Friday, October 9, 2009

Homecoming

Happy Friday, and homecoming weekend fellow UNHers. I have a new drinking game. It's called drink the beer. If you drink a beer, you win another beer. I'm heading up to Portsmouth for the night but I'll be back in time for the football game tomorrow. I expect it to be a packed house as #5 UNH hosts #2 'Nova. If this were the FBS it would be the game of the week. This could very well be the biggest game of the year for UNH, who is trying to prove that they belong at the top of the FCS polls. I expect a loud, and drunk, and rowdy student section for the game tomorrow. See you there!

I was planning on writing a big post to preview homecoming and stuff, but I spent my entire morning on sporcle. For those of you who have lives, sporcle is a quiz/trivia website and it is awesome. I can name about 50 of the top 100 most populated cities in America (Including 1-21). Sounds easy, but give it a shot.

Seeing as today would have been John Lennon's 69th birthday, here is today's song of the day. If you do not know who John Lennon is I hate you.

Have an awesome weekend, stay safe, stay smart, stay drunk, but most of all

Stay classy, not UMassy.

ps: I know that this is an ultra weak post but I got things to do, people to see and places to be.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

The 7 P's to Success

"Proper Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance." This is the advice my grandfather gave me before I headed off to college before my freshmen year. It is also the same advice he gave to my older brother before he got married. My grandfather had 13 kids with my grandmother and they are still rocking, so I take all of his advice to heart. After they retired they spent years driving around the country, visiting every state with their camper. Personally, I think that is awesome and it is obviously something that can't be done without proper planning.

Throughout my time at UNH I have never really had to plan for anything, other than when to study for finals or deciding what nights it was okay to stay out...( okay so pretty much any night.) But I was faced with a dilemma today. I only had one class left before the long weekend (I don't have classes on Fridays) and I really didn't want to go. This class is a survey of music history, a very lame gen-ed that is actually harder than you would think. It is always a pain to take notes during the class and I usually only learn when I read the book (which I didn't buy, but my friend did.) So I decided to have a nice Red Bull (with vodka) before the class. It wasn't enough to get drunk, but just enough to give myself a decent buzz. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I actually took better notes than I normally do. And the class went by much faster than usual. I'm not really sure how that worked out, I guess it was just the perfect amount of alcohol and energy to help me pay attention and keep me happy and relaxed.

I'm not really sure how that ties into the "7 P's to Success" because it definitely wasn't proper planning, but I did "prevent piss poor performance" by taking good notes so it all worked out.
I am very excited for this weekend, and I'll be posting again tomorrow before the weekend officially starts for those of you who have class on Friday...
Have a nice Thirsty Thursday... "Nunc est bibendum!" For those of you who don't take latin, "Now is the time to drink!"

But make sure you are prepared by knowing your rights, especially for this long homecoming weekend:

props to UNH-Hi-Lites to posting this video last year. (and the UMaine blogger too.)

Stay classy, not UMassy.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Two Rants

I was thinking about writing today's post about how I'm not going to Akon because I actually like music but I realized that everyone has different tastes in music and Akon is a pretty big name. That being said, I expect SCOPE to get a big band for spring climax, since they were able to get Akon for the homecoming show. Everyone knows that spring climax is always the biggest show of the year and there is no way that SCOPE would get two hip-hop artists in the same year because they are always talking about branching out through different genres. I am trying to use logical thinking, and that led me to believe that SCOPE must be getting a well known band for next semester. Do you realize what I am getting at? If SCOPE fucks us over with another rapper (I do like rap, but lets face it full bands are almost always more entertaining live) in the spring, I will snap. SCOPE, don't let that happen.

(*Note: none of the following has been researched or fact checked. I am simply relaying stuff that I have heard from other students. I feel like the job as a campus blogger is to make the opinions of students available to others. I am not being a journalist here, I am a blogger. In blogs you are allowed to voice opinions without facts. I am not in the position to comment on or have any real knowledge on the following person so save yourself the time of saying I don't know what I'm talking about. Because I already know that.)

Adam McCready's name has been thrown around a lot lately. He is the director of Greek Life here at UNH and I have never had the pleasure of meeting him. I am also not involved with any Greek system on campus. But, from what I've heard from people both involved in the Greek system and non-Greeks, is that he is a complete douche. It has been said that he is ruining Greek life all together by restricting how and when fraternities are allowed to throw parties. Anyone who hurts UNH's party scene is a bad guy in my books.
Supposedly he is the guy behind specific fraternities getting in trouble, while others remain left alone. Students claim that he spends too much time on keeping unrecognized fraternities, unrecognized and not enough time help recognized fraternities keeping their status. That sounds pretty lame to me. I believe that everyone (including fraternities and sororities) deserves a second chance.
I'm an being general here, there are people, like serial killers, who don't deserve second chances so don't be a prick an comment on that statement...
... back to McDouchey...
It has also been said that he is making it really hard for frats to stay out of trouble (let's not forget that he once got caught on campus drinking with underaged people.) Is that really the type of person we want running our Greek system? That seems pretty contradicting if he can get away with drinking with minors and then he gets frats in trouble for stuff like that. Some students think that by being so harsh on Greek life, he may be ruining some old traditions that out date his own age.
Just look at some of his comments he has had about certain greek societies: in reference to Phi Kappa Theta being "a social drinking group" and "the best parties do not equal the best players." These quotes taken from a TNH article go to show that he is way too immature to handle his position. He needs to grow up and realize that he hasn't been doing his job. I feel that McCready should help these unrecognized fraternities gain back their status instead of trying to spread biased propaganda about their reputations.

