Wednesday, April 25, 2012

My entrance into the real world...

Shhh... do you hear that?  Listen carefully...
That my friends, is the sound of success.  It sounds a lot like this...


As you have probably guessed by watching that, I'll be graduating in a mere week and a half from today.  Wow.  What an amazing time I have had in college.  I've been so blessed by the friends and fellowship that I have had here at UNC. 
Hmmm... feels like time to reminisce about some of my favorite moments...

Oh Boy... my first college roommates.  These were the good old days.  We took this picture, blew it up, and put it on our window in Lawrenson Hall.  We were going for sort of a calvin klein ad...






Ah yes... my first facial hair grown... the neckbeard.














This was one of me and Shannon's first pictures together.  College sweethearts! Two years strong!












Me and my pals at relay for life.  A great event and some great shorts!










My first wedding ever!  College is a wonderful time for weddings!








My time at college wasn't only a great opportunity for meeting new friends.  Here's a picture of me having a great time with my brother James.  Our time at UNC helped us become better friends and brothers. 















Man!  So many great memories. 

If I could leave a piece of advice before I depart it would be this... When you come to college, get involved.  Through getting involved at UNC Christian Challenge, I met some of my very best friends and my beautiful girlfriend Shannon.  Don't miss out on some great adventures.  When you live in the residence halls at UNC, branch out and go to events.  Join a club.  You definitely will not regret it.

Well I hope that you have enjoyed my blogs.  I wish you the best of luck in the future and I hope your experience at UNC will be even better than mine was!



Signing out, for the last time,

RAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR,

Danny Everett

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Having Pursuits Outside



Well my faithful readers,
Another week another 7 dollars.  I hope you have all had a wonderful week and haven't been too anxiously waiting for my next blog post... but if you were, it's gonna be okay.  I'm here now. 

I want to tell you about a wonderful opportunity that you could have as a student at the UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO.  If you are a student here, you can get free gear from our outdoor pursuits program. 

SAY WHAT?  Yeah.  It's true... not even lying.  Just visit the UNC Gear Shop and you can check out a myriad of different items. 

We're talking bikes, helmets, compasses, tents, cooksets, climbling shoes, kayaks, canoes, mountain bikes, show shoes, snowboards, ect. 
WAIT... HOLD UP... PUMP THE BRAKES... ERRRRRRRRRRRR.  Danny, did you just say... compasses? 
Yeah.  I did.  Anyone in the mood for an old fashioned nautical expedition? 


Anywho, the reason I bring this up is because me and Shannon (my girlfriend) celebrated our two year anniversary on Monday.  It was splendid.  First I took her here for Afternoon Tea...

Anyone care for Tea or cucumber sandwiches? 

Then we went to the cheesecake factory.  It was really great.  We shared this together.


Last of all, I brought Shannon to the park where we had our first date.  It's called Bittersweet Park.  If I haven't mentioned before how awesome the Greeley Parks and Rec department is, it's awesome.

When we arrived, it was dark outside.   I had my friends Austin and Tom waiting there, and with them, was a free Canoe procured at the UNC gear shop.  They walked us down to the lake, pushed us off in our canoe, and then we just paddled to the middle and enjoyed each other's company.  Thanks to the UNC gear shop, our two year anniversary was utterly enchanting.  I would highly recommend it... just make sure you have your Greeley Boating Permit (acquired for free)



For your viewing pleasure... a sunset at Bittersweet Park...



RRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWRRRRRRRRRRRR

Danny
(Brother bear)

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

The Art of Becoming a Bear

Well my faithful readers, it's official.  Spring is in the air.  You know what that means don't you?  Summer is right around the corner, breathing over your shoulder like Brainy used to over Helga Pataki's. 
With the approach of Summer of course, comes Graduation. Graduation from UNC is happening on May 5th and I will be one of the students walking.  Woot.  Anyways, I thought this would be a good opportunity for me to impart some wisdom and knowledge on those graduating not from college, but from High School.  I want to give you some helpful tips on making the transition from High School to college, specifically UNC.  With my help, who knows?  I could help you go from totally drab to totally fab.  From totally blah to totally Yah!  I could be your Michael Caine to your Sandra Bullock.  Well... lets get to it.

I heard one of our transfer admissions counselors tell a story recently.  She was talking on the phone with a prospective transfer student, when all of a sudden she heard the familiar sound of water quickly being swooshed down a porcelain bowl.  That's right, the prospective student flushed the toilet right on the phone with her!  So, here's Tip #1:  Don't answer a phone call from your future college until after you are done wit yo biznaz.  And definitely don't be the one to place the call if you're in the bathroom.  It just gives off a really stinky first impression... (pun intended).

Okay... here's another tip.  Working in the admissions office on a day to day basis, I have the opportunity and privilege to work with a lot of different people.  As part of that, a lot of personal information passes by my eyes, including email addresses.  Okay... with that, here comes Tip #2: When contacting your college of choice it's a good idea to have a professional email address.  hotandsassy123@yahoo.com is probably not the best choice... nor is texascheer4eva@gmail.com, nor puppyskullcrusher7@hotmail.com.  Instead, try something like 2cool4skool@gmail.com.  Playing hard to get is always good.  (jk 5000).

Speaking of first impressions, it is critical that if you are going to be living on campus, you make a good first impression with your new roommate right away.  Tip #3: One of the best ways to build up a good rapport with new people is to become a prankster, or a practical jokester.  For example, maybe your roommate goes out for a night.  This is a perfect opportunity to surprise them when they get back.  Here's a fine idea... set up a bucket of molasses above their door so when they walk in it plops on their head.  Then, while they're trying to get the bucket off their head, sneak up behind them and hit them with a feather pillow until it implodes and the feathers stick all over them.  This one is a classic and is sure to help the two of you become fast friends!  Heck, it worked in the parent trap!  Note: some of these jokes might only work in the movies, including the one I just mentioned.  Do not actually attempt. 


Listen folks, here's my number one tip for a successful time in college.  Get involved!  This is how you will meet people and make friends that you could have for the rest of your life... and that's no joke!  If you follow this advice, your transition from High School to college could be just as smooth as Zack Morris' from Bayside High to California University!


Sincerely,
Danny

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWRRRRRRRRRRRRRR