Yo Girl whachyo name is? My names J bEatz and I'm Famousss <3

<- i dont think i will ever get enough of these wonderful woman.

So i've been super busy this spring quarter. Unfortunately, many of the other campus reps worknig with platform1 are indeed on semesters, whereas here at OU we are one of the.. mm, maybe 2 schools in Ohio still on quarters. So inconviently i have had two sets of midterms and on set of finals as of now for the duration of the CMI, and that is no excuse, but i have been falling behind on my Platform1 representative duties regretfully.
I really want to check out kid cudi somewhere this summer, he has grown to be someone that I really enjoy getting into-- i don't think his lyrics are too gripping, but i don't think that always makes music what it is, sometimes you want that numbing reptetitive beat replaying over and over in your head.
Locally, I am looking forward to 6 fest.. OU is known for their fests during the spring, and besides 6 fest, i don't know how students afford 7 kegs and bands in their back yards, but i will take it!
So anyways, I consider 6 fest a concert. 6 Fest is about 14, 000 college students in a field with some talented, and some just obnoxiously high black rappers, performing on stage while these 14,000 some students get blacked out and expose themselves in the woods when its time to relieve themselves. It's as close to chaos as one would like to get and it is a fabulous time. This is going to be my 2nd year attending, and artists like Apocalypse Inc, whom I've A&r'ed will be performing, as well as Downplay and Jetsy BEATZ! -- both of which i just got to watch perform this past weekend at Arkfest...
So here's the deal- Forever21.com takes WAY too long to load, and is a bitch when it freezes.
i love how Ohio goes straight from Winter to Summer in a week. LITERally.
In my head I am done with school even if I still have 5 weeks left to go--- I'm not officially done until june 18th, How Sad is that?? but if i have to be anywhere, I'm glad I'm in Athens, Ohio. All the bars are located within 2 blocks of one another, and there will be a fest each weekend until June 18th when I'm finished.

rain rain go away

FAVE CMI: On Blast, particularly "optimistic". lets just say i've played it a lot.

FAVE CMI REG: The Features, which are probably the closest regionally as it gets as well as how much i like their song "lions"

if music makes the movie then what makes the man?

some of the best movie soundtracks....as if you didn't know.....

-Almost Famous

-The Last Waltz (yes we are counting it)

-Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

-Across the Universe

-Tommy

-The Shining

To Twitter or Not To Twitter???

Where the Wild Things Are seems like it is going to be a phenomenal movie. I am so so so excited for it to come out. As far as the indie music flows-> it is an interesting pattern that is definitely prominent in movie soundtrack selection, and even reminds me of tv drama series such as greys anatomy, which is also flirting with the electro-something or other genre that follows suit. For some reason the mood that indie creates truly strikes something for me, and I definitely feel that it Made the trailor for Where the Wild Things Are. October 16 is so far from now... we actually just had a discussion in my interpersonal communications class about how our generation is child-centric and whatever that is supposed to mean, maybe there is a direct connection with the dominance of indie music- if indie music could possibly be considered child-centric...i find it maturing in emotion but maybe the bells and sounds and whatnot is what child-driven, aren't we all just trying to relive the child within us? I remember playing dolls for entire days at a time. Hours would pass with plots and diologue and outfits and dates and families and babies... I dont know- am i making Any connections?
umm and to be perfectly honest, i really don't know eaach of the different song scenes that in the past were my favorite-- but i can say one that strikes me deep and i can recall... The kissing scene in Romeo and Juliet with leo and claire... OH HOW I LOVE THAT MOVIE. and the song "kissing you" by Des'ree. Oh My My My. im telling you what. i love william shakespere and this movie-- the cinematic techniques bring a wonderful side to the story.. so yes that.

Peter TOSH Island Resort...right?

What is one album that changed your life?

Who are you?
What defines you?
Oh yeah, and whyyyyy?
I guarantee that if you were to even try and answer these questions (which undoubtedly would take hours upon hours), by the time you were finished explaining yourself to a T, the answer would have already become inaccurate. The You now is not the same You from 5 minutes ago. Because we are allllways changing. Every experience you have molds you and sets you up to react differently for the next Tom, Dick, or Sally that comes along. I don’t think it ever rests on these life-altering, earth-shattering moments, but rather a bounty of small sporadic instances that poke and prod us in the direction of our ultimate destiny. That being saiiiiidddd…. I can’t choose one album that changed my life. They all have. However I can roll through my ipod, choose one at random, and elaborate.

