Trick or treat, Smell My Feet: Tips for a Haunted Halloween

Is this going to sound repetitive? Yes it is! There is only so much that can be said about Halloween for me because it personally is not one of my favorite holidays, so I do not have as many thoughts on it. That doesn’t mean that hearing the tips again doesn’t change — they can still be used again for this year. So I hope you enjoy hearing the tips again and all of the songs that I have to offer. In rugby news, we lost this past weekend to Stonehill. We played a good game and didn’t let the other team win without a fight from us.

Onto the Tips:

• Looking to get more candy fast? Use rollerblades to get from house to house faster. And make sure to add that you are “one the run” for comedic effect.
• Only take one piece of candy from a bowl left out that asks you to only take one. Honesty is the best policy.
• Use a pillowcase instead of a bag to hold more candy.
• If you decide to eat candy while trick or treating, make sure to properly dispose of your wrappers instead of throwing them on the ground.
• Make your costume easy to recognize or you’ll get sick of explaining who or what you are.
• Use a play on words for your costume – last year my editor, Sharon, was a fork in the road.
• Match your Halloween costume with your friends’. It’s more fun to be in a group with the same or some type of matching costumes.
• Make your own costume to save money and to have fun making one.
• Go around campus and knock on people’s doors in the dorm building – students often are friendly and get a lot of candy from their parents.
• Don’t forget to say ‘trick or treat’ at each house because if you don’t, you’re lame.

Listen to the people because they are trying to be nice even while they are gone.

Make sure to throw all of these wrappers in the garbage to avoid littering.

Throwback to last year when Suze and I were Sophia Grace and Rosie from the Ellen Show. We made the tutus ourselves.

I do enjoy Halloween as a holiday, but I can only think of so many tips to help you enjoy it. This year my mom sent up some really great decorations that she found in the Target dollar section. So now that we are in the holiday spirit, we can enjoy Halloween even better.

 

She wants to let everyone know it's Halloween with our decorations.

I did play most of the same songs from last year, but did add some new ones. There are so many songs to choose from and most of the Halloween songs are good only for this time of year. And since I figured out how to add the Spotify playlist in there, you can use these songs again for your own Halloween party.  

One last thing:
We play our last seasonal game this year against St. Anslem’s College at St. Mike’s on Saturday. This game will secure our spot in the National playoffs. Come over at 1 pm to see the game and lead us to a 6-1 season for the end of the year.

Our lineup for the Stonehill game.

Keep SMCing,
DJ Q

Burr it’s cold in here, there must be some germs in the atmosphere

We all get the Fall into Winter cold at some point in our college careers. It is almost inevitable to get through college living in the too-close-for-comfort dorms and get away germ free. And let’s admit it, colds are no fun. Here are some tips to help you get through the common cold while in college, or anywhere, for that fact. In rugby news, we won against Holy Cross College 53-5. We are now 5-0 in our season and continuing strong.

On to the Tips:

• Bring a roll of toilet paper around if you do not want to buy tissues.
• If your nose gets red from having to blow it so often, rub some lotion on at night to get the moisture back into it.
• Make sure to get plenty of sleep to avoid catching a cold, but when you do catch that cold, sleep even more to help your body get back to working again.
• Clean the surfaces you touch most often to prevent others from catching the same cold and to help get rid of the germs faster.
• Drink plenty of water to get rid of the germs faster.
• If you need cold medicine, go to health services. Since you are paying for the service, take advantage of it.
• Have a friend in class ready to share his or her notes if you get sick past the point of being able to attend class.
• Consume some Vitamin C during the day to help replenish the vitamins you are losing from being sick.
• As much as you might want to hug someone while you have a cold, don’t do it. It’s better to contain the cold than spread it around.
• Clean your sheets after being sick so that you can feel cleaner from having all of the germs around you at night.

The roll is always ready for any stuffy nose occasion.

So many wipes and so many surfaces.

It's always helpful to get notes from a friend. Sometimes they are better than your own.

Freshman year I felt that I had a cold consistently every month, and if I didn’t get it one month, I sure as heck got it a bit later. I did not like having colds and would try my best to get rid of them as quickly as possible. Fortunately for me, the time I had my worst sickness, my only class for the day was cancelled, meaning that I didn’t have to skip class. I still have perfect attendance in class to this day.

The songs that I picked this week are all about being cold, not so much about surviving a cold. I thought they would go well with colds or the act of being cold somewhere in the title. There are some interesting songs out in the world along with some classics that fit into this category. Check out the songs played on this link here or on the Spotify playlist below.

One last thing:
We are going to be playing our hardest game of the season next week at Stonehill College. It's the unofficial/official playoff game. If you are looking to find the best game in the Rugby Northeast conference, come out to Stonehill in North Easton, MA at 1 pm to see both 5-0 teams play one another.

Getting ready for a scrum down at the Holy Cross game.

Cold as Ice by Foreigner

Keep SMCing,

DJ Q