Music Blog

So we all have run out of stuff to write about, so I figured I'd write about the only thing I really care about: music. I have found so much great music at college, I pooled my music with four of my friends and it's opened me up to not only new artists, but new genres altogether. My favorites used to be John Mayer and Death Cab, but it's shifted to Biggie Smalls, Tupac, Nas, B.o.B, Dre, J. Cole, and Eminem since the beginning of the year. I didn't have a terrible childhood or any serious problems like they talk about, but their lyrics are so vivid and accessible to anyone. Nobody who loves their mom can avoid getting chills when listening to Dear Mama by Tupac. Also, I encourage you three (at most) that are going to look at this blog to listen to this song. http://www.prefixmag.com/media/sage-francis/the-best-of-times-prefix-premiere/39561/
It's amazing.

I saw N.E.R.D and Wale in concert at Burruss Thursday night. It was pretty good, nothing amazing. I really liked that Wale broke the rules and walked around Burruss instead of staying on stage. The lead singer of N.E.R.D. (Pharrell) was kind of a creeper. He was talking about all the girls and talking about weird things. I don't know, maybe I'm crazy but I felt like he was being a little horndog.

Also, I took an shower from midnight to 1am. I feel proud.

NOT PROCRASTING BLOG!!!

We interrupt your internet surfing to bring you this important message! Eric Lord is not procrastinating on his blog!!! We now return you to your previous activity.

This has been a somewhat fun week, even though I'm pretty stressed. I wrote a rap song about breast cancer for a sorority philanthropy, then performed it at DP Dough. That was really fun, I had my 5 minutes of fame! The video should be up on facebook soon, although I won't know. I deactivated my facebook for exactly one month, mainly to see if I can do it, and also I think it'll help my schoolwork especially at exams.

Some good news: I got a 16/18 on my linear algebra exam, which is great! It's a month until summer, where I can make money, get a tan, not study for anything, and not have to pay for anything!

I saw on the news that doctors removed a live bullet from a skull. I'm not sure how it was "live" but apparently it was really dangerous and pretty much never done before. So that was cool. Also, an author just released "adult material" for blind people! It has pictures, and dirty braille. I thought that was awesome.

I have nothing else to say really. Oh! I was excited to watch ESPN and have soccer be more prominent than baseball. It was a great thing to see! Okay, bye bye now.

Blog Poem

A man was walking, observing people around him
He would watch their movements, study their actions.
This man was harmless, but felt like a pig.
When he connected eyes with some little kid.
So he took his coke-bottles, and bought some black dye.
Soaked them for hours, and set them to dry.
Went out in public and started looking around.
There was no eye contact cause his eyes can’t be found.
People approached him about his new style,
He told them lies about his sensitive eyes.
And after a while, his invention caught on
Sunglasses were worn by mother father and son.

Blog # I'm Done Numbering

This week has been quite depressing... I got a 40 on a calculus test and a 30 on a physics test. In the Physics test, the average was a 55 so I don't feel as bad, but still pretty bad. I realized that I'm very addicted to technology. My phone was dead for a long time and I felt naked. Also, I haven't been on facebook in a long time so I felt good that I had gotten away from it but now that I'm bored again I'm back on it. I bring my iPod, phone, and laptop pretty much everywhere and I'm beginning to think it's unhealthy. I also came to the realization that my procrastination makes blog commenting for you guys alot harder. Sorry about that! I haven't commented on anybody's in a while so it doesn't affect me. I should probably get back to doing that. Everyone knows about senioritus? I feel like I'm getting it a semester or two later. It's not a good time to get it, at all. Next semester will definitely be a GPA booster with absolutely no math in it. How people pass math here, especially with a good grade, blows my mind. Anything not math related I'm getting great grades in but I just can't handle the maths. Oh well, I guess that's why I'm not an engineer right?

Another Blog

Procrastination. I am the worst procrastinater in the world! I'm starting this fifteen minutes before it's due, all while trying to do my physics homework which is also due in fifteen minutes. I took a 5 hour nap today because I was up late because I procrastinated on the homework that was due today! What the heck is wrong with me? Who can't just due homework a reasonable time before it's due? It's things like this that make me question how I got in to college. Thank god for SAT scores, right? In other news, my March Madness bracket is sittin' pretty right now. Which is an amazing feat that not many people have pulled off this year. Even though WVU was our rival a while back, I'm really pulling for them this year. Something that bothers me is the political correctness of America. I'm so sick of having to walk on eggshells so I don't offend one person. If somebody wants to offend someone else, they will. Why should everyone have to censor themselves just because some guy called basketball players "nappy-headed". Nappy isn't even racist. My friend, who's white, has the nappiest hair I've ever seen. So I just think it's dumb. I'm not racist, sexist, or anything-ist, but I feel smothered by the PC of America. Phew, finished in four minutes! You've got to love fast typing.

