Music in Different Languages

Really feeling music in foreign languages...dunno why.



and an old fav:



miley cyrus?

South Louisiana

We went down to South Louisiana for a job interview and had some fun in Lafayette. Like 20 miles away we went to Avery Island, the only place in the world that makes Tabasco. Here are some pics:

Things I Hate

Going Home

It has been a stressful week, but it is finally all over. I am in the airport waiting for my flight, on my way home. I didnt ever think I would make it through this horrible week. I think back to the beginning of the year and never could have imagined myself here, waiting to go home after the end of my freshman year. It went very fast.

I predict that I will have a busy and hectic summer, but I'd take that over being bored. As soon as I get home I'm going right back to work. My mom is starting her job on monday in LA, so I will be shuffling between grapevine when I have to work, and Dallas with my dad when im not. Sunny and the Black are coming down in exactly one month...

So many things to do, but now there is so much time. Love summer!!

Its Half Past Four

It is 4.30 in the am...what has happened to my life. I have just finished my Modern Civ paper and I cannot even think about going to bed. We had a blast in the lounge tonight having a paper writing party. Danshiell, Josh, Audriner, Dustin, some randos and I spent our entire evening suffering together to finish our papers. Now that our paper is done, I cant sleep. I didnt regret the 40oz of coffee earlier while writing, I had full focus the whole time, never even felt tired, but now when I have an exam at 9am I am wishing I could go to bed.

On the upside: the paper ended up very nice in the end. When I was beginning to write I realized I had no idea what was going on, I didnt even know what the question meant. After 3 hours of contemplation and re-reading, I understood the question and began writing. In the beginning it was a shambly mess, but everything came together very nicely. At the end of the paper I think I learned more from the text, got some greater meaning that I didnt see before, so I will deem the process a success. The shitty part is that in 4 hours I have a whole other essay to write, in class, by hand, on an unseen question, over the SAME BOOK. Overkill much? Either way...its almost over. This was the big thing stressing me out all week. After the exam tomorrow I will probs nap, wake up and study for econ, knock that bitch out at 4, then dinner, then study for Latin, my last exam. Then pack, go to my storage unit, maybe take a shot or two, and pass the fuck out.

Its sad to see all my friends go, I will miss them all so much. Lets enjoy the time we have left, get these damn finals over with, and enjoy the freakin summer.

Mash Up

What is everyone's favorite mash up?

Remember CD's?

Sunny and Meliss made me think back to the day when we had to like operate physical mediums to retrieve our music. It seems so primitive now in the MP3 age.

The first CD I ever owned was "Blue" by LeAnn Rimes. How freakin 90's are her bangs?!

What wast the First CD or Cassette you owned?

I Hold it Down for My Girls

To the Bitches That Wanna Fight me

Burn Blog

1.I'm a flight risk

2. Oh no! guys I left my permission slip at home!!

3. Hi! You dont know my name, but I take up a lot of counter space...

4. I'm a Frankenteen

5. I'm a tease

6. I'm from FL but I think I'm from France (thanks S.F.)

7. I'm always in sweatpants, and I dont give a Fuck

8. I'd love to be your scissor sister.

9. Dont you wish your girlfriend was hot like me.

10. I'm prob going to touch you.

11. Who said you cant have sex with residents?

12. I look like a Christmas Tree!!

13. You can smell me before you see me.

14. I got a whole 0.1 higher than I needed to stay in housing!

15. I'm really good at gettin it

16. I'm a little off my rocker, but most likely to make you die laughing

17. I'd give anything to be on a boat again. (aka tomorrow we're going to be on a boat)

18. I'd like to try bondage (right now I just like it rough)

19. I'm no good without my roommate

20. That doesnt belong on my TumTum

21. Ginga, plz

22. I have an impenetrable hymen

23. Take that watch off, there's a clock on the stove

24. I'm a little confused, everyone thought I was a lesbian, but now it's facebook ofish.

25. I like to be one of the boys

26. Most exotic place you want to have sex: um...a museum?

27. I still think its the 90's and ok to dye my tips...

28. I got butt-hurt after someone pushed me over in a trash can

29. Koolaid hair was so last semester, ketchup and mustard is sooooo much cooler.

30. I have a fake accent and have a vagina

31. I have a big secret.

32. I swept in and stole everything

33. I have a fake accent and have a dick

34. There is a picture of the pope in my room...

35. I'm supposed to have boobs

36. There are live creatures IN my hair

37. I'm a bio major, so obvies I have more work than you.

38. They call me the tooth-fairy

39. I have a girlfriend at a different school so I dont have to touch her

40. I dont know yet

41. I can do more with a stick than any of y'all.

42. Weed's not really a drug, dude.

43. Im here because its my passion

Nick

Fuck, Marry, Kill

Taking a poll. We've been talking about it for a while, but its a decision that is not easily made:

BRITNEY, LADY GAGA, BEYONCE

As much as I love my fearless leader, Ga, I think she might be a little too off her rocker to lay down to every night. I mean I wouldnt wanna end up like Alexander Skarsgard and get all poisoned and such. But lets face it, she is a legend, could never be killed (I'm almost sure she can't be killed), and would have to be my answer for the Fuck.

Next, Im going to have to go with Britney. If anyone, although nuts, would shave their head for me (when we are married, of course she will) then Im DTF marriage. Shes nuts but you could never say she wasnt loyal.

