Shazam bam thank you ma'am

This is a test to determine whether or not you have a soul. Please figure out the details on your own.

Rawr,
Mai

streak is almost over

i came in last in the room.

Wait. What?

Question. What's worse, the pretentiousness of those who always correct people that say "anyways" or the people who continue to say "anyways" just because they're too cool to correct themselves?

Answer. The pretentiousness of Mac owners.

Don't go chasing waterfalls,
Mai

Rumbly tumbly, climbin' a honey tree

The past few days have been quite eventful in terms of information regarding housing situations. There have been surprises and revelations, both good and bad, but it remains to be seen how everything works out. Exciting! Kinda.

In any case, I just found out that the company I'm interning for over the summer has this program where they select a group of interns (I'm not sure how many) and take them to London from June 27th to July 20th. It's an application process, and it sounds pretty sweet, but I'm not sure about it yet. They'd pay for housing, but then I'd have to find someone to sublet for me at our Belmont shindig over the summer while I'm away. Also, I'd be paid at my U.S. rate, but I'd be in London, so everything would be more expensiver. And then there's the essay that I'd have to write about what I expect to gain from the experience and how it'll help my career, etc. etc. Granted, those aren't really problems that pose a huge deterrent to applying, but I'm still not 100% sure about it. I never actually gave studying abroad any serious thought because I wasn't particularly interested, but this is sort of different I guess. I'd be like a late-blooming abroader.

And that's all I've got. Oh, and lovin', of course. Remember that.

O'Doyle rules,
Mai

I want pie. I want beef jerky!...i want....lamb stew?

Hello Everyone,

They had lamb stew again today. As well as chicken pot pie...minus the pie. Take the ingredients of a chicken pot pie, and put them in a lovely orange caf bowl. That's what they called chicken pot pie. Gotta love the caf!

Nothing new to report. Midterms this week!

Salutations,

Michael

ps- imagine i dotted the "i" with a heart.

Bowwowchickabowwowchickabowwow

And if you don't know, now you know.

S.W.A.K.,
Mai

spooky scary!

Hello!

So, it's been a pretty long time since i've updated about anything meaningful, and it seems that this length of time will continue as i have nothing new to really report. 

This past weekend I was away in celebration of President's Day. Over the weekend I may have eaten the best burger and fries of all time. SNL was fairly lame, but due to their performances, the Jonas Brothers are soon to enter my circle of friends. They do live in Wyckoff, or are from there, I really don't know. 

In other news, it seems like an off-campus apartment is in the cards for 427+Dan. Should be good. Expect an invite to our dinner parties, and not real parties. 

just remember. boys becoming men. men becoming wolves.

adieu,

Michael

I thought of each and every single one of you today...

...as I mindlessly wandered around Jogues, Goupil, and/or Lalande for at least the length of Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours" and a little bit of Bon Iver's "Skinny Love," looking for a way out that didn't read "DO NOT OPEN. THIS DOOR IS ALARMED." The highly advanced architectural marvel that is Martyr's Court gets the better of me yet again.

Oh, and I was in Martyr's because I had to work with some folks on a group project and there were a grand total of zero Group Study rooms open in the library, but that's the boring part of the story.

As I meandered through those halls, unaware of what floor or wing I'd end up on as I turned each corner, I got a brief feeling of nostalgia that made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I remembered back when Sarah was that girl who kept doing that one Christopher Walken impression; when Claire was that girl who did cartwheels when she scored in a frisbee game; when Joe was that guy with the terrible roommate. I could give an example for anybody, but you get the point. After the trip down memory lane was over, I quickly gathered my thoughts and continued my search for that elusive gateway that non-Martyr's residents call "The Exit."

Now, once that moment of euphoria was over, it was over, but while it lasted, being in Martyr's didn't actually seem like such a bad thing.

Stay fresh and clean,
Mai

...not that there's anything wrong with that

i haven't seen jake in jeans either yet, but i bet it's going to be awesome.

The Long and Winding Weekend

Hello again! I hope you all had a lovely Valentine's Day/Single's Appreciation Day. Don't worry, we're still alive! I barely made it though, having been through a week-long battle with the flu. It wasn't even so much a battle as it was the flu just having its way with my immune system. In any case, we somehow managed to fall into the trap of not updating the blog, and for this I apologize. Luckily, the one good thing about not going abroad is that we get to stay here and celebrate President's Day by not going to school! A 3-day weekend is totally worth losing your friends to a foreign country. Here we go.

