Apartment Coat of Arms

Our last assignment for art history was to make a "crest" representing our apartment. This could take the form of an actual design, a powerpoint, an interactive presentation, or whatever we wanted, so my apartment decided to do a song and dance. We adapted Beyonce's "Single Ladies" to "Campo Ladies," and watched her music video numerous times to learn dance moves. I wrote three verses of lyrics using a lot of our inside jokes and special things about our group:
All the Campo ladies (X7)
Climb on up Up to the top (top)
Key stuck in the lock (lock)
Doing our own little thing
We decide to eat (eat)
Now we want some meat (meat)
Cuz pasta everyday is nasty
Pizza bian-ca
Now some pillow talk, yeah
We gotta go get more matches
Takin a trip (trip)
To the Drunkin Ship (ship)
The Campo is the place to be!

'Cause if you like it then it's 'cause you put Nutella on it!
If you like it then it's 'cause you put Nutella on it!
Don't be mad if he didn't put panna on it!
If you like it then it's 'cause you put Nutella on it!
Oh oh oooh...

Blackfoot bear cub
Water in the bath tub
Always hear the clarinet playin
There’s dirt on the floor (floor)
Ben’s at the door (door)
He’s gonna sing and read poetry
Erin’s sleepin on the couch (couch)
No money in our pouch (pouch)
Prego free taste, hello!
Sittin' with our laptops
Boyfriends in the backdrop
The campo is the place to be!

'Cause if you like it then it's 'cause you put Nutella on it!
If you like it then it's 'cause you put Nutella on it!
Don't be mad if he didn't put panna on it!
If you like it then it's 'cause you put Nutella on it!
Oh oh oooh...

If nothing is happen-in'
We’ll be nappin'
Or makin' some crepes and tortillas.
Foxy scented toilet paper
Stove makin' gas vapors
Surprised we haven’t burned this place down?
Drinkin’ study wine (wine)
All the frickin’ time (time)
Makes the reading packet go fast-er
Home sweet home (home)
Here in Rome (Rome)
Campo is the place to be!

'Cause if you like it then it's 'cause you put Nutella on it!
If you like it then it's 'cause you put Nutella on it!
Don't be mad if he didn't put panna on it!
If you like it then it's 'cause you put Nutella on it!

Oh, oh, OH!

Some of the girls stayed up late choreographing the dance, most of which involves us pantomiming the actions described by the lyrics. Then this morning we did a dress rehearsal at 9:00 (all wearing running shorts and red/pink/purple tank tops!) and learned our moves. Then the entire group came over and we performed it, to a standing ovation of course! A close second in terms of awesomeness was the crest of the Bacchina boys. They did a powerpoint presentation that described their group as a family, with one being the Dad, another the Mom, another the middle child, etc. The best part was when they took a picture of Nikhil dressed as the Boy With the Basket of Fruit from Caravaggio's painting! It has been a long-running joke that Nikhil bears a strong resemblance to the boy in the painting, much to his dismay. We all laughed so hard at this picture! Doing the crests was an awesome way to end the program! Yay Campo Ladies~!