Greatest Hits

Well, I was reading some old entries, and I've decided to compile a list of what I consider "In Search of Lost Time's Greatest One-Liners/Few-Liners." Enjoy.

1) We were all doing homework. Mike and I were reading books for class (something we've both been doing a healthy amount of lately) and Jake, in typical fashion, was listening to the book I was reading on tape while watching tennis on his computer. - Mai

2) 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. - Mai

3) 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. - Mai

4) 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! - M. Ward

5) So it's snowing pretty hard here, everyone seems to think snow day. And no, not the really good movie. Maybe it will be like that tomorrow, but without Josh Peck. I doubt it though. I ain't buying into the hype. Plus i don't think there's an evil plow guy on campus. Fordham's snow removal team seems to be one guy walking around throwing salt. - M. Ward

6) Mike and Jake have started going to bed with headphones on; I think it's because I snore too loudly. - Mai

7) i'd like to give a warm welcome to katie and ian to the "blogosphere". lawl. i heard they were dating. - M. Ward (This really isn't that funny, but it makes me laugh every time I see it.)

8) Also, I took a shower earlier but there is still a pair of socks on my bed. I can't tell if I'm wearing the "dirty" socks from before the shower or if the socks on my bed are the dirty ones. Yikes. - Mai

9) Speaking of which, I've been woken up early in the morning (8am-ish) twice by stupid birds that won't stop tweeting (we're keep our window open because it's not -892305.8 degrees out anymore). They should be restricted to love scenes and Disney movies. Let me sleep damnit. - Mai

10) The opening scene was a shot of both Batman and Robin's suits that had nipples. Oh and don't worry, the director threw in a few crotch shots too. And imagine that it got worse from there! In honor of being frank, we can end by saying that if you have a free 124 minutes, definitely check out Batman and Robin again, you will be disappointed. - M. Ward

11) Having balloons around you will amplify the effect of whatever facial expression you have on, good or bad, one-hundred fold. - Mai

I'm bored of this. More to come though! Some of these are very funny. Come back Mai!

peace, love, & abe lincoln,
m.w.w.

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watch me unravel, I'll soon be naked

It's been awhile, man. Life's so rad! This band's my favorite, man. Don'tcha love 'em?

So! Today I received my cap and gown, and my Fordham Alumni Card. Also, as a send off Fordham was giving out watercolour paintings of buildings on campus. I received a beautiful impression of the University Church. This is a nice compliment to the watercolour of Keating Hall that was bestowed upon me during this past year's orientation training. Looks like I'll have to try and gather the entire collection.

Anyway, besides getting my cap & gown, we set tables for Senior Ball and the Parents Appreciation Dinner. I'm glad that's done and out of the way. Excited for both, as they should be enjoyable events to cap off the end of the year.

So I haven't decided yet if I'm going to jump on the bandwagon with Camisa and Dan in writing entries about a "college greatest hits." Most of my favourite memories can be summed pretty briefly. Maybe I'll write it up at the end of the semester as one entry. Who knows though, maybe I can come up with enough to say and treat you all to multiple entries.

Until next time bros.

peace, love & baseball,
m.w.w.
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Read all my books and talked about, listened to my radio

So today on the train I finally sat down and listened to all of #1 Record by Big Star. I had listened to bits and pieces of it, and really liked a song or two, but never really gave it my full attention. Now you're probably saying to yourself, "who the hell is Big Star?" which actually isn't a bad question. They're a band who got their start in the early seventies, and amid critical success, were never able to get really big, like everyone thought they should have.

One of the many reasons I wanted to listen to it was because one of their main songwriters, Alex Chilton, died a week or two ago at a youngish age. The most interesting thing I learned in reading about him was that my first exposure to Alex Chilton was actually way before I knew who he was. He was the lead singer of band called The Box Tops, who's song "The Letter" I absolutely loved as a kid, and still do to this day. I remember it was on some compilation of 60's songs we used to keep in the car that had songs like "Mony, Mony," "Happy Together," and "Long Cool Woman" on it. You know, classic mid 60's radio rock songs.

Anyway, after reading some of the stuff people had to say about him & his music, I thought it was worth getting to, and boy am I glad I did. The album is incredible, but there was one song in particular that really, really stood out to me. It's one of those songs that you listen to 5 or 6 times in a row without thinking twice about hitting the back button on your iPod, or sitting by the turntable to move the needle back to the beginning of the song. As soon as it started I felt that connection that you only get from certain songs. It was the feeling I got the first time I heard "Change" by Blind Melon, or "Bittersweet Symphony" by the Verve. The song is called "Thirteen," and it is by Big Star. I highly recommend that you listen to it, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Thanks for writing it Alex Chilton.

peace, love, & big star,
m.w.w.
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