‘Student 1.0’ Posts

Mother’s Day Idea:  Prepare Heart-Shaped Pancakes!

Mother’s Day Idea: Prepare Heart-Shaped Pancakes!

Ya’ll know the drill: Mother’s Day is a holiday honoring mothers, celebrated (on various days) in many places around the world. Mothers often receive gifts on this day. [via Wikipedia] Struggling to decide how best to show your mother your appreciation? If you’re in-state and will go home for the weekend, why not prepare breakfast? ...

Cinco de Mayo: Food, Drink, and Mariachi Music!

You all can Wikipedia “Cinco de Mayo” on your own, but I felt like this video did a good, concise job: And about celebrating, there are 3 ingredients: food, drink, and music. Check out the recipes over at PerfectEntertaining. For drinks, my favorite Mexican beer has always been a nice Corona. I typically take a ...

HowTo: Sound Sophisticated

Digg is stealing away our job! Here’s a great find from the front page of digg that is sometimes a little too true. The post is aimed at guys, but it’s a good read for both sexes. I do believe it is time for tea: The Complete Guide to Faking Sophistication [DoubleViking.com]

Latin Phrases Ad Nauseam

Because of the expectations for astute discourse in distinguished establishments, the necessity of the deprecated Latin language is a must. Brought to you by Mr. Conrad of Ohio State is a list of Latin phrases for your everyday conversation and papers. Sacra bos! (Holy cow!): Latin phrases used in English [Ohio-state.edu/~econrad]

St. Patrick’s Day Prep

There are few days in the year were it is socially acceptable nay… expected to begin drinking before 5 pm. If you are of age, of course. St. Patrick’s Day is definitely one of those holidays that has flown under the radar until college. First, a little history from the trusted Wikipedia: Saint Patrick’s Day ...

Opening a Bottle of Beer

Not to blatantly rip off Lifehacker or anything, but this one is too good to pass up. They just made a post containing a video of how to open a bottle of beer using only a piece of paper. Cool They also link to another article over at instructables, but check out Lifehacker’s article first. ...

Computer Cords: Wrap Them with Twisty Ties!

I’ve got a desktop computer. With 2 speakers and 1 sub woofer. A microphone. A webcam. The keyboard. The mouse. The monitor. An external battery. A printer. An external hard drive. My Zen. The Internet cables. And the USB cable to connect to my digital camera. That all comes with… a big mess. I mean, ...

Killer Colds and Flus! (And How to Avoid Them)

While Rosario is nice and chipper about taking notes, I’m a little under the weather. The flu seems to be making its rounds down at LMU. Although I feel like I’m getting sick, I don’t feel too bad. Mostly because I take a few precautionary steps right when I get that “Oh God, I’m going ...

Exercise in College, Part 1

Catchphrases usually don’t annoy me that much, but the “freshman fifteen” seems to have been beaten to death. Sure, some people do gain a few pounds the first term of the freshman year. Big deal; you can gain a pound or two over the weekend from too much beer. From what I have witnessed and ...

For the New Year: Motivate Yourself

While Kelly is looking over the new themes I sent him, I’d like to share with you all this great video that’s been around for a while. Whenever I watch it, it reminds me of how beautiful life and living… just is. Warning: Emo. Well, not really. I mean, we preach to you here about ...

Traveling by Plane: Getting Back to School

This post may be a little ill-timed, considering that many classes resumed today while others won’t start until two weeks from Monday. But I’m flying home on Saturday, so that’s all that counts. Here are a few tips if you are traveling on a plane: