it's "drink a whole carton of oj" season

Last night I became full aware of my incompetence at driving around aimlessly on Long Island. I was supposed to meet my Media Relations class at Newsday in Melville. I was lost for about two hours. I saw a corn maize, Walt Whitman's birth place, and my life flash before my eyes as I drove the wrong way down a one way road. After a while and many tears of frustration later, I gave up, somehow ended up driving by Jones Beach and rolled the windows down to smell salt water. That familiar smell of home and blasting angry punk music from Last FM when I got back helped me get over the driving disaster.

I'm from DE, there is a reason why there is a joke that if somewhere is more than twenty minutes away, we choose to stay home.

edit: 10/10/08 - I am terrible at returning phone calls, so I have my family read my blog so they feel like they are a part of my life (sad, isnt' it?). After reading this, my mom send an e-mail to me. Hopefully she won't be too upset at me for showing off her loving motherness:

Greetings!

	Inbox		X

Imagine you might be getting a little crazy now with the debate upcoming. Wish I had the guts to experience it, but not sure I would want to be anywhere close to that campus these days. My great claim to fame was when I got to shake hands with Bobby Kennedy in Watertown, SD. Obviously that was before he was shot. Those were the days when the secret service weren't quite so in your face.

Got a little bit ... no a lot scared when I was looking at your blog about your driving around aimlessly in Long Island. Please, Please, Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease be careful, responsible, etc. Someone has to help eat all that pie at Thanksgiving. I want you to make sure you have good maps if and when you head out. Why was it that you had to drive there anyway? Didn't they go as a group? That car is old and it needs its rest.

Wanted to give you a call but decided to send an email instead. Don't know if you are crazy with debate, classes, radio, clubs, socializing, studying or getting some rest. Take care, love you. Mom

Speaking of which, I guess I was last to jump on the Last FM bandwagon. The presence of it on my desktop has filled a void I never knew existed. Now everyone who wanders on the site can criticize me for my obscure and random music tastes.

This is the perfect example of bringing classiness to dorm life. Ever wondered how to pair fast food with wine? My friends and I are experts on take out and wine pairing.

Had PRestige and PRSSA meetings today. The client I want, Destination Runway, is scaring off people because of the upcoming deadline, November 4th. What we need to do as an agency is brianstorm creative ways for students in order to build excitement for the event. We shall see. I need to create a contract and meet with the e-board again and blah blah blah

Every day I think of my dream to drop out of school and become a bohemian artist who lives in a box on Bedford Ave.

Hofstra Association of Graphic Artists (HAGA) had thier opening show in the FORM Gallery in Calkins this morning. They display variious ways to use design in terms of merchandise. It's interesting and a world I only know a little about. Check it out.


golly gee...i wonder what the next FORM show...could it be mine?



Oh, and guess what is coming?

"eggs....?"

I think it's safe to say I will never look at Jell-o the same way again. Thank you Bedford House for giving me the experience last night of having jello sprayed on me due to my front row seat for one of the most ridiculous spectacles I've seen at any Hofstra party for a while.

I have to admit it: Jell-o wrestling + "Pride" colored jungle juice = a glorious time.

Yay college.

A random blog I stumbled upon this morning: "Marc and Angel Hack Life" lists 30 books everyone should read. The blog gives the author and plot of each book. The titles enlarged are ones I have read, the italicized are ones I actually own but haven't gotten around to reading.

1. Siddhartha 2. 1984 3. To Kill a Mockingbird 4. A Clockwork Orange 5. For Whom the Bell Tolls 6. War and Peace 7. The Rights of Man 8. The Social Contract 9. One Hundred Years of Solitude 10. The Origin of Species 11. The Wisdom of the Desert 12. The Tipping Point 13. The Wind in the Willows 14. The Art of War 15. The Lord of the Rings 16. David Copperfield 17. Four Quartets 18. Catch-22 19. The Great Gatsby 20. The Catcher in the Rye 21. Crime and Punishment 22. The Prince 23. Walden 24. The Republic 25. Lolita 26. Getting Things Done 27. How To Win Friends and Influence People 28. Lord of the Flies 29. The Grapes of Wrath 30. The Master and Margarita

six books....wow that's lame.

