Dining Hall = Snack time!

Hey guys!  So I had my first dining hall experience today.  Haha I'm such a noob. So many options!  They offer pizza, cheeseburgers, Mexican, plus plenty of healthy options like salads and Go-gurt (Gotta be careful with those, they can get messy)  College Tip: Be careful with portion control, or you might put on the dreaded "Freshman 15." The “Freshman 15” is what everyone calls the 15 pounds that a lot of people add to their body mass during their freshman year of college, hence “Freshman 15.”  I hope I don’t put on the “Freshman 15,” because that’ll make it hard to get laid, which I'm told is essential for street cred.  Brad says the best way to avoid the “Freshman 15” is to go to the Rec center as often as I can.  Ugh.  I HATE working out.  Gym class was always my least favorite in high school, and I thought that going to college would mean no more of that.  I guess it’s for the best.  I’m planning on making a routine where I exercise every other day.  Brad said he can help spot me if I ever want to do bench pressings.  Sounds pretty tough, but it’d be kind of cool to have big muscles like the  the Bengals D-line (Who Dey Nation!!!). 

Now, I probably shouldn’t be ranting about this on the internet, but I’ve been so frustrated about it lately that I’m practically pulling my hair out!  My plant bio teacher (who's name I've chosen to keep anonymous) is driving me insane!  He makes us read these 30 page readings almost every night!  I’m practically living at the library during the week, and I even spent last Friday night at the library (NERD ALERT HAHAHA). J  And after all that work, I got a 68% on my first quiz.  My parents we’re so mad when they heard this.  “What have you been doing down there?  You need to spend your time more wisely and focus on your studies.”  Hello?  I have been!  Parents just don’t understand sometimes!  Ugh!  It’s tough to get mad at them though.  My mom sent me a care package the other day with some playing cards and a couple bags of Baked Lays.  (Barbeque style- boo ya grandma!)  And my dad told me if I get above a 3.0 my freshman year, he’ll help pay for an apartment uptown next year!  I can’t imagine Yi and I living uptown.  Too bad Brad’s graduating, or he could be our third roommate.  Now THAT sounds like trouble lol jk.

Well, thanks to Professor I’m-a-loser-and-I-take-it-out-on-my-students, I have to stop blogging and go to the library.  Photosynthesis…yay (sarcasm).  So here’s the question of the day: Who’s your favorite hip-hop/R&B artist?  Mine’s Nelly (Undelay undelay mama E-I, E-I, Oh Ohhhhhh).  Thanks for all the comments everyone.  Your feedback means a lot.  I hope you’re all learning a little something about what it means to be a college freshman- I sure am! 

Almost forgot.  My blog has been super popular in McKinnon Hall- so popular, that I've inspired some other bloggers. A really funny guy named Clarence from room 307 has decided to make a vlog, which is like a video blog.  I wish I had the guts to get in fron of the camera like him.  Check it out, ya'll!

Cat meme time!

NEED TWITTER HELP ASAP

G’day mates lol. Today, I come to you asking for your help.  I’m trying to make a twitter account, and it’s proving to be almost as difficult as my Accouting 101 homework.  Yi told me that if I want more people to read my blog, I should make a twitter account and tweet every time a make a new post, that way my followers can all read my posts.  Okay, slow down a minute.  Tweets? Followers? Are you speaking another language right now? Is there a manual to this thing? Why is the world wide web so frigging confusing sometimes!  I figured if I can run a blog, I can run a twitter website, right?  Nope.  Anyone wanna help me out?  Yi went home for the weekend, so I’m kind of stuck here.  Just post a comment with any pointers you might have, and I’ll give you a special shout out in tomorrow’s post.

Speaking of special shout outs, I thought of a new way to get everyone more involved in my blog.  Every Friday, I’m gonna have a meme contest!  Submit me your favorite memes, and I’ll pick a winner.  The winner gets their name posted under the meme!  Sounds cool, huh?  If you don’t know how to find memes, the best way to find them is to go to google.com and search, “memes.”  When you search, “memes,” you should see a bunch of memes pop up.  Find your favorite meme, and post the meme in the comments section of my most recent blog post! 

Here's an example

And sorry but I completely forgot to post a cat meme earlier!  I'll make it up to you.  What's better than a cat meme?  A cat video!  Enjoy! (perfect for the upcoming holiday season)

Yo, Yo, Yo

What up, ya’ll? Things have really been loosening up on the third floor of McKinnon Hall.  Everyone is so friendly.  We had an arts and crafts night on Tuesday and we decorated the lobby! This girl named Amy drew this really cool design on the wall and we all signed our names around it.  Yi wrote his name in Chinese!  How fun!

