You Tube!!!!!

Ok, so now we are well into football season, school has become habitual, and well, lets face it… if the weather hasn’t already started turning for the worst where you live, then it will soon (southern California excluded).

So what should I talk about this week? How about we talk about youtube.com?!?! Have you guys seen this site? It is great, other than the cheesy Dane Cook promotion for his movie on the front page. On a side note, his movie could be good, but it has that idiotic Jessica Simpson is in it. Granted she is hot, but the only thing that might be more annoying than her is someone making that screeching noise on a chalkboard. Anyway back to the subject… youtube has a ton of videos on it, from excerpts of The Family Guy to various productions made by Media Arts majors everywhere. The Last Knit is particularly good. I can’t believe that someone did this almost completely alone! You can rate video clips and share your favorite ones with your friends, etc. Overall this site gets two God thumbs up, way up!!!!!! Youtube, you complete me and you had me at Hello.

Some other Favorite Sites

Hi guys! As I sit here procrastinating on my homework (not for too long, of course… I need to get it all done tonight), I think about the websites that steal my attention away from school the most. I’m still waiting for MGL, that’ll be numero uno for sure, but until then, here’s the short list. I used to be a big fan of collegehumor.com (huge fan. Like HOURS) but that was when I was in high school. I sort of lost interest when I actually got to college. I’m loving youtube.com (hilarious). I absolutely adore surfing theknot.com for weddings. I’ll admit it, I check out babynamer.com too… (what? I like to plan ahead)

But the site that I wait around for ALL WEEK is postsecret.blogspot.com. It’s updated at the end of every week with secrets that normal people have sent in through snail mail. Some of the secrets are funny, some are sad, some are full of guilt. This site has made me laugh, cry, think, and sometimes wonder if sending in my own secret on a website would really be as therapeutic as these people say. Hmm…deep.

If y’all haven’t checked this site out, you should. And if anyone has ever sent in a secret, let me know how it made you feel. I promise I won’t try to guess which one was yours!

Now I guess I really should get back to my homework… catch you all later!

Invincible

Okay, so I saw Invincible this weekend. This movie rocks!! The best part is that the movie is about football. The second best part is that Vince Papale is a man’s man. Thirty years old still running a 4.5 forty and making a professional football team. You da man Papale!!

After the movie I was able to inspire myself and about 15 others to start a campus game. It was intense, two teams, eight players each, one god, and fifteen mortals. Let’s just say that I cleaned up on that game quick! Final score, Us 72-Them 7. I let them score a touchdown because that’s the kind of God I am.

Let me tell you though, the next day in class I was sore. Vince, I feel ya! LOL

I’m thinking that tonight I might practice Vince’s other profession instead. Goblet filling!!

Side Note-The snow has begun to fall in the mountains. It is only a matter of time until the accumulation has us going up for the freshy freshies!!!

Getting down to it

Hey all. This is going to be short and sweet. I am really busy right now between classes and working on MGL (MyGreekLife) all the time. One would think that putting together an online social network for Greeks would be easy! Well, it isn’t. Dionysus is bugging me all the time about it. “When is it going to be up?” “What schools are you launching at?” Etc, Etc. Hera is supportive as always for better or worse. Aphrodite is always yammering on about how she is going to style her profile.

Anyway, my work goes on and things are getting closer and closer to being complete. I really just want to develop the best system for the Greeks. One that is fun, shows the positive aspects of Greek life, and which is secure for everyone using it. You know that perspective employers check out our online social networks all the time and based on what they see they either hire you or, in most cases, say to themselves, “I am really glad I didn’t hire that kid doing the keg stand!” Regardless, the stuff we (mainly I) are working on at MGL is cool, stylistic, secure, customizable and above all fun. Just wait and see- you will be blown away. K, bye all… back to the programming bit of my life.

Help!

Since the cold weather started to re-appear, my girls and I slowed a bit down on all the outings, partying and other get-togethers. For some reason, these weather changes made us realize that we were in school primarily to learn and get good GPAs… Plus, so many other things were on the agenda as well, like Homecoming for example. So many reasons why everybody in the house is now trying to get caught up on homework and sorority duties. It’s not easy. And the lack of sleep and stress has started to take its toll.

I knew I have never been good at time-management and multitasking, but now I’m really starting to feel handicapped by those lacks. Or maybe I’m not motivated enough, I don’t know. I’ve tried everything though – coffee, tea, energy drinks, vitamins, junk food, and even ambrosia, this kind of food exclusively served in Mt. Olympus – none of those helped in any way!

I however remembered a few days ago about a hint given in my IUL 101 – 1 credit-hour “intro to university life” class I took during freshman year. They advised to study 3 hours per week for a 3 credit-hour class for instance. They also said that, to improve your time management skills, you were supposed to create a timetable displaying all of your daily activities. Once done, you were supposed to realize how bad you were spending your time, how many of those useless activities you could remove, and how much of those little gaps you could fill productively. Up to today, here is the detailed analysis of the time I allocate on homework for a 3 credit-hour class:

15 minutes looking for assignment.

7 minutes calling a friend for the assignment.

30 minutes complaining on the phone about the teacher and assignment.

40 minutes chitchatting on the phone about random things.

40 minutes taking a break, checking messages on MyGreekLife and viewing friends’ profiles.

8 minutes in the bathroom.

10 minutes getting a snack.

15 minutes convincing some boyfriend on AIM to come over.

15 minutes waiting for boyfriend to come do the assignment.

Hmm… okay there might be some things that I could remove, like getting a snack. All the rest is vital though, I mean, we’re human (and divine) beings, not robots. And I’ve personally never seen anybody fully effectuating those 3 hour-studying per week for 3 hour-credit class.

Women can't live with'em can't...............

AAAHHHHH! Why are they so crazy? Are they really from Venus? I just can’t win. As you have probably guessed, this week’s Blog topic is “Women”.

Here is the real question; did I put women on this earth to drive all of us insane? “Yes” would be the short answer. The long answer is “Well it was really dark back then. I was new at the game and man looked so weird with an extra rib on the right side. (I know. I know, wrong religion but I just couldn’t leave it)”

In all seriousness, Hera is driving me insane. She is always misinterpreting what I say and manipulating my words. For example, we will be arguing about something stupid like why I am bringing another girl to my fraternity’s date dash and I think I am presenting my side of the argument pretty well. The next thing I know she is presenting me like I am Genghis Khan getting ready to invade Tibet and you know how hot of an issue Tibet is right now. Any of you guys think that maybe women have a series of secret meeting in grade school, when we are all playing basketball or something? Entitled ‘How to Drive a Man Insane 101’, ‘Changing the Facts 102’, ‘You Said 6 months Ago… 105’, and ‘You Just Don’t Care 201’.

So here is the real problem. Not that I would ever want to break up with Hera (love ya baby) but if I were to (this is just a hypothetical, darling), all hell would break loose. LITERIALLY!!!!! You guys think the plagues were bad, remember the locusts, frogs, etc., etc. That was Hera. I had mentioned to her that maybe we should see other people and voila, I can’t walk without stepping on a frog.

Working Girl

OK guys, here’s the deal. The other day, Cronus (a.k.a. Daddy to me) called my cell and dropped a bombshell. “Hera, I think it’s time you stop being so dependant on my immortal wealth.” WHAT??? “Since you choose to spend all your time with those humans, you can begin to act like one. Get… a… (eek, here it comes!) job!” A JOB??? Is he serious? After much crying and whining, I realized that he was not going to cave.

I have since calmed down and realized that yes; I can live with getting a job. I am a strong, smart, independent woman. Who knows, it might even feel good to be earning some money for myself!

So, here comes the real problem. In a college town, with all the students vying for the same part-time jobs, where am I going to work? And, more importantly, with school, sorority, and romance all vying for my time, what job can accommodate such a busy schedule? I have made a list of some of the most common job possibilities for students, and would LOVE to hear everyone’s opinions ASAP. This is a very important decision, you know!

