Finally, sun!

So today is one of those days where it's so nice and sunny and gorgeous out that you can't help but feel happy, especially when you see little kids wearing adorable animal toques frolicking on the grass, and the lunch in the caf is actually good today (which is nice, because it's your last res lunch ever), and it's Friday, which means they are making the best smoothies at VG's, and you're all like "YEAH I'm going to make the most of today!" because now that you are done exams you literally have nothing to do, except for pack up you entire room because you're moving back to Vancouver tomorrow, BUT you can put that off for a few more hours, because today is too nice to be packing all day (because packing kinda sucks).

How's that for a run-on sentence? But seriously, today is so nice and sunny and it smells like summer, which is just lovely. SO, if you are studying today, take a break and enjoy the sun :) (or at least bring your studying outside)

In other news, I seriously want to cuddle a lion (or two):

Vader

So, due to the fact that it's FINALLY stopped raining and has been nice and sunny the last few days, and I have lots of extra time on my hands, I headed downtown today to enjoy the sun and walk around downt-

 

IS THAT DARTH VADER? PLAYING THE VIOLIN? Why yes. Yes it is. A common sight in downtown Victoria, this guy plays a mean violin. And nothing else I did today is interesting in comparison.

P.S blogger you are stupid because you won't let me post the edited versions of my pictures, which are much more awesome.

Study-break

So I realized that, when deciding to post a video a day, I had failed to fully think this plan out. I definitely only know about 3 amusing videos at anytime, and I was pretty sure that I was going to have to resort to youtubing "funny baby" or "cute cat" very very soon. BUT fortunately, people post all sorts of great videos on facebook, so as long as I do my casual lurking, I can find all kinds of cool things.

So here it is, your study-break for today. My friend posted this on my wall yesterday. It WILL make you smile, even just a little, because who knew that something so simple could be so goddamn awesome and cheerful.


HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT TO DO THAT NOW?

Hardcore

You think school is hard? THIS IS HARD. (hard-core too)

Bucket List: tiny animals and huge food

How fitting that, for my 100th post, I have some exciting news! And by exciting, I mean it's good day for me, and this "exciting" news really doesn't affect anyone else, other then (vaguely) people back in North Van who will be seeing me soon! What is all this babbling for? WELL, what I'm trying to get at is that, approximately 30-40 minutes ago, I finished my last exam. Yeah, exciting (for me), right? Again, I'm done suspiciously early, but it seems like I've survived first year! So that's good news.

But no worries, I will still be posting mini-posts for study breaks (probably more so, because now I have nothing really to do with my time...) for all you studious people who still have classes and exams.

But first, I'd just like to put this out there:

Facebook sometimes has really weird and/or misleading ads in the sidebar. Seriously. They constantly have really random, irrelevant pictures. Which I suppose is called "advertising" but really? For example, please let me know if you know where you can do/see ANY of these things in Victoria:

Hand held deer, with angry eyebrows

Because SCREW YOU gravity

When we say "taco" we mean "taco flavored WALRUS." Hot sauce included.

"What are we doing today?" "I don't know, but there will be PUPPIES."

I'm not even sure what this is, maybe a roller coaster? Whatever it is, it is NOT in Victoria.

Inflatable shark building, no big.

Of these 365 things to do, this will likely be the last, seeing as it would almost definitely kill you.

Here, have a big-ass hamburger with your pickles

Feeding tiny rodents with tiny bottles, SCORE.

99 Blogposts

This is my 99th blog post. Sooo, for the sake of keeping things thematic, today's study-break post will consist of a bunch of variations of the song 99 Problems by Jay-Z, also know as Rolling Stone's 2nd best song of the 2000's. This song is great, and there are a LOT of remix's/mash-ups of it out there. I know that rap isn't everyone's thing, but cummon... Jay-Z's rapping in this song is hard not to like.

>>99 Problems (original), Jay-Z
>>One Step Closer/99 Problems, Jay-Z and Linkin Park
>>99 Problems (Prodigy Remix)
>>99 Problems/She Drives Me Crazy (DJ Angelo), Jay-Z and Fine Young Cannibals
>>99 Problems in the USA (mashup), Jay-Z and Miley Cyrus
>>Alejandro vs 99 Problems (mashup), Jay-Z and Lady Gaga

Anyways, hope you enjoyed at least a few of these. Personally, I like the Jay-Z/FYC one.

  Also, stop raining Victoria. You're bumming me out.

If song writers didn't LOWER their poetic standards...

Hopefully everyone had a good weekend, and got through their mandatory end-of-classes (again: yes, UVic is finished classes already. Ya jealous?) celebrations. However, now the weekend is nearing an end, and it's time to get back to studying. During exam time, the library is so full of people that it is

a) nearly impossible to find a place to sit, let alone one that is ideal for studying
b) kind of distracting

So I'm hiding out in the MacLaurin building, where it is nearly empty (but not so much that it's creepy), warm, and nice and quiet. I'll be holed up here, drinking tea and studying for my English exam, for the next day and a half. But, because I promised I'd post videos to bring a little joy to exam time, here's one that's kind of amusing, and is what the title of this post is referring to:



Not quite as catchy as the originals,  but I like where he's going.

April, Day 1.

Exams are here (at least for us UVic students). I've had four this week. But for most people, the next few weeks of April are going to be filled with last minute cramming, all-nighters, lots more exams, and a general feeling of "Ijustwantthistobeoverpleaseohgodwhyisthisnotoveryet?!" Of course, there are some good aspects: people are finishing their undergrad degrees, successfully surviving their first year at university, the weather is (sometimes) finally getting nicer, and we're getting always closer to summer.

Anyways, for the next few weeks, I'm just going to post a video or picture every day or so that'll hopefully give you a nice break from studying/maybe make you smile during exam season.

This first one was shown to me by a friend a few days ago, and, although a little cheesy, it's a very nice video. Who knows, maybe it'll inspire you to reach your highest potential during exam time. Or make a floating soccer field, because it looks awesome.