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i went into le new york city, le upper east side today for a job interview with alice's tea cup, where le autre trashley works. well, she works on the west side chapter but the same company. i don't know how it went. i thought it went well, but i could be wrong. i'm usually wrong. so let me continue le job search, ah oui?

hey alex, i gave your family le cookies. i hope they like them. but i'm worried that they suck. they're soft. so that's good. oh i have a photo. hold on. *le emails

herself photo via phone*

also the flash made them looks like snooki cookies which i assure you, they were not. they were chocolate chip.

today could've gone worse, i suppose.

i'm wearing shorts

for the first time in like 3 years. no joke. denim shorts. this is a day where i am triumphant over my poor excuse for a body! bang-a-rang!

i haven't been as active as usual.

for that i blame my boring summer life. but this weekend wasn't boring!

on friday, i went shopping with nips. which means.... new clothes that i didn't have to pay for! i got 3 summer dresses and a new romper! and also an overdue replacement for my liquid foundation brush which died in an unfortunate perfume rollerball accident in which glass became embedded in it's wooden handle. and i fucking lived for that brush.

it had it's minor snags. but just small ones.

and saturday, was brian elizabeth conlon's surprise party! which was less of a party and more of a gathering at a really crowded beer garden. but he was surprised. and we all had loads of laughs. and made a potter pact. which is a proper idea. cause we made brian swear too. even though he hates hp.

the beer garden was in queens. and it took us maybe 20 minutes to get there. so to make our 12:43 train, we left at 11:40. too bad the NQR line just sucks balls. cause we had to jog to make the 1:22 train which was the last train of the night. but jess and i made it. and made it home.

i'd say it was a success.

and now i'm chilling out, maxing, relaxing all cool. watching the william and kate lifetime movie. it's the worst piece of shit i've seen in a while. truly exhasting.

on facebook

when you click through to strangers' profiles and look at their stuff, you know you do it, maybe not as much anymore but i was just doing it now.

looking at pictures of boys in metal bands whom i used to be hella attracted to.

what the hell was i thinking? i mean, honestly, scene kid, you're trying as hard as hipster boys, but you look twice as dumb.

brb, being attracted to real men.

looking for a job is hard business.

so much stress. i hate being an adult. i want to go back to high school forever.

bluefly.com

besides having adorable commercials, andy cohen inside his closet, which was refreshingly small and relatable, i might add, bluefly.com has tons of designers. big names like alexander mcqueen and marc by marc jacobs. and by big i mean dream brands. as a college student, bluefly also has brands more realistic to my price ranges. and sales on those dream designers. bringing them just within my budgetary reach!

currently on one of their main pages they have a link to dresses under $100. which is helpful. but even more helpful is this thing they have on their site, a concierge service. it's basically a stylist, saleswoman, and bff wrapped up in one. it popped up during the first few minutes of my browsing, and i decided to give it a go. so i asked yolanda, who was my style concierge, for a recommendation for a piece of quirky jewelry. she guided me to this adorable bracelet. which makes her not only wise in her decision but also very stylish. it is only $19 on top of all of that.

on further browsing bluefly i drooled over some marc jacob handbags , and miu miu dresses.

overall, i'd really give the site an A. it has a wide range of designers. you can spend what you think is reasonable and still look pretty epic.

i have food pictures. but they're on my phone and i'm lazy.

i just wanted to say that the class where the freaking recyclables talked and were annoying, i got a C+ in that class. HONESTLY. the teacher was a flighty, unorganized woman who didn't know how to lead a discussion and her only goal of the class was to help us become better formal writers for essays and life. well, i wrote five essays for that class, right before we did our final take home essay, she handed me back all of my former essays. they all had the same grade. shock! how could i have not improved without knowing what was wrong with my writing?! how could i? as i type this i'm becoming more and more angry. if she docked me a grade for missing 4 classes, all of which i was sick for, that's fucking ridiculous. i hate the letter C. i hate the grade C. and why put a plus on it??? cause she didn't think i deserved a B-. Oh good.

i got another C+ in my theater theory class. but i understood zero percent of that class, so i understand that grade makes sense. i didn't even try in that class because i ended up giving up.

but i tried in her class. i did ALL the readings. i participated. i handed in papers on time and as asked. so i think it's ridiculous that i got the same grade in the class where i tried the hardest and the class i tried the least.