Hah! Yes. “The Peter Island Resort” album of Caribbean Paradise. A winner for sure.

The whole thing is reggae and recorded for the sole purpose of relaxing patrons of the Peter Island Resort (or should I say soul purpose?). Basically used for the same effect by me in my freshman year of high school. I was in the process of going through a rigorous boot-camp style training to first learn the sport of field hockey, somehow master it, and then cross my fingers and, with every hope in my tiny tween body, make the team. My mother didn’t want to buy me cleats until I actually made the team, so I was forced to wear shoes from my soccer days. I quit soccer when I was 8, if that’s any indication as to how painful they were. I would come home from practice, strip off the Chinese foot binds, and soak my dogs in a plastic economy sized ice cream tub now filled with hot soapy water. Each day of that summer, without fail, I would immerse my feet for the entire duration of this Caribbean Paradise C.D. I could probably remember every knock of that damn steel drum. It didn’t do much by the way of changing my feelings on music, however it did help my spirit. I stuck with field hockey, made the team, got new cleats, and went on to become two-time MVP, Captain of my team, Defensive player of the year, and All-Ohio. I can accredit all this to the smooth jams of the Peter Island Resort. Oh and my cheap mother.

LollapaSnooza

Q: What do Depeche Mode, Jane’s Addiction, and the Beastie Boys all have in common?
A: I would never pay $200 to see them in concert.

These three are headlining Lollapalooza 2009. Now, don’t get me wrong. I can appreciate white boys rapping, old friends rocking, and getting into a mode that is so dépêche. And I understand they aren’t the ONLY bands playing Lolla. But I’m on a budget, and so are my ears. I will save my scrill and see what they come up with next year.

Before this River, becomes an Ocean. Before you Throw My Heart Back on the Floor

Lolla=boo. Depche Mode-> Cone Heads movie . janes addiction-> Doesnt really do anything for me. Beastie Boys-> really love them, but I don't know about headlining so much with these other two... and I just don't really know... I think it would be best to have seen them about 10 years ago. I wish i could upload the video I have from them performing at virgin fest in 07. But I was writing a paper for one of my finals.. and looked up mtv unplugged music on Youtube, and Limp Bizkit came up. I got to thinking, "didn't he hook up with christina agulera,"(i can't sp her name) and i replied, "or was it carson daily?" then I looked up his pic and he was kinda smokin in his day... in his own way... right? maybe.. Regardless, I think if they're going to headline beastie, and try to follow it up with a couple of other 90's bands. I think Limp Bizkit could maybe replace one of the other two headliners, and then do a couple of songs together would be cool. Id like to listen to beastie do their own version of faith. hmm maybe not?

INCUBUS! brandon boyd was a sexy mug-- Morning view stole my heart... and changed the way i thought about music forever. Of Coarse when I was in 4th, 5th and 6th grade I listened to NSyNc and backstreet boys and thought about how much i lOVEd lance bass or Nick Lachey during the love songs..and I choreographed just as many dances to britney spears or the band 5, anyone listen to 5? LOved 5. but somehow... a boy that i liked turned me on to something entirely new to me. Incubus"morning view" was the first album that i listened to the lyrics and tried to find the meaning behind the lyrics. I believe that this boy had an incubus lyric on his away message and I of coarse had to know all about this mysterious boy and his mysterious music-- he was in a band at the time.. we were like in 8th grade.. he was brazilian and wore converse, which would explain my attraction to brandon boyd. So morning view, yes.. over the years I've still discovered and understood more and more-obviously since the 8th grade I've learned a few more life lessons than i had undergone at that point. So not only did incubus open my musical mind into different styles, and i found then that music makes me feel gooooood. I really can't explain much more about it. Regaurdless it will be profound soooo...here's some Amazing art work by brandon boyd.. their albums continue to be some of my favorite music.. i have their dvd "Look Alive" and i've been to one of their sets at Virgin Fest in '07 and it was amazing. They are really fun live and although my crush for brandon has dwindled so-- i will always love their music.

the real vid won't upload that i wanted. :(

sorry for the malfunction

sashaaaa FIERCE.

