Best Student Council Ever

Screenshot of today's student paper at Emory

Why isn't our student council more like Emory's?  Apparently, the Atlanta, GA college has declared a war against Washington University in St Louis, Missouri. 

After some pro-Wash U propaganda was found on campus this past weekend, the student council president dissolved the student union and declared himself "Supreme Ruler." Omg, they are even wearing military fatigues. 

Here's a clip from the article:
In his speech to the legislature, Dhir called Washington “a terrible, terrible place.”

“It is a school with no identity, no integrity and, I am told, terribly unattractive women,” he said, his voice rising.

Dhir’s next action was to issue a declaration of war, forbidding the legislature to assemble and declaring Washington University Emory’s rival “in all fields — academic, athletic, and otherwise.”

“Your services are no longer needed,” Dhir told the legislature. “Democracy can do nothing for us now.”

President Pro Tempore Devin Murphy was escorted from the meeting by Department of War members after he vocally opposed Dhir’s actions.

“I can’t believe you are actually doing this,” Murphy said as he was dragged from the room.

Best student council supreme leader ever!  It sounds essentially like a parody of the government administration.  Scary if it happened in real life, hilarious on a small, unreal level.

Interestingly, the Wash U campus also found pro-Emory propaganda on buildings even though both campuses are hundreds of miles away.

Drama drama drama!

Hilarious!

Why didn't I find Overheard in New York sooner? Here's a clip:

Bike Messenger guy: You see that? I almost died.
Bystander guy: Yeah, man. Those cabs. They fucked up, man. They think they own this city.
Bike Messenger guy: They're wrong, though. It belongs to me.

And another:

Bag lady: Hey, can I bum a smoke?
Hipster guy: I bummed this one.
Bag lady: Ching-chong, ching-ching-ching-ching-chong!

She enters CVS and comes back.

Bag lady: Ching-chong, ching-chong.
Hipster guy: You're a fat ugly bitch.
Bag lady: You're a chink.
Hipster guy: Why don't you say that to my face?
Bag lady: I will. My boyfriend will kick your ass!
Hipster guy: Why do you have to start with me right now?
Bag lady: Because you're a chink. You're Chinese, right?
Hipster guy: No.
Bag lady: Japanese?
Hipster guy: No.
Bag lady: Umm...Korean?
Hipster guy: No.
Bag lady: Asian?

And another:

Black guy #1: Ooh, ladies? Konichiwa!
Black guy #2: Arigato!
Asian girl: We're Korean, motherfuckers!
Black guy #1: Sayonara!

New beloved music!

Like the way I treat books, I often shy away from exploring music unless a) someone recommends something to me or b) I hear it on the radio c) I get it for free. Since (a) doesn't happen very often and I don't listen to the radio for music, I have to depend on option (c) to get me through. Unfortunately I get very few things in life for free, so I often end up listening to the same music over and over again.

I headed to the radio station yesterday to see what they had in their music library, since the city library was closed on Sunday. What kind of city closes their library on a Sunday?! I ended up finding what seemed like a lot of music based on clips or single songs that I had heard in the past. Bad idea. There is a reason why you tend to hear one song only from a band and then never hear much from them again.

However out of the eight or so albums I managed to listen to, one of the best was from a band called Devotchka. And sadly, the only reason I found them was becuase I was trying to find Devo and this was the only band listed under DEVO*. Picking up Devotchka only because it shares the first two syllables as Devo is like thinking I'll enjoy beets because it is a root vegetable like potatoes.

I was lucky though! Devotchka sounds a bit like Calexico, but an Eastern European Calexico. Classy use of classic beats. But sometimes they sound like Mexican music on the radio, too.

The last time I really listened to Eastern European music was two years ago when I went to watch R play at the Annual Folk Ball, which always makes me think "F**k Ball."

Folk Ball was a little scary. Folk, in this case, means mainly Eastern European folk music. It's full of hard-core folk dancers who are big on their EE heritage. EE folk dancing is like line dancing, but really really complex because the music is not typically in 4/4; most local dancers can be found working in math-related field, interestingly enough.

Apparently, Devotchka are also playing in the soundtrack for Everything Is Illuminated, which I want to watch!

Dheez guy, he ez'a heep mayn, no?

Does anyone want to divulge what they are listening to these days?