"life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. it's about learning to dance in the rain."

Counting down until homecoming with 13 things to love about Ohio University.

– from my friend, another OU alum, Ellen

‎#2 | Ohio University adopted the Bobcat as its official mascot in 1925. In 2006 the Ohio University bobcat adopted the offical name Rufus. Though we are small, we are mighty; at least our mascot could beat up your mascot any day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=577hN8tQM6g&feature=related
http://www.ohioalumni.org/bobcats-mascots

‎#3 | This complement's yesterday's post. The Ohio University Marching 110 is impressive. The Ohio University Marching 110 Alumni Band is even more exciting! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8eq3ftMlsY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjQI7POV6g0&feature=related

#4 | I'm posting this as #4, but it could easily be my favorite. The Ohio University Marching 110! True Bobcats know halftime is game time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZtCZOiZ-cg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPjXRehDNlk&feature=related

‎# 5 | Ohio University isn't known for athletics, but school spirit would suggest otherwise. Here's to the O Zone for representing at every game and the Gang Green for making club hockey the most frequently sold-out ticket on campus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flczduSE7ms&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2nQ5mPxowE&feature=related

# 6 | Ohio University is home to the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. The J-school is consistently ranked among the top programs in the nation, taps the talents of an impressive faculty lineup, and draws some of the best and the brightest from around the world through its doors.
http://scrippsjschool.org/
http://media.library.ohiou.edu/scripps/

#7 | This next one isn't for everyone but I can't talk Ohio University without giving a nod to GREEK Life. Here's to unlimited shenanigan-filled memories at the no. 8. Alpha Love.
http://www.ohio.edu/orgs/aoii/index.html
http://www.ohio.edu/campuslife/greek/index.cfm

#8 | I was going to post about prestigious alumni (ahem, Matt Lauer) and then YouTube reminded me of the Singing Men of Ohio. Who needs Matt Lauer? Johnny Schmoker, Johnny Schmoker ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvPmiJWme50
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a7wR2mwpK8&feature=related

#9 | Ohio University boasts a beautiful campus unrivaled by any other midwestern school; unless you've experienced it firsthand, don't even try to refute this claim. The video is old, but you'll get the idea. There's no place like Athens.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otFKWsg0r-o
http://www.lakehillcabins.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/005_ohioucutlerhall0a1.jpg

#10 | Ohio University boasts rich tradition and history. Enjoy these tidbits about the oldest school in the old Northwest Territory and "Harvard on the Hocking."
http://www.ohio.edu/students/handbook/history/index.cfm
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,813621,00.html

#11 | Donkey Coffee and The Front Room Coffeehouse (a.k.a. The Froom). Donkey Coffee speaks for itself. Although the Froom in New Baker is not nearly as unique as the old one, it still merits mention in the countdown.
http://donkeycoffee.com/
http://www.ohio.edu/frontroom/

‎#12 | Courtside Pizza $0.50 slice night. Quite possibly the best thing to ever happen to pizza.
http://courtsidepizza.com/#home/

#13 | Athens, Ohio is the 13th most haunted city in the United States.
http://www.forgottenoh.com/Ridges/ridges.html
http://www.forgottenoh.com/OU/ou.html

"The Best way to Predict the future is to create it"............. The Inter-Web

When life gets challenging, remember pressure makes diamonds. So keep on shining!

Time to Party ... almost

one good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.
♥ bob marley

"As soon as you truly commit to making something happen, the "how'" will reveal itself." -Tony Robbins

"Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change." -Jim Rohn

Cadbury Egg Recipes

There is no way I can't share this, these look amazing!

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/delicious-recipes-using-cadbury-creme-eggs

lifes a dance

When I was fourteen I was falling fast
For a blue eyed girl in my homeroom class
Trying to find the courage to ask her out
Was like trying to get oil from a waterspout
What she would have said I can't say
I never did ask and she moved away
But I learned something from my blue eyed girl
Sink or swim you gotta give it a whirl

Life's a dance you learn as you go
Sometimes you lead, sometimes you follow
Don't worry about what you don't know
Life's a dance you learn as you go

The longer I live the more I believe
You do have to give if you wanna recieve
There's a time to listen, a time to talk
And you might have to crawl even after you walk
Had sure things blow up in my face
Seen the longshot, win the race
Been knocked down by the slamming door
Picked myself up and came back for more

Life's a dance you learn as you go
Sometimes you lead, sometimes you follow
Don't worry about what you don't know
Life's a dance you learn as you go

Life's a dance you learn as you go
Sometimes you lead, sometimes you follow
Don't worry about what you don't know
Life's a dance you learn as you go
Life's a dance you learn as you go
Sometimes you lead, sometimes you follow
Don't worry about what you don't know
Life's a dance you learn as you go

Life's a dance
Life's a dance
Life's a dance
Take a chance on love
Life's a dance
You learn as you go

- john michael montgomery "life's a dance"

"I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody." Bill Cosby

“I'd rather have a moment of wonderful than a lifetime of nothing special.”

for women

Whatever you give a woman, she will make it greater. Give her sperm, she will give you a baby. Give her a house, she will give you a home. Give her groceries, she will give you a meal. Give her a smile and she will give you her heart. She multiplies and enlarges what she is given. So if you give her crap, be ready to receive a ton of shit. Hope to see every girl on my friend list repost this :)

to get something you've never had, you have to do something you've never done.

whether you think you can, or think you can't do something, you're right. - henry ford.

don't tell me the sky is the limit because there are footprints on the moon

do what makes you happy, Be with who makes you smile, Laugh as much as you breathe, and Love as long as you live

life is nothing but phases. no matter what happens, good or bad, don't wait. keep. moving. forward.