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The College Survival Guide
A Fridge
Regardless of whether you have a wonderful sized meal plan, your fridge may come in handy with leftovers or when you feel like stocking it with bottled drinks.
Computer
The convenience of a computer is essential when sending your kids off to college. Forget the hike to the computer lab across campus students need a computer in the comfort of their room. A printer comes in handy as well. Depending on whether your child plans to carry his laptop around campus, you might opt for a desk top since they're lighter on the pockets.
Snacks
You will surely survive with off of a meal plan but it doesn't hurt to stock up on snacks when you don't feel like leaving your dorm room. Bottled water, pop corn, cereal and Ramen noodles are all low budget snacks to stock up on. Just be weary of the freshman 15.
Things from home
Some college students suffer from homesickness the first year. It's best to surround yourself with things like photos of the family, pillows or even stuffed animals. Anything that reminds your child of home.
MP3 Player
With all the stress that comes from school and exams, sometimes it's nice to block out the chaos in your life and even your roommate with music. It's nearly impossible to find students walking to class who aren't jamming to tunes.
Budget
Students who enter college often come in at the ripening age of 18. A great time for credit cards. Parents beware, your child may end up ruining their credit at a young age
Alarm Clock
When you're in college you don't have the luxury of getting awaken by your parents. It's now your responsibility to get to class on time so alarm clocks are a must. But keep your roommate in mind. You shouldn't wake him up ever morning with a blow horn alarm.
Cleaning supplies
Now you don't necessarily need to bring in the rubber gloves, mop and gas mask but it doesn't hurt to bring along Clorox all purpose wipes for spills or dust. Vacuums and brooms come in handy too depending if you have a carpeted dorm.
Bedding
What most parents aren't aware of is that most college beds are twin sized but extra long and require special sheets. When shopping keep your eye open for sheets that clearly state 'extra long' or else your child may come up short.
Shower shoes
You really don't know what some people do in the shower these days. College showers are known to be creeping with germs so spare yourself the fungus and purchase flip flops for the shower. You'll thank us later!


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By: handle with care on 2/01/2009 11:54AM
MY CAPTION FROM MICHELLE: If this is how I am going to look when I am 80 years old Damn I still look good.
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By: Brian on 2/01/2009 10:55AM
I didn't vote on this one because the sculpture in and of itself isn't horrible and it damned sure doesn't look exactly like her.... First Sister is alot cuter, has gentler features and has a whole lot more class than that clay sculpture... We love you First Sister and trust me we will not let them demonize our Princess in any way without intelligent, forceful response....
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By: noname on 2/01/2009 11:21AM
It looks like her, sculptured in clay. She isn't ugly, but beautiful she ain't. She's not no Jackie O either, and Jackie O wasn't no beauty either, neither is her daughter Caroline. However, like Michelle, both women have very strong almost masculine features not soft and girlie, at all. Michelle could also use some dental work to have some teeth removed to allow her face to soften. Mr. President likes her look and her teeth and her sculptor and so will we all adore her in wax.
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By: Sall on 2/01/2009 11:31AM
It resembles her alot but it seems as if the negatives has been emphsized. But God forbid that another image/icon has been has been added to the world by the hand of man. It is irreligious! God has said very plainly: "Make no images of anything in the havens above, the earth below, or the waters beneath the earth" Check your Bible. The problems of USA today stems from its disobedience to God's Commandments. God says no images, we establishe one of the biggest in the world and call it the statue of liberty. Every law that God makes we make one in opposition, yet we believe that we will continue to rule the planet forever. No nation before us has survived for long by disobeying God and neither shall we. soon we will be history like Babylon, Rome, Egypt, etc. and no stimulus package can stop our decline and fall. But we can stop it just by starting to obey God's command, but we wont because we permit the wicked to lead us and make policy for our daily lives. May God curse the hand of the maker of Michelle's image.
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By: dermot on 2/01/2009 11:36AM
he obviously has never seen mrs. obama in person...
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By: shirley teeeezy on 2/01/2009 11:54AM
You can tell it's Michelle. I must say that the artist added at least twenty years to her face as well as over emphasizing her features. Why are we suprised? Beauty is in the eyes of the BEHOLDER and its very OBVIOUS that MR PRESIDENT eyes are FIXED on this INTELLIGENT, CLASSY LADY. PEACE OUT
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By: MITA on 2/01/2009 12:11PM
IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THE WHITE PERSON DOING THE SCULPTURING THINKS BLACK PEOPLE HAVE CROWES FEET AROUND THE EYES LIKE EVERY WHITE PERSON HAS....NOT!!!!!! BLACK PEOPLE DON'T HAVE CROWES FEET AROUND THE EYES (WHICH ARE WRINKLES AROUND THE EYES....AND CROWES FEET IS THE TERM THAT WHITE PEOPLE USE TO DESCRIBE THE WRINKLES AROUND THEIR EYES....JUST A NOTE FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT AWARE)
IN OTHER WORDS....MICHELLE WHO IS IN HER FORTIES DOES NOT HAVE WRINKLES AROUND HER EYES....NOR DOES SHE HAVE ANY DEEP LINES AROUND HER MOUTH..LIKE THOSE BEING IMPLANTED IN THIS FIASCO OF A SCULPTURE.
THIS IS HIDEOUS...AND IT IS OF COURSE APPARENT THAT THE WHITE HANDED SCULPTUER IS JEALOUS AND ENVIOUS OF THE OBAMA'S...WHAT OTHER REASON WOULD HE HAVE FOR PUTTING WRINKLES ALL OVER A FORTY SOMETHING YEAR OLD BLACK WOMAN'S FACE?
THIS DEFINITELY MUST BE A JOKE...BUT A SICK ONE BY A SICK WHITE HANDED NUT.
EVERYONE KNOWS THAT WHITE WOMEN...IN THEIR THIRTIES HAVE CROWES FEET AND LOOK LIKE THEIR ABOUT 10-20 YEARS OLDER THAN THEY ACTUALLY ARE.
BLACK DON'T CRACK EASILY....AND IT DAMN SURE DOES NOT CRACK WHEN YOU ARE IN YOUR FORTIES...70'S MAYBE...40'S...NO WAY IN HELL...THIS WAS JUST DONE OUT OF JEALOUSY....WE GET IT...YOU WHITE HANDED SCULPTURER....WE GET IT.
YOUR JEALOUS AND ENVIOUS OF THE OBAMA'S....WHAT ELSE IS NEW!
TO AOL....QUIT PUTTING THIS STUFF ON HERE...I DON'T WANT TO SPEND THIS YEAR .....DEALING WITH SICK JEALOUS ENVIOUS OF THE OBAMA'S WHITE PEOPLE....ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!
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By: Betty on 2/01/2009 12:20PM
I didn't particularly like this sculpture. Although I could look at it and immediately know
who it was suppose to be, I didn't think it flattered our First Lady. He should try again if
that's what he wants to do, it just didn't do her
justice. I find her attractive and a classy lady.
so, I say to the sculpturer, try again to capture
the beautiful first lady the way most of the world
sees her.
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By: MISS.NOTTA on 2/01/2009 12:57PM
LMAO DIME......!
BUT ON THE REAL NO THAT MESS LOOKS LIKE A LONG FACE JAMES BROWN MADE OUT OF MUD.....
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By: Biil on 2/01/2009 1:08PM
It is the work of an trained craftsman (Artist) One can't make something that looks exactly like flesh and blood out of rock. The resemblance is there. What difference does it make that the artist is white? Respect is a two way street.
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