Dear Wowees, I'm in a realy calm state right now, and I want to share that with you all. Please take 3 deep breaths, and think a happy thought like Robin Williams did in the movie Hook to make him fly. I promise it will make you a little calmer and happier even when times are the roughest. More soon. Much love, BMS
Dear readers, I am sick, and when I'm sick I get sillier than I normally am. My silliness lead to me to this very serious thought, and if someone can help me figure it out, I would be eternally greatful:
"What happens to all the orange peels after they squeeze the oranges to make orange juice?"
Dear Readers, I am currently watching Fox 25 News right now and I just learned of the most hilarious story. My teaser words for you are stuffed, uterus, fallopian, and education for children. For more information and hilarity, please read this story!!!!
Is it true that you don't use it, you lose it? BMS
Dear Readers, I hope you all are having an amazing Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I hope that you are as excited as me for tomorrow. I hope you have noticed that I have written the word hope 4 times now. I am hopeful that our soon the be new President will rally our nation and help us see the hopeful horizon ahead... Not to have a serious tone or anything. Oh yeah. HOPE.
dear readers, Amongst my daily multi-hour quests to Charlestown Massachusetts, I have stumbled across the answer to a riddle that has plagued the majority of mankind for eons. That question is:
Why do we yawn????
The shortest answer I can give you all is so we don't die. It may also be a long lostnqncient reflex that we don't use anymore, but really it is so we keep breathing normal. To spare you the serious detail that this factoid was delivered to me in, our lungs natural tendency is to collapse, but we have this chemical that we make to keep them from doing so named surfactant. When we yawn, our body thinks tat our lungs have collapsed/shrunk too much. Yawning stretches and releases surfactant so our lungs stay expanded!!! Isn't science fun!!!
dear readers, I would like to share my addictions. I feel it's a healthy thing to do.
My true addictions include: 1. Caffeine 2. Portmanteauism 3. Cuddling 4. E.L. Fudge cookies
Others include: 5. Heroes 6. The new season of 24 ( just got hooked) 7. The Office 8. Maybe nip/tuck 9. Rhoda Herman 10. Viral videos
There are probably more, but I'm done listing them. In today's world where the goal is to have lots of things, of seems I have collected plenty relatively harmless addictions. I could be shooting heroine or competing in Bloodsport!
Let me know what y'all are addicted to. I am interested in your lives. much love between classes,
dear readers, Today's lesson is about meteorology:
Just because it is sunny outside, one cannot expect that the wind of Boston streets will not rip your hat off your head and cut you to the core like the vicious cheese grater of cold-like death that it truly is.
Tune in next time for another episode of me doing something stupid like not wearing enough winter clothing like today.
Happy 2009! We are one and a half days deep and I don't feel any different than I did at the end of 2008. I am still expecting my next semester of grad school to be nuts (the likes of the last semester I have decided to spare you, for it was crazy and not postworthy), and I have not done anything worth noting other than having someone to kiss at midnight for the first time ever!!!! (yes, I give you permission to vomit over the cuteness of that)
Anyways, I have decided that if I write down my new years resolutions for the world to read via the internets, I will have to follow them. I also have made them realistic and achievable, so that I don't feel bad if I don't exceed them. You may also note that I've made them quantifiable, so I can actually measure my progress (oh leadership training, you have done me well).
Resolutions: 1. Go to the gym at least once a week, maximum 3 times. 2. Go at least one day per week without caffeine. (probably gonna be saturdays or sundays) 3. Meditate at least twice per week. It'll help. 4. Stop worrying so much about things/ don't allow stress to get the best of me/ take a chill pill ...everday. 5. buy a vegetable each time I food shop and eat it.
Four is do-able. If the kid in Flight of the Navigator could easily fly an alien spaceship, I can pull this stuff off for 2009. I will evaluate reflect on this come february.
Dear readers, I have been having a pretty sweet break. I have learned a few serious things about myself that I figured I'd share. 1. I am beyond addicted to caffeine. 2. I am beyond readable and terrible at Texas hold 'em. 3. I am beyond able to fall asleep at a normal time. 4. And after typing the word beyond so much, I wish that I had bought that buzz lightyear costume for Halloween this past year. Well maybe not, because I kissed my new gf for the first time that day. I'll just watch toy story online and get my fix. More to come soon.
dear readers, I know. I said that I would post more often... Then grad school destroyed me. I will summarize soon. What I can currently tell you without killing you is that I am alive and am the proud owner of an iPod touch. :)
It's only about a month and a half until Halloween, my favorite holiday. I decided it's time to crack down and figure out what I am going to be. In recent years, I've been Steve Urkel, Captain Planet, Ash Ketchum, Peter Parker, Dick in a Box, and more. Because grad school is taking up all of the free space in my brain, I haven't been able to settle on a costume. I got some help from my friend, but I could use some help from you all.
There was this guy who decided he was going to have an amazing weekend. He had just got a new haircut, and was ready to head out on the town.
When this guy moved to Boston, he decided that he wanted to do wild and crazy things, be adventurous, and try new things. So, in talking to his classmate, decided that he was going to attend a silent rave that he heard about. The concept of a silent rave is that everyone shows up with their ipods to a disclosed location, hits play at the same time, and dances to their own music. This, happening in the middle of Copley Square, had all the makings of hilarity and awesomeness. So our young friend decided that he would brave the rain to see what it was going to be like. When he and his other classmate (whose codename will be Nevada) arrived on the scene, there seemed like there was noone there. It was scheduled to begin at 7, and all they could see was the hundreds of sad Bostonians with and without umbrellas. At 5 'til, approximately 60 people ran out of a nearby church and gathered in the square. They then counted down the last few seconds... and it began. It looked like this:
He was overwhelmed by the lack of silence. People kept chanting and giggling loudly. Oh well. It was around then, when Nevada and our main character (whose codename will be Pterodactyl) realized that this was not something they really wanted to be a part of. Pterodactyl noticed that the people actually dancing were all those kids who nobody liked freshman year of college. They then decided to meet some classmates at the bar closer to their next adventure...
