Let's see how we did. Bold means accomplished. More recap to come soon.
1. Honor the Entry
2. Get Basils no earlier than 1:30am
3. Somehow break into west
4. Tag Stadium 110 somewhere on campus
5. duct tape someone who hasn't graduated (from Carleton) yet.
6. Get Mark riled up about something that no one really cares about
7. Dance to Yadda Yadda Yadda
8. Consume more than one bottle of the cobra.
9. Play stadium 110 or chandeliers
10. drunk dial toto
11. drunk skype Alfredo
12. Cheers the Mark Olson Way
13) Raveball
14) Duct tape Nonberg
15) Let the good times roll
16) Buy a keg
17) Drink beer from the keg
18) Have a keg toss
20) Go through the Gauntlet
21) Play YES! by LMFAO
22) Have a damn good time
23) And duct tape Nonberg
24) Shotgun in Stadium
25) Make a freshman do a keg stand
26) Make a freshman drink the cobra
28) Eat tavern breakfast
29) Drink in the afternoon
30) Present a Powerpoint
31a) Get accosted by security because they think we're students
31b) Explain to security that we're alumni
32) Play Beirut / Flip Cup
33) Get Basil's before 1:30 AM
34) Make plans with drunk Craig
35) Evade Security
36) Talk about how great Stadium 110 was, and how other people "don't even know"
37) Oh yeah, swim to victory
21 out of 37 = 56%.
BUT we are grading on a curve.
So I'd say we did quite well.
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Sunday, October 10, 2010
Monday, October 5, 2009
Thoughts on the Weekend
As always, last weekend went by far too quickly. Of course, being alumni weekend, it went by even faster than usual. But what little time we had was jam packed with tomfoolery, debauchery, half-baked schemes, nostalgia, and just general fun.
At first it was strange walking around Northfield and Carleton but knowing that it was no longer my home. But as the weekend went on the familiar feelings consumed the unfamiliar, and I felt at home once again.
Despite not setting foot in the illustrious confines of Stadium 110, there was a lot to remind me of last year, and the years before it as well.
In response to Mark's post. I'd say that it's not necessarily the values of Stadium 110 that set us apart. It's the way we embrace them and claim self-entitled ownership of them. This may not sound like a good thing. But I honestly mean it in the best possible way.
By the way, this weekend was midway through the 7th lunar phase of The International Year of Stadium 110: The International Celebration.
At first it was strange walking around Northfield and Carleton but knowing that it was no longer my home. But as the weekend went on the familiar feelings consumed the unfamiliar, and I felt at home once again.
Despite not setting foot in the illustrious confines of Stadium 110, there was a lot to remind me of last year, and the years before it as well.
- The meet itself. Despite being a year older and considerably more hung-over this year, the meet itself was the same as always, and the atmosphere embodied the spirit of my Carleton swimming memories.
- The homecoming game. Beating the Oles (and winning in general) was much more reminiscent of last year than any of my other years. The near fourth-quarter meltdown was also mostly reminiscent of last year.
- Video games. But I can't believe we never even thought about getting a Wii last year.
- Lamenting the loss of the Carleton Penis.
- Upper Dow party. This reminds me much more of my first two years when the swim team got scandalous in Dow. But the cast was nearly the same as last year at Stadium 110 parties.
- Beating undergrads in Beirut (Thank you to the guy whose jacket I borrowed because I thought it looked lucky. It was lucky.)
- The Cow, The Reub, Ho Bros, Basil's
- First Mate Charlie
In response to Mark's post. I'd say that it's not necessarily the values of Stadium 110 that set us apart. It's the way we embrace them and claim self-entitled ownership of them. This may not sound like a good thing. But I honestly mean it in the best possible way.
By the way, this weekend was midway through the 7th lunar phase of The International Year of Stadium 110: The International Celebration.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
A Reinforcement of Values
As I sit in the shithole that is Dow House right now after a weekend like this one, I do the only thing an astute Carleton student would do; engage in the practice of insightful reflection.
