Here’s the video from Episode 33 of Chris showing off how to make a soda can beer sleeve. Enjoy.

As Kelly alluded to in an earlier post, these last months I have been applying, interviewing, and finally choosing which law school I will attend next year. My votes are in, and I will be much closer to Chris and Kelly this next year, out at USC in Los Angeles.

I have already begun tracking “USC Law” on Twitter, so hopefully I will encounter other students online before driving out there early August.

Now. I have discovered that part of the process of moving on to law school involves some heavy donating. For me, this is a lot of clothing and used/old electronics.

Donate Your Used Clothing to Goodwill

At Goodwill, they have various policies nationwide. So, you’ll have to check your state’s website. But, in general,

Goodwill generally will not accept donations of auto parts, non-working electronics, furniture showing signs of damage, or exercise equipment. For liability reasons, Goodwill generally will not accept baby cribs. Sanitary regulations prohibit Goodwill from accepting mattress donations (although most Goodwill retail stores do sell new mattresses and box-springs at reasonable prices). Recently, due to safety concerns (in particular, concerns over lead content), Goodwill will not accept many toys, particularly those made in China.

Goodwill will generally always accept donations of clothing, shoes, books, accessories (handbags, belts), and consumer electronics. [Wikipedia]

Also see The Salvation Army’s guidelines.

Donate Your Old Computer

If you plan on getting a new desktop or laptop for school, donate the old one at TechSoup. Search your zip code, and the service will provide you with organizations readily available to recycle and/or refurbish and donate your old computer.

Note: Be sure to wipe your hard drive completely clean of your personal information before donating. See Active@Killdisk or Darik’s Boot and Nuke (Windows) or ShredIt X (Mac).

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Summer is officially here for all students not in year-round institutions. My buddies at Santa Clara and University of Washington finished up their finals last week. Any self-respecting person probably is not resting for long, because those internships or jobs. This post is for those of us who have scored internships and are maybe getting a little run down. Here’s how to stay at the top of your game and be remembered long after you’ve left. After all, not many people want to stay in academia for the rest of their life…

Do Everything

As an intern, you should never have dull time. Ever.

If you find yourself watching an inordinate number of YouTube videos (perhaps a college podcast that we all know and love), you’re doing something wrong. Maybe your boss(es) is too, but you’re the only one who can solve the problem.

Start reporting to people who are not your superior, but people who are peers with your superior. Get your hands involved in as much as possible.

I try to practice what I preach. Here’s an example: My job title at Revision3 is “modern culture intern.” That means I get to work on awesome shows like popSiren and Scam School. When I’m not busting balls on those shows, I’m writing software to help the company, brainstorming new shows, helping other people edit, contributing to the intern blog and appearing on other shows, like Internet Superstar. I am so self-righteous.

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We’ve shown you how to pirate movies and cover your tracks on the internet. We’re going to keep being bad. Here’s how to get into a club, bar or Chuck E. Cheese if you’re under the age limit.

I’m not so concerned with legality because I think justice trumps the law. I’m a huge youth rights advocate. I draw parallels between a sign that says “21 and over only” and “Whites only.” Age limits are an unjust social barrier that young people face every day. Say what you will about the drinking age itself. There should be no age discrimination when it comes to just plain hanging out at a bar or club. That’s what age limits come right down to: a plain-as-day rights violation.

I could go on and on arguing against the drinking age – enough with all that. Now that I’m over 21, I have no use for these tactics. Use them to weasel your way into age-restricted establishments. If nothing else, think of them as civil disobedience.

The typical piece of advice is to get a fake ID. I’ll cover that too, but I think you can go without it.

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Okay, so my Flip Video camera arrived today along with a lighting kit for the podcast. I’m officially obsessed. Here’s a quickie I shot about securing your bike to what I call “wheel racks.”

The following is a guest post from our friend Cal Newport from his Study Hacks blog. We’ve also sent one of our own guest posts over there: Implement a Mechanism-based Lifestyle

Project Paralysis

The scenario is common. As the semester progresses, long-term projects began to pile up. A research paper for your history class. A big programming project for computer science. The articles you promised the school newspaper.

This mess of deadlines soon becomes too intricate to decode. It’s too much to handle. You freeze, and then end up scrambling, right before the deadlines, again and again, pumping your stress to dangerous pressures while handing in dangerously shitty work.

To many this is just college. Stretches of drunken stupidity followed by bursts of stressed out chaos. But it doesn’t have to be this way. There’s no magic solution: hard work is hard work. But one simple hack can make a big difference…

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If you’re hosting a party this President’s Day Weekend, you may want to check out CO-ED Magazine’s article on some good double-duty ice-breaking games. Check it out:

5 Drinking Games to Break the Ice [CO-ED Magazine]

Wooooo, party. Mardi Gras! Let’s go sin. Yeaaaaaaaah. Who cares that it’s flu season?!

Cough. I’m sick. I’ve had the flu since yesterday. I’ve put in a solid 30 hours of sleep (no exaggeration) and should be 100% by tomorrow. A 48-hour turnaround on the flu isn’t too bad. Here’s how I did it:

Killer Colds and Flus and How to Avoid Them [HackCollege]

Scott, the podcast camera guy, and I are both on Laser Squad Bravo, the LMU improv team. While not performing with UCSD’s Foosh, racing go karts and partying to no end this past weekend (thanks guys), we got to thinking: many rules in good classic improv are generally good rules to follow in everyday life. Enjoy.

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Still looking around online for what to get your geeky friends or family? First, be sure to have the following Firefox addons:

• The Easiest Way to Get Those Coupon Codes [HackCollege]
• Get Price Comparisons while You Shop with PriceAdvance [Lifehacker]

Second, check out the following Gift Guides:

• Gift Guide ‘07 [Gizmodo]
• Holiday Gift Center 2007 [ThinkGeek]
• Create a Mosaic [HackCollege]
• Frame an Extraordinary Photo [HackCollege]
• Heart-Shaped Pancakes [HackCollege]
• Gift for the Star Wars Kid [HackCollege]
• Top 10 Gadgets for College Students [Sports Illustrated, On Campus]
• Holiday Gift Guide, 2007 [Engadget]
• Gift Guide 2007 [Lifehacker]
• 2007 Holiday Gift Guide [Linux]

Third, don’t shop online instead of studying for your finals. Seriously. But good luck with those.