By the flagpole. 3 o'clock. Be there.

Why yes, I just fought a man in an effort to defend my Anderson Cooper. That actually happened. With fists.

Happy Sunday, kids!

To Squiggles Bennet

Dear Squggles Bennet,

We're leaving school. Both of us. We're dropping out, moving to the Pacific Northwest, and buying a small-time newspaper. And we'll spend all of our days selling ads and creating layouts and reporting on insignificant events like school board meetings and quilt shows (I've worked from tiny newspapers. Those are basically the only stories you get.) Then we'll walk around town and make fun of the other dogs/the people who aren't us, and we'll tweet about their awfulness. And we'll live in a tiny house on the beach--just me and you and Ernie. And we'll turn most of the rooms into guest rooms so Free Spirits (real and honorary) can drop by and visit for however they'd like. Our refrigerator will be stocked with Voss and Polaroid film (because it needs to be refrigerated) and Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia ice cream.

And we will no longer have to deal with shoddy college journalism, stupid dormitory rumors, dropped cell phone calls nightly, or awful long distance friendships. It will be epic. And amazing.

I love you!
Paula

"WHAT THE HILL?!?!?!?!"

The Playlist from the April 3, 2009 episode of "What the Hill?"
*Special thanks to Katie and Chris for their contributions to this week's show!

This is the show that made history, ladies and gents. Gus and I broke the universal record for "number of times inncorectly saying the word 'galaptosaurus' in one minute". It's legitimate, and we're famous now. We'd like to thank the little people.

1) What I Want is a Proper Cup of Coffee--Trout Fishing in America
2) Bohemian Rhapsody--Queen
3) Nothing to Worry About--Peter Bjorn and John
4) Zero--Yeah Yeah Yeahs
5) Little Pieces--Gomez
6) Violet Hill--Coldplay
7) Say--John Mayer
8) Make it Rain--Fat Joe featuring Lil' Wayne
9) Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)--Digable Planets
10) Billy Brown--MIKA
11) Good Day--Jukebox the Ghost
12) Closing Time (Dedicated to Katie Lannan)--Semisonic
13) Furr--Blitzen Trapper

Note: You can listen to "What the Hill? With Gus, Dave, and Paula" every Friday at 5 pm (CT) at www.stolaf.edu/orgs/ksto .WTH? brings you a weekly infusion indie/alt/classical/showtunes/a capella/Neil Diamond/folk/comedy/Indian instrumentals/goth punk-rock/coffee related ditties/singalongs/terrible hip-hop/Disney pop hits/all-around awesomeness

Free Spirits to the Rescue??

Dear Free Spirits, oh loves of my life, 

Next Tuesday, I have an interview at the Rochester Post-Bulletin for an internship this summer. (ack!) I recently received an email warning me to prepare for a "short reporter's test". However--despite my best efforts on google--I have no idea what this is. So, if you have ANY idea, please, please, please give me a jingle/comment/email/text/WHATEVER!

I have, however, been heavily preparing for the normal interview part of the process. Not only do I know that the Rochester Post and the Rochester Bulletin combined to (cleverly) form the "Rochester Post Bulletin" in 1925, but I am practicing VERY hard to not call Adrianna Huffington the b-word at any time during the process. (No promises though. Seriously, who completely blows off an interview with a COLLEGE student?!)

<3 from the land of way too many freaking lakes,

ps

48 Minutes and Counting

"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by."--Douglas Adams. 

Article on the campus restaurant extending it's hours due in 48 minutes. 

Word count needed: 750 

Word count accomplished thus far:  112 

It's times like these that I fail to remember why I'm dedicating my life to this industry...

Facebook, Pizza, and Cocaine

For some reason, on Facebook's addictive (and freakishly unaccurate) "Compare People" application, I have received a record 0 votes on the "Who Would Make a Better Mother" category. This shocked and appalled me. I mean, I work in a daycare (occasionally). I know I'm immature and forgetful sometimes (okay, a lot), but if BRITNEY SPEARS has 2 kids, there's no way in heck I deserved that title. 

But then I remembered my blog. My poor little neglected blog. And suddenly...I agreed with my ranking. So, to all of you out in blog-o-land, I sincerely apologize for my irresponsible and inattentive ways. I promise I'll do better next time. (Although, for the record, I'm also 148th in the "Who Smells Nicer" category sooo...)

In other news...I got in the most ridiculous political argument of my ENTIRE life the other day. And I've been in some ridiculous political arguments. (I'm a polysci major. It's part of the job description.) To really get the full craziness of the situation, close your eyes for a second, and imagine you're me. It's 2:30 the morning of the day before interim finals. You're so tired that you're borderline delirious, you're covered in lint from your Red Sox blanket and mango frutista spillage, and you can't shake the lingering scent of stale pizza and cheap alcohol that comes with living in Hoyme. As you shut down your shiny new MacBook Pro and prepare to finally stumble back from the dorm lounge to your room, the biggest ladies-man in the building/campus sidles up beside you and starts rambling on and on about his many drunken (and mostly illegal) antics. Just as you begin walking away from the guy, he spits out this doozy of a political theory: 

"I think the government should legalize cocaine"

And with that, he tottered away, off to share his bold (read: batcrap crazy) ideas for governmental policies with someone else--and left me, standing alone in the dorm lobby, puzzled, flabbergasted, shocked, and definitely no longer thinking of sleep.

"What the Hill?"

Ladies and gentlemen, I have a surprise for you all: 

"What the Hill?" will now be airing TWICE A WEEK! 

Thursdays at 8:00 pm (CT) and Fridays at 5:00 pm (CT). So be sure to turn in, because you won't want to miss even one action-packed second. 

Remember, you can listen online at 

http://www.stolaf.edu/orgs/ksto 

AND check out our previous shows at whatthehill.wordpress.com

Peace and love, 

Paula K.

(On behalf of myself and my co-hosts, Gus and Dave)