• Waitress/ Bartender- Always a good option. I’ve heard that the money’s good, the food is (often) free, and that jobs like this can open up entirely new social circles. Downsides, though, include long hours, rude customers, and stanky clothes.

• Retail Sales- Working at a hot clothing store could be fun! Steady hours, not overly stressful, and I would always have a heads-up on the latest fashions! Don’t they usually give you a good discount on clothes, though? That could be super dangerous… next!

• University job- I know that the school always has positions open! Something like this might be great for gaining connections, and would always look good on a resume. However, it would probably be long hours behind a desk… I’m here to experience life before the ‘real world’, people! Either that or they would put me in University food services… yuck, cafeteria lady!

• Babysitting- Fun, easy… nah, I changed far too many diapers in high school. I’m ready to move on!

• Beverage Promotions- You know- where the cute girls earn tons of money per hour to go to bars and promote different drinks? It would be just like going out! Except in teensy-weensy minis, corseted tops, and 5-inch heels…hmm. Maybe I should leave that to Aphrodite! (love ya, girl!)

So, you see what a predicament this is! I would love to hear advice, experiences, and other options from ALL OF YOU! Thanks so much! XOXO- Hera

We Be Jammin'

Definitely feeling like I’m back in the routine. Everything is moving smoothly and I feel like I never left. Well, CU lost again!! I can’t sit here and talk about football when my team is losing… My classes are going well but they haven’t really been exciting enough to comment on… Snowboard season is still a couple of months away... So, let’s discuss music. Yeah, I’m going to give you an overview of what will be coming to town in the next few months and what I’ll be attending myself.

Okay, this Friday I will be at the Fox in Boulder watching the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. These guys know how to party- they play some old school music with a bunch of horns. They also bring a taste of ‘Nawlins to town.

Sometime early in October, Method Man comes to the Fox, show up if you want get your hip-hop on. Ten days later, a lighter version of rap graces the stage over at Boulder Theatre, Swollen Members are on their Black Magic Tour. Both of these acts will have some sick beats mixed in with some of the flowmasters of today.

On the twentieth of October the Fox will host Shanti Groove. One of the newer jam bands, and local to Colorado, these guys can keep the music flowing all night long, unfortunately the Fox will only let them play until midnight, maybe. The next night at Boulder Theater, if you get into the eighties music you’ll probably want to be at Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians.

Finally, in the second week of November, Boulder Theater begins its run of Warren Miller’s new film Off the Grid. I’ll be there at least one night if not more. If you don’t have tickets you probably won’t get them. This gentleman makes the best extreme snow sports movies ever. There are people on there doing stuff you would never even think of trying. Perhaps you are lucky enough to scrounge up a ticket for this event you usually will get some free passes when you get in the door. If you’ve never seen a film by Mr. Miller, I say you start right now. No, I mean now!! Turn off the computer and find one of his films and put it on!!!

Back to the Grind

Well, back to the daily grind. Still having fun though, I've been re-united with my buds, rolling out of bed on time for class (so far), and back on the scene. Unfortunately, CU didn't kick off the football season with a bang. An early season loss to Montana State has me wondering if we will do well this year. I hope we can at least take the CSU Rams this week in Denver.

Everyone is going tubing down Boulder Creek on Friday. We'll all meet a mile or two up Canyon Boulevard and hop in the creek there, then slowly make our way down to the park right next to Pearl Street. So if you're around, join us. We'll probably end up somewhere on Pearl for a bite to eat.

Right now I'm watching a Dane Cook special on cable. Dude is friggin' hilarious. Although the reality thing he had wasn't that good. He kind of reminds me of...well, me. So I'm gonna finish this up and do some studying. Til next time, D-Nys…out.

New Beginnings... Sigh :)

Hi friends! Hera here…so here we are yet again… fall semester on a beautiful campus, new beginnings all around. Football games, tailgating, Fall Formal Recruitment… and don’t you love how new teachers always start their classes with the same old line- “You all have A’s right now, it’s your responsibility to keep them there”…. Ooh, the thought just sends chills down my spine- ‘cause you bet I will!

