International Year of Stadium 110

So as many of you already know (probably because Toto already told you) 2009 is the International Year of Astronomy. What I'm sure few if any of you knew is that it is also the International Year of Natural Fibres (no joke, it's U.N. sanctioned).

When I discovered this fact on Wikipedia, I thought, if natural fibres can have their own year-long, international celebration, why cant Stadium 110? And so, we shall have an International Year of Stadium 110. And because this will probably be the last year that students will be living in stadium (at least for a while), I have decided to hereby declare this year the International Year of Stadium 110. To commemorate this momentous year we will party-all-the-time and maybe get one of those cool websites from the U.N.

"But wait," you say, "this year is already one-quarter of the way over, you've already missed a fourth of the celebration." But that's where you're wrong. Who says that we at Stadium 110 need to follow your Eurocentric Gregorian calendar? Why is your calendar better than everyone else's? You Western Imperialist Dogs!

Maybe today isn't the actually the 15th day of the 4th month of the 2009th year anno domini. Maybe it's actually the 7th day of Miyazya (the 8th month of the Ethiopian calendar) in the year 2001. Or maybe it's actually the 26th day of the 1st month of the 1388th year of the Iranian calendar, or the 25th day of the 1st month of the 1932nd year of the Indian calendar. That's right, this party is just beginning! I'm sorry, did I just turn your perfect little world upside down?

So get ready to party everyone, the International Year of Stadium 110 is just beginning.

stadium 110 live!

The crazy antics of Stadium 110 are now live, everywhere in the world. We will continue to post insightful commentary on the blog daily, but the live stream above will always be the first thing you see when you click on your "stadium110" bookmark. We will turn off the stream from time to time when we are away or we deem it to be too creepy.

Enjoy!

The Olson Manifesto

That’s right. A manifesto. I can hear the naysayers now, “A manifesto? Don’t you think that is a little extreme? A little ridiculous? I mean, Mark, you're no Karl Marx or the Unibomber or someone trying to promote humanism!” And I say, no. Not really. But Wikipedia says a manifesto is “a public declaration of principles and intentions.” So that’s what my first post is going to be – a statement of my principles and intentions in regards to this blog. Because I cannot speak for my fellow stadium dwellers… only for myself.

First off, I hope to share a little bit of what living in Stadium 110 is like to the greater Carleton community, nay the whole fuckin internet. Because some people only know the wonderful people who live under the bleachers. Others have been in the room due to our parties, but have no idea who we are. And some people just don’t know shit. So I’ll try to help ya’ll get a better sense of what living in a stadium next to the Ski Room (where we hide shit when we move our couches for a party), next to the cannon (where Alfredo and I saw two cats fighting TO THE DEATH), next to the cage (where we get huge), and under the bleachers (where I will one day get a wingsuit and jump off of and fly like Toto’s video below).

Secondly, I’ll be posting stupid, amusing, awesome, weird internet videos. In fact, I’ll post one right now. Here is a video called Adventure Time. I often tell people of how random some of shit that goes through my head is. Well, this is the world I wished I lived in; the world I see when I close my eyes at night. It’s 7 min long, but its so worth it. Enjoy. Also here is a link to some more info on the show in case you end the video with that “wtf?” thought in your head.

Thirdly, I guess I’ll be sharing some of my thoughts. And while often my thoughts will be related to youtube videos and talking about how annoying the guys upstairs are when they practice their ratatat and kanye west cover “band,” believe it or not, I do have other things to think about.

On the subject of principles… I believe few things are more important than being a badass, eating really yummy tasting food, and living a life of satisfaction. Take that how you wish.

So that’s me and my manifesto. Let’s give this blog the ol` college try.

Some things to look forward to:
-A Beginners Guide to First Mate Charlie
-A discussion on the consideration of turning the common room into a ball pit
-My thoughts on Chocolate and Peanut Butter
-Things Carleton need (besides a lighthouse)
-Cartoons Now and Cartoons Then

The Era Has Begun

Yes. Stadium 110 has entered the blogosphere. Our opinions on life, politics, parties, music, and poop will now be emanated across the world. And this will truly be an international blog, covering happenings in both Northfield and Moscow. Prepare your minds and your souls for the ultimate deflowering that is Stadium 110.