Brians Futon, Also An Internet Celebrity

My futon is famous. When I was a freshmen the local band Tally Hall filmed a video in my dorm room and my futon is now an Internet sensation. I think my picture might still be on their website.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dhP4uoGKWU

I slept on the futon for over a year, and every night it was like sleeping with Joe Hawley himself.

Brian Gives Advice

It's the last week of orientation and I had all of the engineering orientees on my bus today. So the bus was packed with mostly incoming freshmen. I know most of the Engineering Peer Adviser's and they said I could say a few words to the pre-froshes. So while driving down Bonisteel I took the bus PA mic and welcomed them to Michigan and gave them the best advice I could. It went something like this.

"Attention pre-froshes, this is your friendly bus driver Brian. First of all let me say welcome to Michigan. I hope your enjoying your orientation. Listen to your adviser's, they know whats best for you. But while your here take time to look around you, not just at the streets and buildings, but look at the people around you. These are the people you will be spending the next 4 years with. You will see this kids in your classes, in your dining hall, and probably living on your floor. Get to know them because you will see them next year and you will find yourself saying 'hey weren't you in my orientation?' more than you think. So while your here learn a lot, go out get wasted, and meet some of these people, in the fall you'll be glad you did."

I feel like that is the advice that I would have found more invaluable than anything I heard when I was at orientation.

Brian Gets Popular

I think my blogosphere of influence is increasing. The other day I got a facebook friend request from a girl that could only know me through my blog. She is a 22 year old, goes to Ivy Tech, is engaged and have never seen her before in my life. Usually when I get a random request I can find some link between us. Maybe we have mutual friends or are interested in the same things, or are from the same place. This girl doesn't even have a facebook friend at Michigan. So I'm chalking this up to being an Internet celebrity. Bring on the groupies.

Brian Renames His Blog

Well the title really says it all. I renamed my blog, but in the third person (omniscient not objective, obvi). The reasons were clear, I never really loved my first name, and to be honest, I knew it would be tough from the start (Lurk Moar). Especially because I don't have Muttonchops. But I think this name is prefect in every way. I also changed the color scheme around a bit. Partly because I don't really like any of the templates and partly because I'm not my hero, and don't have the ability to do much about it. I hope you like the new name, and Welcome to the Internet Fatass.

Brian Gets a Raise!

Being on vacation at the beach rocks because you don't have to worry about work. But I still get emails from my boss saying that there is an open charter to drive the football team to the high ropes course and stuff. I can totally disregard them. But when the subject line reads "Student Driver Pay Raise" I get excited. And so beginning on August 12th I will get a $1.50 raise. That's a substantial increase in pay. Combine that with the $.50 raise I got in May, in 3 months I've gotten a 20% pay increase. Do I know why we are getting getting a raise? No. Am I pleased? You bet. So now I get $12 an hour to drive around Ann Arbor and meet friendly people.

IM LEEEEROY JENKINS!

I work with a guy whose name is LeRoy Jenkins. He is a big, strong black guy who could easily kick my ass. But every time I see him I just want to yell "I'M LEEROY JENKINS" If your unaware of why Leroy Jenkins is a interneters family name check this out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkCNJRfSZBU

Now if only I worked with a guy named Rannndy Watson.

Another Reason to go to Michigan

Lets face it Michigan really is the leader and best. Best fight song, best football uniform, flag on the moon, largest football stadium, highest out of state tuition, etc. But what about this...

Did you know that Michigan was the home of the very first Panty Raid? That's right on March 21, 1952, 600 men of West Quad raided the all female South Quad and stole their panties. After that, panty raids became all the rage across the nation, with a particularly crazy raid taking place at UC Berkley. So if you think that we're not pioneers over here at the U of M, think again because we invented the Panty Raid.