88 Express Car Service

                       NYC <-> Northampton, Amherst & Hadley

Pick up and drop off are at the same place. Be there at least 5-10 min earlier than the schedule provided.  Visit your school’s dailyjolt.com for more information (Smith, Amherst, Mt. Holyoke, Hampshire, and UOFMA)

Schedule

Monday –Sat

11:00 a.m pick up-110 Lafayette St (Between Canal and Walker), NYC

2:45 p.m pick up at Boltwood ave and College St (Amherst College bus stop)

3:00 p.m pick up at route 116 South (on the side of the post office, close to Mt. Holyoke College)

3:30 p.m pick up at the corner of John M Greene Hall (Smith College bus stop, at route 9)

Sun

4:00 p.m pick up-110 Lafayette St (Between Canal and Walker), NYC

7:45 p.m pick up at Boltwood ave and College St (Amherst College bus stop)

8:00 p.m pick up at route 116 South (on the side of the post office close to Mt.Holyoke)

8:20 p.m pick up at the corner of John M Greene Hall (Smith College bus stop)

11/25 &26

Northampton Schedule

9:30 a.m pick up-110 Lafayette St (Between Canal and Walker), NYC

2:00 p.m pick up at the corner of John M Greene Hall (Smith College bus stop, at route 9)

 Amherst Schedule

9:30 a.m pick up-110 Lafayette St (Between Canal and Walker), NYC

1:30 p.m pick up at the corner of John M Greene Hall (Smith College bus stop, at route 9)

Starting on October 9,2009.  We do pick up at the corner of Boltwood ave and College St at 8:00 a.m.  We will drop you off at Grand and Essex at NYC.  We also do pick up at 7 p.m at Grand and Essex to go back to Boltwood ave and College St.  The cost for a one way trip is $35.  This service is on everyday.  Call 917-664-3735 to reserve a seat.

Starting on October 9,2009.  We do pick up at the corner of Boltwood ave and College St at 8:00 a.m.  We will drop you off at Grand and Essex at NYC.  We also do pick up at 7 p.m at Grand and Essex to go back to Boltwood ave and College St.  The cost for a one way trip is $35.  This service is on everyday.  Call 917-664-3735 to reserve a seat.

So remember that episode of "Sex in the City" where Carrie gets broken up with via post-it note?

Yeah, I thought it was a bit far-fetched too, but apparently I was wrong...

A Saudi man divorced his wife through text message the other day. Harsh.  Apparently, Saudi Arabia practices a strict form of Islamic Sharia law where a man can divorce his wife by saying "I divorce you" three times. I mean, I get that it's legal, but have a little class, man!

A snowy pathway

An icy pathway

A pathway covered in soy sauce

A salted pathway

A SALTED PATHWAY!

So, why the hell can't Amherst College figure out that adding soy sauce to the snowy/icy paths on campus just makes shit dangerous AND disgusting.  I, for one, choose bodily injury...then at least I wouldn't have to deal with the floor of my room being sticky once the sauce dries on it...then at least the bottoms of my pants would stay the colors they are supposed to be...then our campus wouldn't smell like ass.  Or, NOVEL IDEA, salt the paths...because that's what actually works!

Which brings me to my next point...I HATE THE SNOW. Why does it always melt, then rain, then freeze, then melt "for good", then get warm for two days, then SNOW AGAIN?! Screw this.

what is your fondest amherst memory?

I'm trying to tone my tummy, booty, and thighs.  (Basically my body.) I am doing cardio but need to know with training part. What's a good book? Or, other suggestions?    Thanks!

For the fall HBO line-up, a brand new series was aired (from Australia) called "Summer Heights High".  If you like the mockumentary style filming of "The Office" then this show will probably appeal to you.  I've noticed in the past 2 weeks or so that it's starting to get a cult following on campus actually...so you better not miss out on it...

It is a satirical parody of high school life focusing on three ridiculous characters.  It  follows these characters through the school days while they torment everyone else with their antics. Here is a youtube link to a clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbjQDB32WNQ

Check it out...

Getting bored with the run-of-the-mill drinks offered in the States these days? Have no fear…bovine urine is here.

This may be old news for both groups of people this title addresses, but I figured, what the hell, it's pretty cool.

So, everyone knows how great cycling is for the environment, but it poses a pretty significant problem at the outset.  The cost of buying a bike (even a crappy Wal-Mart bike) can be pretty steep...and as college students, maybe we don't have that kind of money to try something new out.  Well, here is a possible solution: a cardboard bicycle that costs approximately $30 to produce (I'm no econ major, so I don't know what that would translate to for selling/market value).  It seems like a pretty easy way to see if you like biking or not (if you don't mind the possibility of getting the shit kicked out of you for being a tremendously unique individual). 

Also, I have had 2 bikes stolen on campus (no, I don't lock my bike because I'm lazy as shit, and both of them were bikes that people gave to me because they were otherwise going to be trashed)...if I had bought those bikes myself (let's say $115 a pop...I would probably be quite upset). I'm just going to buy this thing so no one will steal it form me. It's ugly, and it probably melts in the rain (the inventor ensured CNN that this wasn't the case, but I don't know if I buy it), so I think I'm safe from the rampant theft on campus.

Also, it's cardboard, so  it's recyclable...yay for saving the earth. Oh yeah, and it actually supports up to 168 pounds. Not too bad.

Q: If you would like to experiment with a different hair color but don't want to make a long-term commitment or use harsh chemicals, what do you do?