I hate snow.

This is pretty typical of Point Park. I understand that the school was closed for snow, but if you are going to close the cafe, then close the cafe. If you are gonna have it open, then have it open for normal hours. Or at least notify us in advance. Then as some of us headed down to the cafe for dinner because we missed the delicious food in the cafeteria, we noticed that they kindly put a 3x5 sign in a hidden corner of the cafe to let us know it would be closing at 6PM that day. It was similar to a scavenger hunt. But hey, I mean, they were nice enough to post these signs multiple times throughout the cafe later on in the night as they also had the gate shut for the night. Pretty self-explanatory that when the gate is up, they are no longer selling food. But Point Park is pretty famous for obvious signs. School is closed again today and many people are still snowed in. More snow on the way which means it will probably be closed again Wednesday. Is this real life?

Snow is like Christmas morning for Point Park kids.

Okay, so it snowed here this weekend. A lot. 22" I think, and due to the fact that there hasn't been snow like this in a realllly long time, you would have thought the world was about to end. Families hauled through the snow to the Smithfield corner store to purchase food to stock up because we were "snowed in". The store reported to be out of chips, all dairy products and Taquitos. Canned goods were also on the verge of being out, but thankfully they had a case of Chef Boyardee in the back room. It wasn't quite like Y2K, but close to it. No, but seriously, all buses and shuttles stopped on Friday night creating a hassle for anyone who wanted to travel out of town to have a good time--but apparently many Point Park students trudged through the snow to the Point where a huge snow ball fight erupted, ending in 3 injuries and one ambulance call. The snowball fight was pretty much the excitement of the weekend at Point Park (which is sad). Anyway as many people tried to make it home from Oakland Friday night, some baseball players continued their spring training and their community service all in one night. 3 baseball players lifted an ambulance out of a ditch with their bare hands, saving 2 cats and 3 small children. Not really. But they did in fact push an ambulance out of a rut, just so that the driver could turn his wheels the wrong way to get himself even more stuck. Everyone reconvened at Saturday brunch, (which turned out to be a picnic) involving much plastic ware, watery eggs and really thick cappuccino. However, props to the dude that made everything happen. Especially because there was no brown lettuce. School is closed today and it reminds me of high school because all 500 kids that go to this school are probably having slumber parties as I write this or possibly extending their weekends. It's kind of deceiving because professors will probably just email us all a ton of crap that is going the be due within the next hour. I recommend checking your email. I also recommend listening to Passion Pit's album - Manners. That's all. Snow is like Christmas morning for Point Park kids.

CVS is 2 blocks away, cmon now.

You may just think this is just a picture of a normal stapler sitting on a normal desk, however, it is much, much more than that. This stapler here, is probably the worst trick in all of Point Park -- other than the renovation of our university (because we all know that won't happen until our grandkids are old enough to attend college). This very stapler sits on the desk of the computer lab in Thayer on the second floor, and although it looks promising and convenient, it is completely the opposite. 95% percent of the people that attend this university go to the computer lab 5 minutes (or less) to class just to print out a paper or an assignment they need for class. For some reason, every professor at this university is very strict about having your paper stapled (yes, grades have been threatened...and lives. Just kidding. But seriously, threatened.) So imagine 95% of the university going to this computer lab before class to print out an assignment that needs to be stapled, and 95% of the time, they are disappointed (or mostly pissed off) because the stapler is out of staples. Now I know as a private university we shell out a whole lot of money for tuition, the least they could do is replenish the stapler every now and then. It's probably because we waste a lot of money on really important things like hand sanitizer machines that hang on every square inch of our university's walls. And I know sharing is kind, but cmon, when you press the button to release the hand sanitizer, you get enough for 6 friends. If our school spent a little less money on hand sanitizer and a little more for staples, (that are actually put into the stapler) many students would be a lot happier and a little less sweatier when they arrive to class. CVS is 2 blocks away, cmon now.

Technology advancements are made, living arrangements downgrade.

Watch this slideshow and just tell me, what is the first word that pops into your head?
(By the way, it's only 4 pictures so don't be lazy. Speaking of lazy, let's try to refrain from riding the elevator from 2nd to 3rd floor in the middle of the day. Thank you.)