...Or I'm just putting off the scrubbing of the bloody kitchen floor that desperately needs tending to.
So lets get down to it. For me, this weekend was a reinforcement of the values and principles of Stadium 110.
We had it all. We spent some quality time at west during the swim meet, enjoyed some time at the northfield bars, ate some northfield food, enjoyed time with the coaches, went to the football game, and played some video games.
And then in the evening! Nonberg DJ-ed a bit, Bk had his jacket, we drank out of cups, Scuba girl was there (Toto, I saw her this morning and I think she was trying to avoid eye contact, but I said "Hey!" anyways), some of us went on adventures to Boliou/ Sevy, there was inappropriate dancing on tables, Tim and Ted playing pong together, doing and planning various debaucherous activities.
It almost felt as if it was last year. It actually felt a little weird not waking up in Stadium this morning... Actually it felt a little weird waking up anyways, probably because I slept on the floor and woke up with my winter hat on.
But its not last year. And can never be. In fact, last night was missing some key pieces as well. We dearly missed Elliot's presence and once Toto(tototototototo) left, there was a hole in my heart to be sure. Not to mention, we weren't in Stadium.
But even so, last night was a reinforcement of why I try every god-given day to life my life in a Stadium 110 fashion. I tried to explain Stadium to Kellen and Julia whilst talking to them on the other side of Dow, but they just couldn't get it. In fact, I don't know if many other people "get it."
Now, I am not saying that those who did not live in Laird Stadium cannot subscribe to these principles of drinking, debauchery and fun* and I am not saying that these same values are not embraced by other blocs or communities (such as the past swimmers of Dow House, whom I learned much about from the Dow history lesson given by Julia a mere 10 hours ago).
A fun weekend to be sure, and while it'll just get harder and harder to gather in such as manner, that'll just make it even better when we all do.
I guess I'll put my sharpie and my copy of 10 Things I Hate About You and wait till next year...
*While I agree that these a values which are pretty much embraced by all college students, I would argue that the way we go about doing them is what makes the Stadium 110 Lifestyle different. (Examples: drinking - finishing off a keg on the morning of Spring Concert/Tasting the Rainbow, debauchery - stealing benches from soccer fields, clocks from sayles, moving Nonberg's desk into the bathroom, radio terrorism, and making Anna Gallager think her roommate has gone missing, fun - The crow's nest, blacklights, and drunk dining hall with shades.)
...Or I'm just putting off the scrubbing of the bloody kitchen floor that desperately needs tending to.
So lets get down to it. For me, this weekend was a reinforcement of the values and principles of Stadium 110.
We had it all. We spent some quality time at west during the swim meet, enjoyed some time at the northfield bars, ate some northfield food, enjoyed time with the coaches, went to the football game, and played some video games.
And then in the evening! Nonberg DJ-ed a bit, Bk had his jacket, we drank out of cups, Scuba girl was there (Toto, I saw her this morning and I think she was trying to avoid eye contact, but I said "Hey!" anyways), some of us went on adventures to Boliou/ Sevy, there was inappropriate dancing on tables, Tim and Ted playing pong together, doing and planning various debaucherous activities.
It almost felt as if it was last year. It actually felt a little weird not waking up in Stadium this morning... Actually it felt a little weird waking up anyways, probably because I slept on the floor and woke up with my winter hat on.
But its not last year. And can never be. In fact, last night was missing some key pieces as well. We dearly missed Elliot's presence and once Toto(tototototototo) left, there was a hole in my heart to be sure. Not to mention, we weren't in Stadium.
But even so, last night was a reinforcement of why I try every god-given day to life my life in a Stadium 110 fashion. I tried to explain Stadium to Kellen and Julia whilst talking to them on the other side of Dow, but they just couldn't get it. In fact, I don't know if many other people "get it."
Now, I am not saying that those who did not live in Laird Stadium cannot subscribe to these principles of drinking, debauchery and fun* and I am not saying that these same values are not embraced by other blocs or communities (such as the past swimmers of Dow House, whom I learned much about from the Dow history lesson given by Julia a mere 10 hours ago).
