BRIDGE BREAK 2004

++ BRIDGE BREAK 2004 post game wrap-up and analysis.

the 'senior' class of 2004. (2nd year graduates)

SNL or maybe i should call it by its full name, studio night live was a success. thematically, not as strong as years past, not by a long shot. the set, while impressive and looking incredible was possibly not as strong as years past, but that can be blamed on the lack of a strong theme. where this bridge break excelled and stands apart from previous years is the entertainment value and creativity of the commercials and skits. future years will have to step up to the gauntlet laid before them and top instant classics such as:

INSIDE THE ARCHITECTS STUDIO - nick interviews brad or should i say dennis and finds he is so scrumptulescentthat he can barely move.
TOM BIBLE MONOLOGUE - the fashion police of jason, emily, brad, tim, and chris helped tom with his onstage wardrobe helping to prove we all knew he was a uc engineering professor disguised as an architecture structures professor. its a good thing he had a prepared statment of which the senior class knew nothing of the costume malfunction, said knew nothing about it, and the faculty has known that the senior class has known nothing all year.
CHOOSE ADVENTURE - mark, rebecca, and jeanne show us jerry doesn't really have a set 'architecture program' as each class or each student for that matter will get to choose their own path towards graduation.go ahead, pick a page number and follow it, just be sure to remember that last page, in case you decide the career path you've chosen is the wrong one.
JC URBAN OUTFITTERS - shawn or shoul i say jesus visits the local urban outfitters store in clifton "and he told those who sold the pigeons, ' take these things away; you shall not make my Father's house a house of trade.'"
REAL DAAP HEROES 'MR. PASTEL COLORED WALL PAINTER' - 'wherever a careless student roams, you will be right behind them with a drop-cloth and a fresh can of paint. don't worry, we don't you didn't spec the gypsum wallboard, *stupid architect*..'
COORS LIGHT - 'i love football on tv, shots of david-lee, hanging with my friends, and twins! i love burritos at 4am, parties the never end, dogs that love cats, and twins and i love you too!"
PROFESSOR IDENTITY THEFT - udo has been another victim of identity theft, this time from kathleen, an exchange student from potsdam. just goes to show those germans aren't as perfect as they thought they were.
PROFESSOR JEOPARDY - john (trebeck) hosts jeopardy with guest stars jason (tilman), brian (postel), and nick (nyland).
WITHOUT DAAP - jay and heather tell a chilling tale of what really hapens between the students of apx and aias at daap. 'without daap, this wouldn't be disgusting.'
BARRY STEDMAN PROJECT HUNTER - john (barry) chases down wild projects in their natural habitat proving that even australians have some sort of worth in the u.s. as well as extremely short shorts.
REAL DAAP HEROES 'MR. TACOMA NARROWS BRIDGE DESIGNER' - '..so crack open an ice cold one at the blast, because every good bridge designer deserves a break."
THE SIMPLE LIFE ARCHIETCTURE - heather (hilton) and heidi (ritchie) find being in the architecture program at uc is harder and messier than they thought it would be. they also find out that those pretzels they sell down in the daap cafe come with 'cheese'.
GUINNESS - mark and jason were 'brilliant'!
THE UC - aj storms into daap leaving san diego behind and commands respect and attention from four ladies of the 6th year architecture students. not to be missed.
DOMINOES - the first year architecture students along with the help of jesus showed off the beautiful building we have and the quality of the students uc 'brews'.
WEEkEND UPDATE - bendra gives us the current events, including why we are ranked number 1 in architecture, batman, and what exactly is ecoop. of which we still don't know.
THESIS FECES - matt shows that the weird noises he makes don't always come from his mouth and hank says 'hidee hoee' like he was born to say it.
REAL DAAP HEROES 'MR CGC PLOT MANAGER' - not known for their time management, they have garnered a spot among the hearts of the 6th years who know better than to bother them. instead we go anywhere else to plot.
THE ENDLESS WINTER - matt and ben find the solace of huge waves in the partly frozen burnett woods lake.
WWJD - jessie from saved by the bell reminds us of the dangers of drug use when trying to stay up late at night: cut back on the caffeine pills.
3RD CHAIR - john, gordon, and brent entertain osam as his thesis committee. john has never hesistated to 'resist any moment to distribute his load' while brent 'distributed his load once, with brown spicy mustard, and sweet pickle relish."
EMILY HATCH'S COMEDY HOUR - emily, never one to miss a joke, proves her comedic genius and unique taste in humor by both doing a stand-up routine and an audience member complete with cackling. who knew it was possible to cackle in various languages.
ARCHITECTURE KILLS - every class loses approximately half of their freshman class by the time they reach 6th year. its amazing how many you forget and how much you don't care. 'the more you know, the worse it gets: truth'.
STUDIO DARKNESS - john, terry, brian, adam, ben, matt, brad, and mark rock the house or rather daap 4400. ++

