The study process

Feed yourself, study.

get tired? Drink coffee.

Drink too much coffee?

go crazy.

eat, study, coffee, crazy. - the necessities of college. 

Late Night Study Sesh

 

It's 2:30 in the morning, kiddies. Em and I are pulling a, 'we have midterms tomorrow' study session.

 

I had a Monster energy drink. It basically didn't do anything. Or maybe it did - I'm still up. I'm fading fast, though.

 

I wasn't going to post, since Em already did today, but then I realized that it's tomorrow so I can. Or... is it today?

 

I can't.

It might be bed time.

- Meds



A Story

So this one time. I got very hungry before a big dinner my forestry class was throwing, and it was free. But it was an hour away and I needed something to eat, so I had a bowl of cheerios,
then I had another bowl
and another bowl
and another

next thing I know I've eaten 5 bowls of cheerios.

and that's my story

Yea That's Right, I'm Still Here

Alright, so I'm back to Blogger, and writing strong. I forgot about it for only a few days; no harm done, right?

 

Did everybody miss my dulcet words?

Probably did.

 

Today Em and I went downtown to get her a tattoo. Pretty spontaneous of us, to say the least.

Yesterday I was bored and full of cabin fever, so I convinced Em to come on an adventure. We grabbed the trusty boards (we're getting in as much of that as we can before the rainy season) and headed out.

We looked at little kids in costumes trick or treating around the stores in downtown Nanaimo; we ate 'Nanaimo's Best Grilled Cheese,' which wasn't even that great; we scored some free, crappy cake; we booked a tattoo appointment; we ate at some little French café whose staff laughed when I pronounced everything incorrectly ("Soup-duh-jowers, please"); and we also went to the casino! We went in for the hahas, and they gave us a $5 coupon for signing up. We just fooled around for an hour or so on the slot machines until our free money was gone. Em won two bucks. I won a few times, but then I did a machine wrong and spent $3 on one pull.

 

Alright. I have a paper to write. Two, actually!

 

-Meds, checking out.

Em left alone for the night

Those people you wish you talked to in highschool

When you wonder what happened to those people you knew in highschool... This beautiful voice belongs to the very talented Haley Blais, which I happened to briefly know back in highschool. It's rather amazing to hear such a painful song (wrecking ball) being sung so beautifully! Haley has over 30 songs on youtube and is continuing to make more; her most recent being House of the Rising Sun /Bills Mashup  which I would strongly suggest listening too. Her music is the kind of tunes which make you stop what you;re doing and actually listen. Although most of her stuff is considered as "covers" it is very evident she puts her own twist onto it and makes what was already great better, and the terrible pop songs into fanfuckingtastic art. 

That is all,

Party on Wayne.

love: EM 

Big Surf Heavens

So this weekend just flew by! So sorry to anyone that might have missed our blogging but Big Surf Beer took us by surprise! Free flat and some sick merch. Friday we were partying it up and the Dill and Stu residence and this girl may have had a bit too much to drink! We had Mickey's too and they are just tons of fun... little riddle on the inside.. who can complain!!! Not this girl. I was also surprised to hear that there may be a job opportunity for me in the Big Surf taster person area. Again, no complaints. 

But again it's time for midterms so I salute to those who do not have to partake in post secondary education or those that have already gotten through it.

Party on Wayne.

Love EM

C'mon

Anything I was going to say kind of pales in comparison to those goats. Those are quality.

 

On a lame note, I've pretty much had a cough since school started, and I'm unbelievably done with it. I made myself sleep till my alarm this morning, and I'm gonna start chugging the aqua. This morning's routine was a multivitamin, Echinacea, vitamin C, oil of oregano, immune system-boosting honey, some Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa (that stuff is gold), and a gargle with salt water. Ignoring the cough didn't work. Now I'm gonna kill it.

 

I have so much homework. Thanksgiving homework choices were not even good decisions.

 

-Meds

MOAR MIDTERMS

Now that it is midterms time I find that roaming on the internet seems to be the BEST way to study. I came across a link that brought me to this beautiful page titled :
Goats in Precarious Places. 
This was one of the first photos I found and I thought I would share. HOW DID THEY GET UP THERE!
wow my mind is blown right now.
Link to 13 pictures of crazy goats on cliffs!

that is all

party on wayne
lluuurrrve EM

Lack of Leftovers

Not to alarm anybody or anything ... but I definitely didn't get any leftovers. Granted, I didn't make my intentions for turkey sammiches known during the meal ordeal, but the fact remains that my fridge is, regrettably, poultry-free.