After trying Sam Adams Oktoberfest at Tavern in the Square (Central), Pterydactyl and friends went over to a nearby church and took Swing dancing lessons!!! Quick summary of that experience because there is so much more to the story and my fingers are starting to get tired is that Pterydactyl had a great time, and his classmates did too. Nevada was stellar at it, as were some of the other people there. They went to another bar that night, got some HI-FI pizza, and went about their merry ways for the evening.
The next day, Pterydactyl did nothing until late afternoon, where he met Nevada, Twin (who went swing dancing too), Twin's friend Minn, and Sunshine for food. They then made there way to their designated destination: The Bud Light Presents: Disorientation Concert featuring Are You Offended Yeah, Anberlin, Alkaline Trio, the Kooks, and Flogging Molly. Let's just say that free Monster Energy drinks as they walked in, free stuff from vendors, delicious beverages, the awesome company, and most importantly the great bands made it an amazing evening!!
And for the next day (today), they all lived happily ever after.
Now that I don't have to pretend to study, I can post again. Today was quite the new experience. I went into a new barbershop on my street called Sly's Barber Shop. It is a tiny little hole in the wall joint that just opened up, and can only be described as what you see in the movies. There were people hanging out there, watching tv, chatting it up and more. I had a short wait and then my tuckuss was in a really comfy chair. I told Sly that I wanted a little off the side and to clean up the back. After a sweet convo about my family, my home, what I'm doing in Boston, and all sorts of blades all over the place, this is what I got:
My first super tight fade!!! So now, I'm feeling fresh 2 deff and figured I'd share that with you all. I am ready to head out on the town, possibly hit up a silent rave, and then swing dancing. Catch y'all on the flipside...
Life has been all sorts of crazy. One of those roller coasters that goes up really high, and then seems like it goes down forever. Not to sound to depressed though. I have been utilizing my personal strategies for pick me ups to get me through these times, which include: naps, eating delicious food, and spending as much time as I can with friends and family. If you all have any of your own strategies that you would like to share with the world and me, please leave a delightful comment on this here blog.
Don't worry, my buttocks are both doing fine. I however have sprained my foot. I did so while I was in NY this past weekend. I went running in a pair of fake Chuck Taylor's, which as you all know have zero support for your foot. At about mile 1.5, I started feeling pain, and I pushed through it because I'm a trooper. I then regretted that decision, because I've been limping since. Yesterday, the lady at the hospital gave me crutches, which are a new adventure for me, because i've never had to use them before. I won't be using them for too long, seeing how I have the healing powers of Wolverine!!!!
Anyways, some things to ponder today are:
Why are Swedish Fish so tasty, and what makes them Swedish?
Do motorcyclists ever get upset that they don't have doors on their vehicles?
What percent psychological are the effects of energy drinks on people?
My answers:
They are so tasty because they are the color of passion, desire, and love. With that on their side, when you put their gummy goodness in your yapper, they have already one the battle against your mind. They are Swedish because only fish from Sweden could survive so long without water in a bag with hundreds of their siblings annoying them.
Not often, due to their freedom. They only get upset when someone with suicide doors and a tricked out car rolls up bumping the mega-mix. They want that.
I would like to inform you that it is my roomates birthday today. If I am correct, Ross is 23 years old. That's pretty f'n sweet. I love birthdays, especially those of people close to me. You may be thinking to yourself,"Self, why does Brian love birthday's so much?" To answer your question, here's why:
The process of being birthded is pretty risky, so it is a joyous occasion to celebrate our survival
Cupcakes
Presents
Communication with people that you don't get to speak to on a regular basis (thanks facebook!!!)
The constant increase in our age is not only a reminder of our bell-shaped curve of societal importance, but teaches us of the importane of sharing our knowledge with those around us and the younglings while we can
Senior citizen discounts
free dessert
ballooons
summer (for me)
and Cupcakes
I again am writing this from a bus seat, but this time on the way back from my new york/connecticut adventure. twas awesome. Look forward to the summary later.
I would like to inform you with great excitement that:
I am still alive!!!!!!!!!!
I know you doubted it due to the total lack of posting over the last couple months, however, I have great reasons for such. I do however want to apologize for getting your hopes up as I got internet in my new apartment in Charlestown. I did write a couple posts that I will post soon, but I want to let you know what my world has consisted of without any more rambling.
Sooooo, I started graduate school at the MGH institute of Health professions. I underestimated the amount of effort that I would need to put into learning the anatomy of the human body, as well as the methods of patient care. II did not realize exactly how diverse a group of people I was about to join ranks with in order to achieve our healthcare dreams After almost 3 hours of studying a day, 9 tests, hours spend studying cadavers at HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, survived my first semester.
I am on my “summer”break now, which is a three week hiatus from classes.I have moved into a new apartment with some of my fraternity brothers who will be mentioned in the near future. Cambridge iis a pretty exciting place.
Power summary is complete. Now for random thoughts: · The house bunny looks like it might be a really entertaining movie · The roast of bob saget might have been some of the funniest television that I have seen in a long time · Heroes season 2 comes out on dvd on September 26th!!! · Sitting on a four hour bus ride from boston to new York is not only boring and uncomfortable, but I sort of feel bad because I am not the softest typer ,and my computer doesn’tmake it any easier to be sneakier. · The CD Movement from Thieves and villains is probably my favorite album of the summer. · Four words “Rock me Sexy Jesus.”