FUCKING NEW SCHOOL.

tonight's dinner

includes yellow brown rice which i made and it didn't have extra water or turn out soggy. i am getting better.

and it also includes green beans. but not just any green beans. i browned onions in olive oil and then added balsamic vinegar and worcestershire sauce and heating until the onions absorb the mixture. then i tossed in steamed green beans and made sure they were evenly covered.

the whole thing ended up something like this:

pork loin cooked not by me.

food for thought.

this pizza was delicious.

in my quest to learn to cook new things.

i made oven fries yesterday (not pictured) and tonight i made whole wheat pizza dough and homemade pizza sauce (pictures to come). it's in the oven right now. i really want it to taste good cause it was pretty easy to make. i like kneading dough.

yay cooking!

last night when i got back to my dorm

i wanted to tell he#1 that i had a good night. so i tell her. and then she goes "i have to go to bed; i have SO MUCH WORK to do tomorrow."

how the fuck is that possible? the semester is over. you told me yourself you have class on monday and it's a pizza party. honestly, you are not that important.

also i tried to watch both parks and rec and my computer froze.

rant end.

good thing of day: i get to see missy later.

i'm packing. which is turning out easier than i previously thought.

i have had a super new york couple of last days of the school year here

because yesterday i had my super feast/ ice cream dinner/ salad that comes with a bagel.

and i handed in the last thing i needed to hand in for the semester.

and today, i attended my last class, playwriting. and heard my friend's play. kate's play was very good. glad i stuck around to hear it.

then we walked to union sqaure, as we have done for a few weeks, and i realized i had to say goodbye. kate is a senior and she is moving in a week to vermont. she still has one class next semester but it is one day a week. i will still see her. but definitely not as much. she was in 2 of my 4 classes this semester.

i really honestly truly wanted to cry.

kate was a friend i made. and it was really hard to relate to 19 year old hipsters. but amongst the sea of toms and parliment smoke, kate was a kate spade inspired 23 year old. and we got along. because when i told her it was hard to make friends at new school, she said, "i know. i've been here for a year and i haven't made any."

and by the time i got home, kate had texted me asking me to a movie. with evan from our playwriting class. i went up to 86th and 3rd to see bridesmaids. what a good decision. it was a very funny movie and the company was even more entertaining. and then i saw what a real live new york apartment looked like. and i liked what i saw. and more importantly, kate has a dog. a friendly adorable dog that i felt so at home with.

and i ended up on the subway with evan who also takes the L but a few more stops into brooklyn. and we had a good chat. and i am happy i finally had people to talk to and joke with. it's bittersweet that it's the end of the semester, but we'll always have next semester.

as a celebration of finishing school, i ordered lebanese food.

literally the single most epic meal i've ordered in new york. so delicious. so much food. all for $15 including tip.

i love my native people. i love lamb. and i love, i love, i love tabouli.

i've just decided that for dinner, i'm going to get frozen yogurt and a new nail polish. BAM.

for now. i'm going to rest. then, i'm going to pack. i'm pretty pleased with today. it could be better. ie, coney island. but this is the second best way today could go.

the things that are bad about today:

1/ hot messica not being able to come in, sos we can go to coney island

2/i didn't sleep well, and got up super early

the things that are great about today:

1/even though jess couldn't come, it's ok cause i can't really afford to do anything anyhow.

2/i stayed up late to do my sally hansen sticker floral nails. and got up early to do my hair.

3/ i got free shampoo and conditioner (full size) pictured above. did i mention free?

4/ i'm waiting for my lebanese food to be delivered. which i'm pretty effing psyched about.

5/ nips and i didn't fight on the phone.

6/ another good eyebrow day

and finally, i am moving out of this dorm. this belongs on neither list.

i have summer plans. work. and save money.

but my most interesting summer plan and summer goal is to learn how to cook 40 dishes. that's 40 dishes on top of the probably 10-12 i know how to cook now. i want variety so i can stretch my dollars.

here is what i know how to cook:

1. shepard's pie.

