While we are still waiting for the race results to be published online, you would have made a lot of money had you bet with our 2nd Annual Foxfield Race Picks from CvilleGossipGirl. Besides cVillain being your real money-maker, we have some observations from 2009 FoxField that we think were unique for this year. We’ll also be looking for you to tell your drunken Foxfield stories, so feel free to add them below.
The Beastly Heat - With a high of 91 degrees yesterday, it was damn hot. It was so hot, that we agreed that it was nearly impossible to drink. We think there were probably more cases of dehydration than of alcohol-related sickness. Those who were drunk, we salute you and your exacerbated inebriation.
The Euthanized Horse - Seeing a horse fall never strikes well with the audience. It’s worse when you see a horse with a completely detached lower leg and its subsequent euthanization. Sad day.
Ever wonder what happens when a giant turkey flies through your dorm room window and dies on your bed? Second year University of Virginia student, Piyush Srivastava came home to find a turkey lying dead in his bed. Piyush told the Cavalier Daily that he came home from a weekend at home to find blood and shattered glass were all over his room… and turkey dead in his bed. He was moved to another dorm room while UVA cleaned up the mess.
/You know how badly those hokies wished they went to UVA.
More pictures, courtesy of Piyush, after the break… »Read More
5,000 University of Virginia students and their families will storm Charlottesville on Saturday, the official move-in day for the University. If you haven’t experienced move-in day, you are a lucky clam.
Barracks Road turns into a cesspool of horrible driving, plastic-shelf buying, confused parents, eager children and their vehicles. Oh, and good luck getting through UVa grounds. I highly recommend you lay low or get out of town during the day.
On a high note, Charlottesville’s nightlife will be reinvigorated with new faces. Booya! If you have any funny move in day stories, please share!
First it was the banning of coats and ties (not really, but Sea of Orange killed coats, ties and sundresses), then the killing of the pep band, and now it’s the banning of signs from UVa sports games. In an email sent to UVa students, the move is “intended to support and promote sportsmanship and positive game day environment for all fans in attendance at athletic events.”
I guess I can see the reason for this, but at the same time, isn’t there a lot of verbal unsportsmanlike like conduct that happens at athletic events? I guess, it’s more for the appearance of a proper sports game, but, if it were proper, wouldn’t we all be wearing coats, ties and sundresses anyway?
Summertime is right around the corner, and public school teachers around the country are rejoicing. It is the time of year when we finally look back at the nine and a half months of blood, sweat, and tears, and realize that it was totally worth it. While older teachers have families to attend to during the summer, a younger teacher like myself truly gets to live it up. While my friends have to get up early and go to work on these beautiful summer days, I get to sleep in and do pretty much whatever I want. Many of my friends seem to think that it is unfair that I get paid to do nothing for an entire summer. This is because they don’t quite understand what teachers have to put up with during the school year to earn their time off. While most teachers I know (myself included) love what they do for a living, there are always a few students that will drive even the most composed teacher nuts:
The Kid Who Always Asks To Use the Bathroom: I am a teacher, and because of that I am equipped with a built-in lie detecting device in my brain. I can tell the difference between a kid who actually needs to go, and a kid that doesn’t. If you’re asking me twice a day, every day, it isn’t any easier to fool me, buddy. This isn’t the Lotto…more plays does not increase your chance of winning the bathroom pass game.
A little birdie sends in an article about UVA Gossip sites.… I always wonder why the Cav Daily staff can’t produce better articles. They totally miss some obvious things. We discover the “anonymous editors” who run StreakTheLawn.com and help out the Cav Daily with a deeper look into those gossip sites.
The first thing they missed:
UM, HELLO YOU MISSED CVILLAIN, WHICH SPAWNED THE OTHER SITES!»Read More
STL Working Mom challenges pretty much all the local bloggers to show up in full force. I did hear that Shebeen serves beer. cVillains should attend.
STLWM explains:
If you’re not in the mood for The Shebeen and don’t care about meeting me or other bloggers, head out to one of the other four participating restaurants Tuesday night. You can choose from C & O, Fellini’s #9, Zinc and ZydeCo. All five restaurants will be contributing a percentage of the night’s take to the Program.
When I woke up this morning, the internet sent me a little tidbit about what he’s been up to lately. It’s no good! This hit Gawker yesterday, and then Google news shortly thereafter, so I’m sure its 15 minutes of rotten, fetid fame will be over soon. Meanwhile… »Read More
