I write a dating column: # 1

Helping Students' Dating Potential

by Kyle Jameson

Fellow students, do you realize that SDSU is not providing you with a crucial service? They provide food, housing, financial assistance and this place even has an equestrian team (seriously, that's really sweet), but one service is not currently offered - a dating expert.

How could we overlook this crucial position? Let's be honest, there are only two reasons we came to SDSU: for a top-tier education and the opportunity to meet a potential life mate (or if you're like me, you saw "Jackrabbits" at a college fair and immediately signed on). Let's put this in perspective, we all have academic advisers, some even have financial advisers, but where is my love adviser?

Heck, I would even go for a "modest handshake and smile" adviser. But, since we all need help and we need it fast, I am going to bear the load for the entire student population. I, Kyle Jameson, am going to be your dating adviser.

I know what you're thinking, what makes me qualified to give dating advice to college students? Have I had a series of committed relationships? Not at all. Am I even in a relationship? Yes, if you count my commitment to watching It's Always Sunny every week. Am I at least majoring in counseling? Not even close.

What I do have, my friends, are years of experience being human, enjoying the company of other humans and being ridiculously cheap when it comes to my entertainment and nourishment needs. Isn't that what college dating is all about?

My goal is to enlighten y'all on the mysteries of love or at least give you some killer conversation starters and unconventional first date ideas. Brookings may not be a very big town, but I promise you there are some unique courting possibilities for you and your companion. Using my instinctive resourcefulness, I will be the MacGyver of dates. Give me a rubber band, a rice cake and a dream, and you will be married in nine months.

If at the end of the day my ideas are less than satisfactory and you're still as lonely as my bank account, I apologize in advance. But remember, I am doing this for free - kind of like the BATA bus drivers - and you will thank me later. Or at least giggle at my expense with your girlfriends in Pierson Hall.

I will close with my first dating tip: Go Dutch, because I only have enough cash for one of us and everyone likes wooden shoes and tulips.

La Blogotheque "Take Away Shows" are as fun as birthday cake!

The French weblog "La Blogotheque" presents multiple, unqiue looks into various musical artist traveling through France. They describe their "Take-Away Shows" by stating that, "you meet a band. You take them outside, in the streets, and ask them to play there, shoot the movie in one unique shot, whatever happens. Those are the Take-Away Shows, the weekly Video podcast from french weblog La Blogothèque." I recommend taking a peek.

Jeremy Fisher

This is a great record! I recommend purchasing it.

Lightspeed Champion - 'Galaxy Of The Lost'

Another sweet artists from Omaha.

5-year-old chimp beats college kids in computer game

This study challenges the belief that humans are superior to chimpanzees in all cognitive functions.

The Killers - Don't Shoot Me Santa (video)

This is the best Christmas song ever written.

Architecture In Helsinki - Hold Music

This is kind of fun.

I'm So Lonesome I could Cry

This video doesn't really do anything for me, but I love this song.

Co-ed Intramural Basketball

I recently signed up to play co-ed intramural basketball and had no idea what I was really getting myself into. There are a plethera of ridiculous rules that teams must follow to make the game "more fair". However, the the majority of these rules are targeted at the male players, such as: guys aren't allowed to go into the lane ... ever and a girl must touch the ball before a guy can shoot. I am not opposed to these rules because I don't want to see the girl get involved in the game, I am opposed because I think that it is a slap in the face to the girls that can really play basketball. A lot of the girls on these teams are really great basketball players and deserve the same respect as the guys out on the court. The rules also make it impossible for a guy to steal the ball and go on a fastbreak or even shoot a layup. When it's all said and done, I suppose that this is a good excuse for me to work on my jumpshot.

Bright Eyes- Tear Gas Riot Blues (live Hollywood Bowl 9/29/07)

Bright Eyes performs a brand new song to close their Hollywood Bowl performance. I will be seeing them tomorrow in Sioux Falls!

Cavorts 2007

Our intro video for Cavorts 2007.

What is wrong with this country?

A family has to return their vanity license plates, that display their surname, because their last name was deemed "derogatory." This is ridiculous ...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20966693/?GT1=10357

Devendra Banhart - Sight to Behold(Joolse Holland)

Devendra is an amazing psych-folk artist.