I love this. My friends 21st. It was a frigid February Sunday evening. We were at Redbrick all by our lonesome.. just when fate arrived, knocked on our door, and shook and shaked and jiggled his way into our hearts.

Cause I'm Just THAT Worldly.

So i checked out the south by southwest website-- and I came across Pierre Aderne... Genre: "world". I really enjoyed Pierre Aderne, so I began to search more world.. and ended up finding that I enjoyed Fruet and Os Cosinherios. Continuing to peruse the genre.. I found Nikhil Korula Band, and then I stopped... Because they were from LA and their style wasn't like the others..it was not so much as a stretch to my new found first impressions of "worldly" music--> from relaxing brazilian beaches time to ready to turn it off real quick. anyways, I am now exotic and more earthly from listening to Pierre --And i feel like from going to yoga classes ( ive been two consecutive weeks in a row now, signs of improvement ) I have become slightly more attracted to music like this and it may be what has drawn me near...and as abby can contest to.. when I'm in my 50's i am going to be in my prime, and I will probably wake up, and practice yoga every morning before I start my day... and end every night with a glass of scotch, but thats besides the point.. for now, i will go to yoga in the "garden level" ( otherwise known as the basement ) of inhale yoga studio located on 8 court street-- and i don't know if i Really will listen to this music ever- but I do feel some slight appreciation for it. maybe for now, at this stage in my life, i would prefer to stick to rodrigo y gabriel as my worldly music.

Hooray for Peaceful Protest

It has been quite the day so I am going to make this brief. Ra Ra Riot is playing South by Southwest. I like them. I mean, look at this adorable family photo taken from their website. What the heck is not to love?

Check these darlings out at >

rarariot.com

Enjoy!

COMiTRON > jive.

Come one, come all to the most epic musical experience in all the sad and economically depressed land. Gather around my rhythmic zion and prove yourself as a true believer in the funk. This, my friends, is a formal proclamation of the festivity existing only in my vivid imagination as COMiTRON. 4 days of music-induced mayhem to free your soul and swing your hips like we all know you wanna. The set list goes as follows...


DAY ONE: ROCK (your face off)

To begin the ragefest, we start with some "sex on fire" by the erogenous Kings of Leon. They bleed over into some "read my mind" action from The Killers and later on Coldplay dazzles us with new, harder versions of songs off "Viva La Vida" featuring Paramore lead singer, Hayley Williams. Jack's Mannequin makes an appearance with Tommy Lee on the drums and massive amounts of crowd surfing ensues. Everyone thinks the show's over when Cake, Blessid Union, Guster, and Slightly Stoopid circle up and perform a ridiculously awesome rendition of Annie Lennox's "walkin on broken glass", when an enormous spacecraft descends into the crowd. The members of Cobra Starship catapult into the masses and take over the venue, transforming it into the most electric dance party of all time.


DAY TWO: JAZZ (it up nicely)

The show gets off to a rough start, as Amy Winehouse stumbles her way onstage (all part of her charm) and belts out "Back to Black". John Mayer and Herbie Hancock team up for a perfectly plucky and plunky "Stitched up". Norah Jones and John Legend throw in their two cents, but the real star is Madeleine Peyroux, who glides across the stage in an interperetive ballet. Michael Buble then brings the house down with "At Last".




DAY THREE: HIP-HOP (she-walla-walla)
I'm not going to act like I know a lot about hip-hop
-Shwayze
-Lil Wayne
-Asher Roth
-with dance performances by Quest Crew and Beat Freaks of America's Best Dance Crew


DAY FOUR: TIME TRAVEL (me back to where I belong)
This category was the free for all, so it's only fitting that I fell into the fluid flow of freedom (alliteration anyone?). I'm talking Age of Aquarius, woodstock, new age hippie love here. This is my time. As far as the music is concerned, we must dip into the past and do some heavy resurrecting from beyond the grave. The beatles will headline of course, playing not one chunk set, but intermittently throughout the day. Also, John Lennon will MC the event with his witty repartee while Yoko Ono makes shadow puppets with the stage lights. The Last Waltz of The Band will be re-created, including all the original players (Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, etc.) Janis Joplin and Jimi hendrix will duet on some triumphant covers of contemporary songs, making them 5,000 times better. Because really it's not what you play, but certainly how you play it. and then there's The Who.

