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what kind of bear is best?

Hello,

This is what we should all aspire to do.

bear hugs,

Michael

is it for ice skating?

hello friends,

first things first, the year is almost over! wow! it flew by, then went kinda slow, then flew by again! think, this time next year we'll be off entering the work force! paying bills and having careers. wow wow wow!

Next, its spring weekend! whoaaaa! friday night the 16,403rd best band in the whole world is playing its final show (ever? who's gonna wanna practice next year?). some party with a tent. and if you've rsvp'd on facebook, you got the message; that they got A LOT of ice. For what? I do not know. that's the thing about ice. it always melts.

that's all for now.

let's go rangers!

-Michael

New feature! (name pending)

Often times when I'm stuck at the computer not wanting to do work, I'll search YouTube for videos that make me feel awful about my musical talent. Well, not on purpose, but it seems to happen anyway. In any case, every so often (hopefully) I'll post a video that I think is pretty gosh-darned swell. I know that some people can only watch so many cover videos before getting bored. Not me though.

Oh, and I suppose if you like this, you can click here for their "official" YouTube page and go bananas. Enjoy.



Send this smile over to you,
Mai

nipples

No introduction here. This is going to be brief. Room 427 just watched Batman and Robin because of stubbornness that turned into a dare. Regardless of how it happened, the movie ended up playing via the watch instantly feature on netflix/xbox live. Let me just say that it was AwFuL. It may have been cool when we were like 11, but times have changed, friends. 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.

"Gosh Batman. Who turned on the A/C? It's a bit chilly in here!"

what goes around...ends up belonging to huey lewis and the news

Hello friends,

1) 22-4 is unacceptable. Joe must GO!

"Back to Taiwan!"

2) Slumdog was enjoyable. I'm glad I finally saw it.

3) The weather here has gotten to be really swell. I wore shorts yesterday which was lovely. No longer are my legs confined to pant sleeves.

4) I keep seeing that damned Little Tree Air Fresheners commercial, and I really don't like it. Not one bit. On that same note, I realized that I don't even use them, I use the ones from Yankee Candle. So maybe they do need a commercial...

5) Normally I wouldn't waste my time on this sort of thing, but the New York Rangers are up 2-0 in the first round of the NHL playoffs. Bring back the cup! Now we just need the Knicks to remember they're a respectable NBA franchise. At least Isaiah Thomas is gone.

Its hip to be square,

Michael

No, I will not join Twitter

I'll just post my sporadic thoughts here instead.

Happy Birthday Ian. Hopefully (and most likely), I'll be able to say it to you in person before you read this.

This blog needs more pictures. Maybe some other day.

As much as I love Stevie Wonder, that note he hits at the end of his harmonica solo in "For Once in My Life" waaaaaaaaaaaaay too high. Ear-piercing, in fact.

The weekend weather forecast of 60-70s has yet to disappoint; it has been gorgeous outside. Friday was my first day out on Eddie's and today I spent most of the day in/around Central Park, which is basically Eddie's times a million. So. Many. People. The only logical next step, then, would be to spend Sunday indoors doing work all day. Hooray...

"SNL: Best of Amy Poehler" was just on, and one of the last clips they showed was her part from the Christopher Walken skit. As time goes on, that nostalgia will only grow stronger.

After another flash of faux-brilliance, I have come up with the 2nd quote that Earth will remember me by (here's the 1st one): "Never let someone make you feel embarassed for being honest." A bit serious, yes, but I like it nonetheless.

It took a few days, weeks, and months longer than I would have liked, but I finally watched Slumdog Millionaire tonight. It. Was. Awesome.

Now that it's finally nice outside, Mike and I plan on getting back on track with that "running" thing we wrote about doing oh-so long ago. The past few days have been unsuccessful due to me being sleep-deprived, but I am adamant about doing it. Adamant.

The last few weeks of school are always incredibly stressful.

Next year, when the Abroad Era is finally over, it'll be interesting to see which of the choices I've made this semester will stick and which ones I'll just ascribe to the fact that I didn't have much else going on at the time. You know, friends, activities, habits, and the like. I hope that doesn't make me sound incredibly rude.

Note to self: sarcasm often does not translate well through AIM. The number of times that someone has read something that I said in one way when I really meant it in a completely different way is probably mind-boggling. Does the same rule apply to blogs? Hm.

I think the title "Notes to Self" just emerged as the front-runner to replace "Nuggets."

I can't imagine how many people, besides myself, actually find these fragments of my mind to be remotely interesting, relevant, and/or necessary. Some apply to people in general, some only apply to a few specific people, and some don't even apply to anyone. Perhaps these posts are really just like an online journal available for public viewing, sort of like a modern-day Doug.

The fact that I'm writing so much is a guaranteed sign that 1) I'm really tired and/or 2) something's wrong. I'm still trying to figure out which one it is. *mysterious/dramatic music fade-out*

My yellow in this case is not so mellow,
Mai