What do you think of this whole McCready situation? Is he doing the right thing, or is he in way over his head and only hurting the UNH Greek system?

Stay classy, not UMassy.

I Have A Celebrity Crush On...

Ellen Page. Watch this clip of her on the Conan O'Brien Show from Monday and try and tell me that she isn't the most awesome person ever. Especially at 1:40 when she starts talking about her trip to Amsterdam...



I need get some of that really good "coffee" and see Theodore Rex. Immediately. But seriously what is a bong? Actually, I really hope there is a bong museum, that would be "interesting."



Okay, if I watch that movie under the influence of "coffee" my head might explode. It is simply too much awesomeness. If any of you have this movie please let me know. That is all I have for now. I'll have a legitimate post later today after sleep (its almost 1 am as I'm typing this.)

Seriously though, Ellen if you're reading, which I know you are, call me...

Stay classy, not UMassy.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Moto X Demo

I know you all probably heard about or went to the moto x freestyle demo, but I took a couple pictures and videos so I figured I would post them. It was pretty cool to see the tricks done live.












Stay classy, not UMassy.

Like a Fuckin' Pro: A Guide to UNH Hockey Fandom

The lights go low as two spotlights begin to circle the Whittemore Center Arena. The roar of the crowd, thunder sticks and cowbells makes it nearly impossible to hear “O Fortuna” blaring out of the arena’s speakers. The crowd is on their feet and the intensity begins to grow as the song progresses. As the orchestral song finishes, it blends into “Two Step” by the Dave Mathews Band and at the climax the UNH hockey team takes the ice to a defining roar of the crowd.

UNH hockey season has arrived.

Fans got a taste of the team this past weekend after the exhibition game versus Acadia, but as awesome as that game was it simply does not compare to the regular season. It is that time of the year again for UNH hockey fans to head over to the Whittemore Center for some good old-fashioned, and semi-clean, cheering.

For those of you who are freshmen, UNH hockey is a way of life. All students are expected to stand up the entire game and participate in every chant. If that is not your style then do not bother getting a ticket because there are plenty of students who bleed blue. If you do not leave the game with a sore throat, then you did not do your job as a student fan.

This will be the 10th year I will be attending UNH hockey games. (*A couple of my friends and I are actually in that video at the 1:25 mark, but due to the poor quality my face can't be seen!) When I was younger, I could not wait for the day when I could be a member of the student section. That way I could get away with shouting semi-inappropriate things at the top of my voice. I remember the first game I ever attended, future Hobey-Baker-award-winner Jason Krog scored two goals in a 9-4 win over Providence College. That was the same year UNH made it to the national championship game, something I have since tried to erase from my memory (UNH lost to Maine 3-2 in overtime). Even though it has been 10 years since that 1999 season and I was only nine years old, I still remember it like it was yesterday. I guess that is my version of Billy Buckner and his infamous error that cost the Red Sox the 1986 World Series.

But it is not the time to live in the past, for another season is upon us. Even though the Wildcats return a lot of talent and have a terrific freshmen class, they were unranked in the preseason polls.

The offseason is a very quiet time for a UNH hockey fan like myself. I spend most of my time thinking up new chants and trying to find the best players of Hockey East on Facebook. That way I can make embarrassingly personal signs about opposing players. I also don’t speak for two days prior to every home game. Then, about an hour before the puck drops I do vocal exercises. This way I can clearly be heard when I inform an opposing player who commits a penalty that it is time for them to sit down.

At the game on Saturday night I realized that not every student fan in attendance knows as much about hockey as I do, so I would like to explain a few things. The term “offsides” is not a penalty. It means that an attacking player is in the offensive zone (past the blue line) before the puck crosses the line. It results in a face-off outside the zone. It is perfectly legal to check another player, even if an injury ensues, although there are specific ways to make a clean hit. The penalty boxes are located on the side next to UNH’s bench, not the booths behind the nets. A goal is worth one point no matter how far away it is scored from. There is not an actual body of water below the ice surface; therefore a player cannot fall through the ice.

We are UNH, and this year is another great opportunity for the ‘Cats to claim the elusive National Championship. That being said, the UNH student section has to be loud to make it difficult for opposing teams. We want other players to tremble when they step on the ice. The Whittemore Center is one of the few Olympic sized rinks in the country. Factor that in with the high ceilings of the building, and it can be difficult for fans to make it personal with opposing players. I want you to be loud, but also remember that when you are in the student section you are representing the University of New Hampshire. So, I ask you now to do your best, scream as loud as you can and make other teams fear the Whitt!

Stay classy, not UMassy.

Monday, October 5, 2009

Quebec Blogue Picks Up My Post

So apparently a Quebec Blogue known as "awesome songs" picked up my post about my adventures of eating a firecracker. I feel as though it went through a French translator and then back through an English one because a bunch of it is really strange. I felt like I was reading "A Clockwork Orange." I'm not sure if they do this on purpose to make fun of the original blog because I read a few others and it was the same thing or if they try to add French-Canadian slang into English articles. See their version here. And my original here.

Stay classy, not UMassy.