January 2012
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December 2011
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Stressed beyond belief
Paris in one day. I need to do laundry. And review my French.
Just found out I am going to have to pay for my grad school myself/get a scholarship. And I will find a way because it’s my dream, and when do I ever say no to a challenge? But that also means I won’t be sleeping earlier than 3 a.m. anymore.
Grades still haven’t completely come out yet. I have two As and two…I...
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What are your new year's resolutions?
I’m genuinely curious.
My always overly ambitious list includes:
Get a 4.0 GPA both semesters. (I’m not expecting to get perfect grades, but if you shoot high enough, you get pretty close).
Keep track of all my expenses and email my monthly record to my mom for accountability. (Around midterms this past semester, I became more stressed than I should have been and I stopped...
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Hoot Magazine Fall/Winter 2011
Like a proud mama bird, I am pleased to announce (with much delay) the release of the Fall/Winter 2011 issue of Hoot, Columbia University/Barnard College’s fashion magazine! It’s been out for about a month, but I’ve barely had time to flip through it myself. I am no longer involved with the campus publication, but I was the co-founder and editor in chief for two years, and I am...
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petals, apparitions: Last night, my mother brought... →
jumiyori:
Last night, my mother brought up marriage again and mentioned in passing something about a “good husband.”
(When she says “good husband,” she means a very successful guy who makes a lot of money. And is Christian. But above all, he has to make a lot of money. Of course, she assumes that there would be a guy out there who, in spite of his flaming success, isn’t a total a dick with an...
All I want for Christmas/my 21st birthday:
A 4.0 GPA, a new camera for Paris, a new Chanel bag, and peace on Earth.
Maybe also a bottle of champagne. It’s been a long journey getting to 21.
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“I fell in love and my eyes couldn’t read.”
– Columbia University English professor Julie Crawford’s answer to “What’s the craziest student excuse/extension story you’ve heard?”
(via Bwog)
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Finals
Last night, I sat on the floor in the library, listening to a really sad Taylor Swift song, sniffling back tears (grades! boys! the world!) as I typed loudly on my laptop. I’m pretty sure this was a variation of my life when I was 16.
I think Paris will be good for me because I need to learn to be a functioning adult again.
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How We're Doing →
29lives:
This piece in Columbia’s Daily Spectator is hauntingly reminiscent of my own school, a few weeks ago. Everyone struggles. Let no one struggle in silence.
(link via @misscouturable)
“I used to think there was something seriously wrong with me, because my life looked nothing like the Columbia admissions brochure. Judging by The Blue Album, Columbia students are “embraced” by the...