One of the chillest guys I’ve met so far (next to Brad) is this guy named Caleb who lives a couple doors down.  I was going to the bathroom the other night when I heard the sounds of an acoustic guitar coming from down the hall.  It was Caleb!  I decided to knock on his door and say “what’s up?” (College Tip: Don’t be afraid to approach random people and introduce yourself. All freshman get nervous about this, but we’re all eager to meet new people, so go for it!) He invited me in and let me sit on his sofa.  He had a Fat-head on his wall of “The Most Interesting Man in the World!” I was so jealous!  Caleb says he wants to be a rock n’ roll musical guitar player one day, and if he keeps shredding the way he does, I think he’ll actually make it.  Caleb has a really cool earring that he got after his uncle passed.  He says he used to play shows at his high school in Akron and he wants to play at some local bars around campus, after he finds a drummer, or course.  I told him I don’t play drums, but I used to play the Tuba in middle school.  He said thanks, but he’s going for a more neo-folk sound (I googled neo-folk later that night.  It’s a “form of folk-inspired experimental music that emerged from post-industrial music circles.”  Rock on!) 

Caleb showed me a cool indie music group called “Mumford and the Sons.” I’ve posted one of their songs below…after about 40 minutes of figuring out how the heck to embed youtube videos on my blog! He says they’re going to be the next big thing, and I believe him.  The Mumford and Sons play bluegrass and rock, but some of their songs can’t even be put into a genre- they’re just too unique! Caleb describes them as “if Jason Mraz and Bob Dylan moved to Ireland together and formed a band.” (Bob Dylan is 1960s) Caleb said he would listen to Mumford in Sons with his girlfriend during the weeks leading up to the start of college.  Caleb’s girlfriend (I forget her name. Beth? Katelyn? Ugh, I need to start writing things down L) is a senior in high school this year, but she’s planning on coming to OU next year when she graduates.  Good for them! Long term relationships must be tough, but Caleb manages his stresses with music.  Which leads me to my question for the day: When you’re feeling overwhelmed, what’s your favorite method for coping with the stress?

P.S. Thanks to my loyal reader Willedurmom for pointing out an error in my post from Tuesday.  I spelled “roommate” as “rommate”- I forgot one of the Os.  I’ll be more careful next time.  I need an editor, ugh! Thanks Willedurmom!

Here’s a catchy song from Mumford.  Let me know what you think! 

Can't stop laughing!

This just might be the best thing I've ever seen! Enjoy!

Wednesday Update- Tanner style

Hey what's up blog readers?  College has been a lot of fun so far.  My rommate is a really cool guy.  His name is Yi, and he's from Taiwan.  We both really like watching Family Guy.  My favorite character is Stewie, his is Brian.  The other night, Yi laughed so hard at a Peter Griffin joke that milk came out of his nose!  I couldn't believe it!  We eat a LOT of Ramen noodles in our room (lol were so poor. Student loans= UGH!).  Oh yeah, and Yi has a Mac, which he sometimes lets me use so I can mess around with Garage Band.  Who knows?  Maybe I'll produce a song on the radio one day LOL.  The only problem I've been having with Yi is that he snores REALLY LOUD.  At first, I couldn't take it.  I didn't sleep much those first few nights, but then my R.A., Brad, gave me some ear plugs.

R.A. stands for Resident Assistant.  That's Brad.  Brad is one of the coolest guys I've ever met, and definitely the coolest I've met so far at school.  He's the undergraduate president of Young Life and he invited me to their first meeting of the semester next week!  I'm pretty nervous, but Brad says I'll fit right in.  I sure hope so!  Brad's a marine biology major- how sick is that?  He says that he plans to one day work for the Discovery Channel filming sharks!  There's nothing standing in his way!  (Though you'd never catch me doing that.  Duh Dum...Duh Dum...Duh Dum [that's the Jaws theme song. Tough to type out])  Brad's been really great about helping me adapt to the college lifestyle.  I asked him how he manages to balance all his activities with his school work, and he told me the key is to prioritize what's most important and to not procrastinate. I want to pass this advice on to all my readers, especially those who are just getting started in college or will be in the next couple years.  Brad also showed me this really cool indie film called "Pulp Fiction."  There was a lot of cussing in it, but it was still really cool! He says he has a lot more cool movies that he can show me.  Looks like I'll need to buy some more popcorn :b

I've got Psych class in ten minutes, so I g2g.  (Maslow's Hierarchy?  BORE-ING)  Don't worry though, I didn't forget the question of the day- If you could be any animal, what would you be?


Oh, sorry what's that?  You want another cat meme?  LOL here ya go you goofballs.

Peace. Love. College.

CATS!

Ah, I just couldn't help it.  This blogging thing is really addictive.  Here's a cat meme for you guys to look at!

First Post!

Hey!

So I'm officially a freshman at Ohio University!  Never been more proud in my life.  To keep all my friends back home up to date on my life, I decided to start a blog.  I'll cover my day to day activities and throw in some of my crazy college stories.  Should be lots of fun! I plan on talking about some of my favorite music and movies and, of course, sharing all my favorite memes (Can I haz cheezeburger? lol!). I also want to post questions and polls with each post so that people can post comments and we can share our opinions on different topics (keep it civil, guys!)  I'll be sure to post something next week after classes have gotten started, but this is all I have for now.  So here's the first question.  Seeing as I'll be eating a LOT of this over the next few years, I thought I'd ask, creamy peanut butter, or crunchy? Strawberry jelly or grape? GO!

P.S. Anyone know how to edit the about me section on the side of my blog? I thought it'd be cool if I posted some of my favorite flicks and let everyone know a little bit more about me.  Thanks!