a more affordable nyu?

Everyone is telling me to just take the free degree. Haha.

I received a strange email from NYU yesterday morning. Here is a paraphrase of the email chain between the NYU Admissions and myself:

NYU: Hi, Gabrielle! Congratulations on your impending graduation! Please send us this one document we need from you.

Me: Hi, NYU! Sorry, I'm confused. I graduated last year and am no longer enrolled at NYU for my studies. What's going on here?

NYU: I understand you won't be graduating yet. When you send us this document, you can graduate!

Me: Say what?

NYU: You're getting a masters from us, silly! You're graduating in May 2011. We just need to document from you.

So the issue at hand is that I have not paid for tuition at NYU (from my knowledge) nor have I taken a single class at this graduate school.

What happens then if I actually send them this one document...? Think I'd get a free degree? Haha.

[img via Geo12]

givology: what would you buy with $50?

So this weekend was the opening of The $50 Campaign for Children in Uganda. Sadly, I couldn't go to the Friday night opening party (or after party) since I was here:


(Sadly, I did not have my dSLR with me)

But Saturday, Mark and I got a chance to visit The Station Gallery on Franklin St. I loved it and even made my first art exhibit purchases! (This is a big deal because I am super broke and have been quasi-fasting in order to save up for a new Macbook -- I am now slightly set back but it's worth it!) I will be sure to post pictures of my two prized photographs once I get them in the mail next week.



I definitely recommend checking it out! It's a small exhibit but it took me some time to read the many descriptions posted up. Some are endearing and hilarious! Mark and I were even fortunate enough to get a "private screening" of the video they showed opening night, which featured the artists/children of Circle of Peace School in Uganda.

It just makes me want to be there :) Love it. Plus, I met some pretty awesome people.



It's opened until Thursday so try to check it out!! It's really great! AND all the money raised goes to keeping The Circle of Peace School opened for kids to go to, and hopefully to bringing more of the children in the outside villages into the education system! Go support changing lives :) Hehe.

OH! And even if you can't make it down there, you can purchase a drawing or painting, or support a child, through the Campaign's website!

The 3:18 Movement.

The 3:18 Project is finally starting.

http://the318movement.org

Check it out! :)

i'm an ellephant, not a mammoth.

Columbia did not close today (and I think for legitimate, understandable reason) but I'm choosing to take a snow day. Mostly because the only class I really care about today is my Advocacy class at night, which the professor already canceled. So why bother trekking north at the risk of getting stuck up in the *gasp* Upper Westside? We wouldn't want that, right?

NYU however canceled all classes after 12:30pm (there has been a variety of strong reactions to this in my apartment). This is probably the first time in decades that NYU has done a university-wide cancellation. I did appreciate a retweet I saw from NYULocal on Twitter:
kennycity: "The time in which the snowday news spread in Silver is excellent proof for my theory that #NYU is the most hyper-connected college today."
AMEN. So true.

Sadly, many of my friends at NYU either don't have classes or are at work instead of class anyways. There are some unhappy people missing out on a potential snowday.

Garland: wow
nyu closed
for a snowday
and i'm at work
:(
I MISSED OUT ON HISTORY
me: aww, i'm sorry
Alison is in the same boat
and Mal doesn't even have class today
so you're not alone!
Garland: lol sigh
why am i at work on a snowday? i should be making snowballs!
are you at columbia?
me: no, i'm not going to class
Garland: hahah skipping??
what's wrong with columbia!
they didn't issue a snow day?
me: nope.
Garland: they want to kill off their student body.
me: precisely.

But I shall not be defeated, Columbia. I will defy you and your plot to end my life early via snowstorm.

my screenname used to be coyote, bt-dubs.

I'll be on campus Wednesday and Thursday evening. I'm going to hunt, capture, and domesticate my new pet.

sign of the times.

Thursday night in my SIPA class, my professor was discussing technological development and how it has enabled globalization.

At one point, I looked over at the girl next to me, who was blogging:

Sign of the times.
Professor: "Does anyone here even know what a Telex is??"

...No, but I can Google it.

Haha, I thought it was funny. Even funnier because I had indeed Googled it as soon as he mentioned it (I'm a Google fiend during classes) since he ranted on about it for a few minutes.

Here is the Wiki page for the Telex. Enjoy.

columbia: early dec.

World AIDS Awareness.


The lights! :) Festive.


The prey of Columbia.

nyulocal is actually really amusing & somewhat informative.

I recently discovered NYULocal. The writing is enjoyable AND it's relatively interesting. Some amusing articles:

NYU student goes a week without technology.

NYU students dress like hobos, basically.

NYU is way overpriced and way under-justified in being so.
At the end, they mention how unnecessary it is that Bobst has flat screens but I'd like to add in how even more unnecessary it is that JSex has an $800,000 retirement benefit that's not included in his compensation calculation. (For those of you who know me well, I strongly dislike that mother-hugger.)

And lastly, a link from NYULocal led me to a completely-biased/stupid but somewhat-amusing article on NYC Universities and stereotypes. The 12th st. and 3rd Ave. chain-smoking comment about the New School kids amused me.

They feature the real voices of the students, elementary drawings of puking rainbows, and social commentary. Best of all, they rip on Gossip Girl. With every right.

highest stress for lowest pay.

CNN and The Consumerist think that my field of work sucks.
I don't think it sucks, really...
but they aren't inaccurate.
Sighhh.

google calendarrr.

What the hoozits, for real.

self-care.

Dear Columbia University,
Here is just one of many reasons why I get easily frustrated with you.


This is not self-care. In any way.

Let me show you what self-care is.


Discussing the foliage of the park & taking pictures with Julie.


Ducks. And fire-colored trees.


The view of the reservoir in Central Park at sunset (perfection, IMO).


Museums.


Hula hooping up and down the steps of Union Square as Cheeto dances on his bike.

Now you know better, CU.

x's & o's,
gabrielle.