God I am really bad at keeping up with this blog.  I just keep getting distracted by other things and pretending to do homework.

Anway, it’s been about a week since I last posted, so I figured I’d briefly cover what’s been going on.

Last Friday my roommates and I finally got to play Office Clue, even though it was a bit of a fail.  We all were so excited about it, but we kind of forgot the rules to regular Clue so it took us a while to get started.  Plus, one of my suitemates had a friend over from home who played, and even though she was nice, she messed up and we had to end the game early because she didn’t tell someone the card she actually had.  I had the purple Stanley playing piece, by the way.  Hopefully we’ll be able to play another time and be more successful.

Saturday was really quiet and I just sat around reading (and it actually was for homework), but then my roommate and I had to go to work, the Late Night shift at the dining hall.  And it sucked.  Unlike the forst night I had worked, we had a different student manager who was not fun like the first one.  Plus we didn’t have any music playing and it was really boring.  And the drunk people were so much worse.  Like everyone who came after midnight pretty much made it onto the boat (which I will have to explain another time).

There was the guy who kept cutting the line because it was too long and expecting us to still serve him.  There was the guy who stuck his hand under the glass divider and grabbed a handful of fries to eat, making us have to throw away the rest of the fries because of germs.  Then there was the guy who freaked out and didn’t believe us that we’d run out of mozzarella stickes and chicken wings (though he at least calmed down after a few seconds and apologized).  Then there was this other guy with two bitches (for lack of a better word) who also couldn’t understand that we’d run out of what he wanted even though it was after 1 o’ clock but was at least not obnoxious till one of the girls he was with started demanding that I get them hot sauce or ranch, even though we didn’t have any and then finally started tossing the little sauce cups at me demanding I drag it through the tray with the left over dregs of buffalo chicken sauce for them (even though it was gross and smelled bad).  I had to do it to get rid of them and it took every ounce of strength in me to not throw something at the girl when I saw her on campus yesterday.  But my favorite was the girl who when I looked over, took a chicken finger and dipped her arm into the pot of marinara sauce that I’d just refilled to prevent a riot from breaking out.  I was so pissed, and as soon as she saw me, she booked it, because I had to come over and get of the still pretty full bucket of sauce.  It was one of the worst nights for me ever.

Sunday was at least quiet for me, even though I didn’t get to sleep as long as I wanted.  But I did manage to get some more homework done, and then I watched the Superbowl.  Obviously I’d have prefered seeing the Patriots play, but it was still good seeing the Saints beat the Colts.  I’m really glad because I’m going to New Orleans in a couple weeks for a service trip over spring break and it’ll be exciting if the city is happy.  Although today I read this article about how Peyton Manning didn’t shake hands with Drew Brees after losing and I was fully expecting to hear someone  cut him down for it, but instead it basically praised him because it “just showed how much he cared about winning.”  So rather than calling him out for poor sportsmanship, which that move was, I had to read another article about how wonderful Manning is.  Do people not realize his shit stinks too?  Because if it was anyone else, it would be a character fault.  God knows if it was Tom Brady, they’d rip him to shreds and feed him to sharks, then throw the left over pieces at Bill Belichick.

And yeah, Monday wasn’t too bad.  I will always hate Spanish, but at least Narrative is entertaining…until THAT GIRL WHOM I REFUSE TO NAME BECAUSE I DISLIKE HER SO MUCH tried to school the class on Harry Potter, but she was so wrong.  We were making various analogies about the Sherlock Holmes story we’d read, and then she whipped out “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” which you can’t use unless you live in England.  Plus several of her plot points were wrong.  So to make up for it, I made a sign up sheet that said “Dumbledore’s Army” and hung it up in one of the elevators in my building, and even though it got taken down before I could see it, apparently severla people actually signed it, which makes my life so much better (especially because they used names like Ginny Weasley and Voldemort).

But now I actually have to go get ready for class…

Now the poem is beginning to reappear, we’re hearing about new clues.

Sounds like Line 2 will suit you outdoorsy types. Or try Line 12 if you are happiest curled up with a book of poetry.

Skeleton Hill: An Inspector Peter Diamond Investigation by Peter Lovesey

Peter Diamond, head of the criminal investigations division (CID) for the city of Bath, England stars in this, the tenth book in the British detective series written by Peter Lovesey.   The first few chapters are devoted to setting the stage for a most enjoyable hunt for the facts needed to solve two mysterious murders.   There are two deaths to be investigated - which initially seemed to be unrelated – that were separated by about twenty years.   The first involves a skeleton found in the roots of a landmark tree and the other turns up in a nearby graveyard in a pool of blood.

The mystery opens with a reenactment of a 1643 battle during the Civil War (not ours, theirs) at Lansdown above the city of Bath.   Although the story develops methodically, the reader would be wise to take notes and prepare for what accelerates into a mad dash for the finish line.   Along the way we’re treated to some strictly English terms and eccentricities with a generous side order of correct local history.   All of this serves to make the book feel like a vacation/field trip combined with a really good game of Clue. 