And as Paul McCarteny lays his hands down on the piano for the final song, the skies open up and drop down a live rain, cleansing the crowd as they slowly begin to levitate to an epic "Let it Be".


THE END.

p.s.- if it were a 5 day affair, the last would be dedicated solely to MGMT.

I think I'm in Love with my Radio, Because It never lets me Down

Ello. To begin, I would like to make the Rock Genre of my band line-up to be as follows (this one was the easiest):
Janis Joplin
Jimi Hendrix
Led Zeppelin
We would all take acid/ smoke a lot of weed and it would probably be the experience of a lifetime. i dont really have to say anything else about this one i dont think.
Secondly, I would like to create my jazz lineup as follows:
Micheal Buble
Jaime Cullum
Frankie Sinatra
I think this is a nice mix. dont you? i would love to listen to this concert while in the tub... too much? Also, I think a jamie cullum&frankie s collab would be interestingggg-and possibly really good.
Thirdly my hip hop line up would consist of:
Q-tip
Zion I
Kid Cudi
My New FAVORITE artist is Kid Cudi. Most definitely. and Qtipwould perform "go hard" and zion I would perform "Silly Puddy" and kid cudi would perform "day and night" and also "embrace the martian" and it would be in CLEVELAND because that's where kid cudi is from. Representing==>Ohio. :)
and Lastly, my choice of genre- is going to be Electric.. and it would go as follows:
the Vitamin String Quartet, who covers a bunch of bands and plays with their strings
Moby
and then Daft Punk- once the night livens up they can slam out an energetic huge ending to this concert.
Thasss the conerts I would LOVE to go to this summer.. hmm. maybe.

Teenage Wasteland.

I work hard. Wait, no, I take that back. Correction......NOW, I work hard. Now, I work my ass off. Now, I run around this godforsaken campus at such a fervent pace that by the time all is said and done you can literally see fragments of my asscheeks littering every inch of College Green. With that said( and quite graphically, I must say), I havn't always been this way. Far from it actually.

Yes, there was a time when I lazed. I lazed long and I lazed hard. When I first got to college as a freshman and began said lazing, I spent a good portion of my time wondering what all the fuss was about. College, for lack of better words, seemed fucking easy. I drank all night, most days, and took as few and far between 101 classes as studently possible. I made ridiculous friendships with outlandish characters and shit the days away doing godknowswhat godknowswhere with godknowswho. We thought we were living the life, and, for the time being, we were.

Freshman year was one of the greatest times of my life. I left Athens after one year chockfull of crazy times and with a G.P.A that, luckily, didn't correspond. I went on to spend the entire summer working at a day camp for little kids. I have no idea what massive debt I must have been incurring at the time that would have had the ability to force me into a job in which I would even have to SEE kids, let alone take care of them. I was pretty much a one-hit-wonder on the babysitting circuit in my hood (not one-hit as in "I actually hit the kids", but more like "I might as well have been beating the living daylights out of them for the sheer terror I think I inadvertently put in their little souls"), if that gives you any idea of my child-rearing capacity. Long story short- I went to the camp, played a little batter-on-the-bounce, drank 8 trillion juice boxes, and fell in love (with the children, that is. no such luck for my real love-life). The rest is Oakley (name-of-camp) history.

I returned to Athens in the Fall, but something had changed. I squatted down in my dorm room, making a GC on the GF (this is an acronym for the timeless dormfood classic we have come to know and love as a "grilled cheese on the george forman(grill)"). 'A Real Chance at Love's theme song blared out of my gigantic television as I sat down on my crusty futon to enjoy the gourmet dish. It was all so familiar. I had done it a hundred times in the past 3 quarters, yet somehow it was different now. I was older. I had done more...seen more....lived more.

I don't know where you think I might be going with this, but let me stop you before you start. Trust me. I know. There is always value in relaxing. Everyone needs that guilty pleasure. That time to themselves to maybe just do nothing else but enjoy the pure, unadulterated, nothingness that is 'Rock of Love with Brett Michaels'. I get it.