My favorite part of fall is getting back into the nightlife (ok, ok… and sometimes daylife) routine. It feels so good getting back to your favorite hotspots, everyone dressed up trying to impress each other, the little freshman girls running around in their slightly-too-dressy getups… I mean, who do they think they are, anyway? Like I don’t have enough competition to keep my boyfriend away from… cute 18-year-olds (who shouldn’t even be AT the bars in the first place, remember) only make my life more stressful!

But now that most of my sisters and I are finally legal (21- woo hoo!!!!!!) We get to run around like we own the town! Winking at the bouncers, flirting with the bartenders…. AND we have enough sense and experience to still be walking upright when last call hits… I think I’m going to like being an upperclassman!

Back to School

Hey Again. School has started again and that means it is football season again! Thank Me!!!!!! I love this time of year because you can spend hours speculating about any number of events occurring with your college's football team. All of which somehow end up with your team beating USC or whoever is in the championship bowl game, of course. On top of that there are always tailgating, upcoming parties, homecoming, family weekend (that is always a blast), new people, fall, and basketball season right around the corner.

My classes are good this semester- I am taking some prerequisites for my major. You know... English 101, Calculus, etc. Nothing like taking the classes where it seems like your teacher's primary goal is to flunk you out of school. I have this one teacher who looks like Ben Stein (and sounds like him too... "Bueller, Bueller, Bueller"). That is all I can think about in that class because he is sooo boring. The worst part is he is the teacher for Greek Mythology and he is getting the history all wrong. I swear, I don't know what half of those historians were smoking when they wrote this stuff down! This is between you and me, but you know... they say Hera (yeah, Hera- my Hera) is my sister. HOW SICK WOULD I HAVE TO BE TO DATE MY SISTER!!!!!! The problem is now anytime I am out with her I think she looks like my mom. AAHHHH. Let me tell you, this is going to work miracles (no pun intended) for our private life. I don't know if I can kiss her now without thinking "does her nose look more like Aunt Phoebe's nose or Uncle Coeus?". AAAHHHHHH! I just want you all to know that Hera isn't my sister, I have known her since I was a lonely sheep herder. They sure are teaching some vicious lies about us Greek gods these days. It was better when everyone feared us and tried not to think that much. LOL. Hey, if you can't laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at? I heard this one story yesterday that I turned myself into a bull to seduce a certain young lady, ridiculous. Regardless, my classes will at least be good for a laugh and I might even learn a thing or two. I will be studying a lot. My house has pretty rigid study hours to assure that we make it through college as well as enjoy our time when we are here. Ok, got to run- I will write you all later.

An Undercover Summer

Hello friends, Hera here! I know I haven’t been very good about keeping in touch with some of you recently, but I have just been SWAMPED! Summer ’06 went by far too quickly, I hardly had any time to study the Bylaws and Standing Rules of my sorority (and you KNOW I am going to be elected President in December- need to start brushing up as much as I can!)

Most of the summer was wonderful- I was a bridesmaid in two of my sorority sisters’ weddings, and became Godmother to my brand new niece! Both the ceremonies and the baby were BEAUTIFUL- so those events made my summer wonderful all on their own. Oh, I just adore weddings and babies…. But don’t get me wrong. I’m not some flighty little girl here on an academic scholarship just to get my MRS degree! My own weddings and babies are far in the future- so I try to wiggle my way into as many of my friends’ celebrations as possible. That’s me- always a bridesmaid, never the bride- for now, at least!

In fact, I have a hard enough time getting my Zeus to settle down, let alone pop the question… which leads me into the real focus of my summer. So here’s the scoop. It’s mid-May, and Zeus and I are in the middle of a nice little Saturday- the grocery store, Home Depot, we even had time to swing by Bed Bath and Beyond. So we’re looking at curtains when all of a sudden he springs it on me. Mexico. He wants to ride his little crotch rocket to Mexico this summer WITHOUT me. For THREE months. I was FUMING. But, hey, I’m a good girlfriend. “Fine!” I tell him. “You go to Mexico, soak up the culture!” Museums and historical areas, he tells me. Like I’d believe that for one second.

