Monday, March 23, 2009

Spring Break- Amended

So its Monday morning and I've been in the library for an hour... before even having my first class yet. That means the glorious span of time that is spring break is over, and the even more glorious time that is spring term has begun. Its not quite sunny, but its not raining, so I'm rocking my number 99 dodgers shirt.

Reflecting on Spring Break, I know my crew of cohorts made more of the 7 glorious days than any year previous. We conquered beaches like the allied troops at Normandy, we drunkenly overused catch phrases, we all gained at least 7 pounds, and best of all, we saw everything at Disneyland twice.

We drove over 40 hours. We got pink eye, scraped knees, hangovers, and Joey struck out. We drank over a gallon of PoPov and Dirty Bird, tore through cases of keystone light, and even managed to get some faderade into Disneyland. As luck would have it, turnaround passes helped us cut hours of lines at disneyland, and one kid even got a haircut in a salon that had 20 women in their underwear. Epic for sure. One for the books. See you next year spring break...




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So its the beginning of spring break for us at hellacollege. Spring Break is a very important time for college students. No matter what, you MUST mix 4 of 5 elements to have a successful spring break. If you get them all you achieve spring break nirvana

1. A drive that is way too long
2. You must contract a disease
3. Cheap booze > Expensive booze
4. Getting in somewhere you definitely don't belong
5. Disneyland &/or a foreign country. Disneyland is preferred

So its officially day 2 of spring break for us. We have the first 3 down and we're chasing legendary spring break status. Here's a little video shout out of half of the hellacollege crew. Hit us on twitter for updates on our SB.

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P.S. What are yall doin for break?

Sunday, March 15, 2009

My Hella College Survival List

Today, after my 3rd pack of Top Ramen, I've realized that there are several things that make life that much more livable...no not something as simple (and whimpy) as friends, love and family, but rather, a list of activities, inventions, and products that make life oh so sweet. this is my hella college survival list.

1)The lovely folks at WALMART greet me with a 65-year-old worker with no health insurance, exploit hundreds of thousands of foreign workers, undercut millions of small buisnesses, and provide me with ketchup one dollar cheaper than the national average!! yay wal-mart!!!

2)In the event that mixing all that damn butter and milk and powder into boiling noodles becomes too tedious a task for your lazy ass, EASY MAC offers to cut this 7 minute process down one minute! thats right! you can now stop slaving over that steaming pot of noodles and pay more money for one testicle sized cup of convienence!

3)After you realize that your 5 foot 3 167 lb frame isn't quite fit for D-1 athletics, life may feel meaningless. But wait! you can still live out the days of being the best kid on your block in 3rd grade with INTRUMURAL SPORTS! Who knows, maybe the football coaches will be scouting at your championship game...I've heard the team really needs a solid waterboy for next season.

4)On the topic of athletics and fitness, who doesn't owe losing their freshman 15 to a semi-fasting diet and the REACREATION CENTER?

5)Tired of doing homework non-stop? want something to distract you from that 2 page take home final due in 20 minutes? Do you like stalking on moderately attractive women that you have no chance of hooking up with--without any legal action? Then look no further than FACEBOOK!

6)Ahh the MICROWAVE: making me sacrifice good quality meals for unevenly heated grubble.

7)When you really need a good pair of gloves or headphones, but dont want to pay for them, hit the LOST and FOUND and say you lost some...one man's misplacement is another man's theft.

8)When all those 17 year old girls you're persuading to come to your college to be your weekend flings start calling too much about all their boy problems, drama, and hobbies, what's more usefull than the OFF BUTTON ON YOUR PHONE? "sorry Stacy...my phone died last night..."

9)Nothing brings you back to those good old days better than A BOWL OF FRUIT LOOPS AND CARTOONS ON SATURDAY MORNING. Dont forget the one piece pajamas.

10)And lastly, MUSIC...but not just any music, but the kind that makes women pregnant without intercourse. I'm talking the isley brothers, , Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Earth Wind and Fire, R.kelly (before the piss incident), Musiq Soulchild...and even some Coldplay

So tell me you hella college bastards, what's on your survival list?

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Test-lag

So I've been thinking a lot lately about what a lot of us college students experience right around midterms and finals. Jet-setters get jet-lag. Test-takes get test-lag. Check it:

I had a pretty epic accounting assignment to tackle that was due yesterday at 2PM. So, in hellacollege fashion, I got the the library around 11PM, got wired on caffiene, and busted out the assignment until about 5 o'clock. I left the library, got a quick bite, and turned the assignment into my professor's office, and went to bed. I woke up about 4PM. I went to my 6-9 PM class, grabbed a bite with some of my classmates, fumbled around a little bit, and got into bed around 11:30 PM. Alarm goes off at 2:30 AM and I'm at the library by 3. Here it is 4AM, I've been studying for an hour, and I have 6 hours till my Marketing final.