A fun weekend to be sure, and while it'll just get harder and harder to gather in such as manner, that'll just make it even better when we all do.
I guess I'll put my sharpie and my copy of 10 Things I Hate About You and wait till next year...
*While I agree that these a values which are pretty much embraced by all college students, I would argue that the way we go about doing them is what makes the Stadium 110 Lifestyle different. (Examples: drinking - finishing off a keg on the morning of Spring Concert/Tasting the Rainbow, debauchery - stealing benches from soccer fields, clocks from sayles, moving Nonberg's desk into the bathroom, radio terrorism, and making Anna Gallager think her roommate has gone missing, fun - The crow's nest, blacklights, and drunk dining hall with shades.)
Friday, September 11, 2009
A couple good albums
I just turned in my first quantum homework set. It was a beast.
With that done I thought I'd take a little free time on a post.
There were a few music posts this summer, so I thought I'd contribute with two albums that I've been listening two quite a bit over the last month.
The first is the album Manners by Passion Pit. I've got a feeling that they may be to 2010, what MGMT was to 2008. I mean this in the sense that MGMT's debut came out in 2007, then in 2008 they started gaining considerable popularity on college campuses. I could see the same thing happening with Passion Pit. There are some similarities musically between MGMT and PP also, but the other band that came to mind when I first heard them was Chromeo. They both seem to have the same 70's/80's pop sensibilities. That said, PP is quite unique from these bands as well.
The singles are: "Sleepyhead" and "Little Secrets." Little Secrets would be the better pre-gaming a party song, and I will say that this song should be played when I visit for the alumni meet. (I have my flight ticket now, so you can save your sharpies).
The other top album songs that won't be sinlges are: "The Reeling," "To Kingdom Come," and "Make Light."
The other album is Up From Below by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros. iTunes says that they are a 10-piece band, and you can hear it in their sound. They're a little bit folksy, a little bit hippie-ish at times, and always pretty good.
The single are "40 Day Dream," and (probably) "Home." I listened to 40 Day Dream a few times before I realized that I was tapping along in 6/8 time. This prompted me to start looking through my music collection seeing how many other songs are written in 6/8 that I didn't realize. It wasn't all that rare, but this one may very well be my favorite.
The other top non-singles are: "Janglin," "Carries On," and "Up From Below."
On the subject of music. Just read a pretty funny review (if you can call it that) of the Beatles complete remastered collection last night.
With that done I thought I'd take a little free time on a post.
There were a few music posts this summer, so I thought I'd contribute with two albums that I've been listening two quite a bit over the last month.
The first is the album Manners by Passion Pit. I've got a feeling that they may be to 2010, what MGMT was to 2008. I mean this in the sense that MGMT's debut came out in 2007, then in 2008 they started gaining considerable popularity on college campuses. I could see the same thing happening with Passion Pit. There are some similarities musically between MGMT and PP also, but the other band that came to mind when I first heard them was Chromeo. They both seem to have the same 70's/80's pop sensibilities. That said, PP is quite unique from these bands as well.
The singles are: "Sleepyhead" and "Little Secrets." Little Secrets would be the better pre-gaming a party song, and I will say that this song should be played when I visit for the alumni meet. (I have my flight ticket now, so you can save your sharpies).
The other top album songs that won't be sinlges are: "The Reeling," "To Kingdom Come," and "Make Light."
The other album is Up From Below by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros. iTunes says that they are a 10-piece band, and you can hear it in their sound. They're a little bit folksy, a little bit hippie-ish at times, and always pretty good.
The single are "40 Day Dream," and (probably) "Home." I listened to 40 Day Dream a few times before I realized that I was tapping along in 6/8 time. This prompted me to start looking through my music collection seeing how many other songs are written in 6/8 that I didn't realize. It wasn't all that rare, but this one may very well be my favorite.
The other top non-singles are: "Janglin," "Carries On," and "Up From Below."
On the subject of music. Just read a pretty funny review (if you can call it that) of the Beatles complete remastered collection last night.
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