Category Archives: Just for Laughs

Halloween and other frightening experiences.

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You know what’s a great idea if you want a wedgie and a heart attack?

Agreeing to hop onto the back of your friend’s bike and just hold on for dear life because everybody else is riding on bikes and you don’t have one.

So yesterday we went to see an advanced screening of Due Date at the Norm. I’m so glad I joined the UBC Film Society. They’re playing Inception this weekend and I get in for $2.50!

Anyways, I don’t really understand the purpose of an “advance screening”. Sure, they want to see the audience’s reaction, but only 5 days before it comes out – what’s the use? My friend suggested it’s just so people like me can feel special and tell others (like right now) that I went to an “advance screening”. So that when other people ask me “Hey Nicole, do you want to go see that movie?” I can be all “Oh, I already saw it at an advanced screening”. Word.

But my friends and I were of course running fashionably late so while they all decided to hop on their bikes I had to run. Yeah. Run, [through the] forest, run. (That’s because we decided to take the short cut.) This was fine. I don’t mind running. I like running. I was on the x-country team in high school. So a little jog was no big D.
Until I got to the SUB and my glasses broke. Yup. So I got to watch the movie with glasses that only had one arm. I’m pretty sure I got some weird looks from the security guards with metal detectors at the door…

Then on the way back, as I already mentioned instead of running, because that didn’t work out so well (broken glasses) I got on the back of my friend’s bike. Note to self: a bicycle is not a motorcycle. But if you can picture the cliché girl wrapping her arms around some guy on a motorcyle or moped that’s pretty much what I looked like clutching my friend as we speed down the hill back to rez.

The ride was fun, a little uncomfortable and scary because I thought I was going to hit a brick wall but gave me a good laugh. I’m just filing this one under the stupid stuff that only happens at university and you need to get over with in life. Next on my list is skydiving.

Verdict on the movie? Funny. Not freaking hilarious like The Hangover. You can go see it if you want. So/so. Basically Zach What-the-heck-is-his-last-name-it-starts-with-a-G-and-ends-in-barf is his typical self and Robert Downey Jr. has to put up with him on a cross country trek if he wants to make it in time to see the birth of his first child. You can guess the ending. Still, it was entertaining.

Wasn’t so bad for a Monday night. And for the first time my plans didn’t fall through unlike the rest of the weekend.

Halloween basically consisted of a series of unfortunate events but because I was with my friends I guess I’ll take the fromage-tastic line and say it was still fun and none of it mattered. For instance, trying to go to a party: succeeded at getting tickets AND then sold them. Attempted to go see The Rocky Horror Picture Show at a theatre: made it all the way downtown AND then tickets were sold out. Went trick or treating as Carl from the Disney & Pixar’s UP (the old man in the house attached to balloons) wth Halloween 4 Hunger. This random bus driver even stopped to ask me what I was, plus a cute guy told me I looked cute. He had no idea how old I am. I’m guessing it didn’t help that I was dressed up as an old man too.

But you know what I hate about Halloween? That the next day is November. This month just creeps up on you.

Alright, back to midterm studying and figuring out the best way to get sundried tomato specs out of my laptop. Gossip girl and vampire diaries you stay away from me!

And live in harmony, harmony, oh love.

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Always, I want to be with you
and make believe with you
and live in harmony, harmony, oh love.

These are the lyrics to the most ridiculous and amazing song of the week. So outrageous it’s just absurd and hilarious. And if you’re not laughing at this, then… we may not be able to be friends anymore.

Always by Erasure

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How did I come across this song? Well besides the fact that it came out in 1994,you may have heard it playing in the background of Robot Unicorn Attack. This all started when my friend from Ontario sent me the link to this game:

I’m actually fascinated at seeing how stuff like this can literally spread across the country.

Now, if you haven’t heard of this game be warned that you cannot take it seriously. But in case you need a study break you should definitely check it out. The premise? You are a unicorn chasing your dreams and shooting stars while ghost dolphins swim and fly through the air with you. Sounds amazing, right? I KNOW.

Honestly, does anybody wonder about the people who make up these games? Should we be worried if they are on something…?

More importantly, who comes up with the idea for music videos like this. I sincerely wish this could go on Video On Trial. My neighbour just found the ukelele tabs on the internet and is now learning how to play this as we speak. We may perform it at Haida’s Got Talent. (As a joke, of course). Holy smokes, in the time it’s taken me to write this entry, she’s learnt the entire thing.

Sing-a-long, anyone?

Why must pumpkin pie come once a year?

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I’m thinking we need to make this into a year-round food. Eggnog can stay at Christmas time. But I mean, pumpkin pie needs to come out more often.

I’m still alive. I do not feel as though I ate enough turkey. There is something wrong but still satisfying about that sentence. It’s late and this post isn’t really about anything, but I promised myself I’d post at least once a week.

Updates on life and thoughts du jour:

Warning: This is like massive A.D.H.D.

– Lesson of the week: always travel with your Driver’s license/I.D. with you everything. Because there are frat parties that require that stuff, which result in you having to crash a frat party or better yet – start your own frat party(!) and you don’t know when your (older, responsible) relatives will have one glass of wine and turn lobster red at Thanksgiving, may or may not requiring you to become the new designated driver.

– Crowd pumping is THE most awesome training process. Ever.

– Help feeding the homeless tomorrow

– Rounding up your floor to shout out “ohh ahhh” to a cheer you made up on the bus is a little more difficult than it seems.

– On that note, Day of the Longboat is AWESOME. Totally Harry-Potter-Going-Back-to-Hogwarts Awesome. Shout outs to anyone who just got that A Very Potter Musical Reference. High fives for anyone else who just (or is going) to YouTube that right now.

– Prank Wars are ON! Take that boys. Us, girls are way smart s-m-r-t so you better watch your backs. (Yes, that was intentional. My high school chem teacher always used that line).

– I still need rainboots! How am I surviving? I have no idea!

– I wish my substitute yoga teacher was my regular teacher – only difference one gives you face massages with organic lime orange cream. Yum. Not that I ate it or anything…

– Apparently alcohol is an excuse to hold hands and jump up and down on sofas and sing Katy Perry. But you don’t need it to jump on the bouncy bushes. You (nor I) really need it to do the first thing either. I just said it was an excuse.

– This is getting way longer than intitially intented…

– I love pie.

– I have actually started singing in the shower. All the girls on my floor are now like “So that’s who it is/was!”

– I am thankful for my 6th sense ability to wake up on the bus and SkyTrain the stop before I have to get off. Grilled Cheesus, thank you.

– Aw, what is happening to glee this season, guys?

– I didn’t believe my friend who told me that her friend told her the way to make new friends at university is to buy a ukelele and ask somebody how to teach you to play it. After having my neighbour teach me how to play the ukelele I have a new addition to my Christmas wish list. Right after Magic Bullet.

– I hope the Chinese food my grandma gave me, because she’s visiting town, is still in the lounge fridge when I get back tomorrow. Should not have said that aloud… on the internet.

– When life gives you lemons you got to eat them straight up. Pour some honey over them and that sore throat cold will go right away.

– combat boots + skinny girls = This equation makes no sense to me.

– This week’s goal: go stargazing, like actually this time. Not attempting to go and then getting distracted by the available piano in the ballroom for spontaneous jam session.

Sounds good? Schveeet.

More pictures and posts to come. Sweet dreams tout le monde and Happy Thanksgiving!