December 2010
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“An optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year in. A pessimist stays up...”
– Bill Vaughn
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Happy New Year and New Decade!
2010, you were fabulous. I got to experience living and studying in London, travelling through Europe, and coming back to Barnard to successfully complete a senior thesis. I gained SOOO much self-confidence; I legitimately grew as a person, no matter how clichéd that might sound, and gained a level of self-acceptance that I thought was impossible to gain in six months. I definitely feel like...
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YES I PASSED THE ANTHRO CLASS THAT I DIDN’T GO TO ANY OF THE MANDATORY DISCUSSION SECTIONS FOR OR HAND IN ONE OF THE PAPERS FOR. MAJOR SIGH OF RELIEF, LEGIT.
SOOOO nerve-wracking waiting for the P D or F I was going to get…PDF for the win, along with not doing any work because I was too busy with everything else that was collapsing in my life this semester. I don’t even want to...
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“Never love anybody who treats you like you’re ordinary.”
– Oscar Wilde (via quotewhore)
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Restaurant Review: Salud! Restaurant & Bar
I figured I need to start trying all the restaurants I’ve been wanting to try and to review them than on my tumblr. Salud! is located by the South Street Seaport, which looked especially nice in the snow today. I met my friend Ava from study abroad there and we decided to go all out since I had a 50% off coupon :D
It’s primarily a tapas bar but it also had main dishes. We decided we...
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Bethlehem Under Occupation →
Unemployment, a dwindling tourism industry due to violence and life under occupation have seen many Christians choose to leave their ancestral homes in Palestine.
In 1948, when Bethelehem was part of British-mandated Palestine, Arab Christians accounted for 75 per cent of the city’s population.
According to Andrea Pacini, an author on the socio-political and community dynamics of Arab...
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Photoshop Hall of Shame →
There were literally dozens of oddly digitally altered models and celebrities this year, with a swipe of the mouse resulting in wonky elbows, whittled waists, new hands and unnaturally lightened skin. Here we have the very worst.
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Miracle on 22nd Street →
Wow, this is the most inspiring thing I’ve seen in days. It really reminds you of the potential goodness in human beings. Definitely teared up a little as I watched this.
Two New York City men feel a tremendous responsibility to respond properly when they mysteriously receive hundreds of letters addressed to Santa Claus at their Chelsea apartment.
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I always say that if I ever have a ton of money in my future, I will leave NYC in the summers due to the unbearable heat and humidity. Now it looks like I can add winters to that list. My house is *always* cold, ugh. Seems like my future theoretical rich self will only be in NYC in autumn and spring…
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'I didn't think of Iraqis as humans,' says U.S.... →
This is one case where I find myself supporting the death penalty.
There’s not a word that would describe how much I hated these people,’ Green said. ‘I wasn’t thinking these people were humans.
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“We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own...”
– Paulo Coelho
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HOME SWEET HOME
Finally out of the Barnard and Morningside Heights bubble! Brain switched off, TV on, and leisure reading prepared…relaxation to the max until this decade is over.
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Antoine Dodson Performs "Chimney Intruder" on... →
Okay, I think this is pretty overexposed now (and a little painful to watch). His dance moves are epic though.
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ALL THE HARD WORK
stress, and anti-socialness was worth it! Got a good grade in my senior seminar! Very grateful right now.
postmodernisms-deactivated20120 asked: GIRL, YOU GO AND OWN YOUR FINAL! you're almost done!
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YUP
I just had ice cream at 5:24am. Final at 9am, another at 4pm and then I’m DONE! :D
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The Illustrated Guide to a Ph.D. →
One of the funniest things I’ve seen today.
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Ellie Goulding — Only Girl (In the World)...
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The Crying Game →
I would totally marry Gail Collins if I could.
The most arresting moment came when Boehner told Stahl he can no longer make visits to schools, or even look at the little kids on the playground, because he immediately starts crying.
That had me alarmed. I thought there was going to be some terrible story about an ailing child that would then force me to have warm and sympathetic thoughts about...
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"My Ear Is Leaking Blood": Your Worst Travel... →
Heading to Cali for the summer, my stupid college boyfriend breaks up with me OVER THE PHONE as I am boarding the plane. Then, Sinead O’Connor is on my flight, wow. I usually pop some pills before I board a plane cause I have fear of flying, so I am actually just a little woozy and okay with everything thanks to Zanax.
During my layover at JFK the meds wear off and I ring him from a...
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YES FINALLY SUBMITTED TO TFLN →
CIRCA parties, FTW
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WHAT
JUST HAD THE MOMENTOUS REALIZATION THAT A DECADE HAS PRACTICALLY GONE BY. IS THIS REAL LIFE?!?!
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omg
that jon kartajarena virtual conversation using NSFW pics this morning with minori still makes me happy despite the realization that i’m absolutely screwed. there is always a light at the end of the tunnel, and that light is jon k.
* and yes, minori you have a tag! you’re that awesome :D
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i need to stop procrastinating. and stop with the sexual frustration. if only i could just disconnect the internet…but i kinda need it for my work. no more jon kortajarena… only for our sanity, minori.