Graduation

Here I am: graduate of the inaugural master of arts class of the world-renowned Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Sounds fancy, eh?









And look who came!
My mom and her best friend, Mary!







But where's my brother, Darren?






Oh yeah. He's taking all these pictures!
"Smile girls!"




And what luck! In the crowd of tens-of-thousands, Darren spotted my dear friend, Kelly, on the street! She's out here from Portland celebrating her sister's graduation from Columbia. (Congrats Andrea!)





And check out this sexy squad. These are my Arts and Culture Journalism sisters (we call ourselves the "Art Cult"). We spent the last nine months in constant companionship. I love them so much!
Thank you Doree, Natasha, Elva, Adrienne, and Katie! And Congratulations girls!




What Would Adorno Do about this?!

Winner!

Okay kids. I'm typically one of those whiney types who says, "Awww... I never win anything."

But not today!

Last night I waited in line for lottery tickets to Wicked. Here's how it works: you sign up for a drawing and if they pick your name you get front-row seats.

My mom's in town. We signed up, waited, and made plans for what we would do after we lost. But NO! Backup plans weren't needed! We won!

Last night was the fourth time I'd played the lottery. I'm so glad I finally won because it was my only idea for a Mother's Day present.

The show was as wonderful as my friends have been telling me for months and months! I loved it!

So I've decided the winds are changing and luck is in my favor. What could be next? A new job? A trip to Europe???

Duh(n)

After nine months of cracking my brain open, creeping into its dusty corners, and pulling out as many fresh ideas as I could, I'm now letting it all turn to slush.

Today was my last day of graduate school.

I'm so excited for whatever's next.

Once again, I've fallen in love with journalism. And I've found a new love with it: radio.

So we'll see where the journey of life takes me with all this. My only goal is to keep it interesting.

Graduation is next Wednesday, May 17th. Then I'm off to Europe and then back to Portland. It's time to celebrate!

A New Game

The weather is warming and so are the subways. So I suppose that means it's time for me to play a new game I'm calling, "What's That Smell?"

Anjali has come up with an alternate version, called "What's That Smear?" in reference to the marks on the poles in the subway cars.

Nice.

I only have a few days of finals left before officially not having a gameplan. I suppose if there are no gameplans, at least there are games.

Maren's Kicking Me OUT!

Because she's getting MARRIED!!!!!

Congratulations Maren and Jonathan!

I guess this means I need to move out by August, huh? Sheesh. Couldn't get me to move back to New York quickly enough, eh???

Naptime

After several months of freaking out about my master's project, it's finally time to relax! Okay, not really. I still have a couple weeks of work left and need to find a job, but whatever.

Point is -- I'm done with my project!

Graduation is now just a couple weeks away. Afterward, I'm heading off to Prague to hang out with Ruthie. Then I'll meet up with my mom in London for a few days. (Thank you Mom and your frequent flyer miles!!!) And then it's back to Portland for a bit.

I plan on having a party the first Saturday in June, so block out some time in the evening to celebrate, okay?

Also, I've decided to come back to New York. I don't know when, but I figure now is the time to do it. I don't have a job or a place to live, but I suppose that will all be figured out over time.

I will post something longer and more interesting after finals.
Thanks so much for your support and interest in my life over the past few months!