I'm working on this little number for Chinese Lit.

yes that is a toy wooden train.

I had to make mixes for evergreens yesterday for "Sidetrack" (little project Sara is putting together for WRHU)
and so I have two random cds if anyone wants one. Each evergreen had a theme, so one cd is "shuffle" with random but really good songs. The other is "shame": if you feel a need to make me feel humiliated, def pick that one.

I'm forcing myself to run away to the city a few times this week before Debate '08 takes over my life; hopefully there will be something more interesting to write about.
gasps : museums!!!

plesae excuse this brief bout of vanity...

...but this is too good to not share



my friend liz from home who goes to elon let me know about this film "Fully Awake" being shown in ny at the MOMA and Guggenheim Bilbao.

have a glorious friday night

I beat the fire alarm again today - small victories are what keep me going

Inspirational Quote of the Day

Brit outsider Toby Young has made a career out of getting fired from Vanity Fair, among other things. How to Lose Friends and Alienate People is now a movie—take that, Graydon Carter. A gathering was held at Soho House to celebrate, and to give people the chance to pretend to be friends with some while alienating others. What advice would Young give to the young creative underclass trying to make it? "Don't get too comfortable," he said...

courtesy of Gawker - orginal article

We brave bee stings and all

Just finished my Airwave slot on WRHU. Ran a lot more smoothly this time. I brought in the laptop and did everything (playlist, concert calendar, PRestige emails) on it, twas quite convenient. In case you missed it, here is the playlist. The starred are my personal favorites. AW1 means a current, AW2 an archive. I also included the concert calendar I compiled.

I finally got a request tonight, from Antonio the Truck Driver to Big Jeff. He requested Skamper "Number 9" which was pretty legit. Greg came early and talked. I'm typing this up whlie sitting with Greg and Vinny in the WRHU Studio giving Greg guidance during his Aggressive Edge Slot.

Artist Song Title Album C/A

Nightmare Of You "Why Am I Always Right?" AW2

*TV On the Radio "DLZ" Dear Science AW1

Clem Snide "Beautiful" A Beautiful EP AW2

*Caw! Caw! "Escape the Read Giant " Wait Outside EP AW1

*Les Savy "Fav Patty" Lee Alopecia AW2

*Hot Lava "Blue Dragon" Lavology AW1

The Mountain Goats " Lovecraft in Brooklyn" 4AD & Rough Trade’s Seen and Heard Compilation AW1

*Born Ruffians" Foxes Mate for Life "Red, Yellow, and Blue AW2

Pivot" Fool in the Rain" O Soundtrack My Heart AW1

!!! "Myth Takes" Myth Takes AW2

Black Kids " I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend American Teen Soundtrack AW2

How to Dance With You"

XX Teens "The Way We Were" Welcome to Goon Island AW1

*Deerhoof "The Tears of Music and Love" Offend Maggie AW1

Panda Riot "She Dares All Things" She Dares All Things AW1

Kimya Dawson "Wiggle My Tooth "Alphabutt AW1

*Miniature Tigers "The Wolf "Tell It to the Volcano AW1

Women "Shaking Hand" Women AW1

St. Vincent " Jesus Saves, I Spend " 4AD & Rough Trade’s Seen and Heard Compilation AW1

