The Day After

The day after LDOC really is one of the most satisfying. Classes are over, now my only job is to buckle down and start to study for the three exams and one magazine spread that I have coming up with-in the next week!

After my last class of the year yesterday, some friends gathered in the quad and had a picnic of fruit (which may or may not have been spiked.) For all future reference, apples soak up vodka quite well, and if you attempt to eat it, it will be like chewing a shot. However, the pineapple was quite delicious.



Truth be told, I had a lot of fun being a little bit rebellious. Who would have thought that innocent kids just having some fruit in the quad would be actually doing anything wrong?

While we were sitting there, two streaking bikers (bikers that were NAKED) went past us- they received many cheers. Unfortunately for the poor biker who rode past soon after, fully clothed, he was booed all the way down the quad.

There will be much more streaking to come as tonight is the streaking in the Undergrad Library. I have never attended this pagan ritual, however, I decided that I am going to go check it out tonight and cross it off the bucket list.

After my fruit medley, it was off to the UPPER quad to semi-listen to the Clef Hangers ( the oldest all male a cappella group on campus) at their semi-annual Old Well sing. Here my good friends brought wine from Weaver Street and raisin walnut bread to share!


Say hi to Kristen and Whitney!

There was also this adorable puppy at said event. And not to be one of those airheads who squeals every time something furry with paws is present, but this little guy was too irresistible not to take a picture of!


But now the festivities that carried on until late last night are over, and I am back to reality here at Caribou Coffee, which is the best place to study! I love it! The music selection here is incredible, and there is the perfect amount of background noise going on. Not to mention there is a constant aroma of coffee goodness in the air. Reminds me of home!

There is also a lot of room to spread all of my stuff out on, which is nice. See picture. That hand is not mine, however, it belongs to my good friend Jessica.





Studying for me is really just all about organization. If I can get all of my notes in order and can feel like the space around me is organized, I function so much better! Every once in a while its actually nice to feel like you are getting quality work done!

Well Econ, here I come! Wish me luck for my 8 a.m. final on Saturday!
Might head back to the house soon to pick up a hummus and pita snack!

Till then,
Cara

LDOC

Sooo I just completed my last news writing class ever!!!
Our final was to listen to a commencement speech given by J.K. Rowling at Harvard University and then to write a news article on it.
I have now made my way down to the printing lab in the library before my last graphic design class!
Then it is off to lunch at Sigma and then to my last Italian class and finally to the quad where I will begin my LDOC lazy festivities.

I would say that over the summer, I am definitely going to miss Chapel Hill!
I love being able to wake up every morning and walk across the most gorgeous campus known to man. I love laying out in the quad and seeing people walking and riding their bikes. I will miss my good friends and our walks down the back streets of Chapel Hill through the pretty neighborhoods.

Ah! Can't think about that too long!

But here are some pictures that I took on the way to class the other morning. They by no means show how pretty things are in reality, but I figured I would show them anyways.



Good luck to everyone studying for exams!

Till then,
Cara

Two More Days!

So today on this beautiful last Tuesday of classes, I got to have a little bit more free time when both of my classes were let out early.

In my awkward new free time I made a trip to the Student Store's bookstore- Bull's Head.
There I found a book that I think that any one with hipster/indie friends should give to said friend for Christmas.


That's right. Look at This F*cking Hipster: a compilation of pictures that can be found on the official website.

The book identifies undying loyalty to Pabst Blue Ribbon beer, tight pants, thrift store clothes and inappropriate facial hair as some traits of hipsters.

If any of you know any hipsters, you will find these gross accusations to be fairly accurate... and hilarious.

After wasting about an hour and a half in the book store and in the pit (the center of campus), I made my way to my last international communication and comparative journalism class. Where there was the presentation of the last group project. They gave out cookies. This is a brilliant idea. Take note. If you ever have a group presentation- kiss up to your audience, preferably in the form of food.

After dinner I went over to the Journalism School (the J-school) where I tried to start working on these magazine pages that I have been putting off, only to find that the server was not connecting. Eff.

BUUUTTT the funniest part of my day by far was going to the Bonnaroo College Comedy Tour!
Pete Holmes and Kumail Nanjiani performed. OH MY GOODNESS! They were amazingly funny. I was crying I was laughing so hard. I would definitely recommend checking out their material.

After the show I got to meet them both, because my friend Vinny helped to put on the show (which was brought to UNC by CUAB).

Hysterical!

So here I am, a day later and I still have not completed my magazine pages.
But tomorrow is LAST DAY OF CLASSES!!!!

So until then,
Cara

Activities involving cars

Happy Tuesday all!

As I mentioned before, the end of the year brings parties with it! With tomorrow being the last day of classes (woohoo!) I though I would share some of the events that have been going on.

I know this is not from today, but I would just like to say that this past weekend was host to some of the most fratastic end-of-the-year events around.

A couple of doors down was the Lambda Chi Carolina Block Party (no I did not pay 15 dollars to listen to bands that I could hear from my room) and the ATO Dukes of Hazzard Party. Please see picture below.


This event consisted of girls from around campus in Daisy Duke's and cowgirl boots and boys in flannel shirts drinking copious amounts of God-knows-what.

These events were just a preview of the activities that will occur on campus tomorrow for the last day of classes! More commonly referred to as LDOC. Will report on this Thursday!


A note on parallel parking.



UMMM PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS!!
I was all happy yesterday, just walking to my car, when I get there and THAT is what I see! Someone had parallel parked less that an inch away from my car.
I made it out with out hitting anyone, but really people -really?

The good thing about this bad-parking laments? You can now purchase bad parking post-its to stick on the offender's vehicle! How awesome is this?! Go here to see other really bad parking examples and to purchase your own bad parking post-its!


We must rid the world of driving idiots one at a time!

Till then,
Cara

I give in

As the last days of school come to a close ( 2 more days!), that means that I will have a lot more free time on my hands. So what should I do? Obviously my new free time must be filled by jumping on the bandwagon that three of my friends have already hopped on- I must start a blog.

When I was thinking of an angle for said blog, I was thinking, 'What could possibly be interesting about my life?' One of the things that I have come to realize is that I am in love with the South.
I love the beautiful landscapes, the cooking, the accent, the wrap-around porches and the dogwood trees. And when this time of year comes around, I particularly look forward to warm, breezy evenings, cookouts, end-of-the-semester festivities and the lazy days of summer.

So as I write this, and procrastinate from doing any real school work, there are two days left of classes and only 10 days before I pack up and leave my home here at UNC-CH and go back to Hillsborough, NC.

My teachers, I feel, have also given in to the summer fever. This morning for my dearly-beloved (note sarcasm here) news writing class we went to a local favorite, Breadmen's, for breakfast.

I had their yummy french toast, which I would recommend to anyone who has a sweet tooth in the morning, like I sometimes do.

After my Italian class, my friends Whitney, Kristen and I decided to check out this new frozen yogurt place, Orange Leaf, on Weaver Dairy Road in Chapel Hill.


IT WAS AMAAZZINNGG. How this works:

1. Serve your own ice cream (choose from over 12 flavors)
2. Pile on your favorite toppings (by yourself! Caution: This is dangerous)
Choose from kiwi, strawberries, peanuts, gummy worms, m&ms, oreos, chocolate syrup, caramel and much much more.
3. Weigh your ice cream
4. Leave happy


Sadly, I am back now, watching Dancing with the Stars on my couch.
I can no longer postpone my procrastination and must start on my mock magazine spreads for graphic design!

Till then,
Cara