Now I looked on wikipedia, which as far as I'm concerned is the authority on everything (they monitor that ish, I trust 'em) and they describe jet lag as follows...

"When traveling across a number of time zones, the body clock will be out of sync with the destination time, as it experiences daylight and darkness contrary to the rhythms to which it has grown accustomed: the body's natural pattern is upset, as the rhythms that dictate times for eating, sleeping, hormone regulation and body temperature variations no longer correspond to the environment..."

Well test lag as I've discovered is when the body clock is out of sync with the college student's normal environment. We wake when its dark, and sleep when its light. I feel like a flippin' vampire. I'm eating breakfast at 2AM and dinner at 11PM. I'm just excited for 6PM today when I can pass out until it's time to go celebrate a week well-fought. Maybe I'll have ice cream or something. Probably or something (Pabst).

Anyway, when describing how screwed up you cramming and sleeping schedules are, describe what time zone your in. For example, "bro, I'm test-lagging Hong Kong right now", or "Man that Rockstar-Latte coctail got me all the way to Kiev with my cram sesh lash night". Make sense?

Hope finals are going well for are you quarter-system friends and exams are going well around spring break for everyone else. Let me know what time zone you're test lagging

Hella Test-Lag

Hellacollege

Sunday, March 8, 2009

The Lion King

It was yet another typical, triflin ass, on the couch friday. We had assembled our "hella college crew" (the group of men most likely to be, or to call out, a hella college moment) and one drunk ass freshman chick (what's a group of men without one?).

We then began chatting about adolesent nothings and insulting one another until one guy brought up the fact that the lion king musical is coming to town:

Frat dick number one: bro, did you hear about the Lion King coming to Portland this summer?

Frat dick number two: WHAT?!!! Bro no way! We're going!!

Frat dick number one: YEAH MOTHAFUCKA!!(stands up and gives #2 a high five)

Frat dick number two: We're gonna get so high! Just fucked up watching Lion King!!

Frat dick number one: HELL YEAH!!! MY HOMEBOY CAN HOOK US UP!!!

Frat dicks 3+4:(sycronized laughter)

I laughed on the outside, but I was hurt internally--the integrity of lion king, and its sociological value, were shattered by the juvinile mentalities of these individuals.

How can we decifer the themes of jealousy, optimism and friendship in Lion King--high as a prepubesent nutsack? How can you appreciate the delicate and intricate love story between Simba and Nala suffering from a canibus attack? You can't even feel the pain of mufasa's death--the most tragic death in disney history! They're such bastards! You can't go to Lion King under the influence!

Freaking idiots.

I hope their weed is laced with laxatives and crushed up sleeping pills so they can pass out and shit themselves at the show.

They'd say it was a crappy perfomance.

Hacunamutata. Hella College.

Friday, March 6, 2009

Hellacollege Hustlin'

First let me get this off my chest:

Dear college student friends,

Please get your dirty filthy Dave Matthews Band and Deftones CDs out of my toyota
Please return my Boys Noize CD with the dirty filthy synths

Okay good we can move on:

So yesterday I had to run a few errands. I went to the bank to deposit some cashmoney, swung by McDonalds (Thursdays are 2 Quarter Pounders meal for 4.99), then went to put some petrol in my vehicle. I pull up to the pump and sit frustrated as the gas attendant chats with someone in another car.

Why can't I fill up my own freaking tank?

Anyway the attendant finally comes over and gets my "20 on regular" cash. The following dialogue that ensued was a hellacollege moment.

The gasman notices a few bumper stickers on my car and says: "So uh, you go to the college?"

Yeah man I do

"So uh, do you uh, some weed?"

Haha nah man I stick to boozin

"Damn I got a few dubsacks to get rid of. I get college students in here all the time looking for some trees"

So wait... you mean I can roll in and throw 40 on unleaded, 20 on Purple Haze, and a dime on some snickelfritz? What kind of oregano are you pushin' man? Taking advantage of poor impulsive college students? Shame on you. Don't you know weed is a gateway drug? Its on wikipedia man... it has to be true. Some unsuspecting FHS major rolls in to fill up her Jetta and all of a sudden you have her hooked on the white horse? And yes, I would like my receipt.

Hella Triflin' college town gas attendant

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Hellacollege Means Being Thrifty

Living Hellacollege often means living thrifty. Whether donating plasma for cash (Ladies I think you can get like $3,000 for an egg), sending letters to senator's for free spaghetti, or waiting till 10 PM to make phone calls, you have to do what you can to make every penny count. Good news, all of you can take a lesson from a buddy I saw today. Take notes:

So getting near the end of the term and I've been pretty much living on campus. I went home for lunch today, then made the trek back to Uncle Phil's home of learning, the Kinght Library. As I'm getting near the huge doors, I see a buddy:

Whats up man? Where you off to?

"Well I was walking back from class and I had to take a deuce. I figured we wouldn't have any TP at my house so I'm making a library stop"

Good job man. Way to stay thrifty.

