Another Reason the Hancock Building is Terrible

So I was walking through the wind vortex today (which actually wasn't horrible windy for once), on my way to work, and I saw something pretty disturbing. I saw about 4 or 5 dead birds laying on the sidewalk. I guess the birds think the mirrored building is just more sky and fly right into it, kill themselves, and land on the sidewalks. Pretty digusting.

THEN I got to work, and what did my boss show me? More dead birds that had flown into our windows and landed on top of our sign. Sick. The thing is, nobody can clean them up so they're all half decomposing. But what's weirder is that on my walk home all the dead birds next to the Hancock building were gone. Like, is it someone's job to clean up all the dead birds that have landed on the sidewalk? Or is it just some crazy homeless person who collects them?

It made me think of this - apparently when I was little I used to pick up dead birds, pull them around in my red wagon, and water them with a watering can. What the hell were my parents doing?

I also wanted to share another little segment of shit my roommate says:

"I got a D+! That's such an improvement."

"I look at him and want to make out with him. But I think this guy is like, SUCH a loser."

"I think I would make a good jew. I mean, I have red hair."

"I don't know if you know this, but I got hit by a truck pretty recently."

"He said, 'Unlike you, I can have fun without drinking.' I was like, I'm pretty sure I'm infinitely more fun than you are at a bar."

"I bet you're get a 100 percentile on this"

"I'm like a retarded person"

"I would have figured this out if I made it subtract"

...more to come.

Studying is so boring

Look how dedicated I am to this blog. I'm taking some time off from my little study sesh to write on my little megoblog. It definitely has nothing to do with not wanting to review New York Times v. Sullivan again. BU, whatchu think I am, some kinda lawz student? Did I TAKE the LSATS last year? Did I? No.

OH man. SVU commercial just came on..."It's Halloween on SVU...and SVU is not carving...pumpkins." They really could've improved that one by having Ice T narrate it. I'm telling you, this is why I'm going into television. I don't drop the ball like that, NBC.

Sunday Night Football is on (Skins v. Colts), and it was hard enough to watch this theme song before that SNL skit. Now it's completely impossible. I don't really know what to expect here...after the Giants massacre I'm pretty nervous. I just haven't seen the Skins get demolished in a year and I pretty clearly remember how much it sucks. I just don't wanna see the Colts stomp 'em (get it?)

PS - Alaska showed me this and it's pretty much the funniest thing I've seen in a while. To think I was walking around quoting this before seeing it, without even knowing how awesome it was. I thought "now you fucked up" was one of those phrases you say all the time, but have no idea who started it. Like "Ain't that some shit."

Daaaamn Boston, why you so cold to me?

So I am officially at the point of no return. I haven't left the house without a jacket in a week, and I think the cold is here to stay. Today was extra windy, so the vortex was even more powerful. The goddamn thing tried to steal my Red Sox hat like it ate my umbrella, and it blew it off my head...TWICE. So there I was, walking home from class and my hat flew right off and hit a car. Obviously I ran into the street to rescue it, I've had that hat for years! Another day of battle next to Hancock building.

I'll change the subject before this turns into a weather blog. I have to discuss the bane of my existence which is Berklee kids. Look, I can't tell the difference between you and the homeless and I'm sick of you spilling your DJ equipment and knocking people over with your instrument cases on the Green Line. Then again, I'm always on the lookout of the next J Mayer.

I had class at 9 am this morning, and I seriously can't do anything productive right now. I might just call it quits and nap...like a cat. Nap. Meow

I have to wear pants now?

I have to start off this post by showing this to anyone who hasn't seen it:

http://www.hulu.com/watch/184572/saturday-night-live-sunday-night-football

SNL hit the mark on this one...how ridiculously corny are all of these shows' openings? And don't get me started on that FOX robot. But really this skit made me so happy, way to go Lorne Michaels. 

Alright. More importantly, it's starting to get chilly here. And so begins a number of blog posts about how cold Boston is. I mean DC has a high of 88 today. What's Boston's? 66. Oh well, I can't say I didn't know what I was getting myself into.

My football teams had ANOTHER 2-0 weekend. I think this is the first time that's happened in back to back weekends in maybe years. Skins and Irish beat two mediocre teams, which makes us slightly better than mediocre! I'll take what I can get. A win is a win, right?

P.S. I broke 3 glasses out Saturday night, but I want to point out that when I left McGreevy's still hadn't cleaned up the one I broke there. Yeah, I spent most of my time at that bar standing next to a pile of glass shards saying, "Hey watch out, some moron broke a glass there." Later in the night...I did not feel the same responsibilities. I don't always control my limbs well, you enter the bar with me at your own risk.

Chim Chiminy Chim Chiminy Chim Chim Charoo

So the past two weeks it's been raining a lot in Boston...and not just raining, we're getting the kind of weather that I would usually associate with November or March in DC (I still say that DC is Seattle of the east coast - with uglier people). The biggest problem is that I walk back and forth between the Copley Square T stop everyday, and there is literally a wind vortex that extends through copley square past the Hancock building. 

This vortex has caused a lot of issues for me lately. For one thing, the Hancock building is all glass (for those of you unfamiliar), so I usually have to hold down any skirt I'm wearing unless I want to get the attention of some middle age business creeps inside. But worse, the wind has eaten 2 of my umbrellas.

Okay I lost one of those umbrellas at Clery's last weekend, but this thing really does turn all my cheapass umbrellas inside out, making me feel a Mary Poppins who is being punished by God. I'll let you guys know if I get carried away, "Up" style.

By the way, this is my third post this week. You see that? Breakin' my PR up here. Count it!

Oh and THIS

Don't get me wrong here, I ain't no birds fan, but this stupid commercial gets me everytime:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnLN6DuHXPQ

Look at that. Technically two posts in one day. HAWT DAWG

The leaves are changing

...or mostly just dying and making slippery spots on the sidewalks. Yes, beautiful fall is beginning to arrive in Boston. October is my favorite month of the year, culminating in my favorite day/night - Halloween! This year I'm a little worried that, unlike college, I'll only have one night to dress up. I feel compelled to wear the 15 dollar child's Notre Dame cheerleader uniform I bought on ebay two weeks ago, but I have to figure out some angle on it so I'm not just a lame-o cheerleader.

Speaking of Notre Dame, both my football teams won this weekend! Who all seen McNabb scramble say yeahhhh. Okay, I realize that both teams played pretty mediocre in their respective games, but I'm going to brag like an asshole anyway. Weekends with double wins like this come around so rarely in my life.

 Like ever. That brings me to another thing, sorry to Miss Katelyn Langs that I did not blog on the topic she suggested:

katelynlangs: who should play next weekend...mcknabb or vicks

Good question Pants. I guess I just wasn't on the ball on that one. I'll try to step my game up for ya.

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