That means, sadly, Beyonce will have to get the ax. Lover her, love halo, and diva and all, but shes just going to have to go.

Comment with your choices and lemme know why.

Political Participation

One could say that I am a sucker for a good political demonstration. I, along with a good deal of my fellow bleeding heart liberals, love to exercise my rights of assembly, speech, and most importantly, I feel, expression. The participation in political expression, in my mind, produces an effect that is, at least, two fold: It raises awareness and, more importantly, breeds compassion. Many people who demonstrate partake in actions that turn heads, they make a statement, raise awareness. The next is a shared sense of solidarity with a marginalized community bred through this action that generates empathy, compassion, understanding, perspectives that could potentially change the minds of the masses.

Many times throughout my 19 years, I have found myself participating in some form of political action that expressed a sort of belief set that I subscribed to. I traveled for three years to the Ignation Family Teach-In for Justice in Ft. Benning, GA, to gather with Jesuit schools from around the nation to protest the United States Military's School of the Americas. This year I attempted (and sadly failed) to forgo meals for one week to stand in solidarity with the world's homeless. Today, I participated in the TOM's One Day Without Shoes 2010. (read more about the event here)

I was sadly disappointed, however, in the level of participation on our campus, and even some of the responses I witnessed on facebook, which lead me to believe many people have a lack of understanding of their rights and, even more disappointingly, responsibility to care.

A friend (in one of the loosest possible capacities of the word) took to his facebook to tell the world that he would not be going barefoot today, that "the kid that [he] bought a pair of shoes for when [he] bought [his] TOMS can be cool with [him] and wear his shoes like a normal person." He then goes on to even urge others to keep their shoes on because "there are other ways of raising awareness of shoe-less people than offending others with your foot odor."

I have to ask now: what is more important? Our quality of life in living in an odor free environment, or increased awareness that we really could stand to be a little more sympathetic to those less fortunate? If this one simple comment doesn't prove that the whole society would be more giving, more empathetic, more Christian (if that matters to you) by removing their shoes and suffering through the weird looks, rocky cement, bad odor (really?!), and stigma of being shoeless to stand in solidarity with those who don't have a choice, then I dont know what does.

The path to change is not supposed to be easy, and it certainly is not one that will often be taken up by the masses. This means that those of us willing, able, and committed to enacting social change will not be accepted by certain people or permitted in certain environments. Our goal is not to alienate ourselves, but hopefully through our own acts of solidarity with those less fortunate, in our own quest to be more understanding and sympathetic, in our own political participation, we will be a beacon of change for those around us, and a symbol of hope for those less fortunate.

If that means we can't eat with you, then so be it.

Nick

Today, I got it.

Today was a real nice day, till the rain. I got my new zip-up with the double zipper that I dont know how to use, but I'm loving it. I'm sure over the course of the blog I will mention many people, so I think it most important we provide a little intro section (in no particular order):

Beverly Bighead:
Contact Name: Beverly Bighead Bff
Real Name: Meghan Ann McNulty
Defining Physical Feature: Side part
Superlative: Loudest

Cock:

Contact Name: The Real Katie Cock (STS)

Real Name: Katie Louise Cox

Defining Physical Feature: Bubble butt

Superlative: Fastest Swimmer (STS)

Meliss:

Contact Name: MelissLikesToGetIt

Real Name: Melissa Marie Coughlin

Defining Physical Feature: 6-pack abs

Superlative: Most likely to stand out in a crowd

Hali:

Contact Name: Future Wife

Real Name: Alexandra Hali Roy

Defining Physical Feature: Green

Superlative: Fastest person who is most likely to bring up the rear

Sunny:

Contact Name: SunSun

Real Name: Elizabeth Masison

Defining Physical Feature: Nose piercing

Superlative: Most likely to ask to listen to your stomach

DaBlack:

Contact Name: Freak Bang

Real Name: Rebecca Black

Defining Physical Feature: Hipster

Superlative: Hipster most likely to deny being a hipster :')

Frank:

Contact Name: The Real Franker

Real Name: Stephanie Anne Frank

Defining Physical Feature: Sweatpants

Superlative: Most likely to say it like it is AND be right about it

Josh:

Contact Name: The Roommate

Real Name: Joshua Kennedy Miranda

Defining Physical Feature: Tacky shoes

Superlative: Most likely to be on my nerves

Lemme know if I left you off and you think you are important enough to really be included.

Amendments:

(for commenting):

Ilona:

Contact Name: Ilona NOT IONA

Real Name: Ilona Rieck

Defining Physical Feature: Shirts showing cleavage

Superlative: Most closely related to Rebecca Black (who you will meet this summer)

Most hospitable host in NYC

Hipster Second Most Likely to deny being a Hipster

Can I be a blogger?

If Sunny and Josh can do it, so can I. Granted, we have different motives, but I have good things to say, right? Im sure it will last for a few posts and then I will get bored, but till then we will give this a try.

I'm going to challenge myself to write a post for at least every post that either Sun or Josh writes and we will see who has the better blog in the end (I feel like I have some advantage because I wont have to babble about how amazing SMC is so I will be paid to blog, but thats their fault).

I think we will have to invite a guest panel of judges (like Emma Pillsbury on Glee) to judge us...I'll be accepting nominations for guest judges between now and when I decide the competition is over.

That is all.