I'm just here to say that there IS more. It's so easy to be lazy, and oftentimes our asses feel like they weigh 5 million pounds more than our beer-guts (which I trust is not always the case). But there comes a point when you must DO SOMETHING. Anything. It doesn't even have to be the right thing, cause most of the time there isn't one. But just get out there. You gotta put all that life inside of you in motion. Because nothin's gonna happen to you just sittin in your room/dorm/apt/house/bathroom (aside from the fact that your brain cells will slowly deteriorate and rot, along with your will to live......haha kidding!).

So LIVE life. Let it get the very best of you. Something should.

p.s.> so that is my cheeeeezefest inspirational schtick for now...i promise i wont be servin up McTestimonials daily like RevRun. pinky swear.

Are you there Vodka? It's me... Mackenzie.

I just want to read this book. But I can't. Because I have too much to do. I have been sick for two weeks. My boyfriend has spread an pandemic mutant virus to me.. and I then of coarse was a carrier to all the other students on my campus, and my karma is Never Getting Healthy. I also have bipolar disease of emotions during winter quarter. Sundays blow because it's the wrath of the weekend day-- time for you to reflect on everything you didn't do, or what you should not have been doing, and missing home and a nice hot meal. PLUS im sick, like nasty girl in the classroom who is getting up out of the classroom to blow her nose every 15 minutes and you'd definitely regret sitting next to me because all i do is cough and make you feel disgusting-- because I feel disgusting. Ive kept cleaner than I usually do because showering is one of the only things that makes me feel like a normal person for a couple hours-- but I probably will still give a lasting impression on the students i interact with in my classes this quarter. also with the peoplei pass on the street because my face is entirely covered excluding only my eyes by my scarf because it feels better to breath that way. Ha ok well thats my shpeel.
ps kudos to people that let you stay in their apartments while they go out and watch their dvr'd material when you just can't stand being in the dorm one second longer.

3oh!3 and me.

It's a long, quiet school day in sleepy Boulder. In a small classroom at the University of Colorado tired students lay across desks, nursing icky hangovers as some monotone prof drones on about the importance of Electromagnetism. A scrawny, dark haired student by the name of Nathaniel Motte lightly drums his fingers on a lab table, a lab table he is sharing with some sleeping stranger's forehead. The drowsy fellow, Sean Foreman, is stirred from his drug-induced slumber. Lazily looking up at the source of the rhythm...
"Dude... Do you like music?"
"Yeah, dude....Do you?"
"Yea........."
They separately ponder over this newfound information.
"Dude....."
"Yea, dude?"
"You wanna, like....start a band?"
Sooooooo this might not be exaaaactly how the story went for now-buddies Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte, the charismatic duo that currently comprises the crazy electronica band, 3oh!3, but you get the gist. "Why would I create such an elaborate back-story in my head?" you ask? Well, mayyyybe because their 2008 album, "Want", is my pick for best of the recent months. That, or the fact that I have a psychotic imagination that no longer allows my better senses to put a cork in it. Come to think of it, it's probably more of a combination of the two.

Anywhoooooo, GREAT ALBUM. If you like neon, sweating, and getting your face rocked off, you will love this album. You should also work on teleporting yourself back to the 80s because I get the feeling you'd dig that too. By far the best song is "Don't Trust Me". A cheeky little diddy that'll get you goin and make you wanna shake your ass in someone's face who's an assface.....or is that just me? My little sissy seems to disagree with me, claiming the song "PUNKB*TCH" (no i did not add the asterik for good measure. That is actually how it appears.) is the best. But, with lyrics like "Slip 60 in her panties," I feel slightly uncomfortable hearing the verses come out of her pre-pubescent mouth. But then again, who am I to judge?

As for the "me." segment of this blogpost that the title implies, I got nothing. Life is crazy-busy right now, but packed with, I fear, nothing that would excite the masses (That is to say I simply must cater to the giant following of devoted blog-readers we have here.). My current stressor is a direct result of being a member of the OU Ad Association. Right now we are working on a national competition to create an ad campaign directed at college students to encourage them to drink responsibly. I think it's safe to say after racking my brain for several hours in attempt to come up with an advertising miracle, my creative juices are at an all-time low. School is taking a backseat, but what's new? What's college if you don't skip a class or 5 every now and then?

I'm off to go iron a picture of myself onto a t-shirt to give to my friend as a bday present.

