8. The Double Rainbow Song

This video.

This video makes life worth living… (or at least it makes the work day more bearable.)

PS. For this to be really funny, it might be helpful to see the original:

7. The Window Seat

 

Okay I’m not dead, just a really deadbeat blogger. Sue me.

There are certain things in my life that are just non-negotiable… Having the window seat when I’m flying might be number one on that list. When I was a little air traveler (back before air travel became like riding a Greyhound in the sky), I loved to have the window seat to watch the world getting smaller as we flew into the clouds. Nowadays, the window seat is a necessity because it allows me to pass out in the most comfortable position that is physically possible in two square feet of space. Because I have not yet won the lottery, I’m not exactly in a position to fly first class and sleep on a flat bed- or in one of those clutch suites on the Airbus A380 (I am considering trying to sell an organ on the black market to finance that experience).

This might be marginally more comfortable than lodging my head up against a plastic window.

 Now, the window seat isn’t for everyone… like this guy.

6. Bullet Points

 

Because…

• They’re short
• They don’t need complete sentences
• They get the point across
• They don’t drown in detail
• They’re a better visual
• They fit my attention span

5. Marathon Monday

As mere spectators, it's impossible for us to feel the pain and triumph experienced by marathon runners.... Although, in our defense, we have been drinking since 9 a.m.

There are certain events in life that test the limits of human endurance; the Boston Marathon is one such event, but not just for the runners. Every year, on Patriot’s Day (another made-up Boston holiday)- the third Monday in April, college students (except you Harvard punks, muhaha) and early 20-somethings line Beacon Street, raising their Sam Summers and Miller Lights in celebration of one of the few days where it’s totally acceptable to drink for 12 hours straight in broad daylight  (the others being Opening Day and Paddy’s). Ah, youth.

 Sure marathon runners train for years to complete the demanding 26.2 mile course from Hopinkton to Boston. But keg stands,  funneling, flipcup, and endless Beirut games are just as important for preparing for and surviving Marathon Monday. For runners and spectators alike  enjoying the holiday that is better than Christmas, some advice: pace yourself. Happy Marathon Monday to all, and to all a good drunk.

Meanwhile, I will go back to trying to figure out how to become an undergrad again. Ah memories

4. Apparently not updating my blog for a long, long time

Yes, this this the first time in a while I have updated the blog and according to my counter here, people have actually checked in… oops. Well between interviewing for, accepting, and moving for a new job (and all the fun and not so fun activities involved with that- like losing a bed frame [seriously who loses a bed frame????], but that’s another story for another blog) I’ve been busy… and apparently I’ve become one of those people who go on and on about how busy they are. I hate those people. But now that life is a little more grounded, I’m going to make a concerted effort to update more frequently. I can’t guarantee miracles, I’m only human, but I’ll try for the few who check in.

P.S. I had a Dunkin iced coffee (see #2) for the first time in a long time, and lemme tell ya… it was THRILLING.

3. Chronicling my life through t-shirts

I like to celebrate most major events in my life with t-shirts. Just some of my collection:

The latest…

2. Dunkin Donuts Coffee

There are a lot of things about New Englanders you just don’t mess with: the Red Sox, our dillusional sense of self-superiority, our driving skills, and our choice of coffee…. Dunkin (also affectionately known as DD, Dunkies, Dunks). Sure we have a Starbucks on every corner like the rest of the planet, but we have a Dunkin Donuts about every 10 feet (see bottom video). Seriously, you can’t throw a rock without hitting a Dunks. I felt like I was on another planet when I lived in DC because I could never find a Dunkin Donuts. Okay, it doesn’t have the same loungey atmosphere as Starbucks… no comfy chairs, no compilation cds. Plain and simple, Dunks just has the world’s greatest coffee. I don’t know how I would have made it through college without their iced coffee, even in the dead of winter. Dunkin Donuts is New England, and New England runs on Dunks.