Black bags and outbreaks

So here we are at the end of October, and what have we done....wait, this isn't a cheesy christmas carol

Anyways, some interesting shenanigans have been going on over here at CU in the past while, so I'll attempt to put them down in order of importance

1) H1N1 Quarantines: 3 people have been quarantined as of today, 2 of them have returned, but still...oh, and 2 other people have strep throat
2) Subwoofers: I thought you couldn't have them. Apparently people across the hall think you can. Security disagreed; rap battle ensued
3) Steak: Had some today, was positively splendid
3.5) As an addendum to the steak, had a totally awesome day out with my mum, who came down to visit
4) Now only have 2 kidney stones! Yay!
5) New jacket; it's lime green <3

Thas all for now, as it seems the drunks on the floor have (finally) quieted down

Thoughts on Art

Bit of background: Equilibrium is a movie based on a graphic novel where in the near future humanity has eliminated all emotion, good and bad, in an effort to eliminate conflict. There are sense offenders, those who refuse to prescribe to the whole "no feelings" deal, and they collect art

This is where the actual blog post begins: So I was watching Equilibrium today and a thought came to me: what will the legacy of my generation be? My grandparents and parents were the beginning and end of the baby boom era, and I myself am part of Generation Y. Seriously though, what have people my age got to claim as a historical cultural achievement? We have nothing like the Mona Lisa, nothing like the Sistine Chapel, hell, we don't even have something like Stairway to Heaven. Instead my generation is represented by a 2 minute youtube clip of a bunch of rednecks trying to use a honda civic in lieu of a bike at the local moto track. Therefore, I would like to ask everyone ages 18-30 a question: Seriously guys, what the hell happened? I know the 90s were a bit of a rough go, between a recession, genocide, famine, AIDS, bad pop music, depressing grunge music, and a stupid amount of Republican rule in the US, but come on, the world didn't end in 2000 like we all thought it would? Right?! Jeeze, this generation is tragic, it's like watching a monkey try and swallow a hand grenade.

Anyways on a different note a long overdue congratulations to Larissa and Kris on their upcoming nuptials. All the best in planning the big event!

Home for a rest

Well, it's that time of year when students board trains, planes and (heaven forbid) the greyhound to return home for the Thanksgiving weekend. I guess I was fortunate, in that I got a plane home (my parents love me) instead of one of the other forms of transportation already mentioned.

Anyways, I returned home this morning to find my chi out of whack, namely what used to be my room is no longer my room; it's my brother's now. It seems weird, I've only been gone for 50 days, yet it feels like ages. I guess this is all part of the experience of living (far) away from home.

In other news, Ottawa is now cold in rainy, which can only mean one thing: Snow season is about to start! I count myself one among many looking forward to the coming of the white fluffy stuff and all the wintertime activities associated with it: snowboarding, skating, and beavertails!

The enlargement of the euphemism

Well here we are in a new season of sitcoms and tastefully written sketch comedy. The one thing I have noticed that has come up over and over again in these hilarious shows is the euphemism as a means of making a joke. For those of you have no idea what I'm talking about, a euphemism is defined as "the substitution of a milder, vaguer word or expression for one considered to be more offensive or unpleasant" by urbandictionary.com (wait...wasn't that supposed to be funny?). Regardless, I have now discovered the ultimate in euphemism comedy. The Euphemismator (http://euphemismator.com/). Basically, you push a button that generates a phrase (for example: Between classes, they were cramming Dr. Feelgood), and laugh at the obvious innuendo that comes from said phrase

On a completely different note, 1 week until I return to the familial home, and I am looking forward to sitting down to a meal that is actually hot and not served out of a chafing dish. Huzzah!