One of my friend's dads made me pea soup. It isn't turkey... but it is paralyzingly delicious, so I can't complain. I'm so excited to eat it. So far, the three people I've offered to share with (to clear my conscience and also cause I'm just such a nice kid) have admitted that they don't like pea soup. So now it's all mine. No takebacks.

 

The weekend was wonderful. Seeing the ol' parents was pretty sweet. They're in the process of moving right now though, so it was a little weird seeing the house in boxes. They sold my bed; however, they replaced it with a new bed ten times better. I'd lay down on it and be out in under five minutes. It must have been infused with chloroform (it took them this long to figure that out?! Suckers!).

I got invited to a friend's family dinner on Sunday. The stuffing left nothing to be desired, and so I was happy. In the car on the way back we all passed out, after being picked up from the bus, which we missed our stop on because of turkey-coma and had to back track. There was some creepist on the bus that was chatting up an uncomfortable-looking French woman, and once she got off he turned his buggy eyes on me. Every time I would turn my head, he would try to catch my eye.
Sorry, Igor, not today.

 On Monday Jeremy came around to our dinner! That was really fun. And oh my. That dinner. Imagine a heaping plate of food, half-again, and then two napkins of dessert. Just picture that in your head. That's what I ingested. And then more berry crumble with milk later in the evening. It was delicious. So much food.

I had to resituate my body so I could breathe.

 

Now I just have a heap of homework that I didn't do or think about all weekend, and I don't even mind. I need to organize all of my clothes that I brought back... and I need to shower.

Juh juh juh, and now on to homework.

- Meds

Midterms and Big Surf

To those of who that are unaware of this fantastic beer called Big Surf, I would like to introduce you.

Followers, meet Big Surf.

Over the weekend I was able to go back home to Kelowna, have some Big Surf on tap, and party my little brains out. The only problem is that now I'm back in Nanaimo, I'm going through post turkey depression. Lack of my favorite beer! Lack of my beautiful dog Simon and lack of my wonderful parents. The best part about it is most definitely the longing midterm. One tomorrow morning and one on Friday. I CAN'T WAIT.

Would you know what this plant is if I did not tell you? Neither would I! And I should know! The luxury of being home to the stress of being home home in Nanaimo... 

I am happy that I did get to spend it with some great friends and travel the ferry with this beautiful outgoing lady Miranda! 

They say your writing should be a part of your heart and a part of your soul. But right now all I can do is think about the snow and how badly I want to be riding on it. 

Party on Wayne. ♥ Em

  

Headin' Home

Between the waves, seagull calls, and Comin' Home, I can hear the 3:10 ferry calling my name.

 

Em is already off her ferry and on the way to Kelowna. Jeremy and I jump on, me on my way to White Rock and him for Abbotsford. I won't lie, I'm pretty excited about seeing my home beaches. I mean, yea, we have ocean and a board-walk here in Nanaimo, but it's not home beach. I'm also reasonably excited about Thanksgiving eats. Gotta love that. And leftovers!

Oh, left over turkey sandwiches! Be still my heart!

 

I can already smell the turkey (actually... turkey usually smells pretty awful at first). Bring on the food. During the meal, I'm not gonna be a pretty sight. Just assuming. I think I'll try to eat enough to sink a small ship. Doable? ... Pssh, who am I kidding?

So doable.

 

City and Colour is giving me some serious chills right now.

 

- Meds

Lack of Sleep But Gettin er dun

finished my chemistry fundimentals project. oh how i hope i'll die before i see another day of chem... I'm supposed to be studying trees, not electromagnetic forces. too much to handle. lack of sleep, lack of food, lack of effort. oh college life how i love theee. bring on the beer.

The Fight For Cleanliness

 

One of the (many) setbacks about living in university residence is that we have to pay to do our laundry. The machines are pretty small, too. It's like we're getting a penalty for not stinking.

 

Fortunately for us, we have friends who have a house off of residence, and they let Em and I come and do our laundry for free. Often times they also give us beer and food. They're double-rewarding us for not stinking, which is totally unnecessary and equally appreciated.

 

One of the best parts about it is how seriously Em and I want to save $4. We pack up all of our laundry (her in a muddy laundry bag, me in a green plastic garbage bag), and trek for fifteen minutes down one of the busiest streets around before we arrive.

We definitely look the part of university kids. Or a homeless kid, on my part.