So, I go home and rummage through my collection of espionage equipment. What? You never know when a mini-cam or a wire tap will come in handy in the corporate world! Armed with the super-atomic SpyCam/Mic 3500 and solar pack, I head over to Zeus’s place to give him a goodbye he wouldn’t soon forget… and plant the 3500 in his beard. The big oaf never notices anything in that bird’s nest. You know, if no one else is going to protect the sanctity of my relationship, I’ll do it myself.

And what do you know? Sure enough, after three weeks of patiently waiting and watching cacti and tumbleweeds roll by, There. She. Is. Some big, blonde, busty, trampy thing just hanging all over him! Oh, that was it. I caught the next plane down and was fully prepared to ream them both. A little jet-lagged and a lot irate, I catch up with him in some stanky little town, lying in a field. “Where IS she?” I screamed. Seeing nothing in the field other than a rather surprised looking white cow. He acted stupid and told me that he didn’t know what I was talking about. When I called him on what I had seen, he got all sheepish and started sniveling, like always. “Hera, baby” he pleaded. “What can I do to make it up to you?” So I pulled a Veruca Salt. “I want that white cow. And I want it now!” Hmm… I still wonder why he looked so horrified. It was a very pretty cow!

Oops, I did it again...

Summer 2006 was a bit different. Or I least, I attempted to make it different. I decided that for once, I shouldn’t be as careless by spending the whole time partying like I have done over the last few thousands summers. I have been starting to get tired of all the drama constantly ensuing from the big festivities; I mean, each time trouble was brewing, I automatically got blamed! Okay, I know I have a bad reputation in general but it’s not fair that people always make me responsible for everything! That was really getting old. Anyway, I also recently noticed that all this stress was causing me to lose some of my beauty – eek! Even if I’m not supposed to be affected by too much sun, lack of sleep, alcohol, or anything else that can make mortals look old and wrinkled– I decided I should go for another beauty therapy on the Island of Crete for those 3 months. Nothing original so far, you might say. But wait a little bit.

I was skimming through the last issue of Olympolitan Magazine while waiting for my flight when I caught a glimpse of an old acquaintance of mine, Medusa the Gorgon. The magazine had her ranked as the “Ugliest Goddess of Olympia 2006”! Poor girl! Suddenly feeling altruistic and compassionate, I gave her a call and told her to catch the next flight for Crete and meet me there. After a long hesitation, Medusa finally agreed. I was elated: not only was I going to be pampered in one of my favorite spas, but for once I was also going to render a great service to someone who really needed it! I felt just like Cher in Clueless!

Unfortunately, things didn’t go quite as smoothly as expected. One day, in the middle of a massage- wrapped with algae and mineral salts- I started hearing loud screams all around. I looked up and saw that nearly half of the spa employees were turned to stone! Then I saw Medusa, looking irate, crawling up to me and yelling something like: “I havchh beench mutilatedch! I wantchh tchho getchh outch ofv he’a!” I saw that her elephantine tusks had been sawed down, causing a pretty extreme speech impediment.. Oops. I guess I remember asking the beauticians to give Medusa a little dental work to improve her smile… little did I know that her tusks were actually functional! Anyhow, Medusa left instantly to return to her musty cave in Greece, doomed to wait for her tusks to grow back. Maybe I should write her a note…As for me, I guess that this summer wasn’t that different from the others, in the sense that even if I didn’t party at all, I still managed to piss off the people around me in spite of my good intentions!

Short Summer for Me!!

Hey Kids!! Dionysus here, but you can call me Nys for short. I also go by D-Nys when I’m chillin’. I was just surfing around on the computer when I stumbled upon this Blogger thing. I noticed there are some serious hotties on here and was thinking… I LOVE hotties! Also, I was wondering what would help the new semester go by quickly. Well, after a few minutes I figured, maybe my own blog? Yeah, that’s right, whether I’ve seen you out at a club or will never see you f2f, this is the place. You NEED to stop in and keep up.