Was it penitentiary? Cmon guys, that's rude, this is Lawrence Hall we're looking at. No one gets to live in such luxury. Well, except of course if you live in the Boulevard apartments. Which, by the way, I'm a little disappointed with the hard wood flooring, I expected marble. (But,I bet if a dancer put in a request for it, we would totally get it!) Anyway, when I first moved in during pre-season in August, to this empty 5X5 room, it honestly looked like I was coming into boot camp. Especially with those really innovative bed frames they provide us with. And did you see that stylish "closet" in the slideshow? Yeah, those of you in Thayer, I know you are jealous.That internet cord photo is a representation of what brings us the high speed internet here at Point Park. Which by the way, how many people are sick of this:



The photo of the hole in the ceiling that you see in the slideshow? Yeah...that's right above my bed. I'm praying that I don't feel any drops of water in the middle of the night, and I also hope that someone from the 19th floor doesn't come crashing through the stable paper mache walls above me. The other photo is a rusty vent in the bathroom that keeps us sick in the winter with unidentified dust. No wonder why Swine counts have doubled. Although this is where I live, it's still pretty cozy in Lawrence Hall 1818. And although my room has desks from the stone age, at least they gave us dressers that kind of look like they were in IKEA before they reached Goodwill.

That's all for today. Listen to John Mayer's new album, 'Battle Studies', it's awesome. P.S. - NOW ANYONE CAN COMMENT! YOU DON'T NEED AN ACCOUNT!

There are dancers everywhere. Duh, we go to Point Park. When I transferred here earlier this year, I didn't even know that it was a dancer's school. Not only that, but the second best in the country? That's pretty awesome. (...I have to say that so I don't offend anybody) But seriously, I was thinking today, and I was wondering, when did they all start dancing? Probably before they could barely walk. I mean, I know a lot of us athletes started playing at a young age. Anyway, I know this isn't as humorous (or actually, corny) as my other posts, but check out this video. I would have to say this is a future Musical Theatre major at Point Park...with a minor in Dance of course. (P.s. wait for the 1:15 minute mark--it makes the video.)



...Probably most people's reaction to the "fat list". See, he's getting a head start already. He could possibly even be an acting major.

How to not starve on Sunday nights.

Okay, so the cafe being closed on Sunday sucks. We all know that. If you miss brunch, you are forced to eat in the cafeteria anytime between 4:30 and 6:30, and if not, well then your screwed. And I don't know about you, but sometimes by dinner time on Sundays I don't have any meals left. And if anyone has ever experienced this, you know exactly how this conversation goes with the jerky Residence Hall dining police.

Food Police: Oh, wait, wait, you don't have any meals left for the week.
Starving Point Park Student: Oh, okay...so I guess I can't eat?
Food Police: Well, do you want to use flex?
Starving Point Park Student (thinking to themselves): No, I don't want to use flex, that's $15.00 for a brown lettuce salad and weird tofu..
Starving Point Park Student to FP: No...
Food Police: Sorry you can't eat.
Starving Point Park Student: Can I use a meal from next week?
Food Police: Nope (because we're mean and we just want your money, we know our food sucks)

And then, the cycle just repeats itself the next week. Solution: Open the cafe on Sundays.

You could always catch a bus down to the Southside or shuttle over to Oakland to grab something, but that means just spending more money. Haven't we all spent enough for our meal plans already?

Now I know for those of you that have strict rules not to eat after like 5PM this isn't an issue, but for everyone else--we're definitely sick of Subway. And, considering the fact that downtown shuts itself down before half of us even wake up on Sunday, it's either pizza fiesta, (my personal favorite--yes, the ranch is drinkable) or crappy Chinese.(costing you your last pay check)

Now there are always the vending machines around campus, so you could always snack on pop-tarts and cheez-its for dinner. Actually, I take that back. Half of these machines either steal your money and keep your snack, or only have shortbread cookies and weird candy bars that none have us have ever heard of. I guess it's either Ramen noodles, R&B's, or starvation on Sundays. Or...we could protest? Probably wouldn't work because no matter how many times people write, "NO BAD LETTUCE!" on the comment slips in the cafeteria, somehow it's still brown.

Thank you for the obvious signs Point Park

I guess this sign explains the shot glass-sized drinking cups they kindly provide for us. Someone must have been chucking the normal sized cups out in the trash out of anger for the Zimbabwe burgers and Sesame Seaweed Salads they have been serving. Now I know it wasn't the athletes because these poor kids have to fill up 6 glasses at a time just to hydrate before their next practice. But honestly, that's what the comment slips are for. See?



They ARE listening.. (sounds kind of creepy if you ask me..)

Everyone knows Point Park starts brunch at 11:30 AM on weekends, probably because nobody in their right mind is up before 11:00 AM on Saturday or Sunday. (unless you're a loser like me) Now I know some people may still be a little "groggy" from the night before, but no one is still in that much of a haze that they could mistake the trashcan for the dish conveyor belt, and if so, you should probably lay off the Root Beer and just skip brunch this weekend.