PeaceLoveDope,
abby

p.s.- Mackenzie.....Nickelback? Isn't it enough that I had to hear "look at this photo-graph..." 3498748945948579384743 times last summer?

"You Look Better With Something In Your Mouth"????....

Oddly enough, I think the best album that has recently come out is Nickelback's "Dark Horse".
Who am I, right? I don't like country, I certainly have not enjoyed Nickelback's scratchy voice value ever,and have not failed to mention that to those around me. So, what's the difference with this album that my 45 year old uncle referred me to? I just like it. And it holds some sentimental value, so I'm allowed to say, in my own opinion, that it is the best album that has recently been released. Sentimental value, you ask? Maybe I've been watching way too much Rock of Love and this type of music has become my pre-gaming pump up music before viewing, but you're wrong. Some songs on CD, like "Something in Your Mouth, " definitely may lead one to believe that I may like to wear thigh-high leather boots, silver lip-stick, and have 4 inch-long nails with an "I love Bret" tattooed on some obscene place on my body, but my friends, this is not my sentimental valued reason.
I am pertaining more closely to the song, "if today was your last day". It's the second to last song on the CD and it was played in my step father's slideshow at his memorial service. He passed away this past December and he wasn't the silver-lipstick "something in your mouth" kind of person, but he definitely understood and had a large appreciation to the humor in songs like that. He always sat outside in the garage listening to oldies and every once in a while he liked bands like 3 doors down, or the album my uncle had suggested for my mom to buy him for Christmas this year, Nickelback. I definitely think he would have enjoyed this CD. It isn't similiar to what he was used to me listening to, he definitely did not like rap or hip hop of any kind.My step dad was a classics kind of person. He loved The Eagles, The Doobie Brothers, The Beatles, The Who, etc, etc... You get the idea.
So Nickelback's CD... "if today was your last day" is another one of those ballads that once the single comes out I believe will have the potential to be Really quite overplayed on the radio and will get a lot of people who don't normally listen to nickelback- like myself- to either become attached from relating it with someone they love or just take it for its sound quality and catchy lyrics. Immediately following "if today was your last day" is the song "This Afternoon". And just as quickly as "if today was your last day" brought me to tears, so did "this afternoon," because this is a happy go lucky tune that I know my step dad would be blaring in our garage at 2 am singing making us laugh--even though we were ready to go to bed-- he refused to stop having a good time and being silly. I can see myself listening to this on the radio this summer, probably drinking by the pool or sitting by a fire.
Many of the other songs could definitely have a Bret Micheals, "Rock of Love" vibe... and I want you all to know, thats okay...
I think that nickelback did a good job on this Cd and has kept a consistency with their sound and style, all the same making music that's going to be liked because of the meaning and enjoyment that goes along with the songs. I think the raspy vocals have also been toned down, which is desirable.
So, for this album I can say that it really isn't my style of music, but I think it can go under the category of music you know and like because your parents listen to it. It's not something you would download the day the album was released in high anticipation, but these songs will find their way to you, I promise. They're going to find their way onto the radio and countdowns, as their first single already has,"gotta be somebody", and they may become overplayed and Chad Kroeger's voice will probably start to bother you... But hey, it is gonna be good the first time you hear some of these ones! So just know that you'll at least enjoy it once or twice :)

Now as for Athens, Ohio and my life this instant=> is busy, but in a good way. I haven't been too anxious or nervous about my first few exams- that's been nice, but I also haven't recieved any of my scores for these first few exams therefore this attitude may be changing quickly. I'll take it for what it's worth for now... I NEED TO BUY A MUSIC DOWNLOADING SERVICE. This may also be a reason why I am choosing Nickelback as my favorite new album. Because it is one of the only new albums I have heard. You would learn, if you lived in Athens, that you become cut off to the real world, pop culture society, because you live in the middle of nowhere and the only type of cultural stimulous is whatever court street has to offer you. I just bought the new issue of Interview Magazine and I'm SO excited to read it. I really also need to subscribe to that magazine. I find it so interesting and actually valuable "famous-person-obsession material" instead of like US magazine or PEOPLE, not to say I don't totally enjoy reading those either.. and also will admit to it being completely pathetic... but in Interview Magazine, its just all interviews with famous people, or people who have some type of significance with art, movies, some type of production hooplah and---- so yeah it's really interesting to read what they have to say and to actually kind of get into their minds, because thats the most interesting part of a person right? I have an interview with Zac Posen taped to my wall in my dorm room from Marie Claire magazine and it was so fascinating- I loved his answers he just seemed like he would just truly have a sense of fabulousness around him if I were to meet him in real life. But anyways!!! Abby is meeting me downstairs now to enjoy some Hot Hot dining Hall food- awful. ch-ch-check it out.