Let me start my blog by letting you know what I’ve been up to for the last few months. I reluctantly got off the snowboard in late May and finished out the semester. ASAP, I hopped a plane to the beach. South Beach, Florida. Man, the views there are sweeeeet (The ocean and the ladies)!!! Eventually I left the bars and headed down to the Keys with a longboard to see the ocean from a shark’s perspective. I started thinking that Poseidon doesn’t have such a bad job! I was able to make it out alive and was wishing I could stay longer by the end of the week.

Back at my pad in CO I kept a job working with mere mortals. It was okay, but I’m getting ready for graduation. In between work and women I found some time for the 14ers. No, it’s not a football team without money, it’s the 14,000 foot peaks here in Colorado. They take a lot of training and concentration but it keeps the legs strong for the winter and all the pow that will be laid down in a few months.

Yes, my first love….snowboarding. That’s right, in the winter you can find me pulling first tracks in the bowl and then hittin’ the pipe before I grind down a rail to the lodge. Sweet! So if you’ll be somewhere off I-70 or in the backcountry, stop here to find out where the powpow is and what to do before the snow comes.

Anyways- back to me. My usual hangouts include The Hill and Pearl Street. You can find me there soaking up some great local music. The next semester is my first as a sophomore at CU Boulder. Summer’s been kinda lonely without the bros in town. They know who they are, but I’m sure they’ll be back before I get around to posting this. So that’s all I can think of right now. Don’t worry though, I will be back often and now you know where to find D-Nys and hook up with some of the 411 about CU, boarding, and great tunes! Oh, and don’t be afraid to comment on my blog. I will honor yours with a comment if you do (and might honor you with more than a comment if you’re a smokin’ female). See ya’ll.

Mexico!!!!

Hey all! Well, I had a crazy summer. You know me- I never have a free minute- but this summer was super crazy. I went down to Mexico. Basically, I posed as a young guy traveling solo on my motorcycle. I started in Tucson and followed the coast all the way down to Mexico City. My first stop was Nogales, Mexico and boy was that fun. Senõr Frog’s rocks!!!!!! To make a long story short, my head hurt a bit the next day but I still managed to hit the road early.

Traveling through Mexico is more different than I would ever have imagined. The people were really friendly, the scenery was really beautiful, and the roads really awful. As always, an adventure! You know the scenario- it is 2 in the morning and you are wondering if you should really buy a taco from that humble looking mid-aged woman, and just after you decide to purchase the taco you notice that there are no dogs on that particular street. The woman grins at you, says something in Spanish, and two guys on the street start laughing hysterically. Oh well… I ate the taco and I don’t care.

The lifestyle here is a lot different than in the U.S. or Mt. Olympus. Basically, everyone is pretty mellow; they hang out talking all day and there is a real sense of community-everyone seems to know everyone. Oh, and the locals have no problem telling you your flaws! Like “you look fat”, “you are so ugly”, or “oh, you are a short one!” Not that they ever said that to me, of course, but I…umm…overheard them saying those things to other people. Yeah.

Anyway, after about a month of hard travel I finally made it to Mexico City. Let’s just say that Mexico City is NOT a small place. When I started riding into Mexico City, I was like “finally I am here” and then I looked at a sign saying that Mexico City was still 30 Kilometers away! I thought I was in the middle of the city! After an intense 2 hour ride to the middle of the city, I was enwrapped with pollution, too many people, and let’s just say that they should probably have had more taco stands because there were stray dogs everywhere. Just Kidding (but there were a lot of dogs). Anyway, I spent about a week in Mexico City visiting museums, historical areas, etc, etc. It was a lot of fun. There were a lot more tourists in Mexico City, so I had more people to go out with and we had a blast. If you’re heading to Mexico, though, overall I would recommend the pueblo over the city any day.