I’m walking around Wegmans the other day, and naturally, I’m drawn to the beer displays. A huge stack of Budweiser Select 30s stick out to me. Black cans with red type and whitish/silvery designs.
bud select
The label of Bud Select, Budweisers newer, low calorie product, is eerily similar to that of Coke Zero; Coke’s newer lower calorie product.
coke zero
See what I mean?
Budweiser, the original, and regular Coca-Cola have not-so-different labels themselves. Classic red and white, as seen in Labor Day cookout coolers seen growing up.
What does that mean? The weaker of each of the Bud and Coke family. Bud Light and Diet Coke. They’re labels aren’t similar. Blue and silver, with a little bit of red on Bud Light, silver and red for Diet Coke. They’re the “other” in each of the families. The black sheep. Ugly duckling. And what can we say about their drinkers? Women who work in offices, rationalizing the half-dozen eclaires they have at lunch by the Diet Coke they had as a mid-morning snack. “You want a salad?” / “No, I’ll have a Diet Coke. And the rack of ribs.”
think this, but more arm pudge
And the Bud Light drinkers. “Bro, you want a beer?” / “If by beer you mean Bud Light then hell yes Broseph!”
The Gannett Center. Ever heard of it? That’s because it’s what 99% of students call “the Library,” and I’m sick of all this confusion with “what floor am I on?”
Libraries serve as meccas of information, hubs of learning on campus. The library is a place where random groups in class often meet to do projects, but how can any work be done if there is a huge dilemma with meeting up in the first place.
“Where are you? I’m on the second floor.”
“The second floor or the first floor?”
“The second floor. Well the main floor.”
“So, the first floor…”
“I’m on the floor marked 2, the one you come in when you enter the library, with all the computers, and the desks – the main floor!”
elevator signage
In the elevator, this red sign is the only thing helping us out. Next to the “2″ button, the sign reads, “Library 1st floor.” Thanks.
Library First Floor, Gannett Second Floor
This is the Main Floor.
Library Second, Gannett Third
Next floor up.
Library Third, Gannett Fourth
Floor after that.
shaft
And the fifth floor, so deserted, quiet and overlooked that it doesn’t even get a sign. All it gets is this original-issue “Quiet Study Area” sign.
So where are we? When in the Ithaca College Library, keep in mind, you are in a building much greater than just that – you are in the Gannett Center; home of the Handwerker Gallery, the Art History Department, the Anthropology Department, and, of course, the library.
Thanks to Brian Ivory for the phone pics, and the shared angst.
even thouh i just saw this movie for the first time not too long ago, im still not sure what to think about it....
Once again comes a post for the prime target audience. Brought to us from Spike (TV? the TV channel? not sure?) it is the top ten movies that douche bags love. I came across this early this afternoon and laughed right out loud. It was almost a bad moment because I was surfing the web while two people behind me were having an actual conversation. [And if you know me, you know that I am one to burst out in my own fits of laughter into a computer screen.] —-
——Some of the movies on this list I love, and some are for serious great movies, while others are just for fun- I am just the messenger so don’t think I am the one pigeonholing these movies: I am simply pigeonholing these douche bags. I’d like to think that I know no one like this but I’m sure we all know someone of the brand. I can agree with a lot of these decisions and can judge based on the fact that I’ve seen six of these movies and large parts of one (decide for yourself! — always fun.) But mostly, and always, I want to spark some fun. See what you think.
i love me some new yorker cartoons
For those of you with Facebook- if you chose to rob someone’s home keep this story in mind.
This is nasty. It is a nasty new fad sweeping the world (?), minus America (thank god…..,,,,,wait, maybe?) And I’d rather have you read it from the real people than from me describing it because I will take away from it. It is another winner from VICE MAGAZINE- still in the running for personal favorite (this “article” puts it way up there- baaahahah, no pun intended) I leave you with a photo.
- (use your imagination)
I figured that the fanbase/general readership of this blog would be into this. I have read quite a few of the essays/chapters from this book- and it is QUITE a read. I highly recommend it: purely for fun, it serves no academic purpose but does have witty “smart” writing. I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell is on many college students’ bookshelves and is found in the “college humor” section (whatever that is….humor for adults perhaps? are we out to create a new genre—-YUP) written by Tucker Max- the most made up name you could ever try fictionalizing. He claims it all to be true and even though this reader hopes it is not- I’m glad it is because not only is honesty the best policy but it makes for the best reads. Enjoy.
i love it.
Another fun finding from VICE MAGAZINE.
Personal question first- have you ever tried to break a world record? I remember that episode of HEY ARNOLD! when they try to break a ton of records. I can vividly remember the episode where they try to make the world’s largest pizza. One of my favorite cartoons- I remember when they premiered it as a short “film” before the Michelle Trachtenberg movie, Harriet the Spy (another personal childhood favorite that I could, and probably can still, recite. Yo, check it- it’s on youtube.)
Regardless- members of the VICE staff in Canada and the UK and their interns decided to try and break Mr. Versatility’s records. He holds the world record for holding the most world records.
Yup.
Their attempts are hysterical and like always, they provide photographs that are TOO much information with drool, spit and that facial expression of vomit. I love their photographs. Of course they pick the grosses (and coolest?) stuff to try. Eat M&Ms with chopsticks. Peel and eat a lemon and kiwi. Pure garlic clove eating, and the best one- suspending someone to a wall with duct tape for a whole minute. Check it.
For reasons I cannot understand I am on the neopets emailing list.
Now- I am not ashamed to admit at ALL that when I was a younger nerd, I was a frequently participating member of the neopets world. In fact me and my then best friend, Nancy Kell (baaahahahaha), did it together. It was great at the time. Before the internet world of second life and the real obsession of online hit me. My family still shared the big desktop/tower/tv-screen monitor computer and my allotted time was spent on the site. Don’t ask me why. Has it made me a better person? – yes? Will I report it as spam? – absolutely.
All in all, I do not advocate the use of neopets after the age of 13 (maybe 14.)
the gang
I am not trying to take Fed’s idea of making a remote out of a gun. In fact I did not even think of this idea- a tremendous human being sent this one to me.
Going along with the new Harry Potter theme park that is being developed in Orlando, FL– we now have this.
the wand
It is a wand that functions as a remote control for your television. There are no buttons on this guy, you just flick your wrist in the common motions of up, down, back and forth, sideways, over, sideways, under, clockwise, counter and down. (Whatever.) I am sure once kinks get worked out, it will be mass produced? Maybe we have a future of funny remotes to look forward to. Fed’s gun is a prime/hilarious choice, but like this one- I prefer the less violent. Check it out.
All he does is make an ass of himself, steels and samples, makes bad sunglasses popular and continues to act like a douche bag on (mostly) live national television. And then, it gets better because we get to hear about it for x amount of days after each scandal. The story will show up on every single news feed and medium (example a), and then once he realizes what he’s done- the apology shows up on his website/many other places (he makes sure that people know about it) and he blames it on something that isn’t his crappy personality.
jerk
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