Rick <3

I so want this cake for my birthday:

http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2009/04/in-honor-of-rick-roll.html

Please.

Trust me, it works.

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Try this:
Soothing Sounds!

Sure, maybe it is to help you sleep but it also lets you relax when you are feeling stressed.

My touching testimonial:
I was having a bad day and a friend suggested that I calm dowm by listening to some soothing sounds. Boy did it work! Now that I have Soothing Sounds, I will never be stressed again!

Addicted

I'm addicted to Yahoo!Answers. It's really awful. I beg you to stay away from it unless you want to be on it 24/7.

It is quite amusing to read the questions people ask and it's always fun to give people your honest opinion (especially when they don't know you). And you can ask anyone any question you want and they will surely give you their honest opinion in return...though sometimes they will tell you nasty, stupid things in response. You must ignore those.

So, how many of you are going to check it out now? I'll forgive you if you do, don't worry...

We didn't start the fire...

All of those fire drills finally paid off, folks! A girl on the top floor's cell phone charger sparked and caught a towel or something on fire. So,what does this mean? All the people in my building had the pleasure of standing out in the parking lot for two hours.

It kind of put a hold on my homework which I was quite studiously doing...kind of.

It also put a hold on one guy's shower time...he came out of the building in nothing but a towel. Only to find out that it wasn't the usually five minute drill...quite funny. And I'm quite glad that it wasn't me.

The moral of the story? Don't leave things plugged in or around flammable objects...and put your clothes on!

Blackout

So, this blog is supposed to be about my college experiences, right? Yeah, I guess I went off on a The Office tangent and forgot that...oh, well. I'm back.

So, my roommate's phone kept going off every(what seemed to be) ten minutes or so for no apparent reason. That didn't bother me so much but because it was about 6:30 in the morning it kind of did. And then the power went out (didn't learn this until later) and my printer started to make queer noises (due to loss of power but I didn't know this cuz it was dark and I was trying to sleep). And then it came. The lovely fire alarm at 7 o'clock in the morning...I don't need to be up until 8. Only a lost hour, not really a big deal...Anyhow, fire alarm. Stand outside in the cold in your PJs. It's a fun time. Get back to my room, lights still out. Oh, did I forget to mention that I had to walk up 9 flights of stairs? early in the morning?

Oh, well. I'm not complaining. I used to wake up this early anyway, right? But that was back when I didn't stay up as late. And I really didn't mind the nine flights of stairs like I thought I would. I guess I'm in better shape than I thought(ha ha ha, yeah, right). The lights came back on in about a half hour, no fear! The many joys of campus life! Oh, my alarm clock just went off...

Oh, in a little twist of irony, My roommate and I saw a commercial telling us to unplug your phone chargers when you aren't using them. So, we were talking about preserving energy last night before we went to bed. We were talking about all of the energy we waste by keeping all of our things plugged in...and then what happens? The power goes out. Perhaps someone up there is trying to tell us something?

Unplug your plugger thingys if you aren't usin' em!!

Oh, and don't forget your key when you go out for the fire drill. I say this from observance not from my own experiences. Thank goodness!

Cough, cough...

Ugh! I'm really sick of smokers! It is killing me (figuratively and literally). It seems like there is someone smoking around every corner I turn and outside every building I enter/exit. I really don't want to die from second hand smoke. Help me out!

Here is a lovely picture by van Gogh...

Anyway, I'm not sure exactly what van Gogh meant by this picture and it probably isn't relevant but I like to pretend that it is. Do you really still want to be smoking even after death?

I think it bothers me so much only because I had this naive thought floating around in my little town head that less and less people actually smoked any more. Apparently, I was wrong. Or perhaps, I never saw anyone in my town smoking because they were all away at college smoking?

Okay, okay. I am aware of how difficult it is to stop smoking but seriously! People that smoke aren't just hurting themselves. They are hurting everyone around them. So, if you smoke, please at least try to go somewhere where there are few to no people. Please!

Well, this is my last message to those that want to choke me to death:

Some words of wisdom...

I did laundry yesterday. For you fellow college students out there, I suggest that you do your laundry in the early morning or maybe even late at night. I didn't have to wait to wash mine but right after I put my clothes in, twenty or so people came in. There were a lot of washers that had clean clothes in them that were just sitting there. So, another word of advice, be courteous and remove your clothes as soon as possible. It just isn't cool to keep other people waiting. And when you do that, some people may not be as nice and throw your clothes out. I've heard it happens.

And bring something with you to entertain you. I didn't and I was stuck watching the dryers spin in unison for twenty minutes. Definitely, ask a friend to do their laundry with you. That makes it somewhat fun. I had a friend with me for awhile but she had a previous engagement to attend to. :(

You know how I said you shouldn't wear flip flops when sneaking about campus? It might be a good idea to never wear flip flops. I wore them the other day and I'd have to say that was a mistake. Too much walking and rarely wearing flip flops didn't combine well for me... I guess if you wear flip flops all of the time its no big deal but for me...not good.

Lanyards...are great. You can put your student ID and you're room key on it and you'll always have them with you. I have one with a coin purse kind of thing on it that my cell phone fits in. It makes it so much easier to keep track of your stuff. I'd be dropping and losing my stuff all over the place if it weren't for that. I know they look dorky but they are so handy that it makes up for it. Not like crocs. Crocs are convenient but they are hideous...I'm sorry but they are. You know what? I don't think I've seen a single college student wearing crocs... I'm so proud of my peers.

Speaking of peers. Seriously, I've seen many college students giving weird looks to older middle aged students in class. That isn't cool. They are trying to improve themselves just like us youngin's. Don't give them nasty looks or make them feel bad for it. Try to include them, not ostracize them. Geez, I would've thought that was an obvious one...

I don't know if any other college students read my blog but if there are any of you out there that have more advice feel free to leave a comment.

What do college students do when they have spare time?

Yes, my friend and I did run around campus snooping where we ought not to...and yes it was silly and fun. Of course, if I can make a suggestion, I'd suggest that one not wear flip flops while sneaking around. It does not make for very sneaky traveling. This was me following my cleverly sneakered friend... flip flop, flippy flop...flip floppy flip... Yeah, ridiculous. She kept turning back to laugh at me...

Oh, and before you get worried about us causing mischief, we weren't really. We didn't vandalize anything or break anything or any of that other foolishness. We were just walking around (not too quietly) in a fairly empty building. No classrooms that I am aware of. Just looking for a "weird tiny door" that we had heard was in the building. It was said to be a curious site and we were bored... and curious. Unfortunately, we never came across what we were looking for...but then again we may have been in the wrong building...

Eh...maybe I should have been reading a few things for my classes but why waste a good afternoon with your nose in a book? That is what early evenings are for! Then you spend your evening blogging about your silly not really very interesting afternoon.

That is what a college student does with their not really "spare" time.