Blog # I have no clue because I fell behind

Well it feels like it's been a month since I've last blogged...mainly because it has. This past month hasn't been too crazy or interesting, the only things that have happened are spring break and college basketball. Over spring break I played volleyball and laid out in Miami, FL; that was amazing and I want to go back now! I went down with a couple of friends and my girlfriend was actually down there as well.

March is the best month of my life. It has the start of spring, and March Madness. The only sporting event that I love more is the World Cup. The only teams I'm rooting for anymore are Purdue and WVU (yes I know they were our rival); that's mainly because I have friends that go to those colleges.

On a more depressing topic, calculus is the worst thing ever. When the teacher talks, it's like a lullaby. I can't stay awake, and then have to ask my friends tutor me (which I hate doing). I just got a 40 on the last test. I always have "that class" that wrecks my GPA.

This past weekend, I went down to UVa because it was my girlfriend's "big sis week". Since it's the beginning of spring, there are a lot of day parties. I got to see a bunch of frat guys try to smash a fire extinguisher with a metal bat; they ended up shattering the metal bat and shards went flying. Dangerous? Yes. Hilarious? Yes.

Blog 5

My story:

Audience: Teenagers


Out in the middle of Montana, there was a warehouse in a field; everyone thought this warehouse was deserted. Little did they know, there was a dance party going on inside in which everyone was taking "special vitamins" and getting their daily dose of mushrooms. These "vitamins" and mushrooms made everyone extremely happy! Little did everyone know, this party was history in the making.

During this party there was a little girl named Helen Keller. She didn't have great eyesight or hearing, but she really enjoyed music; she was also very paranoid of getting injured. Helen decided to go to this rave, but made sure to wear protection like health class taught us to. And by protection, I mean she wore a football helmet to avoid head injuries. While she was dancing and taking her "vitamins", the captain of the football team, linebacker Hans Roflcopter, started making fun of her and smacking her helmet around.

Hans was not especially liked in the highschool because of his use of performance-enhancers. This made him stronger and angrier than a rhino who got just got fired from his job (probably because of the lack of apposable thumbs). Helen finally got sick of Hans taunting her, so she Zidane-style headbutted him square in the sternum, causing him to fall backwards onto the Kool-aid (courtesy of Jim Jones). Since he was so muscular, he had no fat to protect the blow, resulting in several broken ribs. He was rushed to the hospital and was later indicted for his use of performance-enhancers.

Helen became a school legend and the helmet is now mounted in their wall of fame; their highschool was terrible at sports so they had a lot of room.

Eric's blog 4 or 5?

So I've had a pretty packed week, but it's either boring stuff or stuff I shouldn't talk about. I'll be (hopefully) pledging the fraternity Delta Upsilon and I've spent most of my week with them just hanging out and whatnot. I went to the UVa basketball game, my first one of the season, and it was awesome! I was right below the band with a couple of the DU brothers, screaming our heads off. Afterwards, I got to talk smack to my girlfriend who goes to UVa all night; that might've been better than the actual win! That set the mood for an awesome night of which I probably shouldn't go into too much detail.
On a sadder note, my computer is STILL NOT FIXED. Which makes me want to smack every customer service representative so hard, their headset flies off. Thankfully there is one person out there who is competent and did what they needed to, so now it SHOULD be working by wednesday or thursday... SHOULD be working...
Also, Valentines day is stupid. Just saying. It's an excuse for couples to flaunt it, single people to sulk, and hallmark to make money. I had to stay at VT because of rush stuff, but I originally planned to go back to UVa to see Kristen, my girlfriend. For good reason, she was upset. But sometimes it goes from understandable to annoying. It's just one out of 365 days a year, why does it have to be so hyped up?