In terms of housing, it looks as though we (Room 427 and Dan) are leaning towards an apartment on Belmont right now. It's actually made up of 2 separate doubles, but the landlord is going to lock the door leading into the hallway between the two and give us the key, so in a sense it's like an adjoined hotel room. Each double has a kitchen, bathroom, 2 bedrooms (singles), and a living room. I think Dan posted some pictures of it up on Facebook, but I'm not sure. In any case, we just put down a deposit at the end of the week, so the wheels are in motion. 2 kitchens = 1/2 the time to cook food for our dinner parties that you'll all be invited to next year. Wahoo!

Now, I know that I served as a proxy for about 70-80% of the people who actually read this blog, so I'd just like to let you guys know that I got all your stuff in on time. And yes, my flu and I did indeed brave the cold and took the long, arduous walk from O'Hare down to ResLife to hand in all the necessary paperwork. My love knows no bounds, people. I also know that some abroaders have had trouble with ResLife and housing deposits. While they weren't able to confirm/deny if you had all actually paid your housing deposits, I'm sure that if you did, then you're golden. If not, I'm sure there'll be space in Martyr's for you guys.

I think that's about it. Sorry that this was more of an update of real-life happenings instead of a witty social commentary, but that's what Jake is for.

Oh! Speaking of which, Jake has started to wear jeans, so you guys are really missing out.

Keep on keepin' on,
Mai

i couldn't help but smile

i was listening to npr and they report on the funniest things sometimes.  pmsbuddy.com offers warnings for when your wife or girlfriend is going to get pms. it sends you color coded messages that range from a mild yellow to a danger zone red, and say things like 'tread carefully mate'.  the things people come up with! if you have nothing to do read some of the blog stories. the ones from the husbands are sometimes really funny. 

Was that the one with Keanu Reeves?

So here at Fordham University, or Fordham College, as Jake refers to it when he's ordering take-out (and no, he's in CBA), things have slowed down to a very calm and quiet pace. No longer is the caf a place to get together after class and discuss how the day has been, how excited we are for the new episodes of The Office and 30 Rock this Thursday, or how anyone could possibly think that serving mussels at the International Station would ever ever ever be a good idea. Alas, the caf has now become nothing more than a cafeteria; nothing more than a place where Mike and I go to make sure neither of us withers away from hunger or burns through our Flex Dollars too quickly; nothing more than a place where we sit and eat our meal in the kind of silence that isn't awkward in the least, but is silence nonetheless. Sometimes, other people (namely Jake and/or Dan) will come along for the ride, giving us a reminder of what the caf trips of old used to be like, but for the most part the caf is a pretty barebones experience now, which means that the quality of our trip depends mostly on the quality of the caf food. Needless to say, we're spending our Flex Dollars faster than Pennsylvania can win major sports championships (hiyo?).

Now that it has been clearly established just how badly you abroaders have ruined this semester for us, I just thought you may all be interested in the bet that Mike, Jake, Devin, Matt, and I have all agreed upon. ESPN has a sort of game on its website where each day, it will give a list of sports matchups with 2 options (i.e. Which team will score more points? Which player will score more points? Which team will win? etc.). Choosing the correct option gives you a win, and if you get 27 straight wins, you win $1 million. In case you were wondering, it's impossible, so we came up with our own version of the rules. At the end of the month, there are 3 "winning" categories: longest win streak, most wins, and highest winning percentage. We haven't quite ironed out the details yet, but at the end of the month, the loser(s) will have to introduce himself to a complete stranger in the caf, have a nice little conversation, and then return with the details. For now, "details" means just a name, but hopefully it'll turn into more (dorm, home city, major, etc.). Creepy? Perhaps. Super crazy awesome? Absolutely. Maybe we'll even make a new friend or two. We'll keep you posted, but don't be surprised if we've found replacements for you all by the time you get back.

You're all beautiful people,
Mai

yeah, thanks but i don't actually pronounce "soccer" like a total douchebag

Hello All.

it's been a pretty boring weekend.

Super Bowl XLIII wasn't so super to me because it was missing one very important factor. the j-e-t-s jets jets jets (an no i am not capitalizing their letters because of a little 8-3 start that did not result in a playoff birth). But allas, now that football is over, baseball season can officially begin! Yay!

Well, besides the "big" game, all i did this weekend was band practice mostly, and i will be the first to say the upcoming saturday should be fun, if you like hearing songs from the 90's for a 1,001st time. So get your party hats and earplugs and get ready to party like it's 1996.

-Michael