The next thing I need to try- Pocky.
But for now, I need to go to my 6pm lecture. I thought some Starbucks would wake me up, but still all I want to do is sleep. Another way BC owns (or dare I say pwns) Ontario is how we have trees in full bloom and Niagara Falls has a snow storm. I can’t wear my TOMS in that kind of weather now can I. Vancouver 459578 – Ontario Maybe 4
obama-weather.com says that Saturday is going to be +13 and Sunny. Wreck Beach anyone?
I know. I’ve disappeared again. The Olympics and time spent building forts have swallowed me up. But I’m back and running around like crazy to get everything done before the semester ends. This week’s Music Monday should be the Coca Cola “Open Happiness” song since I can’t get it out of my head after numerous visits to their Happiness House, but instead I’m going to showcase something a little less Olympic.
Flume- Bon Iver
Btw. This weekend, I’ve learned that cool things are from Islands.
I’ve made a few promises I must fulfill.
Kevin. Kevin. Kevin. Kevin.
Scott. Scott. Scott. Scott.
Done!
I have the highest level of fan-mania towards Mukmuk that I never thought I could ever have for a Vancouver 2010 mascot.
Positive about the Olympics: You get to do and see lots of cool stuff, including a lot of it being free.
Olympic Bummer: The time you need to spend waiting in line and how I have absolutely no free time for myself during the entire Olympic break.
Next thing to do: Go zip lining across Robson with Scott on Friday!
What I wish I had time to do: Visit all of the different houses and pavilions that have been set up for the Olympics and go to the BC Streets project in the Richmond O Zone.
My favorite souvenirs: All of the pins I’m trading with tourists that I meet when I volunteer and my Mukmuk who has mini red mittens knitted on to his hands!
Random find: The green men from the Canucks games and the Vancouver 2010 Historica Encounters trip!
Whuddup my small group of blog readers since I have not posted in a few decades. Okay, that is stretching the truth a little bit, but none the less it feels like decades have gone by since the Olympics arrived. I can’t even picture in my mind what Vancouver looks like without swirls of blue and green all over the place and what Granville looks like without men in Canada hockey jerseys trying to rip trees out of the ground. True Story.
This is me telling the truth. It’s not stretched. The Olympics has turned Vancouver into a house party out of a terrible music video on Much Music. I’ve found one UBC Ski and Board Club shirt, one million Canada hockey jerseys, one man with barely no clothing dancing on Granville, four opportunties to take a photo with punks for $2, several dedicated Denmark curling fans, the Green Men from the Canucks games and I have found no Olympic protestors.
The lines to get onto a train at any Canada Line or SkyTrain station are ridiculous. The wait for a twenty second ride on the zip line that is set up in Robson Square is five hours. To get into the Vancouver Art Gallery, it is a 2 hour wait. The wait to get into The Bay to buy red mittens- upwards of five hours as well. I want to experience the Olympics but I feel unable to do anything unless I want to commit several hours for a 30 second experience. VANOC should of adapted the Disney World FastPass system because this is just getting silly.
It’s been a week since Opening Ceremonies, so in brief, here is how wicked-awesome my Vancouver 2010 experience has been. I watched the Opening Ceremonies dress rehersal, got turned away for the Alexisonfire show which was shortly after cancelled, attened womens curling which had more enthusiastic fans than mens hockey at Canada Hockey Place had, cheered on China as they played Russia at UBC Thunderbird Arena, welcomed the world with intereactive art exhibits for CODE Live and the Cultural Olympiad, visited friends in Toronto at a national conference that brought together my entire scholarship class, ate two crepes, spent $70 on one meal in Cactus Club, bought several candy apples from Rocky Mountain, saw Stars live in concert, watched Canadian Luge athletes speed past me in Whistler, and welcomed guests on to UBC campus at the Visitors Centre- where you can find me right now as I write this blgo post.
I cannot stess enough how amazing it is to have the Olympics here in Vancouver. So many exciting things are happening which compliments all the other exciting things in my life that are curently happening as well.
I really want to get back on track with communicating to the people who stumble across my blog, including the people who type in “Daniel Magder UBC” into Google and end up here (Yes, Google Analytics tells me that) and all of the potentional new students who are given the Blog Squad link when the apply.
Love you all, stay classy, and attend a few free concerts for me. Girl Talk next week anyone?
I haven’t fully disappeared, I’m in Totem Park, alive and well, but incredibly busy with Olympics volunteering and discovering Whistler for the first time. Forgive me, and I promise blog updates soon.
Until then, check out this photo of my friends and I in Toronto over the weekend!
Kid Cudi- Cudderisback warning: explicit language
This song is dedicated to a good friend, who I actually heard a rumour about this weekend that he saved six kittens from a house fire. I hear it’s all the talk at his school right now. Obviously, because of his heroic actions, he deserves a Music Monday dedication. This one is for you, Ethan Craft.
Vampire Weekend- California English
No word of a lie, this is the only copy of the song I could find on YouTube that wasn’t live. Enjoy this crazy arm flailing girl.
Just bought: A longboard and maple candies
My bank account is: Hurting, especially after the purchase of the maple candies… I mean longboard. And UBC Food Services is going to swallow up more of it soon.
Money can fall out of the sky if: I sell my Olympic tickets on the fan to fan section of vancouver2010.com
What I really want is: Cheaper tickets to see Phoenix next time.
The cost to legally obtain Photoshop for VISA 110: Outrageous.
Voting in the AMS Elections: Priceless.
New Young Pony Club’s “The Bomb”
Stoked on: Getting to wear my new toque to class tomorrow. Sea-foam green.
Not so stoked on: My in-class essay for ENGL 110 tomorrow morning.
1) You need to vote.
2) Find out how and when to vote, here.
3) My RA, Alyssa Koehn, is running for a Student Senate Member-at -Large position. She seriously would be amazing for this, and I know this from getting to live on her floor for the last 5 months and viewing her leadership abilities. She’s also hilarious and cares about this university. Check out her amazing tumblr page, here.
Alyssa Koehn, one wicked-awesome individual you should vote for.