ASIAN STUDIES CERTIFICATE

++ I'VE BEEN TALKING to the director of asian studies here at uc, prof. not to be named. and he has led me to believe the past two years that i would be on track or could be on track to get a certificate in asian studies. this isn't an entry to deface or discredit him (although its turning out to be that) but he has been largely unhelpful and largely unaccomodating in helping me. i know i'm not one of his students who have asian studies as their major, but still he's a professor and a director, meaning he has an obligation to the students, to any student, right? i know professors have their own research and their own agendas and their own work, but the main reason why they are a professor is to what.. .. ..? teach students and help students and be a mentor to students and to direct students.. .. riiii-ght? you would think. i guess i'm just frustrated that he has not helped me at all and that i do not have enough credits to qualify for a certificate and after i submitted my application, he didn't even email me back to tell me that he had received it. so i emailed him today to verify he had received it and he more or less the only thing he told me was that he had received it, reviewed it, and i will not be receiving a certificate. which is fine that i don't receive it. i just have problems with him as a person in charge of helping students, when he is clearly not helping students as much as he could. but who am i to question him and doubt him. i'm only a student. 24 years old and naive. right? oh crap. i'm 24! i completely forgot that. wow. its time to get out of here. time to leave this place.. ++

NOTHING EXCITING HAPPENNED

++ NOTHING EXCITING HAPPENNED today. nothing of merit. nothing of significance. nothing. amazing. you would think with being awake for over 12 hours that there would be something funny, something stupid, something of value to talk about. but no. i could tell you that i woke up late and slept through 3 alarms, but that wouldn't be anything of significance. i could tell you that i went to studio and put on my headphones and tried to work on my project, but thats old hat. i could tell you that i went to a studio meeting for an hour and wasted my time doing that. i might have been more productive sleeping. i could tell you that i went to a rehearsal of the said bridge break, but it wasn't good and its just that, a rehearsal. i could tell you after that i went back to studio and tried to work, but that also was largely unproductive. i could tell you i left studio early because i couldn't stand being there any longer and came back to my house and watched television and took a nap, but why would i? so i'm left with telling you that nothing of merit happenned today that i can even begin to make stuff up to tell you about. except that maybe, no wait. nothing.
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blogs are the future or so 'they' say.

TEAM WANING 7 - THESIS CEASES TONIGHT 2

++ (4-0) TEAM WANING -- 7 vs. (1-3) THESIS CEASES TONIGHT -- 2
that guy in the grey shirt kicks the ball hard. and this team was in first place. now they are definately in first place being 4-0. strangely enough we are not in last place. there are two teams actually 'worse' than us. go us.

brent - voted most likely to try to 'bring the ball down' with his foot above his own head (and instead kick a girl in the face.)
dom - nice goal.
scott - you promised me 1 full good hard minute. its a good thing we only ask for 45 good hard seconds from you.
matt rouse - voted most likely to complain to the ref (behind shawn) and most likely to yell at our own teammates (and have no one listen.)
jay - voted most likely to run over the opposing team's girls.
mark - voted most likely to whiff the ball while kicking (twice).
matt stevenson - voted most likely to foul the opposing team and think it's not a foul (when it really is.)
cliff - voted most likely to go onto the field only to be pulled off 30 seconds later (and not say anything to anyone about just coming onto the field.)
shawn - voted most likely to use his hands (that cheat!)
john - voted most likely to throw up in the trashcan (but not this game.)
theresa - voted most likely to be open near the goal (and have no one pass it to her.)
megan - voted most likely to be open near the goal (and have someone pass it to her)(and miss it.)
sarah - voted most likely to not know what she's doing and still somehow be in the right place at the right time (and do a good job at it.)
jenn - voted most likely not know where or to who she's kicking the ball (when everyone around her is yelling for it.)
corrie - voted most likely to be better at soccer then mark (and you are.)
katie - voted most likely to wear tie-dyed socks (even if its not green this time.)
cindy - voted most likely to have no one on the team know where you are from, how you are on the team, who you know, or what your name is (beavercreek, you went to high school with jay, you know jay, and your name is cindy.) ++

CINCINNATI 66 - LOUISVILLE 61 - FINAL OVERTIME.

++ CINCINNATI 66 - LOUISVILLE 61. that was the final score after one period of overtime. cincinnati was up by 1 when louisville came down and hit a 3 pointer to go ahead by 2 with 16 seconds left. field williams hit a 2 pointer just inside the 3 point arc with a second left to play to send the game into overtime. cincinnati would in the next 5 minutes of extra time pull ahead and win. mom and dad came down to the game and sat or rather stood in the student section with me and my friends. dad has been to several basketball games, but it was mom's first cincinnati basketball game. at the end of regulation when field hit the shot to tie the game everyone was ecstatic and went nuts, jumping and screaming and high-fiving and yelling and cheering. mom clapped and cheered like everyone else, but after the roar lessened, she turned to me and asked:

"why is everyone so happy?"
"mom! because he hit that shot to send it to overtime!"
"yeah, but we didn't win."
"mom! yeah, but would have lost if he would of missed it."
"i know. i was watching though and i saw when he shot it that his foot was on the line."
"mom!"
"i'm just joking with you! i'm happy he made the basket."
"mom! don't do that to me!" ++