Things I Love About Being Home

No new lessons today, just that I love my family. And there will be an account of my travels up soon, oh what an adventure!

Things I Love About Being Home:
> I can walk in bare feet around without worrying about getting herpes or H1N1 or athlete's foot, or AIDs
>There are towels and soap on hand in the bathroom.
> I can shave without worrying about touching the walls, see point one.
> I can shower in bare feet!
> I eat without swiping my meal card.
> I get to use a computer with a mouse!
> All my Harry Potter books are on-hand.
> Two words: WIRELESS. FREAKING. INTERNET. (Technically three words, but the middle one's optional).
> I can drive again!
> I can nap in silence and without worrying about what I'm missing and when I next have to wake up.
> I get to lay on my bed freely without having to scale Everest and can get down at will to fetch things, switch songs on my iPod, etc.
> No walking about in public in a towel.
> No worrying when someone knocks on your door...
> It doesn't smell like ass when you walk down the hall.
> No fruit flies.


Things I Already Miss Since Coming Home
> The Diehmers!!!!!!
> My roomies!!!
> My memory foam topper...
> Being able to walk down the hall and find something to do.
> My nutella!
> Playing 'how many people can fit at one table'

All in all, life it good. Hope everyone on break is living it up, can't wait to see everyone tomorrow and get all jazzed up for the wedding! P&B, I'll post my trip home escapades soon! Teaser: David Bowie, harmonicas, conceptual metal album.

Candid Campus!

Okay, because this is my favorite segment, and because I didn't blog last night (sorry, dear, loyal readers...if you are out there...) here's more candid campus. With a guest submission from she who shall be known as 'whore next door' (here idea, not mine....) or WND, for short. YES PEOPLE you can submit things to this blog. It's a for-the-people, by-the-people blog! Shout out to all you history buffs out there! So send in your candids! Anyway, WND (and some others) have explained to me that the box fort mentioned in a previous posting was actually done by habitat for humanity to promote building houses for people and whatnot. Which is very cool, and if I had known I would have totally joined in. It was the neon duct tape that got me. However, moving on, because WND'a submission is worth waiting for (even if she's not...jk<3 href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNq_sJJiaGs5OotJ1dn99iFEcGD-ByrO4VAoBDYFmnbMvznqBT3qI72IIZL1Qe5ygAcK9iJQsKzUeJuNBWYiSaacNZwYRIp8yDSfiS41f9cgpgy12RXBuy2hMc_ctefECxmv8p2ApQ-nd7/s1600-h/1008092013.jpg">

"Oh La La..."

(photo credit WND)

Because sometimes, I just hang my bra over hall signs, you know, on my walks of shame, sometimes I just get sick of carrying them. They're so heavy and all, I just can't afford all that extra weigh. Nothing says class like finding your bra on your hall sign the next morning.

"It's Hip to Be A Chair"

Another great find in the art building. I love this chair! And I love how everything from the bathrooms to the furniture in that building becomes a work of art!!

Lalalalalala

So today I learned:

• The cleaning ladies are legit married. To each other. Not a rumor.
• There is actually a guy who unicycles around to classes.
• The worst thing ever is when there are no good desserts at UD when you really want them.
• Apparently I can not sufficiently fill in my quarter notes.
• I miss painting for fun.
• I miss reading for fun too.
• Nothing beats doing art to put of your art homework...
• Sometimes laundry just has to be done.
• The Phillies are playing the Rockies in the postseason right now. Did not know that.
• Dining hall workers apparently have the party info.
• I only have two freaking classes until fall break.
• Painting on canvas makes you feel like such a legit artist.
• I need a bigger drying rack.
• The SMC gym is closed?! WTF. Zumba's now in freaking Pucillo?
• There's an app for that.

Other than that, this is a quick post. I've got 12 more sketches for drawing alone plus three design projects and an additional hour of work on my two point perspective drawing. Oh joy of joys. Live long and prosper, we're almost there people...

One more...

This one is more of a 'wish i saw this on campus' than a 'saw this on campus.' Still, like it a lot.

Somewhere out there is a very proud mama (who, you can be sure, has a bar of soap at the ready for washing his sailor mouth out).

Candid Campus, Back Again

"Unicycle Guy"

This guy on a unicycle. I actually saw him twice, but the first time my camera wasn't on hand. And yes, I am a major creeper, but try and tell me -just try- that you're not happy I took this picture. You'd be lying.

p.s. the best part was when he rode up to his friend and put his arm around his shoulder and unicycled alongside him. Mad skills.

"Fort"

I don't know what this is, nor why it was being erected on the quad for the better part of this morning, but since like 9:30 there was a group of girls with a ton of boxes, a hell of a lot of duct tape, and a will to trap themselves in a fort? Anyone know anything about this!?

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

• You know what to do when someone shouts "Sparrow!"
• Your favorite game is 'Let's see how many people we can fit at one round table!'
• You've spent at least one weekend night down in 2B playing/learning to play/getting your ass kicked at Halo.
• You sit in the hallway all the time because there's nothing else to do.
• Late night is an every night affair.
• You really, really want to take your Fabreeze with you whenever you go down to 2B.

