MTV's Buried Life Comes to Mercyhurst!

The promo poster for The Buried Life at Mercyhurst

Amidst all the stress of finals, papers, and endless studying that most Mercyhurst students are loaded with during this point in the year, last night was a very exciting, entertaining, and fun event!  The Buried Life(click for Facebook page), which are four guys that have their own show on MTV, came to speak to the college!

Some friends and I waiting for the show!

A view of the crowd for The Buried Life

They pose the question to us all: "What do you want to do before you die?"  This group of very funny (not to mention good looking) guys have created a list of 100 things that they want to accomplish or experience before they die.  They have a mission to unleash the "buried life" within them and do whatever it takes to accomplish these goals.  Along their journey around the country to do things like ride a bull, streak at a soccer game, and kiss the Stanley Cup, these four friends try to help others with their dreams in life.

Students on the floor for an hour before it began

Kissessss!

I must admit, I had never seen the show on TV before, so I wasn't really sure what to expect.  Everyone on campus was VERY excited for the event, though so I knew that if I didn't go I must be missing out on something.  I can honestly say that I am VERY glad that I went!  The event had a HUGE crowd, too!  My friends and I actually went an hour and half before the show even started just to get a good seat in the Performing Arts Center!  The guys were hilarious, and at the end they even let students come forward and say what they wanted to do before they die.  One very bold girl said she wanted to kiss one of the guys from the Buried Life!  Sure enough, he invited her on stage and kissed her right in front of the crowd!  It was very funny and I am pretty sure half the girls in the room were very jealous of her lol!

"The Buried Life"

Besides making my cheeks and sides hurt from laughing so very much throughout the show, The Buried Life really has inspired me to go after what I want in life.  We all only get one chance to live, so why on EARTH should we not live it the way we want??  They are willing to do WHATEVER it takes to achieve their dreams, and I think that is something that a lots of college students should really strive to do.


So, before I return to my tedious studying and prepare to dive into finals week, I leave you with one question: What do you want to do before you die?