December 2010
52 posts
HUZZAH!
I received an A+ for my econ policy class (taught by the hunky prof). I say “received” because seriously, I question his grading policy since I fucked up my paper to hell and back and I know the multiple question portion was iffy.
Also, I have a regular A in my Religion/Film course, which also came as a surprise because I missed like 5 classes and only did the bare minimum...
OMG OMG OMG!
Top Gear Series 16 starts on the 21st.
YESSSS!!!
This series, they go to the Middle East.
Dear Assholes,
Who think that every mistake you make can be assuaged by “lol”s and “hahaha”s and “hehehe”s.
IT DOESN’T.
Okay? It makes it worse. It emphasizes the fact that you are an insensitive asshole.
So, hahaha and hehehe. I am not responding to your fucking e-mail. LOL!
Sometimes, I like to pretend my life is a movie or...
So every now and then, I will lift my cat like in Lion King or drive fast and yell “powwweerrr” a la Jeremy Clarkson, even though my car is an automatic (w/ a little v6 engine).
Today, I did both and they both made me really giddy.
hippielongstocking:
ryan adams - let it ride
...
As you can tell,
I’m not really studying.
However, I’m discovering really lovely and horrific 70/80s electro pop.
Also, I’m listening to Ryan Adams every couple of minutes because I’m depressed about the fact that I can’t seem to remember any Japanese and I think he makes it A-OK to be a bit sad sometimes. Although I don’t think he’s singing about not remember any...
Ryan Adams - Magick
I’m in a funky mood and...
Fiona Apple - Why Try To Change Me Now
In other...
Good Information Posters are hard to design
well not really, but whoever designed the Parking Services Poster at my school needs to be smacked and yelled at.
I got a parking ticket for a stupid reason (parked at a parking deck because I was staying overnight to study and I didn’t wanna get raped or groped or mugged when I was leaving at 5am….). Apparently, they issue tickets if you stay past 2am, which I did not know since...
one last thing
even though some professors are famous, they usually don’t seem to like talking about the subject they teach. so, don’t get all nerdilicious and talk about the subject. it makes you look like a loser/asshole who tries too hard. in essence, you seem like one of those desperate grad school people who like to talk about their work so that they can continue to live in denial that no...
if i were to give out helpful suggestions for...
bring your gpa up while you still have the chance
learn to butter up people. namely, professors. namely, FAMOUS professors.
go to office hours frequently so the professor will have no choice but to learn your name. this is essential if you want letters of recommendation for grad school. also, if they give out non MC exams, they’re a lot nicer when they grade your exam/essay....
My last 2,000 word paper
of my college career.
It’s due at 7:30 and I started at 2:30… after a Five Guys date with my mom. (For those West coasters, I’ve heard it’s like an overpriced In N’ Out. My bf (who’s from LA) hates it but his brother loves it so I don’t know what to tell you. I’ll have my first In N’ Out on the 28th! I’m excited!).
I’m at 1300...
Save Me - Jem
The theme song to my situation at...
Martha Argerich playing the Liszt Piano Sonata in...
Goals for 2011/stuff I'm looking forward to
Take the GRE
Submit applications for Hopkins (SAIS), Georgetown (SFS) & Columbia (SIPA)
London Internship
England/Norway Trip in August
Possibly retake the FSOT
Random Fact of the day
As I’m mentally preparing for my trip to Mexico City, I remembered something peculiar about Mexico.
Mexicans (in Mexico) get really upset when you refer to America as “America.”
Oh no, you have to call it “the United States” or else they correct you on your lack of geographical knowledge.
Once, in Cancun, the resort I stayed at had a little souvenir/post card...
How I get things done
when it’s crunch time and I haven’t done shit, here are some things that I do to motivate me:
clean my desk area
go to the the school’s 24hr Starbucks or library… so I can’t be on stupid websites… so I can look like a serious student
for every goal I achieve, I allow myself to a treat. Like a new Quo Vadis planner… or an order on Amazon or...
My New Favourite Happy Movie
= The Boat That Rocked/Pirate Radio
Such a joyful movie! I love Philip Seymour Hoffman in this!
Why I could never be a film studies major
After taking a Film & Religion class this semester, I realized I could NEVER, EVER study film.
I fall asleep to movies in the background. I usually like to put on the director’s commentary so I can fall asleep to their monotonous voices.
So in class, when the lights are turned off for the movie, I can’t help but fall asleep… no matter how entertaining the movie is....
Classic Cigars & British Goodies →
I found this really cute store in Clarendon today.
The owner is a very nice, British-Indian gentleman. He was so sweet and we had a little chat about teas.
I got a box of Yorkshire Gold, and okay I really wasn’t going to spend money, but that shit is hard to find! If I buy it from Amazon, they want me to buy the 160 ct, and as much I love tea, I’d get bored of it.
Also, I...
Oh noes,
I gave my boyfriend the worst haircut of his life. Luckily, he tolerates my shit so it wasn’t so bad. I can’t imagine doing it to any of my exboyfriends. They would have all gone ape shit and killed me with the scissors I cut their hair with.
I’ve always wanted to cut hair (I once cut off my friend’s hair when I was 5. It was horrible. Her grandma came to my house...
:-)
My dog came home from the vet’s!
I scored a job interview for a patent law office!
I have Indian food (butter chicken, naan, saffron rice and chickpeas galore) awaiting me!
Class got cancelled! (Prof sent e-mail out saying the entire week was cancelled but I thought it was only the Tue class that got cancelled. It was a happy surprise!)
It’s a pretty nice day so far.
WatchNorah Jones & Ryan Adams on the song Dear John
iPhone conference calls!
Bf's mom: Yeah, my husband's going to make soup tomorrow with all the Thanksgiving leftovers.
J: Ooh we had really good Thanksgiving soup at Whole Foods a couple of weeks ago. It had corn, potatoes, turkey, gravy and other stuff. It was really good (it really was!!)
Bf's mom: Yeah, Dianne (bf's aunt) said that's what they do in North Dakota.
Bf: Oh god, that sounds gross.
Bf's mom: But she said it's tasty.
Bf: I bet Howard (his super Jewish BFF) wouldn't eat that. Jews can't mix food, right?
Bf's mom: Howard's not kosher. He eats pork for crying out loud.
Bf: that's true.
Bf's mom: Whatever, Howard eats everything.... if it's free
Sniffle, sniffle
Dropped my dog off this morning.
Cried like a fool and everyone stared at me as if I was putting my dog down or something.
Alas, I’m enjoying tater tots and faux French toast sticks (ha! Get it?) from the school’s Burger King. It tastes horrible but the other options were much worse.