On to the Day's Lessons

Okay class, today we learned,

• Sometimes you just need to grin and bear it. Karma, people, karma. It's a big thing.
• Solfege syllables are more important than one might think.
• Being 'on time' to some people may actually mean 12 minutes early.
• Don't rely on technology, it's in cahoots with Karma.
• People can kind of be jerks.
• I should start my art homework sooner.
• There is nothing like praise to make you feel like a million bucks.
• Harry Potter and the Magical Muggle Museum is BACK! And I am so totally going.
• There are only five classes until fall break.
• Skype is really really distracting while doing homework.
• The Hills is even stupider than I thought it was.
• That I am, once again, out of jeans and need to do laundry. Ugh.
• The fruit flies are now laying siege to the bathrooms as well.
• That I will be seeing more of my friends parents than my friends over fall break.
• People actually watch The Hills, like, on purpose.
• I love apples. I had forgotten until today I went to Gordy's to get a snack, and picked apple slices. As a snack. Look at me, eating healthy on purpose!

Other than that, not much to report. Recently no new celebs have been spotted roaming the campus, and no new sightings of anything really interesting either. Maybe some around campus photos will be posted soon, who knows?

And so the Countdown Begins...

3 days until break people. Almost there, hold on people. So, I decided to include in this blog a list of things I'm planning on bringing back from fall break, for everyone's amusement, along with my normal list of lessons for the day. Here goes.

BRING BACK FROM FALL BREAK

1. Windex (we tend to fog up the mirrors up in here)
2. Kites (because the Quad is absolutely perfect for kite-flying)
3. Curtains (to keep out creepers, oh wait, we need a functional peephole and coded knocks to do that...)
4. New cover up (because the color I have now is more appropriate for the Twilight premiere than for everyday usage)
5. Air Hogs mini-helicopters (for epic sky battles in all the airspace we have above our island)
6. basket and pulleys (for our clothesline-esque transport system between bunk beds).
7. Slip-on shoes (because my Vans can only take so much more duct tape before I'm wearing shoes made completely from duct tape)
8. Cherry Chapstick (not for that reason Katy!! I don't know where mine got to and it is legit the best stuff for chapped lips!! Don't judge!)
9. Game Cube & Karaoke Revolution (because we need some game systems down in 2A and we don't have to be drunk to sing karaoke)
10. A real coat (because all I have is sweatshirts and it is freaking cold some days!)

Pimp Yo' Ring

For those of you who love to pimp your phones, here's an awesome site I use for free ringtones of virtually any song I ever wanted.
http://www.myxer.com/make/

Current ringtones:
'Happy Days Theme' for mom and home

'Zero to Hero'
'Sleepyhead'
'Little Shop theme'
'AVPM opening'
^for besties

'Great DJ'
'Spaceman'
'Human classical'
^for everyday use :)

Back from Weekend Hiatus.

No worries people, I'm back!! After a refreshing weekend visit from Kelly and jaunt to the Renn Faire, I'm back and blogging again (loyal fans-all three of you- rejoice!). Also, I'd like to note that this blog has not only spread down 2A like wildfire, we've also got readers from DC and NYC, as well as N Phila. whom I shout out to now *insert shout out.* And we've extended our reader base to more than one significant other as well. Glad I'm helping out procrastinators everywhere!! So, I know, now you're dying for my infinate wisdom after the longest dry spell in the history of this blog. So, here goes: This weekend/today I learned....

• Nutella is the second greatest invention of all time. Coming in a close second with mothers as a whole.
• Nutella and peanut butter are very close to kicking mothers from the top spot, however.
• There is, in fact, a legit flying tarantula residing in the lame-duck doorway of 218.
• The Renn Faire is possibly the greatest place ever, next to Disney World.
• I should work at the Renn Faire.
• I have the greatest friends, who have the sweetest parents, of all time!!
• Megan Fox is just a huge slut. Like, legit hoebag. Just look at the newest Rolling Stone. All she is is a porn star who somehow wanders into auditions for real movies.
• There's nothing more distracting from homework than a beautiful day, a RS with Megan Fox on the cover to verbally tear to shreds, a blanket, and people to tear Megan Fox up with.
• LC is a pretty cool place.
• The best spot in LC is the jumping fountains, by far.
• Creepy workers at the Fractured Prune will assume you're flirting with them through the front window of their store, even though a group of your friends is sitting between you and him.
• Blue-slushy things from the Fractured Prune are wonderful!
• Cygnets is closing after this year and the whole lower floor of UD is being redone.
• I have three less classes this week!
• Tickets for All American Rejects go on sale next week.
• Ebay is a horrible place invented solely to crush dreams.
• My RA doesn't think I'm weird. Or at least won't admit it.
• I have no class on Friday!
• I'm not very good at Halo, even shuckyducky is starting to get better than me.
• A spoonful of peanut butter will not make the medicine go down. In fact, it will barely make itself go down.
• I currently hold the 'most creeped on in 24 hours' record with 10 creeps. Beat that! (No, seriously, someone beat that...).
• Even Ray-J is susceptible to the evils of alcohol.
• He is, however, also a very adamant environmentalist.

On that note, I shall leave you to study up on my rhythm syllables and hand signs for my music test. 'Rocky Mountain', here I come!!