Author Lovesey provides the reader with a full array of suspects, red herrings and human foibles that add up to a very enjoyable read.   This reviewer looks forward to reading the nine other books by Lovesey that preceded Skeleton Hill.

Highly recommended.

Review by Ruta Arellano.   A review copy of Skeleton Hill was provided by Soho Press.   This book is also available as a Kindle Edition download from Amazon.

So it’s Superbowl Sunday and I don’t know who to root for. I love both teams so I don’t know what to do. My dad’s from Indiana but the Saints have never won. Personally I love rooting for underdogs because they usually bounce back.

Gah! I have the song from the ritz cracker commercial stuck in my head. It’s called “Let’s groove tonight” by Earth Wind and Fire. I like it quite a lot. I also like the song “In the mood” by Glenn Miller. It’s so much fun to dance around the house with it playing. I love dancing around the house when no ones home.

Eeew. I have to get my wisdom teeth out next month but my consultation is tomorrow. I’ve not a clue what happens at one of those but I hate anything medical. Nothing against doctors or anything! I just dislike medical stuff. It’s like a phobia or something.

Random fact:I need a haircut but shall not be receiving one because my mom’s watching the Superbowl…

Real random fact: Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers were all invented by women. Very awesome if I do say so myself!

I think I was looking through a magazine and I found a little picture.  The title said something like “the photographers name, the city, Russia”. The water just looked so amazing glowing on the surface of the water.I had to paint it.I painted it in black and white then I added color.

LoveLife

Kevin

Has all this interest in her poem stirred up Elizabeth’s ghost? We’ve just received a collection of new clues to the missing lines of her poem. That’s six in total — half the poem is out there and waiting to be found. Will you be the first to find one?

Check out Line 1, Line 7 and Line 8.

This morning we hear that poem hunters are closing in on Line 6. But you could still get there first — grab your camera and join in!

Or if you would rather Carry a Poem through the post, check out the new clue for Line 10.

It’s like a holiday in my dorm room.  We’ve had it planned for a week to be here by 7 pm and we were all assigned to make different things.

Jaclyn made the toast, Monique cooked the bacon and tofu sausage things, Eileen made the scrambled eggs, and I was in charge of the waffles.

It was basically delicious and we were all giddily excited for it all day.  It’s totally going to be happening again in a few weeks, and we’ll be able to have hash browns then.

The only thing that would make tonight better is if we could play The Office verison of Clue, but everyone has homework or meetings to do, except for me since I’ve pretty much abandoned doing any work this semester, and it’s only the 3rd week.

If you are like most people in the world, you have absolutely no clue if you are getting enough vitamin D. Some estimates placing as many as 1 in 5 of the worlds 6 billion people deficient in vitamin D (and even higher for those in industrialized nations).

Source:
http://singularityhub.com/2010/01/21/vitamin-d-deficiency-epidemic-affects-billion-plus-are-you-one-of-them/

Mrs Peacock… in the kitchen… with a revolver.

(Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands)

The royals are an odd bunch.

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A clue has turned up about line 4 of the poem. We can’t make any sense of it. Can you?

Do leave a comment if you have any ideas.

Clockwork is a monthly night for steampunks, retro-futurists, wanderers, and ecclectic folk of all sorts. It’s got a Steampunk theme, and is open to all. This month…

CLUE!

Was it Miss Scarlet in the library with the pepper box? Or Colonel Mustard in the ballroom with the copper pipe? Or was it… you?  If you feel inspired by this month’s theme, we invite you to come dressed as your interpretation of the classic Clue characters and play along! …but as always, you are welcome to come dressed as you like! Be steampunk, be retro-futurist, or hell, be dressed in whatever you wear every day; we want you to have fun!

More information on Facebook: here.
February 2nd!
6:30 doors open
$15 at the door (gets you admission, 2 drinks or 1 full dinner, access to our cookie buffet, games in the library, legos in the dance hall, a chance to buy from our lovely vendors, AND live performers AND DJs! Best deal around!)

Live performances will start at 7pm!
Dance the night away to our DJs starting at 9/10pm

Psyche Corporation returns!! (www.psychecorporation.com)
Along with DJ Baron von Crankshaft III!

FEATURED GAME of the evening:
“Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen” – A storytelling gaming that takes place between a group of 18th-century boasters. If you’ve read a book of the Baron’s adventures, or seen the movie, you know what sort of stories are told: balloons to the moon, conquering nations with a handful of companions, inventing outrageous devices, wooing the empress of Russia, etc. Those unfamiliar with history should not be too put off, however, as the Baron had access to a time-traveling device at one point in his career, and you can certainly use it in your story … THIS IS OPEN TO ALL SKILL-LEVELS!

It’s February 1st and we’ve had the first clue to a line of the poem. Get out there and get hunting! If you find a line, bring it safely to the Poetry Library as quick as you can.

If you want to do your research first, read about the last owner of the poem, Elizabeth Galbraith.

Six guests receive invitations to an old mansion where they get caught up in a murder mystery.