Shy Child "Drop the Phone" Noise Won’t Stop AW2

*Portugal the Man " Lay Me Back Down" Censored Colors AW1 R

*Pop Levi "You Don’t Gotta Run" Never Never Love AW1

*Santogold " Creator" Creator Single AW2

*Thao "Fear and Convenience" We Brave Bee Stings and All AW2

White Fang "Green Beanz" Pure Evil AW1

Rafter "Sassy " Sweaty Magic AW1

Skamper "Number 9" Thunder Beast R

Land of Talk "Yuppy Flu" Some Are Lakes AW1

The Ugly Suit "Chicago " The Ugly Suit AW1

Shugo Tokumaru "Parachute" Exit AW1

*Grampall Jookabox "That Steamboat Graphic" Rill Bruh AW1

The Kills "M.E.X.I.C.O." Midnight Boom AW2

Concert Calendar

Fri 10/03
Cake Shop

8:00 PMTyvek, Blues Control, Thomas Function, Liquor Store

21+$7

Music Hall of Williamsburg
8:30 PMThe Kills, Magic Wands

16+$22a/
$25d

Terminal 5
7:00 PMHot Chip

All Ages$30

The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
8:00 PMStereolab, Antipop Consortium, Hospitality

16+$25

Sat 10/04
Apollo Theater

8:00 PMJenny Lewis

All Ages$30

Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom
8:00 PMFleet Foxes

All Ages$19.50

Roseland Ballroom
7:00 PMCommon, N.E.R.D.

All Ages$42

Sun 10/05

Maxwell’s

8:00 PMThe Bird and the Bee, Willoughby

All Ages$13a/
$15d

Sun 10/05
Terminal 5

8:00 PMTegan & Sara, City and Colour, Girl in a Coma

All Ages$32a/ $35d

The New York Times was actually good today. First time in a while. During my Physics class I read about this anatomy textbook illustrated by David Macaulay. Here is an example: a skeleton juggling red blood cells.

ran away into the city Monday night, ate at Vegetarian's Paradise by 6th ave and 4th with Pamela and Michael Douglas. MD dj's with our friend Max - together called MR. Hurt, will be performing October 24th @ Club Europa in Brooklyn as part of an Official CMJ After Party. Gloriously impressive.


this weekend:

• selecting On-campus client for PRestige
• teaching a young man how to flirt
• making evergreens for "Off the Record"
• being legit
  

magician at my birthday party

The debate is back on. A recent update on the New York Times website says McCain is making his appearance after all. As much as McCain is making me detest him, I would have been disappointed if it was "The Obama Show" tonight. I like when stuffy politicians let their tempers flair. Maybe some one will point and yell. Sara introduced a great idea to make the actually watching of the debate a game. Use your imagination.


I thought this was beautiful too: The Prison Art Gallery. This gallery in Washington, D.C. showcases work by incarcerated prisoners, using everything from coffee beans and floor wax.


My agenda book given to me so generously by Hofstra is a pathetic nightmare of scribbles, lame attempts at notes, scrawled out lists, assignments written in cramped chicken scratch, and the schedule I need to make myself daily. I think I am a big girl now....and I should get a BlackBerry. Or the new Google Phone "G1"? Thoughts?

I am broken hearted that Junior Senior broke up. I remember vividly watching the video for "Move Your Feet" on MTV years ago. Today I still youtube it and dance around in my room in kneesocks, trying not to slip.

One more time, for old times sake.

i'm gonna make it through this year if kills me

I stayed up until 3am typing up a backgrounder with Q's and A's for HMWC. I woke up around 6:30, got dressed, grabbed coffee, rubbed the crust out of my eyes and walk to the station. It's pouring today, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. I have stellar rain attire.

I definitely went above and beyond. It was only a five minute interview, which is still generous since they plan out their show well in advance and this was last minute. I was flustered since in my head I was thinking why am I really here? What is the point to all this? Does anyone even LISTEN to WRHU at 8 am on a Friday looking for PR work? I guess it is all for the experience, and I think I could be great at media relations and acting as a spokesperson due to my unfailing wit and eccentric attire. I didn't get photos or a recording, but I'll probably write about on the PRestige blog and try to sound a little cheerier.

I need to run to class but quickly...

new blogs i have become attached to: Hipster Runoff and Techcrunch

On Gawker there is a bit about how Al Gore's network wants to let viewers have the opportunity to Twitter Obama during the debate. Seriously? Am I worthy? Does Obama deserve better than this?