the midst of one of the worst recessions in United States history, in the midst of some of the most deplorable political and economic scandals ever to grace our nation’s political theatre, in the midst of two blood-soaked wars in the Middle East – we are still constantly… Read full post »
The Millennials VS. GenGREEN
I will not eat fast food. I will not eat fast food.
I will not eat fast food. That's what I chant to myself as I drive
by Taco Bell on my way home from work every day. I have
25 dollars in my checking account to last me five more days.… Read full post »
It's Time to Kill the Sassy Gay Friend!
So here's the deal ladies. After reading Sady Doyle's article about the 'Sassy Gay Friend' I wrote a scathing blog entry about how gay stereotypes are harming our civil rights efforts and how we were not placed on this earth to solve your problems. While I still think&nb… Read full post »
Get Your Drugs Out of My Generation
Middle America is no stranger to what is commonly considered 'hard street drugs.' I was raised in a white, Catholic, extremely middle-class family and I've been surrounded by drug addiction almost my entire life. Needless to say, I wasn't at all surprised when the L.A. Times ran a story about the… Read full post »
Is a Career in Journalism Feasible?
Welcome to the century of accessibility. Streams of information flow in and out of my psyche like a constant wave of frenetic electricity. I am energized and inspired, I feel awe and an awareness of the universe. Art, literature, science, politics - infuse to create a new avant-garde mosaic that I… Read full post »
Hookup Culture Isn't Gone, You're Just Getting Old
NEWS FLASH: Salon, Slate, and every feminist memoir released this year indicate that, as the first wave of GenY reaches their mid-30's, there seems to be a noticable decrease in casual sex. Logically, this can only mean one thing . . . HOOKUP CULTURE IS GONE! Need evidence? Just look a… Read full post »
Shame On You Catholic Charities!
First of all, a big round of applause for Washington D.C. today as it leads the nation in becoming the 6th place where same-sex couples can legally marry. Secondly, SHAME ON YOU CATHOLIC CHARITIES!
The New York Times reports: "Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington on Tuesday limited em… Read full post »
Reflections on a Murder-Suicide
Deputies arrived at a Nodine, MN residence around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday after receiving a phone call from a concerned local minister. What they found was truly shocking. A greyhound in the garage, dead from a bullet wound. Two more greyhounds in the backyard, both shot dead. You can picture the scen… Read full post »
Whatever Happened to the Cult of Youth?
Congratulations Kirk Cameron, you've officially left us behind. Well, not literally . . . it's more of a figurative rapture. One in which people over thirty continue to live their lives per usual, while those of us in our twenties thrash around in shark-infested water waiting for a life preserver. Wh… Read full post »
Smoking Made Me a Nihilist

Today marks my fourth week of living without the incredible physical, financial, and mental burden of cigarettes. I can't believe what a difference not smoking has made in various aspects of my life over the past month. But before I go on, let me preface the followi… Read full post »
I Self-Medicate with Salon.com
Hi, my name is Ryan and I'm a Salon.comaholic. Before you brush that statement off as a joke or an exaggeration, let me give you the facts. I graduated from a small private university in Wisconsin with a degree in the fine arts. Shortly after, the great US… Read full post »
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Updates
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Rumors of my blogging demise are greatly exaggerated
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The Positivity Police and the Good Weather Glee Club
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Another missed opportunity: To be a grad student
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Announcing the Salon-Alternet Investigative Fund
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While Y'all Were Away Enjoying Your Weekend and Just Because
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Self-Centered Sex of the Selfish Male
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Report: AZ Police Often Use Tasers Preemptively on Subjects
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