Directed by – Jonathan Lynn

Written by – John Landis, Jonathan Lynn

Starring – Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Martin Mull, Lesley Ann Warren, Collen Camp, Lee Ving, Bill Henderson, Jane Wiedlin, Jeffrey Kramer, Kellye Nakahara, Howard Hesseman

Watching Haunted Honeymoon a few nights ago made me think of Clue. I guess it was the similar type of humour involved in both that brought it up in my mind but I wouldn’t be happy until I watched Clue again. I have seen this movie more times than I can count and remember when it used to play on TV. The great thing about it was that the film has three different endings and when I would watch it, it would only have one of them. Every time I would catch it, it would be a different end but I always stuck around to see which one it was.

That’s just one of the great points of this film. After watching it again last night and seeing all three endings, I still wanted to go back to the beginning to see if I could figure it out on my own. Of course the best part of the movie is Tim Curry. He’s hilarious as the butler Wadsworth and I always enjoy his films. The man is just plain funny.

The amazing cast of Clue.

Helping Tim Curry along is a great cast, each one just as hilarious as the next. Even the bit players in the movie are funny and I’ll always remember Jane Wiedlin as the singing telegram girl who gets about 2 lines into her song before being shot dead. This one is pure comedy insanity with characters talking over each other with one rapid fire joke after another. The dialogue is as sharp as the knife in the study but it’s Tim Curry who always seems to get the best lines.

What surprised me the most while watching this one is how faithful it is to the board game. I’m not sure if that makes sense really but it seemed as if the game had come to life and was playing itself. Granted the body count is much higher here than it could ever be in the game but when the first victim just happens to be named Mr. Body you instantly feel like you’re playing the game.

Colonel Mustard in the study with the lead pipe or Mrs. White with the gun in the library?

No matter how many times I watch this it still makes me laugh and I still find myself trying to figure out who did it and how. The reveal of the killer is probably the best part of the film with Tim Curry racing back and forth between rooms, dragging the others with him as he solves the crime. It’s one of the most creative things I’ve seen in film but I was disappointed that they just show all the endings one after another now. It was so much more fun to watch the movie and see which person would be the killer this time and it’s too bad the option wasn’t there to have an ending randomly show up or to be able to pick just one.

Either way this was a great film and still makes me laugh years later and should be a welcome addition to anyone’s collection.

Under the marquee – Will

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It was meant to be fun

became more than that

an innocent kiss

laid my heart out flat

What was I thinking

what were you?

do you realize something happened

or do you not have a clue?

That kiss was playful

full of mirth

deep and sensual

not of this earth

I love the way

you look at me

as if my lips

played a symphony

Can this last

lets hope and see

where the kiss

will lead you and me

Police are treating a fire at a Plymouth primary school as suspected arson…. From BBC News. Full story

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The World Famous Dj Clue Celebrated His 36th Birthday The Other Night At M2 Ultra Lounge…

Since most of us don’t have the slightest clue about the judicial system, we just take Hollywood’s word for it.

Their no good, filthy word.

Source:
http://www.cracked.com/article_18385_7-bullshit-police-myths-everyone-believes-thanks-to-movies.html

Since most of us don’t have the slightest clue about the judicial system, we just take Hollywood’s word for it.

Their no good, filthy word.

Source:
http://www.cracked.com/article_18385_7-bullshit-police-myths-everyone-believes-thanks-to-movies.html

so… it’s really syncopation that stops me. Drops me. Why do I like that so much? It’s off beat. Unpredictable. Yeah, when you think grapefruit sounds good for dinner instead of chicken and salad. Driving home, I turn the music up loud. What? Am I drowning out thoughts? Okay, maybe so. There are thoughts that need drowning. Purging. Anorexia of the brain is not a bad thing. Maybe I should shift, I think, into third person, so no one thinks this is me. I? Well, after all, grammarians are particular. They always know the difference between I and me. Shift. Next paragraph.

I have never felt so sure about possibilities. Opportunities. Freedom. And there’s this thought in my head… what if the thing you thought you’d lost is less than what you gain… but you never imagine that what you gain could be more than what you thought you lost? I realize I’m too philosophical sometimes. Anybody out there who likes philosophical? All I know is maybe, for me, I didn’t know why the proverbial caged bird sings. And yet…maybe it’s all timing. And you don’t know …. what you don’t know. Well, clue me in. I’m listening. Thoughts welcome.

ATENTIUNE !!!

Dupa Cafe DEKO, Cafe ZU si Club THE DJ’s, urmeaza FIRE CLUB !!!

iMproFeel va invita in fiecare Vineri, orele 20, in FIRE CLUB la un spectacol de improvizatie, pe care il vom regiza chiar sub ochii dumneavoastra !!! Da, ati auzit bine! Ne veti ajuta sa dam nastere unui show cum n-ati mai vazut pana acum.

Veti face cunostinta cu diferite personaje(istorice, autohtone, comice, dramatice . . .etc), veti avea parte de povesti nemaiauzite , de muzica, de dans si de multa , multa , voie buna! Exact ! V-ati dat seama !  Este vorba despre  un spectacol interactiv! Deci, Prezenta este obligatorie! Va asteptam!