Dracula: Dead and Loving It

Unfortunately, I have to report the same for actor Leslie Nielsen, who passed away yesterday. I think most of us recognize the name, but for those of you who cannot put a movie title to that name, in my mind he will be most remembered as the lead of the Naked Gun movies. He has more recently been in children's movies, playing the beloved Santa Claus and other humorous children's characters, but to me he is always the man who says things like "You're excited? You should feel my nipples!" He is one of my favourite things.

What some people do not know is that Mr. Leslie Nielsen, comédien extraordinaire, is actually Canadian-born! That's right, he was born in the prairies!

Which brings me to my chosen clip. I don't know how to embed Youtube videos on here, so I'm sorry but the best I can do is provide a link. Watch Leslie Nielsen try to sing the American national anthem in a movie and fail. It's extra funny since he's Canadian!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4Zar2J1iaE&feature=player_embedded#!

Dear Eddies,

I say "dear" on purpose. I can say this, because I have Eddie friends. Despite the fact that we like to complain about how much space you take when you move in hoards as sections through the hallways; that you fill the entire small caf or library for hours at a time; make the line in the small caf an unprecedented 30 minute wait to buy a simple bottle of apple juice (true story, happened to me yesterday); fill the Owl's Nest (when it isn't already taken over by random offices); make loud noises during your transitions from class to class during our honours seminars; get confused for the Concurrent Education students (do not make the mistake of confusing the two. It could prove socially fatal in a friendship); and talk excessively loudly about the student in your kindergarten class who eats his own snot, we do still have some form of affection for you.

Sometimes the stories you tell about your placements can be quite humorous to hear at random in the hallways; the bright bulletin boards you get to make as part of your assignment are incredibly creative and brighten our days; you're always laughing and happy when you travel in your packs; you get REALLY enthusiastic about things you are interested in; and, finally, you've been known to give me free baked goods at random.

Just know that you are an outlet for us to vent our frustrations and stress.

Sincerely,

Me.

It's getting hot in here ...

Where you ask? The library. But please don't take off all your clothes. I just wanted to point out the rapidly changing temperatures in the library the past few days. Being the big nerd that I am, I have been in the library every day this week, and the temperature has been radically different each time. In order to adapt to these changing temperatures, I have become entirely reliant on layers. It works for outside as well, as it can change from cold with snow to warm with sun, or warm and friendly to cold and slushy within minutes lately. Tank tops, tshirts, jersey shirts, sweaters, vests, jackets, coats, scarves and mittens can all be crucial to this survival process. So even if it is cold outside and ridiculously hot in the library, it's all a matter of natural selection -- and wearing 11 layers means you will survive the next stage "of the evolutionary rung" (Mohindar, Heroes, Season 1, Episode 1), or your next day spent in the library at least ... I thought I would share this tip with my fellow Nipissingites, so we can all be the fittest for survival, and Nipissing graduates can slowly take over the world!

Next step: adapting to the smelly lake during shad fly season ...

"North Bay, Home of the Shad Fly" - yes, it is a legit slogan for the city. I saw it on tshirts the other day, no joke.

[title of blog]

Hello there!

I am assuming that since you are reading this you are trying to decide whether or not you would like to follow my blog, so you're wondering what in the gosh darn world it is about. I mean, the title is slightly vague, indescript, ambiguous (if you are an English student or an avid literarian [I have coined that term -- the noun version of the adjective literary. Feel free to use it at your disposal]). In part, the fact that the title is open to interpretation is part of it's appeal! Hopefully there will be something for everyone. Follow. Participate. Hooray for active involvement!

I must admit, however, that there is a more direct allusion in both the title and subtitle of this blog: [title of show], an unfortunately slightly obscure musical. If you don't mind a bit of crass language, I suggest you Youtube it; I find it highly entertaining. The entire premise is that it is a simple, yet original, musical. "And who says four chairs and a keyboard can't make a musical?" as the performers sing. Well, who says we need all that flare and pizzazz to be entertained by a blog? That is my hope - to provide random entertainment through what I am experiencing or finding entertaining and sharing it with my fellow Nipissing University students and/or colleagues (including the part-timers!). The songs from [title of show] are linked simply because they resolve around the lives of the characters (who actually play themselves, so they aren't 'characters' at all), which the writers make entertaining through their wit and humour. It is my hope that something similar can happen here. Only time will tell.