Please don't feed the hipsters.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Simple goes a long way

Tonight I had dinner with the President of NYU. John Sexton, J. Sex as students call him, was surprisingly entertaining. I really enjoyed learning about him and his experiences that have made him the man he is today. I didn't really expect him to be there until the end and figured that he would only stay for a couple of minutes, but he was present for the two scheduled hours and some change. He doesn't come from an affluent background like you may think, and he even graduated college with a 2.1 GPA. A man by the name of Charlie Rose has driven him to create what NYU is today. He says this NYU is all "Charlie's vision." I can't wait to read the biography that I'm going to pick up from his office tomorrow.
Something that I've been thinking about a lot lately is what the fuck am I going to do when I graduate? I always thought I knew exactly what I wanted to do and exactly where I wanted to be. I NEVER thought I'd be at a crossroad. I've always been so certain that I wanted to be a journalist and live in New York City. But lately, I've been having second thoughts...and thirds...and fourths. I've been doubting my abilities. I am in my junior year now and I just see the rest of my time here flying by. Next semester, if all goes well, I will be studying abroad in Florence. And then I will be a SENIOR! A SENIOR! It's madness. I don't know if I want to do print or if I want to be in broadcast or if I will even be any good in either of those directions. I have no idea. But tonight I received some insightful advice, both from J. Sex and from Richard Florida, author of Who's Your City, a book that I am excited to read. Both of these great men were saying that the three biggest and most important questions in life are: 1) What you are doing 2) Where you are doing it and 3) Who you are doing it with. Now these question aren't direct answers to what I am looking for, but I think a step in the right direction towards figuring out what will make me the happiest. I've moved so many times that I know what I'm looking for, but I have a tendency to want things that I can't really have and when I have them, I want something else. So my next big goal is to figure out really what I want because my next move is going to be a big one and will affect all other aspects of my life.
J. Sex said that whenever he and his wife said goodbye to each other–whether it was on the phone or just leaving the room–they said "I love you" to one another. So before his wife suddenly died, he had left early for a meeting. Their last words to each other were "I love you." Tweet This

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

What I'm currently listening to...

Lights and Music
By Cut Copy

This is why we won’t delay for your birthday
the secrets that we held that day will be kept straight
all your friends have gone away so let's celebrate
you're holding hope open for the one making you wait

This is what you hoped to say on your birthday
the secrets that we held that day will be kept straight
everyone will be dismayed if your promise breaks
but you'll be back again to say who you want next

lights and music
are on my mind
be my baby
one more time

lights and music
are on my mind
be my baby
one more time

fading with the colour you see in my face
cold and crystal you cant hide as your tears race
i'll be waiting by in time but your dream's away
you're holding hope open for the one making you wait

lights and music
are on my mind
be my baby
one more time

lights and music
are on my mind
be my baby
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Sunday, September 5, 2010

Touch by Natasha Bedingfield

I was tryin' to cross the street
When I tripped and spilled my coffee
On a man who yelled at me
And then walked off in a hurry
Now he's gonna be late for work
So he called his secretary
Said to cancel his appointment with the guy in the lobby

Who's been waiting for a while
And talking on the phone
Got invited to a party and thought he couldn't go
But he's here right now
Standing in my house
And someone turns the music loud

So we dance
And we laugh
And we touch (touch touch)

Yeah we dance
And we laugh
And we touch (touch touch)

Gonna party all night till the sun comes up
Cuz it feels like the world dissapears around us

When we dance
When we laugh
When we touch

I was planning out my party
Running errands 'round the city
Grocery bags full of alcohol
And chocolate chip cookies
Saw a dress that was amazing
In the window of a boutique
So I went across the street
Then my heel broke and it threw me
I tried to catch my balance
But I was supposed to fall
It seems that spilling coffee
Was no accident at all
Cuz you're here right now
Sitting on my couch
Funny how it all works out

So we dance
And we laugh
And we touch (touch touch)

Yeah we dance
And we laugh
And we touch (touch touch)

Gonna party all night till the sun comes up
Cuz it feels like the world dissapears around us

When we dance
When we laugh
When we touch

Every choice we make
And every road we take
Every interaction
Starts a chain reaction
We're both affected
When we least expect it
And then when we touched
And it all connected
Every choice we make
And every road we take
Every interaction
Starts a chain reaction
We're both affected when we least expect it
And then when we...

When we dance
And we laugh
And we touch (touch touch)

Yeah we dance
And we laugh
And we touch (touch touch)

Gonna party all night till the sun comes up
Cuz it feels like the world dissapears around us

When we dance
When we laugh
When we touch

Ooo oo oo ooo
We touch

Ooo oo oo ooo
We touch

Ooo oo oo ooo
We touch

Ooo oo oo ooo
We touch Tweet This

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

A Gift from Gaga

Last night at her Monster Ball concert in St. Paul Minnesota, Lady Gaga debuted a new song of hers called "Living on the Radio." Personally, I think it's a great song. She has so much talent and I think sometimes people pay more attention to the show that she puts on and don't give her enough credit for her vocals. I think she is the Madonna of our time, but bigger. This is the second song that Gaga has recently revealed to her little monsters, the first being "You and I," which I love and wish I could find a good quality version of on itunes. She is releasing a new album early next year. But for now, check it out and decide for yourself what you think:

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Sunday, August 29, 2010

I know. I've been slacking. I've been going through a lot of issues and I haven't had the motivation to post anything. But I'm working on it. So sorry to any of my readers (if i have any.) I promise that I will post a lot more often, but please be patient. And I will also work on making my posts better quality.
I want to share with you a piece of history and my newfound discovery that I learned the other day. Maybe it's apparent to everyone else except me, but I was taking a walk through my new neighborhood of Chinatown, TriBeCa, and the Financial District. I came across Duane and Reade streets, both with Duane Reade drug stores of the corner of the blocks, leading me to wonder about the origin of the New York City chain. I found out that, in fact, the first Duane Reade Pharmacy opened in 1960 between Duane and Reade streets on Broadway, right where I passed by.
Also, yesterday I needed to get a prescription filled and it was called in to a little pharmacy called "Aid Pharmacy" on Walker Street between Lafayette and Centre. Let me tell you, it is a sketchy place. Maybe it's just me, but I don't really trust little places like that. I like to go to Walgreens or Duane Reade, where it feels more legit. I felt like I was walking into a sex trafficking building. The label on my prescription is in Chinese, and I was so scared to take it. It was just supposed to be antibiotics but I was so scared that it was going kill me or something.
And on yet another tangent, I found this post from the VOICE blog. It would be awesome if MTV made a show about hipsters. It would be pretty hilarious.You could definitely make a drinking game out of it.

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2010/08/on_friday_crush.php

HIPSTER DINOSAURS?
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