Midtown Lunch

Working in Rockefeller center allows me to eat really well for really cheap (well NYC cheap) two days a week-- its amazing! 

A blog- Midtown Lunch-  has made the process of determining my Wednesday and Friday lunch selection much easier--they go to different places in the midtown area and then review them on their blog. This site is sooo cool!! One week, in October they reviewed all the Halal/Kebob places in Midtown and compared all the chicken and rice dishes you could get. It's cool, fun to read and just interesting. 

Of course most days I'm swamped with work (and always afraid I'll run into Magnolia or Crumbs for a cupcake) so I just end up eating Chipotle, which is delicious in it's own way, although not as adventurous. 

Down with Love? I'm not so sure...

Ahh Valentine's Day, that magical day when some boyfriends get it right and some just get it horribly wrong.

That's right, I'm blaming it on the men. It's not to say that women shouldn't do something romantic for Valentine's Day, it's just that traditionally it's the men who get it wrong. I'm sure there are some women out there who can't seem to commit or get the romance just right, I for one though would like to blame the men. 

My valentine's day was quite awesome this year, even though I found myself out of a LTR (long term relationship) for the first time in a LONG time on Valentines day, I still enjoyed the day. I even got to have my fondue =) 

"Umm Mom I..."

This quote is always followed by some sort of phrase that your parents definitely do not want to hear.

I must have said this phrase to my mom at least 50 times in my college career, and the words following ranged from the outrageous (got a tattoo in Italy) to the mundane (went to work) to the slightly less outrageous (got a dog). And yet each and every time I am always stressed out for days before (because generally by the time I am telling my mother I have done or decided to do what I am telling her) telling her for ABSOLUTELY NO REASON!!

So fellow college students, this post is going to be dedicated to How to Tell Your Parents the Important Stuff Without Sweating The Small Stuff (I like the caps, I feel they lend more importance to my statement) okay so here it goes.

Let's say you want to get a dog- because this is exactly what I just did- you need to explain to your parents (or parent or the person who is paying your bills) that you are ready for the responsibility and have carefully thought this out and blah blah blah...

Now while I do agree that asking parents for money often requires a lot of groveling, pleading and begging, there are a lot of other things that will make them give you the green for with a lot less anxiety. 

First show your parents you are responsible--do your homework, make the deans list, show them that your apartment can actually look like somewhere that is inhabitable instead of the next HAZMAT site.  

After you have done this show them how you will be able to afford a puppy or that new stereo. Will you get a new job? Do you have the time to take care of the pet and if not have you made arrangements for someone else to do so? Etc. 

Hopefully your parents will fall so in love with your new puppy (as my mom did) that they really won't ask any questions at all. 

Dee Dee was rescued! 

Cupcakes =)

At my internship in NYC I tend to do a lot of research. In my web-travels I happened upon this image and realized that sharing cupcakes with you might be a fun post- so here you go =)

Also fun fact about New Haven- while they lack a certain popular NYC bakery (Magnolia to be precise a name that makes me salivate) they do have an interesting invention- The Cupcake Truck is literally a truck that goes around New Haven (and sometimes HAMDEN!) and delivers gooey delicious goodness to those of us willing to brave the long lines and cool temperatures. Now, as it gets nice out it might not be so bad, although the lines will probably be the same.

And fun fact number 2 the Cupcake Truck is coming to Quinnipiac University. That's right- read it again and jump for joy!!! They will be in North Lot on February 26, 2009 (a Thursday) from 11 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and you should definitely get yourself a cupcake AND FOLLOW THEIR BLOG- they are also on blogger- check it out =) because cupcakes make everyone happy

Have you updated your status today?

Facebook -- it's as much a part of the college experience as buying twin extra long sheets is.

It was founded in 2004 and was originally a college networking site, now it has expanded to include companies, high schools, cities, countries and just about every other type of "network" you can think of.

I have quite a love-hate relationship with Facebook. As a journalist I realize that the connections I have created with it will ultimately help me out in the long run, and as a college student I like it because it helps me stay connected with people I meet while abroad, at different college programs and at Toads on a Saturday, but then again I hate it. I hate it because I am always on it and I hate it because sometimes I worry that too much information is out there.

I have made myself facebook invisibile- you can't find me on facebook unless you are my friend- it is as if I don't exist. Which is kind of a cool thing, again back to the reason why I love it.

I think that if students (communications and others alike) truly harnessed the powers of Facebook, instead of just looking at who is most likely to be "best at everything" (the true result of a quiz believe me I know) and what wacky bumper stickers were posted, then they would realize how important social networking sites are becoming in the working world today.

But then again, it is kind of fun to just check out the crazyness that is the newsfeed...