Also.

Check Out :
http://www.acrn.com/
to listen live to OU's student run online radio!
Make requests, check out the students, listen to the music, join the facebook group, What Have You!
Just Check It OUT.

I Wanna Be Made.

So, here's the skinny:
my name is Mackenzie and I Am offically a Platform One Reperesentative at Ohio University with my girlfriend Abby (literally we are kind of dating, just last night we shared a romantic snowy moment outside of her door while we waited for someone to walk by--hopefully to be going into her dorm so they could let her in, Becauseeee not only is Abby phoneless but she is also without keys to her dorm, Shocker.)


So you below there was the story of Derrik. And the Teenage Cool Kids. I enjoyed my Monday night and I think Abby could say the same...
I need to confront you all though and tell you the true story about Derrik. Abby first of all approached him. She asked him about his wedding ring and how long he had been married. She was playing with his red, 6 inch, thick... gotee, when the Teenage Cool Kids approached me and told me Derrik had been at the bar since 4 pm and was an innocent Nelsonville citizen who didn't want any trouble. Abby was persistently putting her hand in his back pocket when we were watching the last show when she started talking to him about porn?? and then he stormed out after Abby threatened to punch him because he wouldn't go in the bathroom with her.
Haaa. Ok just kidding.
He was definitely creeping the whole night and the "Teenage Cool Kids" took care of us, thanks a million actually.
As for the show-->I can't say their music was "shoegazing" really, but they did have some catchy melodies and energetic dance moves that would make anyone smile, and smile we did. So my advice: I would buy the CD because they were nice guys, but I would rather check them out live again before actually Listening to the CD. AKa they sounded way better live than recorded. That happens... and It's Okay.

So school blows, I don't mind going to class until the lecture exceeds 15 minutes then I begin to doodle and let my mind wander until its impossible to get back on track again and end up sitting in misery for about an hour and thirty minutes.

Anyways, I'm done with my first week of classes at 5. I am going to go to Rio Grande and have a Grande lime shake with salt and eat some of my favortie mehhicanno food on all of campus.

We Are Back In Athens And Back In ACTION.

The Genesis

Hello All and allow me to informally welcome you to the spectacular phenomenon that is Abby and Mackenzie's Platform One blog of the Ohio University persuasion. I (Abby) will frequently be posting my thoughts on the random and, most-often, insignificant happenings of my everyday life. I'm sure my partner in PG-crime will thrill you as well.
Despite being without a phone or any way to get into my place of residence , I somehow managed to couch-surf my way through the first weekend back here at OU. I always seem to be the freeloader, my friends the freeloadees. But it works out that way. In other words... the universe is in balance when I mooch.
On Monday Kenz and I went to a bar in Athens (Ohio, that is) called The Union. We wanted check out a band from Denton,Texas that had been featured in our school's student-run newspaper, "The Post". In the article the band, "Teenage Cool Kids", were quoted as playing "a mixture of indie rock, shoe gaze, and punk."
DEF: Shoegaze (according to UrbanDictionary) >A style of rock music that emerged in England in the late 80s that featured blisteringly loud and dreamily reverberated feedback.
(according to me) > when people gaze at their shoes.
I remember saying, "Yea, these guys are good, " but I don't know if that was me or the Blatz talking. It was all fun and games until a middle-aged man sporting a tight Metallica shirt, Zi-zi Top beard, and wedding band named Derrick decided to harrass us. Apparently what he called "pimping his band" included hanging around at other band's gigs and trying to con people into coming to his own. His band, "Without Bleeding Ears", was allegedly scheduled to play the following night, however the owner of the bar begged to differ. Luckily the Teenage Cool Kids were just that (minus the teenage). They came over after their set and tried their darndest to save us from Metallica Man. After he challenged all 8 of us to punch him in the face, we decided to call it a night. They went off to tour the country and we went back to our dorms. Oh the simple life.