Wacky Wednesday

So, I'd like to start tonight's double entry with one of the best quotes I've heard in awhile from someone who spends many a late night next to me (at a desk of course people....).

"Writing a paper single spaced is like walking on the beach
in the dark, it never feels like you get anywhere."

Deep thoughts from the quad, right there...love the roomies!!

So more thoughts for today. Yesterday and today I learned...

• That Kayla has no sense of smell!!!! That's right folks believe it! I was just as amazed as you were...
• That fortune cookies are awesome. Well, I didn't actually learn that today, I knew it already. But I was reminded today...
• That other people noticed me nodding off in design...luckily not the prof though.
• That audio critiques do not get any less harsh after you know they're coming.
• That I do in fact have pictures of all my artwork on my computer! They're even still on my PowerPoint portfolio that I had to submit here...
• That men's soccer is a wonderful thing to behold (again, not freshly learned, but reiterated).
• That I actually understand music.
• That I like design. I had forgotten until we actually got to work on projects during class and the weren't stupid.
• That the Galley serves kick-ass breakfast sandwiches.
• That I should expect to receive a package sometime in the near future.
• Naps are not, as previously asserted on this blog, the enemy. In fact they can be very, very wonderful when taken in moderation.
• That I should not trust Kayla to tell me if there's a skunk around (see lesson number one).
• Jenny G is the best journalist/creeper ever.
• That the campus costume shop is BALLIN.' To the MAX! Like, if you've not been there yet, GO. And take me with you! It's only $35 to rent a costume! For as long as you need it!
• That wellness actually gives tests. LAAAAAAAAAAAAME.
• Sometimes college profs wear fish hats to class. Sometimes both of them do. And sometimes it's not really for that legit of a reason but is funny anyway.
• Sarah Palin is writing a memoir.
• I now have a new mission in life. Tis most noble of quests involving setting aflame every copy of a certain memoir....
• Just kidding, I'm not book burner. As the great Ray Bradbury once said, "There are worse crimes than burning books, one of them is not reading them."
• The Renn Faire is only 45 minutes from here.
• That it frequently looks like it's going to rain here, but it usually holds off.
• Some people actually like "Jon & Kate Plus 8." Really?
• That sometimes fortune smiles down upon us and Ray-J ventures for a random jaunt down our hall when we all happen to be out there...<3
• That soccer fans here (particularly parents) get very....animated...at games.
• That all my days run together and I have not a clue what I did yesterday, which explains why I have to write every day or else all my valuable wisdom will be lost to you all!

OMG!

So yesterday was the first day in my two week relationship with this blog that I have not posted lessons for the day *gasps, childen screaming, chaotic noises.* I know, I know, horrible, terrible, unreliable, lazy....what was I thinking? I'll tell you what I was thinking, I was thinking a few things, but first and formost I was thinking I have a wellness test at 9:00am tomorrow and I'd really like to get to bed before 1am, which is my usual bedtime/blogging time. And I did. I went to bed at 12:30.

But, as an apology to everyone who actually cares that I skipped one day, not only will there be twice the lessonage packed into today's blog, I will also leave you to amuse yourselves with this video, which is probably the cutest freaking thing you've seen in awhile (unless you've seen me in recently...)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPRxWsX50kI&feature=popt00us10

P&B y'all, P&B!

Word of the Week

microvisit: (noun) [my-crow-viz-it] the real-world equivalent of microblogging. Stopping by to talk to someone for 140 seconds or less.
ex: "Have you talked to Mike lately?" "Just a couple of microvisits last week"

Sighted Around Campus! New Celebs!

So for those of you who I haven't told six times (Jen-nay...), our newest celeb look alike spotted on campus is:

Samwise Gamgee! Spotted by the black team while scavaging across campus. Last spotted: doing YMCA, signing autographs, trekking through Middle Earth, chillin' with Ray-J (or should I say Frodo?)

Everyone keep your eyes peeled, apparently we're a hotbed for famous people incognito...

I Hate Mondays

Cutting right to the chase, today I learned:

• The laundry room again proves itself to be a wonderful place to hang out.
• Three hour naps are the most glorious yet terrible creatures, now I'm tired but have no desire to sleep. DAMN YOU NAPS!
• My quad kicks ass. My roommates are awesome!
• Some people are just flat out rude.
• That I haven't had real Chinese food for so long that the imitation stuff from UD tastes legit.
• That I like psychology, es specially now that we're moving into genetics and developmental!
• That my AP Bio has now been of use in both my Psych and Wellness classes (never thought I'd say this, but thanks Devlin.)
• That dryers are the best invention since sliced bread.
• That although they tell you Fridays and Sundays are the worst for laundry, Monday's no picnic either.
• That sometimes all you need is a little techno.
• There's no quad in 2C!
• That we should totally have a quiddich league! AU did it! http://www.theeagleonline.com/news/story/quidditch-club-sweeps-au-students-off-their-feet1

It's late, as usual, and I'm not tired but at a bit of a loss for words. My brain feels like exploding from having to read and encode like seven chapters of various subjects. So now I'm going to go and listen to some mind numbing Basehunter and whittle the night away on facebook. P&B all, P&B!

Oh, and Just to Prove What A Classy Blog This Is: Some Classical Music...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_OpqBDMC6Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4Gh7r65cd8&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVzeU39zVE8&feature=related

I can't even chose which I like more...

Enjoy.

