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Thursday, February 08, 2007

How I love Homecoming, let me count the ways


I've got school spirit, yes I do. I've got school spirit, how 'bout you?!?!
Ha ha ha. I'm regressing back to my cheerleader days. Ahhh.... those were the days. Watching games, performing, getting the crowd involved, being a school ambassador- so much fun. Gosh, seems just like yesterday I was headed to Dallas for Cheerleading/Mascot camp with my old team, my old coach Bri and in the old vans we used from Athletics. Interesting fact- we found a tape in the deck that a coach left in the van and we wondered who in the world would have bought that tape, let alone to just leave the tape in the Athletics van. But I'm getting off subject.
Why do I love Homecoming so much? Because I honestly have a ton of school spirit. I love Metro, I love the people that work here, I love what Metro stands for and I love the direction that Dr. J is trying to steer the College into.
But I extremely love Homecoming. Any chance to show off my spirit and affection for Metro is great for me.

I've actually created a small list of things (past, present and future) that have occurred (will occur), in regards to my school spirit:
* When I was a freshman at Metro and the Men's Basketball won the National Championship Title in 2001-2002 season, everyone decided to greet the team at Centennial Airport. So I get back early, after a long night of celebrating the win with my team and get my character so that we could take photos. About 50 or so people showed up, the team got off the plane and we all went nuts. After it calmed down and little and the crowd dispersed, I made my way back to my car: a 1984 Volkswagen Rabbit, Wolfsburg Edition. I had made signs for the backseat (if you could call it that) windows, stating the Metro had won the Title, when lo and behold, Coach Mike Dunlap walks over to his car, which happened to be parked next to me and gave me a smile as he read the signs.
* Once, the cheer squad decided to buy warm-ups. I have really long legs and I refused to buy the girl style of pants and instead opted for the guy style. Well, the girls on my team also decided to put 'MSCD' on the behinds of their pants; since I'm a girl, I had to have the 'MSCD' on my butt too. I go back to Omaha, NE to visit family for Thanksgiving and my cousin is teasing me for having the name of my school on my butt. He said that if I really liked my school, I would have the name over my heart; I then replied that I had the logo over my heart (since Metro is always in my heart-Ahhh....) but that I had so much school spirit, it had to come out somewhere!
* Two of my best friends are pregnant right now and their baby showers are coming up. What is the world's greatest aunt going to do for her future nieces or nephews? Buy them Metro gear. Since I've started at Metro, I've bought MSCD baby clothes (uhhh... from the dreaded Bookstore) for every baby shower I've attended. This would include my baby sister Elizabeth, my cousin Michael (who outgrew his onesie so quickly, he only wore it once!) and my mom's co-worker, who just gave birth a couple of months ago. Got to think ahead, that's what I say.

What about you? What sort of legacy will you leave at Metro? Would you like a way to make your print here at Metro? Check out the Homecoming website link: http://www.mscd.edu/~alumni/homecoming/

It's a start.

Monday, February 05, 2007

Once more with feeling


Just in case you didn't get enough of the 'old man pants' last week, here is another picture and yes, another pair.

Thursday, February 01, 2007

Dress code?? Yeah, I don't think so.


I really dislike the snow. I usually don't whine about the weather (or anything, for that matter) but this continuous downfall of white powder is not making me happy.

Why?

Having recently graduated from this beautiful College, my entire family thought that they should make sure I was properly clothed for the "real world". So, they purchased dress pants, sweaters, button-down shirts, argyle everything (including a skateboard, even though I don't know how to board and can't board in this weather anyway), usw. So I'm totally ready for the "real world" when my world came crashing down: We've been hit with snowstorms the past 5, 6 weeks.

I may not be a girly-girl but I'm definitely not going to ruin my beautiful adult-like clothing in this nasty weather. Snow, ice and everything in-between will have no chance to ruin my new clothing. I have been wearing my new tops to work now, because it takes more work to ruin them.

I would like you all to look at the picture above: this is my outfit today. Lovely sweater, black Chuck Taylor's (Jackass Number Two edition WITH the matching shoelaces) and of course (cue the scary music)....... dreaded old man pants!!!!

No clue what old man pants are? Slightly frightened by the name? Horrified that I wear old man pants?

First, let me reassure you that I am actually wearing women's pants. Second, I have never worn men's clothing. Third, I have no inclination to wear men's clothing. Fourth, I am not calling them 'old man pants' to offend anyone, including men who are older. Sorry if my pants offend you; that is not my intention.

I call these pants my "old man pants" because they appear like pants old men would wear. They are pants for many activities, including golf, running errands, playing bingo, work, sleeping and going out for dinner after a stressful day. I should actually call them my "multi-purpose pants" but that doesn't run off my tongue like "old man pants".