HELLACOLLEGE

PS You can also shower at the rec to cut down on water bills.

EXAMPLE OF A HELLA COLLEGE CRIB...

Here is an example of what we we are looking for in our contest. You need to send pics, but it would increase your chances of winning if you gave us a written break down of the rooms that are most the most triflin', stories about how this room was made, and even kicking in some of that hella college sarcasm if you can. You'll want to sell the house you're describing as the most triflin' spot in all the land, but we want proof that this place you are describing IS REALLY YOURS AND NOT SOME PIC ON THE INTERNET OR SOME PIC PHOTOSHOPPED, and should you win the contest, we will take a tour of this place to verify it as hella college. Again, the writing is not mandatory, but it will help you persuade the judges. For information, look at the previous post below.

Oh, and this place I'm about to describe is real.

Concrete paths, dirt, and loose weeds tatter front yard--the land lord has promised to fix it up since September--and it is now March. While it more like a prison than a house on the outside, this is the chosen residence of 4 young scholars. If you follow the "grey" brick road to that window with a locked handle they call a door, you will witness one of the most hella college environments known to man.

THE DOORWAY/PLAYROOM:

As you take your first step inside, you look to your right and see a shrine of frisbees. about 8 or nine flying saucers that one dim-witted individual decided would be "cool" nailed to the wall side by side. as you walk around, don't trip over that soccer ball that everyone randomly juggles in between commercials, and feel free to take a shot on the basketball hoop...if you can find the ball. There's also there's a dartboard thats posted on the corner of a hall that leads to the kitchen. I've always laughed at the thought of someone coming out of the kitchen with a fresh bowl of top ramen, and losing an eye in the process of getting to the TV--but this risk doesn't matter because what What would a hella college household be without an inconvieniently placed dartboard?

well,above all, a hell of a lot safer.

THE LIVING ROOM:

Every man with a funtioning erection's dream. Two tv's, two xbox 360s, a couch, a recliner (that probably doesn't recline...), framed movie posters, leftovers from last week sitting on top of the tv (WTF are half eaten tortillas doing on top of what I'm watching?), a newly built computer that has hella games but no internet, an nintendo 64 (keep it classic),eternally empty beer cans, a stewy bobble head, the fireplace that will never be used, and even a universal control that looks like that brainwashing device off of Men In Black.

THE KITCHEN/MESS HALL:

...It's a mess. In the sink, there's an untraveled mountain of dishes left from that romantic mac N' cheese dinner a roommate and his girlfriend had last night. On the window seal, a graveyard of all the widmers that they've induldged (theres an empty spot where the lock on the window is). The fridge is a ravenous pile of frozen goods, junk food, and junk food.

THE BATHROOM/LIBRARY:

In the event that you have to ship the chocolate to the factory, take the kids to the pool, or take a shit, this house has a perfect little place to do so: the bathroom. but I assure you this isnt any bathroom. it's more like a shitter's convention library. they have a "bathroom trivia book" a "mad tv bothroom book" and many other fun and interesting novelties to keep you on the crapper long enough to make the next person in line piss themselves.

AND FINALLY...THE BEERPONG ROOM:

upstairs in the attic-like area leading to someone's room, the folks at this lovely palace decided to craft a state-of-the-art beerpong room. The room has speakers spread about to distract players from making it in that last cup, 3 black lights to show you which guys are chronic masterbaters, a checker design made with white printing paper on the wall that, when combined with the blackligts, make the walls look like chess on mushrooms. and Even the table itself is a marvel--white with green trim around the egdes, green equilateral triangles where they form the cups, and a nice big O in the middle of the half table line representing the university of Oregon. my only conern was how close it was to the stairs. I asked them "how do you guys prevent the ball from falling down them?" A guy then pointed to a line of red cups taped together that stopped balls from going downstairs.Hella Crafty.

so submit your pics and (optional) stories to our email @ hellacollege@gmail.com, or in person if you're unfortunate enough to know us.

-Hella College.

Contest: Hellacollege Cribs

Alright so in the past years as an undergrad I've seen some pretty gnarly dorms/homes/apartments/basements/treehouses/library cubicles that people call home at the end of the day.

Have a subwoofer built into your couch? Hellacollege
Pasted up a ceiling beerbox Mural? Hellacollege
Converted your minifridge into a DIY kegerator? Impressive

I want to see the most HELLACOLLEGE rooms possible. I want to see some convertible beer gaming tables, some homemade stadium seating, and some tagged up futons. Whatever you've got that shows you're living the Hellacollege lifestyle... send me pictures via hellacollege@gmail.com

All submissions must be recieved by April 1, 2009. The winner will be judged by a vote of beer tabs put into boxes at a hellacollege party. The winner will receive 2 cases of Rockstar Energy Drink, some Rockstar swag, and some Hellacollege swag. Let's see what you got!

-Hellacollege