Eric's Blog 3

As I'm sitting in the tenth layer of hell, also known as the empo, I realize how necessary a laptop is in today's world. It's been an uphill battle in school since it's broken, and only getting more difficult. I also noticed how much time I have free when I'm not on websites like TFLN and Facebook and FML and MLIA. So it's kind of bittersweet.
As everyone knows, the Superbowl was last night. I'm not a huge fan of either team, but I was pulling for the Saints. My friend, a die-hard Colts fan, was absolutely crushed last night. I was suprised at his reaction, because he's normally a very calm guy and doesn't let anything bother him or make him angry. It's amazing at how many people go crazy over sports, especially when many don't have strong connections to a team.
On a random note: if it snows any more, I'm transferring to University of Hawaii. I'm sick of wearing boots, having to clean off my car every time I want to drive. flooring it through a foot of snow to get in a parking spot, and then digging it out for 30 minutes to get out. Give it a rest already! And if I get snowed in for Valentines day, even old man winter won't be safe in his igloo or ice cavern or wherever he resides.
All of this snow makes me really excited for spring break. In exactly a month, I will be in south Florida, relaxing on the beach with some sort of refreshing beverage. Fishing, skimboarding, and obviously nothing illegal. I cannot wait!!!

Eric's Blog 2

I'm writing this from my girlfriend's dorm at University of Virginia, and we're pretty snowed in as of right now. Although it's nowhere near the amount of snow we got a couple of weeks ago, it's by far the best looking snowstorm I've seen in a long time. It's the huge snowflakes that fall really slow, the winter wonderland stereotype. Unfortunately, this awesome snowstorm ruined my plans.

Since my girlfriend goes to UVa, we talk smack to each other about college. I obviously won the sports battle because of the fantastic basketball team that is the HOKIES! This eventually digressed into a conversation about the stereotypes of UVa and VT. We often joke with each other by her calling me a hick and me calling her stuck-up; obviously we were joking and don't mean anything bad to anyone, for everyone's entitled to their own lifestyle. After that we got talking about how even though that's the big stereotypes of the schools, there is only a small population of those people at each school. This got me thinking about how many stereotypes are completely ridiculous and based on little to no truth. The main examples I thought of were the idea that every Muslim is a terrorist, and every black man is a criminal, and the one that bothers me the most, every homosexual man is obviously attracted to every guy he sees. The question I pose to you, fellow bloggers, is what stereotype bothers you the most?

As for keeping up with my annoyances, my latest bone to pick with people is their fashion sense, or lack thereof. Yes, everyone is allowed to wear whatever they want to a certain extent, but some girl's outfits make me step back and ask, "really???". My favorite is when girls think those thin black spandex tights can double as pants...they don't. It gets even worse when Uggs and rainboots are added into the mix. Uggs are okay, when the girls jeans aren't tucked into them; rainboots are acceptable with jeans because they're very practical. But when spandex is added into the mix, it goes from acceptable to horrendous. Whoever told these girls that that look is "hawt" should be ashamed of themselves.

Eric's Blog

I get annoyed by very random things; it can range from things people do to something as small as a saying a word incorrectly. For the past couple days, several different people have annoyed me to death. My roommate is the primary one, who plays Halo nonstop. Annoying? I think so. Also, he never takes out the trash or washing the dishes, which makes me the little housewife. But enough about him, there’s more annoying things to talk about!

One of my biggest annoyances is that people think I’m bad at explaining things when they don’t even realize we’re talking about two different things. The biggest example of this was at indoor soccer when we lost 2-1, but I could only remember one of their goals. I simply asked what the first goal was, and that I wasn’t disputing that we lost. Their whole team then berated me saying it was 2-1. I didn’t deny it and was asking what it was. After five minutes of ridiculous arguing, someone finally told me. I said thank you, and walked off the court. Simple, right? Apparently not for some people.

Another big annoyance I’ve had is people’s vocabulary, or lack of it. Frivolous? A little bit, but it’s my blog and I’ll do what I want! A kid I know thinks he’s a genius and tries to use a wide vocabulary and a lot of rhetorical terms. The greatest example was his attempt at using the word “allusion” but instead saying “illusion”. I corrected him and he maintained that he was right. After some unnecessary debating, he finally looked it up and got mad that I was right. It was a little petty, I must admit, but I’m not a fan of cocky people.

On the topic of word choice, my girlfriend has picked up some really weird phrases. Since she’s been at college, she’s been saying “love” a lot. For example, instead of just asking “why?” she’ll say “why, love?” Not a big deal, but for some reason it strikes me as a little bit pompous. She definitely isn’t pompous and I love her to death but I just don’t understand. Also, another little thing she’s picked up is saying “byes” instead of just “bye”. Again, nothing too bad, but sometimes it’s the little things that can make someone go “ugh, why?”

As cynical as this beginning blog may seem, I’m actually in very high spirits! So I figured I'd include things that have made me happy lately. This includes: textsfromlastnight.com (viewer discretion advised), the movie Zombieland, the fact that I’m surprising my girlfriend this weekend, mountainberry lollipops, Joshua Radin, Young Money, and the weather’s starting to shape up.