 

All in all though, it's a great excuse to escape off of residence for a while, for lots of reasons! Sanity is one. Sanitation is another (frankly, who knows what's been done on the couches in the common room). Sleep is another! Em is sleeping there tonight because a group of hooligans (which may or may not have included me) were being loud last night past the allowed-loud hour. Instead of karate-chopping us, she's decided to get some zed's elsewhere and in a relatively non-violent way. That's a good thing; fankly, she could totally take me on.

 

 

I really need groceries.

Tap Low Representing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=388Zq8KNuuk&feature=youtu.be

After tweeting about Big Surf Beer we were inspired to go on a Monday beer run. Tap Low hits the streets and comes up with yet another great video. We laugh, we cry, we fall, and all for the sake of longboarding.

Sideways for life. Can't wait to get inked.

- Em

Monday Morning's Culinary Experience

 

They say eggs are brain food, but what if they have no brain to feed?!

 

 

 

 

- Meds



OUR NEW VIDEO!!

So if you were following Meadows last post you would know about our adventures long boarding the other day. We put together a short movie on Nanaimo Longboarding, focusing in on hills, friends, and road rash. Unfortunately blogger wont let me embed the video but I'll attach a link! I hope you all find time to watch. It is worth a laugh, and trust me, you will giggle. 

LINK TO TAP LOW LONGBOARDING VIDEO

Board Day

 

A sweet thing about the dorm that we live in is how many longboarders there are. There are four of us on the floor alone!

 

Today Em, Nate, Marty, and I went out for a 'possibly-the-last-sunny-day-of-the-year' board session. It was great. We stayed around campus and actually found some good little routes! We got the GoPro out and filmed some of our antics as well. At one point, the plan was for Marty to go under a parked semi, then me, then Nate.

Marty chickened out as he got there and stood up. He smacked into the semi and sort of tripped off to the side, but his board shot under right into my path. Instead of abandoning me, Marty - with good intentions - dived back under the semi (also in my path) to retrieve his board. I yelled and sort of pushed him out of the way, but my board scooped right underneath his and pushed it along like a bulldozer.

We were going at a decent clip, but somehow I didn't wipe out.

The casualty of the day was the snake that got his head run over. I convinced Nate to put the poor little guy out of his misery, cause when I poked him he was still moving. After a quick skull-crunch and a lot of wincing we were back on our way.

 

Em and I opted out of going down a cornered hill that was covered in leaves. Hills are fast. Leaves are slippery. Corners are tight.

Marty biffed it. He rubbed his back up real nicely, but he took it like a champ.

 

After Marty left, the three of us went for one more rip, and after Em and I went down a hill Nate followed. Nate hit a bump under the leaves, and he wiped out hard. We thought his wrist was broken, but he can move it alright now. His elbow, as well. Nice and torn up though!

 

 

 

Em and I also had chocolate bread-toast with peanut butter and chocolate ice cream on top - what?

 

 

Meds


Thursday Student Night?

On campus and around town, Thursdays are known for the famous "Student Night." Now considering I've only been of age for a couple of weeks it's rather important (for the sake of my well being) to go the pub whenever possible. Tequila is the one to argue with. As a post birthday gift we (meadow and i) decided that thursday was the official Daiquiri Day of the week. 

Anyhow. I'll skip the details and take you strait to the morning. I take it you all know how the alarm works. it goes off, you push the snooze button and next thing you know it's an hour and a half later, 9:30. There was that short moment where I was laying in my bed, fully clothed, hat and all, debating whether or not i should attend my class that started at 9:30. Now for someone in the post tequila state such as myself, it's hard to get motivated to get out of bed. 

Meadow comes strolling into my room, starts packing my breakfast, passing me my books, filling up the water bottle, and next thing you know I'm out the door and now running up 2000 stairs to get to class. its now 9:45 when I pull up to class. I take a peek in and all i see is a dark classroom. There is no one there.At this point I'm under the impression the class may has gone on a field trip and left me behind. So i angrily start walking back to residence.

I get down the the parking lot and I see Marty strolling along. I ask him if he missed the field trip too. He looks at me confused and says:

Class doesn't start until 10:30 today. it's now 10:07 am. Time to start walking back up those 2000 stairs to get to class early.

Kids, tequila is a mysterious lady. Know your limit, play within it.

Party on Wayne. 

Lots of love em

Welcome to Our Blog

Meet Em and Meds.

If you have not already met us on campus, we are now pleased to greet you and welcome you to our blog!

We have come together as bathroom mates and bonded over the past month. From this TP sharing, fun loving, teeth brushing journey, we have decided to share our adventures with the public, and let you all in on what it is we do.

We hope you enjoy these exclusive peeks into our lives.

Party on Wayne.

love: Em and Meds