2.taco casserole

3. stir fry

4. rice (kind of)

5. spaghetti and marinara

6. bbq chicken

7. burgers.

here is what i kind of know how to make but not really:

8. homemade mac and cheese

9. meatloaf

10. stuffed grape leaves

11. tabouli

12. grilled anything

and here are some things i know i'm going how to learn to make:

1. spanish chicken and rice

2. lasagna

3. baked ziti

4. kibbe (lebanese)

and others.

i also want to learn how to make some desserts. not many, but some.

i need to learn to be an adult. i'm starting with my favorite part of being a human-- eating.

busy as a finals bee.

i'm working on my last thing due in my first semester at the new school.

so i shouldn't be blogging.

so i won't.

this is why i don't update my facebook, baby.

because as soon as i do, people who i don't want to talk to realize i still exist. i do not like it one bit.

LMM called as soon as i posted a status update. like... what?? suddenly, you don't want to stalk little miss neidtface anymore so you'll give me a shot?

also, jess, because you don't know who LMM is be sure to text me for details.

one good thing today: i finished all the stuff that's due for tomorrow before midnight so i can sleep.

i also painted my nails three times. i also watched starship. i also started packing. i also went to class. #achievement

another thing.

i never got a chance to reflect on this but on thursday i was stranded in raritan for an hour and a half. i was awaiting my ride. and i was pacing around near quick chek. i love me some quick chek. and well, at about 1 hr 20 min, a guy pulls up, about 40, cacausian, wearing ugly sunglasses, smoking a cigarette and says: "hey do you need a ride?"

to which i reply: " no thank you. i'm ok."

and as he drives off i wonder, WHO THE FUCK WOULD GET INTO YOUR CAR????!!!! who has said yes to you. how many women have you raped or killed??? what the fuck. creepy. as. hell.

this is going to be a weird one.

i have a lot to reflect on.

1. i love holographic nail polish. i love taupe nail polish. i got a holographic taupe nail polish today. it's now my second favorite nail polish.

2. it was a weird mother's day.

3. i'm moving out on saturday.

4. paintball episode of community- awesome.

5. and this is where it gets really weird. over mother's day dinner, we got on the subject of osama bin laden. a weird weird thing to do. at a lebanese restaurant. or any restaurant. and what's even weirder is that we all felt the exact same way about it. we agree on nothing. absolutely nothing. but as it turns out, our morals and ethics come from a very similar place. family. who knew?

dear president of douchetopia:

it is not super warm out. just because you work out and you have a back tattoo doesn't mean you need to throw the ball around with your friends without your shirt on. and why does you friend not have a shirt, either? i'm confused. it's so douche-y that my mind can't even handle it. it's crazy.

why are people stupid?

i don't understand. i wake up. to the sound of someone else's alarm. and not some song. a beep. an electric annoying loud beep. i walk into the next room and he#1 goes: "it's not mine." ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS??!!! guess how hard it was for me to walk over and hit sleep? harder than it would've been for you. plus cool hipster is in the shower and i have to pee. so i have to walk down 8 flights to the sub cellar bathroom. and as i leave my room. someone left the garbage chute open. people. LIFE IS NOT AS HARD AS YOU MAKE IT. shut the fucking door and the hallway will not smell like a diaper.

now that i've complained. one good thing about today: i'm drinking orange juice. it's delicious.

what a weird week i've had so far.

specifically because i have had this running motif of broken glass. it keeps happening. three times. which is weird. and i don't know what it means if i'm not asleep when the glass breaks.

in dreams, it means impending orgasms or something like that.

in life, it usually undoes any bad luck you've made by smashing mirrors or walking under ladders.

but i haven't broken any mirrors, nor does that make any sense. because a mirror is actually glass. so... explain that to me.

i also have a short, ok, long list of papers i've got to do for finals.

1. 10 page theater theory. also there is a project due tomorrow. i am going to have to bullshit this one the hardest. since i do not understand a gosh darn thing in that class.

2. a shakespeare paper analyzing a passage.

3. a 8 page, 3 subject essay for dramatic literature.

4. oh, any these response papers i didn't do for the first class, i have four more to do. due last week but the teacher extended it because no one in the class did them.

i have much to do and i am a little stressed about it. not terribly too stressed about it though. i'm anxious about not understanding theater theory and having the most work to do for that class, but otherwise i'm ok.

i have just made a post excusing not posting for a day when in fact, that day, is in may. beda mission suceeded.

as usual this still counts as sunday

i have very happily made it back to new york without any costumes in tow. no work for me to do here but finals work. :O) this pleases me.