Some Quick Lessons Before I Fall Asleep on My Keyboard

First off, Today. Was. Epic. In every sense of the word. Diehmers, awesome scavenging.
Moving on, all that savaging really wore me down, so this one is going to be quick (or at least I intend it to be, but I just learn so much every day and love to ramble on about small insignificant things, which is why it surprises me so much that people actually read this. Thanks, by the way...)
Today I learned:

• People are more tolerant of absurd requests when you tell them it's for a scavenger hunt.
• Even when you tell people it's for a scavenger hunt, people still kind of give you a funny look though.
• There are syrups, like for Shirley temples and stuff, at UD. I feel like every day I find something new there!
• Laundry rooms are the perfect place for hour long conversations on life, the universe, and everything really.
• MT is actually not so bad when she's not on hall patrol. She highly approved of our savaging.
• Gaige is freaking FAR AWAY.
• And it's really confusing inside...
• There's a costume shop on campus!
• Sunday is the best day in terms of food from UD.
• Brunch is the most superior of all meals. It's the only meal where you can eat cinnamon sugar pizza alongside like ribs.
• The hallway that launders together stays together.
• Speaking of laundry, I learned that I need to wash my socks, ASAP.
• Rolling down the hill at Lyte is probably the funnest freaking thing ever. Although the mud puddle at the end was a bit of a downer....
• Epic jumping pictures do exist...

That's all for now. Hope everyone had an awesome day and enjoyed both the scavenger hunt and my last post of nerd tattoos...g'night all. Live long and prosper!

YKYADW: Episode II

I realised I keep putting up 'new segments' and never following through, so here I'm attempting consistency. Don't come to expect it...

"You Know You're a Diehmer When..."

• You've purchased rain boots in the past month and have been waiting for it to downpour.
• It's absurd for people to be out and about past like 11:30 on weekdays and 12:30 on weekends.
• You've had Eddie come fix your computer.
• You go to the creamery and Starbucks way too often 'to visit' only to end up with a large milkshake....again.
• You've spent time with the swans, squirrels, cats, skunks or other local wildlife.
• Going to NSB is something new and different.
• You sign up for every volunteer opportunity you can, even if it means getting up at 7:00 (or 8:15 if you're me).
• You come back from shopping to find all you bought was a book(s).
• You find yourself wandering down the guys hall at least twice a day.
• You've found yourself nonchalantly avoiding the topic of where you live for fear of the 'Oh, you're one of those kids.' reaction.
• You're one of those kids.

What A Liberating Day!

So I love the rain. Why? Because of rain boots and puddle stomping. If you have never puddle stomped I pity you. In the case of most people if, by the time you read this, you have never participated in this wholesome activity let it be known that deep inside you there is a small and underdeveloped fun gland. However, since I am a Diehmer and absurdity is what Diehmers do best, we got a chance to relive that part of our childhood, (with a lovely audience of smokers) en route to our dorms. Yes, there is nothing more satisfying to your lost inner child than taking a running leap into a large, deep puddle on a rainy day. Nothing. I'm counting this as the primary lesson of today, because it totally is. Anyone with rain boots will agree and anyone without rain boots should stop whatever they are/were doing and go and get themselves a pair of rain boots (I suggest Target). Other quick lessons; today I learned...

• Though the bus schedule says the bus runs somewhere, that's no guarantee it actually does.
• That I love Goodwill (technically not a new lesson, but still)
• Where Gaige is.
• That even though you're late to things you can still get bagels, and prizes!
• That without my roommates, an alarm, two calls, three texts, and at least four people knocking on my door is not enough to wake me up.
• Goodwill and the movies are not in the same plaza.
• This blog prevents people from doing actual work...(sorry!)
• How to play Balderdash
• That All American Rejects are in fact coming here! Along with Taking Back Sunday and Anarbor.
• That I should never again attempt to get a plain wrap from that jerk girl at UD. She always does everything WRONG!
• I do not like tofu.
• That I really miss my friends (although I love the people here as well) and it hadn't hit me until tonight...
• Where the term 'shotgun wedding' was derived from.
• Someone in the guys hall totally has Beatles Rock Band. I don't know them yet, but it is now my mission to meet them and snag some playing time...
• Great minds think alike.
• It's liberating to litter (when you know it's going to be picked up by you later...).
• Our AC got fixed sometime on Friday, even though one of us was in our room 95% of the time and our work order had only been put in Thursday night....
• That narrow minded people can be the most frustrating kind to hold a conversation with.
• At NSB you can get your sandwiches grilled!

So that's all for now, hoping tomorrow will be an exciting day, I know it will...it always is! More posts later, maybe a follow up to 'You Know You're a Diehmer If...'???

Really Nerdy but Somehow Also Freakin' Awesome Tattoos.

This I feel would be perfect for someone like me. It's eco-friendly and I would never forget anything ever again!!

Ultimate math nerd right here. Although the picture also suggests that maybe his math major friend tattooed this on him while he was drunk?

On one hand, I'm repelled, on the other intrigued. This seems like such an awesome and painful idea. Super cool in theory, and it looks really good, but permanently? I don't think I would do it...


Freaking awesome.

This would probably be one of the only types of tattoos I would ever consider getting. Something that's artsy, intriguing, yet easy to hide, and I'm sure a hit at parties.

Gotta love the nerds, although I'm pretty sure this is a girl, which is a bit unexpected. Dedicated nonetheless though. She'll regret it soon enough is my guess....

Same deal as above, although a little easier to conceal. Really cool concept, but who ever is looking at his bare torso at this angle?

My favorite of the bunch, awesome idea, really well done, sort of subtle, probably painful as hell though. Applause though.